A review by sabregirl
Secrets of the Tudor Court: The Pleasure Palace by Kate Emerson

4.0

This book was pretty interesting, I had never heard of Jean Popyncourt before this book so it was nice to see a bit of history that I didn't know. Granted her life is really mysterious so take this book with a grain of salt. It was interesting to see King Henry VII & VIII at such a close range normally they are often from a distance even if they are 'intimate' with him. While her life's history to Jean was a bit of a surprise I pretty much saw it coming, granted I couldn't figure out all of the story but I figured out the possible reason for Henry 7th 'attachment' to her. The writing style was interesting considering one more than one occasion months and even years would jump in a few short paragraphs so it was hard to keep track of the time line of this piece until around the time of Princess Mary's birth. Other than that the book was a nice quick read and focused more on Jean's family history and her search for the truth than anything else, which is hard to do when the story takes place in the middle of a Tudor court.