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avalydia 's review for:
The Boleyn Inheritance
by Philippa Gregory
Anne and Katherine's perspectives were both well-written and enjoyable; the characters were likable - yes, even Kitty - and you couldn't help but root for them against Henry. (God, what an asshole.)
That said, Jane Boleyn's POV chapters were awful. First of all, she spends 90% of the book talking about how much she loved Anne and George Boleyn, and how she did her best to save them while their sister Mary didn't so much as lift a finger to help them... which completely goes against everything in The Other Boleyn Girl. Only towards the very, very end does someone call Jane out on this alternate history, but until then the reader is left wondering if Philippa Gregory actually forgot what had happened in her own book. I can only assume she was trying to make Jane sound insane from the beginning, but it would have been less confusing if other characters had brought it up. Instead, since Anne and Katherine were the only other POVs, and they liked Jane well enough, it wasn't at all clear what Gregory was trying to accomplish.
That said, Jane Boleyn's POV chapters were awful. First of all, she spends 90% of the book talking about how much she loved Anne and George Boleyn, and how she did her best to save them while their sister Mary didn't so much as lift a finger to help them... which completely goes against everything in The Other Boleyn Girl. Only towards the very, very end does someone call Jane out on this alternate history, but until then the reader is left wondering if Philippa Gregory actually forgot what had happened in her own book. I can only assume she was trying to make Jane sound insane from the beginning, but it would have been less confusing if other characters had brought it up. Instead, since Anne and Katherine were the only other POVs, and they liked Jane well enough, it wasn't at all clear what Gregory was trying to accomplish.