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A review by librarianmel
The May Bride by Suzannah Dunn
3.0
I liked this book a fair amount, but found it clunky at times. It is told by Jane Seymour (future queen of England), when she's 15. Her eldest brother gets married and it's all about Jane's reaction to, and observances of others' reactions to, his new bride.
Things that bothered me:
-Jane is written like a hill-billy. Well, gosh, new bride sure is swell, if only I could be half as wonderful!
-The scandal that follows...(it's pretty juicy if you know your Tudor era history)...has been changed from what is commonly thought to be what happened. The only real evidence was a footnote on a document, so the author decided the footnote was a cover-up of a different person's involvement.
Things that bothered me:
-Jane is written like a hill-billy. Well, gosh, new bride sure is swell, if only I could be half as wonderful!
-The scandal that follows...(it's pretty juicy if you know your Tudor era history)...has been changed from what is commonly thought to be what happened. The only real evidence was a footnote on a document, so the author decided the footnote was a cover-up of a different person's involvement.