helena_handbasket 's review for:

The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory

2.0

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“I've enjoyed most of Philippa Gregory's work, I enjoy historical fiction for the most part- but I wasn't really a fan of this one. The Red Queen is the story of The War of the Roses told from Margaret Beaufort's point of view, Maggie is not very pleasant lady and her point of view is quite irritating. I read the White Queen just before this one and it was the War of the Roses told from Elizabeth Woodville's point of view- also not exactly riveting. I found the books to be quite repetative- perhaps if I had not read them so close together I may have felt differently about this one. Fascinating story, but I think it could have been told in one book. ”