helenephoebe 's review for:

The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory

3.0

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Review - I would put this one on par with 'The White Queen' story-wise, but I did find the characters more intriguing. However, I didn't connect with the characters - I felt disconnected watching from a distance rather than getting involved in the story and invested in the characters like I was in 'Lady of the Rivers'. I think that it was clever to cover only the key periods where there was action, because Margaret was a player for so many years. The thing that really intrigued me was the relationship between Margaret Beaufort and her son, Henry VII - I thought that kept the story moving.

Genre? - Historical

Characters? - Margaret Beaufort / Henry VII / Henry VI / Edmund Tudor / Jasper Tudor / Henry Stafford / Thomas Stanley / Elizabeth of York / Richard III / Anne Neville / Elizabeth Woodville / Edward IV / Edward V / Edward Duke of Buckingham

Setting? - Pembroke, London & Woking (England)

Series? - Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #3

Recommend? – Yes

Rating - 16/20

For discussion questions see my blog https://bookbloggerish.wordpress.com/2019/07/04/discussion-questions-the-red-queen-by-philippa-gregory/