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A review by amtl73
The Cousins' War Collection: White Queen, Red Queen, Lady of the Rivers, Kingmaker's Daughter, The White Princess by Philippa Gregory
2.0
Overall I didn't like this one! I felt like Elizabeth was obtuse and it got on my nerves. The amount of times she said "I don't know" was beyond ridiculous! At what point was she going to attempt to find out? Jeez. I know these are real people and a fictionalized account but I find it really hard to believe Elizabeth know nothing about everything all the time!
"I don't know" was only exceeded by "The Boy". By halfway through the book, I hated those words together. At this time, the boy is a young man and for some reason it irked me how they kept referring to him as the boy.
I am a full fledged Philippa Gregory stan and wouldn't hesitate to purchase her books. This one was just....not as good as the other ones. I listened to it and still finished it in like 4-5 days because I wanted to listen as much as possible. That's the beauty of this particular subject...just so intriguing.
I wanted to learn more about Henry Tudor and it lacked that. Of course the POV is Elizabeth and she maybe never got to know her husband very well.
If you are interested in the cousins war, this is another vantage point but it could be missed because very little is revealed that you don't know from other Gregory books about the Tudors.
"I don't know" was only exceeded by "The Boy". By halfway through the book, I hated those words together. At this time, the boy is a young man and for some reason it irked me how they kept referring to him as the boy.
I am a full fledged Philippa Gregory stan and wouldn't hesitate to purchase her books. This one was just....not as good as the other ones. I listened to it and still finished it in like 4-5 days because I wanted to listen as much as possible. That's the beauty of this particular subject...just so intriguing.
I wanted to learn more about Henry Tudor and it lacked that. Of course the POV is Elizabeth and she maybe never got to know her husband very well.
If you are interested in the cousins war, this is another vantage point but it could be missed because very little is revealed that you don't know from other Gregory books about the Tudors.