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A review by flappermyrtle
The Captive Queen by Alison Weir
3.0
This is a very strong book, well-written and dragging you into the turmoil of Henry, Eleanor and their sons. The descriptions of daily life were very interesting, making it very real, but the emotional reflections Eleanor has are even more realistic. So realistic, in fact, that it made me a bit depressed at times, halfway the novel feeling stuff was going so bad that I wasn't sure whether I wished to read on. I am glad I did, although eventually the musings on Henry becoming slightly annoying, though the plot around Eleanor's sons thickens.
The novel did not meet my expectations, for I thought it would be much lighter and, to be fair, more enjoyable, for at times it was truly hard to get through even more scandal and intrigue and people switching sides, and the episode with Becket was really getting on my nerves. All in all it is a very strong, decent historical fiction - yet not suited for getting your mind off things, for the story and its main characters will drag you into their lives, with terrible things happening most of the time.
The novel did not meet my expectations, for I thought it would be much lighter and, to be fair, more enjoyable, for at times it was truly hard to get through even more scandal and intrigue and people switching sides, and the episode with Becket was really getting on my nerves. All in all it is a very strong, decent historical fiction - yet not suited for getting your mind off things, for the story and its main characters will drag you into their lives, with terrible things happening most of the time.