by Alisa M. Libby
Firstly, many thanks go to Ms. Libby for sending me a copy of her book! I really enjoyed reading it, as you will see...Well, I imagine that if you had any dreams of being the queen of England, you would likely reconsider them after reading this novel. Libby's breathtaking presentation of Catherine H...
A historical fiction book about Catherine Howard, the 5th wife of Henry VIII and the most enigmatic in my opinion. I am fast deciding that Catherine Howard is the most fascinating of Henry's wives. She was the only one of his wives to never have her portrait painted, which kind of symbolizes her w...
The stories of King Henry VIII his wives, and his children have to be some of my favorite ever! I absolutely love that time period in English History. So needless to say I was really excited to read this book! This is the story of King Henry's fifth wife, and one of the ones that is less heard of. I...
Review in 75 words or less: A throughly enjoyable historical fiction novel. I found this novel to be a breath of fresh air in a sometimes dry and/or dull genre. The plot was well researched, and the reader can tell that the author cares very much about the topic as well as the characters, both ficti...
Even though this is marketed as a YA book, I really liked it. It's first person narrative is not my favorite, but in this case it seems to work. Libby gives Catherine more credit than many authors do and although she's no genius here, she's not stupid either. Just a young girl in over her head wh...
Young Catherine Howard is brought to Court by the scheming Howard family to catch the roving eye of Henry VIII. Henry determines to dump current wife Anne of Cleves and marry the beauteous Catherine - although Catherine has a few secrets from her past that soon come back to haunt her. Desperate to g...
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