Ladies In Waiting (7 books in series)
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review 1: Very very nice story. It follows Wildes' pattern of two romances in one - in this case, both of the romances are really fine, although I found the abrupt cutting back-and-forth between the couples (like scene switches in a TV soap opera) a bit exasperating in some places. The mys...
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review 1: Wait, this wasn't a YA novel? That cover, title, and the fact that it's about besties seems pretty youth oriented.A few things here:1.) It's short for historical fiction---less than 400 pages to set up and tell the story of AB's rise and fall? 2.) The character is supposed to be ...
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review 1: Este livro não me entediou nem me inflamou. Se nos esquecermos da repetição da descrição física das personagens, e dos diálogos muitas vezes demasiado longos, o livro lê-se bem, com as histórias principal e secundárias bem construídas, uma boa descrição dos usos e mentalidades do...
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review 1: What a terrific read! Byrd has managed to write a novel that is historically accurate, hard-to-put-down (even though we know how the story ends), and, frankly, better than the well known Anne Boleyn novel "The Other Boleyn Girl." I also love how she deftly wove in how the reforma...
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review 1: Really liked the Secret Keeper. In fact, it's my favorite in Sandra Byrd's Tudor series. Juliana's outspoken personality appealed to me as did Kate's mature, patient one (I am a little more like Juliana and should probably be a little more like Kate). It seems like there aren't e...
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review 1: If you enjoy historical fiction and Phillipa Gregory, then you will enjoy Sandra Byrd's novels. Her writing makes learning about the intricacies of the English monarchy enlightening and fascinating. If they would have had fictional novels similar to this when I took history in h...
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review 1: Fantastic book. I really enjoyed all parts of this story. Cecily was terrific as the heroine because she knew what she wanted and it wasn't Lord Drury. I liked the way she was looking out for her sister and that she wanted to help. The first time she met Lord Augustine did no...