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A review by nicoleabouttown
The Eyes of the Queen, Volume 1 by Oliver Clements
3.0
Mini-Review
This one was kind of interesting but didn't really wow me. I used to be hugely into historical fiction and I've fallen off it in the last few years, so The Eyes of the Queen: A Novel by Oliver Clements was a good way to immerse myself back into the genre. I was intrigued by the premise that the main character is essentially the first MI6 agent. It was an interesting thought, but the execution was lacking. The being in love with Queen Elizabeth I part is very predictable and vastly overdone. Some of the plots and the way Jack foils them are very McGuyveresque so that really lost some points for me. While it was supposed to be historical fiction, it had too many modern elements to it that just didn't work.
This one was kind of interesting but didn't really wow me. I used to be hugely into historical fiction and I've fallen off it in the last few years, so The Eyes of the Queen: A Novel by Oliver Clements was a good way to immerse myself back into the genre. I was intrigued by the premise that the main character is essentially the first MI6 agent. It was an interesting thought, but the execution was lacking. The being in love with Queen Elizabeth I part is very predictable and vastly overdone. Some of the plots and the way Jack foils them are very McGuyveresque so that really lost some points for me. While it was supposed to be historical fiction, it had too many modern elements to it that just didn't work.