The Captive Queen
by:
Adjoa Andoh (author)
Alison Weir (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781846572081 (1846572088)
Publish date: July 13th 2010
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Edition language: English
Category:
History,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Medieval,
Historical Romance,
France,
European History
Let's call this historical-ish.Eleanor of Aquitaine, who was amazeballs, was made boring as hell for more than half of the book. This intelligent, strong, feisty twice-queen apparently spent a lot of time being sex crazed and thinking of only (tedious) sex with whatever man she could get near. Her...
I looked forward to reading Alison Weir's story of Eleanor of Aquitaine and I was disappointed. I thought it more romance than history. From what I learned in history class Eleanor was a force to be reckoned with not a bed hopping harlot – a bit overstated. I am sure there are other historical novel...
A very solid 4 stars!This is the first book I've read by Weir, and I wouldn't hesitate to read more from her given her engaging writing style and depth of knowledge. Eleanor is an intriguing character and I found myself really liking her throughout the book. I saw in other reviews that some people w...
Eleanor of Aquitaine was first married to King Louis of France, but he was more interested spending his time in prayers than with his wife. She’s not happy and extremely bored and when it’s suggested that Louis finds a new wife to get much needed male heir she’s not resisting. Then she meets young H...
The fact that Eleanor is portrayed as this sexually hungry woman was a huge turn off to me. Obviously, yes, she had 10 children in 14 years so she must have had sex often, but I don't want to read about that. I want a good, strong story that doesn't take place mostly in bedchambers. I was only about...
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