The Virgin’s Lover (The Tudor Court #5) Philippa Gregory, 2004 In her first days on the throne, Queen Elizabeth faces threats from many sides: the Pope, outraged by the new Protestant Queen, has declared it not a sin to assassinate her, and Mary, Queen of Scots, along with the French army, threa...
finally this book is over, It is too damn long, and boring.For the begging half of the novel nothing that matters happened and when it got a little bit interesting in the middle it sunk back to dullness. The author elaborated more on the history aspect if the novel rather than the relationship of Ro...
It took me FOREVER to finish this book... primarily because of how the author portrayed Queen Elizabeth. If this was an honest depiction or not, she was a truly annoying and whiny woman! Which typical novels/movies about Queen Elizabeth are quite the opposite. The novel didn't ever seem to be going ...
I really enjoyed the storyline of this book. I really didn't look into it for historical accuracy so I can't comment to that, but I love the way it was able to keep me entertained.
One-sentence summary: Queen Elizabeth gets her groove onWhy did you get this book?: My mother raved about itDo you like the cover?: I am ambivalent about it.Did you enjoy the book?: No. I hate Dudley and I don't get why everyone is so keen on them having been sexual lovers. I like my Elizabeth ruthl...
I must stop reading Gregory's dreck! This is a bodice ripper thinly disguised as historical fiction. The repeated analogies of Robert Dudley treating Elizabeth I as a horse were repellent, and her characterizations of the three main characters left me disgusted.
Very disappointing. I've read several of Philippa Gregory's books (including The Other Boleyn Girl, The Queen's Fool and The Boleyn Inheritance) and this, sadly, wasn't nearly as good. I found it a little boring in parts, to be honest and there wasn't much of a story throughout the book. I didn't...
I liked it but I didn't like how she described Elizabeth. Like she couldn't make her own desicions but needed a man to make them for her. But overall good book.
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