A review by jakewritesbooks
Luís, o Bem-Amado by Jean Plaidy

4.0

The kind of historical fiction I like: short, simple characters, semi-accurate and tons of court intrigue. Although court intrigues and who-is-sleeping-with-who make up 95% of the book and it gets a little tiresome by the end. Still, I liked Plaidy's take on it: by easily following advisers and mistresses, Louis XV is never handed the opportunity to grow as a ruler. And thus, the seeds for the French Revolution, which will happen during the reign of his son, are sown. I'll have to hunt down the sequels.