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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
Very good. I read The Red Queen a while ago and just didn't connect with it, I wish that I had read this one first. Much better.
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I liked this one quite a bit. Elizabeth Woodville isn't necessarily one of my favorite historical personages, but this book is fairly sympathetic to her. I do like the magic subplot and the Melusina imagery really works for me. Not sure who will round out the trilogy (maybe one of Elizabeth of York's daughters -Margaret of Scotland - thank god for Wikipedia).
Loved it - as always, Gregory's attention to period detail is enchanting.
After reading Gregory's lengthy, circuitous, highly-fictionalized account of one woman's experience during the War of the Roses, I admit I'm not converted to this author or her historical subject matters. While not an overly complex read, she fails to give the audience any meaningful context, either of the war or the times. She jumps right into the "adventure" involving one battle after the next, one betrayal after the next and for all the action, there's very little character development--the reader doesn't end up caring about any of these people. I thought it was a hollow historical fiction and one whose popularity is mystifying to me.
Summary:
In this account of the wars of the Plantagenets, a woman of extraordinary beauty and ambition, Elizabeth Woodville, catches the eye of the newly crowned boy king, marries him in secret and ascends to royalty. While Elizabeth rises to the demands of her exalted position and fights for the success of her family, her two sons become central figures in a mystery that has confounded historians for centuries: the missing princes in the Tower of London whose fate is still unknown.>
Summary:
In this account of the wars of the Plantagenets, a woman of extraordinary beauty and ambition, Elizabeth Woodville, catches the eye of the newly crowned boy king, marries him in secret and ascends to royalty. While Elizabeth rises to the demands of her exalted position and fights for the success of her family, her two sons become central figures in a mystery that has confounded historians for centuries: the missing princes in the Tower of London whose fate is still unknown.>
I didn't enjoy this one as much as some of the others I've read in this series but I do feel it was an integral piece in continuing the story.
Gregory's Tudor novels have always entertained me, and now that she is taking on the Queens of 15th century England, I find her just as amusing. This book was repetitive in places, but it made good summer reading.
The subject matter was interesting, though I did not like just being left hanging at the end. It was a struggle to get into this book and would be one better read without constant interruption (which is hard to come by at my house). She really did make the characters come to life, and it was a good novel.
A slightly fictional account of the life of Queen Elizabeth Woodville and the York family- the ruling family that predated the Tudors. Having read quite a bit about the Tudors, I thought it was interesting to read even further back in history. Queen Elizabeth was a compelling character- she dabbbled in the mystical arts, was fiercely loyal to her children and husband and they gave us a rare view into a ruling couple that actually loved each other.