This is a LibraryThing Member Giveaway which I started shortly after I received it, and, ironically, forgot about. I am doing my best to clean up my needs-to-be-read list, after several months of the abyss, so I started over. It's not really fair that I forgot about it, as it's a heck of a story: M...
Back on my Tudor reading kick, this time a fictional account of the life of Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots. Told in the first person, which may take a bit away from the story as a whole. As others here have reviewed, I found her voice a bit petulant at times, but overall I liked the book.
This was quite an interesting read. I wasnt really sure which way the turns were going to take. Margaret Tudor was more than just the queen of Scotland. She was an ambitious woman whose reign was cut short by the death of her husband. Although she was regent for a short while, she fell victim to the...
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**Warning: Mild spoilers ahead!**Something is wrong with me, or at least wrong with the books I’ve been reading lately. My past 3 or 4 books were 2 stars, I need to stop that trend! Unfortunately, this book is not going to be the one to end the streak. I wanted it to be, so desperately. The cove...
I'm no fan of the Tudors but having enjoyed Bogdan's previous novel, I decided to give this one -- with its focus on Margaret Tudor, sister of Henry VIII -- a go, and I'm glad. This is a wonderfully readable hist fic that hits the elements of what I like in a read: historical ambiance that feels re...
3.5An interesting novel. Entertaining and fast-paced, but no without a few missteps. It's always nice to get a fresh perspective on the Tudor dynasty, and using Princess Margaret for a narrator helps a lot in that regard. Ejoyable, an easy historical read, The Forgotten Queen is a sold effort.Review...
Setting: England, ScotlandTime: 1498-c1538Main characters: Margaret Tudor (sister of Henry VIII); James IV, King of Scotland; James V, King of Scotland; Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus; Henry Stewart, Lord Methven.First paragraph, Chapter One: There was no one high enough to intervene on behalf...
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