Sam@WLABB
Written on Feb 13, 2019
I am going to start by saying I am not well educated in all things Tudors, and though I recognized who was who in this retelling, I could not trace each and every act back to the original. What I will say is that I was throughly entertained by this book. I was a big fan of Cleves. She was snarky, witty, and her commentary often made me laugh. Her narration was one of the things that kept me reading.
Knowing what I know about Henry VIII, I expected a lot of drama, and Capin really delivered there. Wow! It's dramarama, but instead of being repelled, I was drawn into it. It was fun and there was a lot of humor and interesting social commentary, but I will admit, that there were a few times I got lost in the story. There is a LOT going on, and with quite a few threads intermingling, it got a bit muddy for me.
With that said, I still rather enjoyed the book. Was it perfect? No. Was it an intriguing historical interpretation? Absolutely.
*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.
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