A review by kikiandarrowsfishshelf
The Crown by Nancy Bilyeau

3.0

This is not a perfect book. The ending is a bit too much thrown at the reader too soon, and some of it doesn't really seem to have a point. The reader is told one too many times how perfect Joanna is, though in fairness the perfect is more moral and intelligence than looks (a nice change).

Yet, I found myself enjoying the book. It's a step above [b:The Other Boleyn Girl|37470|The Other Boleyn Girl (The Tudor Court, #3)|Philippa Gregory|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1355932638s/37470.jpg|3248536] (anyone else crack up about PG's quest for historical accuracy in movies?). I found something likable about Joanna, perhaps because she found herself in situations that felt real. The most compelling part of the novel is the sequence in the Tower of London.