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A review by krisis86
The Queen's Vow: A Novel of Isabella of Castile by C.W. Gortner
4.0
Wow, that was a good read. Gortner wrote such a good Isabella that I thought the book was written by a woman. He focused a lot on her inner turmoil and emotions, something I haven't seen a male writer do in quite a while. Very impressive, sir.
I knew nothing about Queen Isabel of Spain before reading this book. I when Cristobal Colon showed up I remembered that she'd been the one to send him off in search of the Americas, but that was about it. So reading this was a fascinating look at a compelling person and an excellent history lesson. In reading this I learned about the circumstances leading up to the Spanish Inquisition (something that both fascinates and squicks me out.)
I definitely recommend this book. It seemed very well researched and accurate, and was informative, easy to read and also almost squeaky clean (it has one mention of a male body part, and some violence thanks to the years of wars going on at that time. But nothing overly graphic or gratuitous, and the historical value outweighs any cleanliness complaints by far.)
I knew nothing about Queen Isabel of Spain before reading this book. I when Cristobal Colon showed up I remembered that she'd been the one to send him off in search of the Americas, but that was about it. So reading this was a fascinating look at a compelling person and an excellent history lesson. In reading this I learned about the circumstances leading up to the Spanish Inquisition (something that both fascinates and squicks me out.)
I definitely recommend this book. It seemed very well researched and accurate, and was informative, easy to read and also almost squeaky clean (it has one mention of a male body part, and some violence thanks to the years of wars going on at that time. But nothing overly graphic or gratuitous, and the historical value outweighs any cleanliness complaints by far.)