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Queen's Bounty (2012)

by Fiona Buckley(Favorite Author)

3.75 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1780290241 (ISBN13: 9781780290249)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Creme de la Crime

series

Ursula Blanchard

review 1: I fear that this series has gone the way of so many others with serious longevity: repetitive stories with uneven reliance on previous books to keep the storyline going. While the Catholic/Protestant conflict has provided a great basis for much of the series, things are just getting a bit odd. This story was completely reliant on a previous story for plot advancement yet there wasn't enough important information from the previous book to be helpful. Multiple mentions of how a previous antagonist was foiled by pepper was not enough to be helpful in understanding the Countesses venom. Multiple mentions of Ursula and Brockley's non-affair were not necessary. I fear that this series will join Janet Evanovich and Diane Mott Davidson as to tired to cont... moreinue.
review 2: While this story is filled with all the familiar characters from previous novels in this series, Ursula is much the focus of the plot and not Queen Elizabeth. I enjoyed the description of wedding preparations and found some of them similar to ones we do now as well as some very different. The story is filled with drama, excitement, and insight into the beliefs of the common and upper class people of the times. The conclusion is exciting and satisfying of all readers. less

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