caity_c 's review for:

The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory

4.0

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The Cousins War in the 1400’s. Margaret Beaufort, a religious fanatic who has saint’s knees at a young age, comes from the royal lineage and has a son Henry Tudor whose destiny is to become the King of England. I was intrigued by this book from the first chapter. Historical fiction about the royals always interests me. I now understand why Gregory is an acclaimed author. Her writing style is engaging, dramatic and a page turner. My only faults is at times I was lost by all the different character’s names and which house they where loyal too. I also really did not like the main character who believed all her actions even murder, was God’s will. I was frustrated by how naive she was even in her older age.
All in all, I really enjoyed this book and will continue with books in the series. The great thing is that the books in the series can be read as stand alones:)