A review by srash
The Poisoned Crown by Maurice Druon

5.0

Now on Book 3, and the series remains incredibly entertaining. King Louis continues to be an incompetent fool, though this time with a new queen who slowly starts to realize she married into a very dark situation. Meanwhile, royal cousins Robert and Mahaut (whose combined scheming prowess could easily generate its own spinoff) escalate their already extravagant rivalry via fomenting revolt, cultivating new alliances, and dabbling in poison. All while pretending to be extraordinarily innocent and much aggrieved at how unfairly they're treated by each other and the crown.