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The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory
3.0

This was like reading The White Queen through a mirror, darkly. It is the same story but told through the POV of Margaret Beaufort. I found the title character to be somewhat two-dimensional -- almost a caricature. She is religious to the point of ridiculousness and uses "God's will" as an excuse for every action she takes. She is so single-minded and obsessive about getting her son on the throne that it becomes boring to read.

In truth, Margaret Beaufort may have been exactly like this. If so, she led a pitiable life but, I suppose, history bears out her single-mindedness.