I'm giving this 3 stars because though I thought the overall scope of the novel was well-handled, I thought some of the individual story lines and conversations seemed a bit stilted, awkward, and overly simplistic. I did like the inclusion of the legend of Melusina, and the various descriptions of t...
As usual, Philippa Gregory does not fail to please in The Lady of the Rivers. This is the third installment of her series about the War of the Roses (The Cousins' War), and probably my favorite of the three. It follows Jacquetta of Luxembourg, who was the mother of Elizabeth Woodville (wife of Edwar...
I was so excited when I received this book for review. Historical fiction was my first love and it has been a while since I went back to it. In this regard, The Lady of the Rivers did not let me down. It was full of everything we love in a book.. romance, war, family, love, betrayal, power, and even...
I think I was probably harder on this book than I needed to be, but I really felt this book was choppily written for being a PG book. In her last few books, I have found her going down the path of James Patterson~lower quality books because the market for her works is already set. That is how I felt...
I have to agree with others who have already reviewed this novel. It covers an amazing, interesting, dynamic time period and people, but this particular telling of it is bland, simplistic, and underdeveloped. I had already read The White Queen and The Red Queen, which I felt quite similarly about....
Originally published at Winged Reviews.The Lady of the Rivers is the third book in Pilippa Gregory’s The Cousins’ War series which focuses on the women involved in the War of the Roses. This book is the story of Jacquetta, mother of future queen Elizabeth Woodville and a royalty in her own right as ...
For those historical fiction lovers who prefer their historical fiction to be accurate, Philippa Gregory is probably not the author to read. Her flair for the dramatic and focus on the story rather than on the history tends to make historical accuracy somewhat flexible in any of her novels. However,...
Modern documentaries tend have these bits with actors acting out the significant historical events punctuated with beautiful current pictures of the historical settings while the narrator drones on about the facts. This book reminds me of those documentaries.It's obvious that Gregory knows the histo...
Important: Our sites use cookies.
We use the information stored using cookies and similar technologies for advertising and statistics purposes.
Stored data allow us to tailor the websites to individual user's interests.
Cookies may be also used by third parties cooperating with BookLikes, like advertisers, research companies and providers of multimedia applications.
You can choose how cookies are handled by your device via your browser settings.
If you choose not to receive cookies at any time, BookLikes will not function properly and certain services will not be provided.
For more information, please go to our Privacy Policy.
Log in with Facebook 
