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lmuthler 's review for:
The Red Queen
by Philippa Gregory
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I really wanted to like this book more than I did. At the beginning, I could attribute some of Margaret’s overwhelming piety and lack of understanding to her youth. I kept waiting for her character to develop, mature, or approach the people around her with a different perspective, but she just . . . didn’t. Every time I though something more intriguing might happen with either Jesper, or Henry Stafford, the story circled back to more of the same - Margaret hearing about the political manipulations and wars, not being able to do anything about them, and lamenting that she isn’t Joan of Arc. I know the story stays true to history, but Margaret was just not a likable character and I didn’t like that I had to learn about all of the intrigue through her perspective.