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Indlæser... The Secret Bride: In The Court of Henry VIII (udgave 2008)af Diane Haeger
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. 2.5 stars Mary has known Charles Brandon since childhood and doesn’t hide her dislike. But growing up she notices her feelings starting to change, yet she knows that a princess can’t have a future with a duke. Mary does her duty by marrying the old French king and after her husband dies, she and Charles follow their hearts knowing Mary’s brother will be furious. The book leaned more towards romance than straight historical fiction but unfortunately I couldn’t feel the passion between Mary and Charles. I kept waiting something to happen and sparks starting to fly but nothing. I didn’t really connect with Mary to be fully interested to know what happened with her. She was too naïve and well… maybe not too bright. And of course beautiful. Which we heard many, many times. And there were too much sneaking around corners and secret meetings. How could Mary had the opportunity to do half of what she was doing? This was rather easy and quick read but didn’t quite reach the expectations. Really I gave this a 3.5. The book is well written and very interesting and wasn't the least bit contrived. I did have to skip/skim over a bit in the beginning...all the lavish explanation about the details of the rooms, clothing, etc. got a bit tedious for me. It was interesting to see how Henry VIII changed.....and the story tied up nicely at the end.....no loose story lines remained. I did not like this as much as The Perfect Royal Mistress, by Haeger...this wasn't quite as well written and was a bit slow in places. I've always loved the Tudor period and have read numerous novels about them. I didn't know all that much about Mary, sister of Henry VIII and aunt to Elizabeth & Mary Tudor. IMO, Diane Haeger's one of the best historical fiction writer's being published today, but this novel definitely wasn't one of her best. The entire story dragged on without end. The romance was rather lacking, without real depth of feeling or passion. The story itself wasn't played out as well as it should've been and depth of character and a feeling of being able to connect to any of them was seriously lacking. If I wasn't so familiar with this author's work I'd think this was a first attempt at writing. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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Only one woman could defy Henry VIII - and keep her life. Mary Tudor, the headstrong younger sister of the ruthless King Henry VIII, has always been her brother's favourite-but now she is also an important political bargaining chip. When she is promised to the elderly, ailing King Louis of France, a heartbroken Mary accepts her fate, but not before extracting a promise from her brother- When the old king dies, her next marriage shall be solely of her choosing. For Mary has a forbidden passion, and is determined, to forge her own destiny, through her own cunning, courage, and passionate boldness. The Secret Brideis the triumphant tale of one extraordinary woman who meant to stay true to her heart and live her life just as her royal brother did-by her own rules . . . Praise for the historical novels of Diane Haegar 'Impressive . . . Haeger perfectly balances the history with the trystery.' Publishers Weekly'Engagingly deep romantic historical fiction.' Midwest Book Review 'Romantic . . . filled with intrigue and danger.' The Indianapolis Star No library descriptions found. |
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The author takes quite abit of liberty with her historical facts and dates-much like Philipa Gregory-unfortunately her writing is not good enough for me to forgive her those lapses-unlike Philipa Gregory. ( )