A review by vlynnk89
Roses Have Thorns: A Novel of Elizabeth I by Sandra Byrd

4.0

This was a very well-written account of a Swedish woman who comes to visit England with the princess and ends up staying. The subtitle says a novel of Elizabeth I but it is more a novel of Elin and her life spent in an English court after coming from Sweden. I admire Elin and her strength when dealing with her fiance cheating on her, her first husband waiting too long to marry her, and her second husband hiding things from her. Elin is the type of strong female character in the Elizabethan age that would have bonded with Elizabeth because of her strength. This book also gives a look at Elizabeth and how she sacrificed everything for her kingdom.

Very well done. I'll be checking out more books by Sandra Byrd.