A review by katbalogger
Victoria by Daisy Goodwin

5.0

I love historical fiction stories. I am sure I have shared quite a few by now for everyone to read but I found a new one recently in a book campaign. I think royal historical fiction has to be my favorite. Victoria, by Daisy Goodwin, is simply wonderful. “A Novel of a Young Queen’. Everyone thinks of Queen Victoria as old and frumpy but Daisy Goodwin was intrigued by the young queen she found in her diaries. She made a wonderful novel that shows that everyone has growing up moments, even royals. It was hard for me to think of Queen Victoria as Victoria but Daisy pulled me in. There is no question that I love to read. I carry my book around with me everywhere. We were told to think about the royal treatment when reading Victoria so I did. I laid outside in my rocking chair with the leaves falling for over an hour while reading. This book really drew me in and I was curious how much I really knew about Queen Victoria. I knew people had called her ‘having fits’ because she spoke out. I knew that she had nine children with him. And I knew that he died when he was young like 40 and she fell into a deep mourning. The widow queen. I had no idea about how their courtship went or even if they were in love. Many arranged marriages back then missed that. The troubles she faces being young, the ridicule she faces at being female and in charge, and the strength she had to show is beautifully detailed in this book. I could feel anger and sadness for her. It really pulled out the emotions while also being very informative. She had to learn who to trust and who to keep at a distance. She had to learn to run a country when most of us are still in school trying to figure out their first loves. Beautifully written and I loved how it ended. "I received this book for free from SheSpeaks"