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A review by tallulahshark2024
The Girl in the Glass Tower by Elizabeth Fremantle
5.0
I really loved this one. Unlike some of the other reviewers, I didn't find the two stories to clash at all. I feel like they complemented each other very well, each story showing in a different way the constricting life of a woman in Elizabethan England, and the ways that women may have found to hold on to a little power over themselves.
The frame construction was sometimes just a little sloppy. At one point I thought that Arbella's manuscript had ended abruptly and that Amy would be left without knowing for sure how Arbella's went on after that point. But then the narrative from Arbella continued, and I don't know if I misunderstood or if the two sections just didn't line up perfectly.
I decided not to worry about it too much and just enjoy the stories. This being historical fiction, I knew how it would end, but still kept hoping despite myself. Altogether, I do think it ends rather beautifully and with hope, despite everything.
The frame construction was sometimes just a little sloppy. At one point I thought that Arbella's manuscript had ended abruptly and that Amy would be left without knowing for sure how Arbella's went on after that point. But then the narrative from Arbella continued, and I don't know if I misunderstood or if the two sections just didn't line up perfectly.
I decided not to worry about it too much and just enjoy the stories. This being historical fiction, I knew how it would end, but still kept hoping despite myself. Altogether, I do think it ends rather beautifully and with hope, despite everything.