kenzloux 's review for:

The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory

4.0

emotional hopeful informative reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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As a lover of English and British history, this book was so good and so informative to read, and I loved learning about Margaret Beaufort/Tudor as I didn't know much about her. It was such an easy read despite it being about a true historical romance/romances. 

Quotes: 

• “I am old enough to be married twice. I am old enough to be bedded without tenderness or consideration. I am old enough to face death in the confinement room and be told that my own mother--my own mother--has commanded them to save the child and not me! I think I am a woman now. I have a babe in arms, and I have been married and widowed and now bethrothed again.
• “Another husband, another new house, another new country, but I never belong anywhere and I never own anything in my own right.”
• “If this is the will of God, it takes a strange and terrible shape. I did not know that the God of Battles was vile like this. I never knew that a saint could summon torment like this.”
• “I am sure your piety does you great credit, Margaret. But certainly, if God is speaking to the king, then He has not chosen the best time for this conversation.”