The Boleyn King: A Novel
Laura Andersen,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Random House Publishing Group on 06-04-2013
Laura Andersen,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Random House Publishing Group on 06-04-2013
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Format: Textbook
ASIN: 9780345534095
Publish date: 14-05-2013
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Science Fiction,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Historical Romance,
Alternate History,
16th Century,
Fiction,
Historical
The Boleyn King explores the idea of what might have happened with the English monarchy had Anne Boleyn given birth to a healthy baby boy. If you don’t know this about me, I love history. I was a history major in college and I find the royal families, historical events, and class based society int...
Fine as a Tudor romance, but abysmal as speculative fiction/alternate history. Review to come. Read This Review & More Like It At Ageless Pages ReviewsWasted potential.I’m sorry, I know reviewers should focus only on what’s in front of them, but I couldn’t read The Boleyn King without dwelling on th...
I'm a sucker for historical fiction set among the British monarchy, particularly the Tudor era. This book is different than others in that it is also speculative fiction - posing the possibility of Anne Boleyn having a son who survived and became King. Therefore, there is no marriage to Jane Seymour...
See more reviews at What Danielle Did NextThis book was not what I thought it would be. To be honest I was half dreading picking it up expecting a stuffy, slow, overly involved historical novel. I was so wrong! The only way I can best sum this up is -Gossip Girl meets The Tudors and I loved it!The t...
3.5Decent, and entertaining if not totally successful at pulling off the premise.Review to come.