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The King's Curse by Philippa Gregory
2.5
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I’d like to give this a middle of the road 2.5 stars, but I can’t do half stars so going to round down instead of up for this one (review initially written on Goodreads) 

I’m making my way through the Plantagenet series, and generally enjoy them. They’re easy to read, entertaining and give me a bit of an overview of British history (though a very juicy and fictionalised one). But this one was just waaaaay too long. It could’ve easily been cut in half as a lot of the time nothing happens and she repeats A LOT. I didn’t dislike it as such, and I wanted to know what happened (without googling the Tudors