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The King's Damsel (2000)

by Kate Emerson(Favorite Author)

3.73 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1451661495 (ISBN13: 9781451661491)

languge

English

genre

Romance

series

Secrets of the Tudor Court

review 1: While I like this addition to Emerson's "Secrets of the Tudor Court" series, I found this offering a bit disjointed. There were many foci in the story, I really wish there was only one main focus or maybe a secondary one. With the way it is written, there are multiple storylines happening, and as one progresses into another, the previous ones are barely touched upon. For it to have been fully developed and engaging I feel it should have been longer, to give the full story it's proper due. It almost seemed as if there was a page limit and as a result I found everything was wrapped up too quickly, and not that satisfyingly.
review 2: The King’s Damsel is a rich story set during King Henry the Eighth’s reign. It follows the story of Tamsin a lady in waitin... moreg to Princess Mary. Tamsin is forced into the difficult choice of leaving behind Princess Mary and going to serve Ann Boleyn, King Henry’s new mistress, and the woman who created tension between Mary’s father and mother Catherine. The King’s Damsel was the first novel that I’ve read by Kate Emerson. I enjoyed the overall story and the drama that builds between the characters within the book. I love the show Tudors and I love reading about the Tudor court, so I really was excited at the opportunity to read Emerson’s book. Emerson did not disappoint, the story kept me engaged and I really felt myself immersed into Tamsin’s world. I think the thing that kept bugging me about the story was Tamsin’s guardian Sir Daggett. I wanted to slap him, but I guess that’s a good reaction considering he’s not supposed to be a good character. Overall, I loved that this story (although fiction) was based off of a letter from a real person (Spanish Ambassador Eustace Chapuys). It really shows how creative Emerson was with this story, although she kept a very real element to the story. I definitely plan on checking out the rest of this series because I’ve heard great things about it. less

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