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kwurtzel3 's review for:
The King's Curse
by Philippa Gregory
I haven't really fallen in love with a Philippa Gregory book the way I did with The King's Curse since [b:The White Queen|5971165|The White Queen (The Cousins' War, #1)|Philippa Gregory|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1406950364s/5971165.jpg|13560666]. Lady Margaret Pole is just as intriguing and fascinating as Queen Elizabeth Woodville or [b:The Queen's Fool|252499|The Queen's Fool (The Tudor Court, #4)|Philippa Gregory|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1399204116s/252499.jpg|1024199]'s Hannah Green. I felt much more invested in her story than I have in the characters of any of her other recent books (Queen Elizabeth of York and Queen Mary of Scots come to mind).
Another reader commented that the sense of Henry VIII's paranoia was really heightened in this books, and I agree. It almost felt like a mystery, in more of a cat-and-mouse game than anything else. Henry, of course, is the cat, and Margaret the mouse -- the only one of her family who lived an extraordinarily long life by evading her royal family members when she needed to most. Her view of five reigns -- both her uncles, her cousin, her cousin's husband, and her cousin's son -- is varied and depicted remarkably well.
Brava, Philippa Gregory. I think you've given me another liking for your books. Overall: 9.5/10 (because it did drag a little bit).
Another reader commented that the sense of Henry VIII's paranoia was really heightened in this books, and I agree. It almost felt like a mystery, in more of a cat-and-mouse game than anything else. Henry, of course, is the cat, and Margaret the mouse -- the only one of her family who lived an extraordinarily long life by evading her royal family members when she needed to most. Her view of five reigns -- both her uncles, her cousin, her cousin's husband, and her cousin's son -- is varied and depicted remarkably well.
Brava, Philippa Gregory. I think you've given me another liking for your books. Overall: 9.5/10 (because it did drag a little bit).