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Six Tudor Queens: Anne Boleyn, A King's Obsession: Six Tudor Queens 2 by Alison Weir

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atf_123's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

sarahbroccoli's review against another edition

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informative reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was so engaging and such a well told story. Knowing how it ends kept me wondering when and how Anne’s story was going to take a turn. Also very poignant commentary on feminism and misogyny

xheneta's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

sammyemma's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This book offered a good fictionalisation of Anne Boleyn’s famous story in the Tudor Court. Though it lacked the depth and emotion that I had enjoyed so thoroughly in the first instalment of this series: Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen. The storytelling could feel rushed in places and I did not feel the same level of understanding and connection to the Queen. Whilst Weir makes it clear in the Author’s Notes that fewer letters and reliable sources exist to form a true depiction of Anne’s character, Weir’s decision to take an unbiased and vague view point does feel quite detrimental to her retelling of Anne’s story. For example, I finished the book without a clear idea of what Anne’s true motives were: ambition, love, religious reform, pride?
I would still strongly recommend this book but it was markedly lower in my esteem compared to the opening book in the series.

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fictionallyyours's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

jodij's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

I hated Anne Boleyn after reading the first book about Katherine of Aragon. Then I found myself liking Anne in the beginning of this book, but she became power hungry and I was back to hating her. But by the end I felt so sorry for her because through all her endeavors for becoming queen, she became just like Katherine in the end... Cast aside by Henry VIII. A sad story from being to end. 😭