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A review by endlessmidnight
Devil's Brood by Sharon Kay Penman
5.0
A spectacular end to the story of Henry II and the relationship he has with his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine throughout the later years of marriage and the tensions diving deep into the why. Everyone here is complicated, difficult and oftentimes more complicated. And doing justice to their real-life counterparts and the real relationships.
It was often painful to read, about the constant squabbling between the brothers and the sometimes legitimate grievances created. The estrangement that they had which was natural, completely being in touch with just who they are and what they wanted. This was a perfect conclusion that dealt with why the Plantagenets failed in their quest for empire.
If they had just set aside their own personal interests to work together, but that never happened and it was painful to read it happen sometimes. But it was deeply entertaining.
It was often painful to read, about the constant squabbling between the brothers and the sometimes legitimate grievances created. The estrangement that they had which was natural, completely being in touch with just who they are and what they wanted. This was a perfect conclusion that dealt with why the Plantagenets failed in their quest for empire.
If they had just set aside their own personal interests to work together, but that never happened and it was painful to read it happen sometimes. But it was deeply entertaining.