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After Isabella

Rosie Fiore

6.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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'A compelling and provocative read, nicely paced and thoroughly absorbing. At times, both...

Tragedy Looper

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Tragedy Looper is a scenario-based deduction game for two to four players: one mastermind and one to...

Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen in Books

Nov 10, 2021

Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen

Alison Weir | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry, History & Politics

8.3

(4 Ratings)

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Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen ( Six Tudor Queens book 3)
By Alison Weir

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THE WOMAN HAUNTED BY THE FATE OF HER PREDECESSOR.

Eleven days after the death of Anne Boleyn, Jane is dressing for her wedding to the King.

She has witnessed at first hand how courtly play can quickly turn to danger and knows she must bear a son . . . or face ruin.

This new Queen must therefore step out from the shadows cast by Katherine and Anne. In doing so, can she expose a gentler side to the brutal King?

I went into this not knowing very little of Jane Seymour and I found the book enchanting. She was a pure soul and in Alisons words she was portrayed so well. You felt the love she had for Katherine and the love she had for Henry and of course the shared dislike for Anne! I actually cried reading the last two chapters it was a very unjust end for a woman who had just become a mother to a son that was craved so much! I absolutely love this period and I find Alisons books just a brilliant outlook on the events. After i read Anne Boleyn I was just angry with the ending of this I’m saddened. Highly recommend such a beautiful tale of a short lived queen.

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jmercado (1 KP) rated The Accidental Slave: Aya's Story (The Slave Series #1) in Books

Jan 15, 2018

How do i rate this book.
This was frustrating and as much as i hate to do it this did not meet the par for me.

The main character just flopped for me throughout most of the book.

With most of my updates all i could write was how...frustrating this character was.
Which upset me cause i loved her character before the kidnapping.

To me Aya seemed strong and independent but then as the story progressed that just went away.
And Kato just seemed like a lost puppy to me the whole time, which to some extent was impressive because you typically read about the "Bad-Boy" turn good. but her was always good, too good for someone who was a warrior for a year.

Another down fall for me was the Insta-Love. Typically its not a big deal for me but seriously, 7 days?? and your running away together. Get real.

The begging execution of this story tugged me in but that middle was hard to get through. The ending though was much better and i was happy i stuck through it in the end. but i will not be continuing the series.