![]() It's a good introduction and it's so short that Tudor fans really can't lose by adding this to their TBR.Īs for the Young Royals series, this isn't a terrible addition, but it is by no means the best (check out The Bad Queen about Marie Antoinette for my personal favorite). Anne talks a lot about wanting to be queen and she does sound determined, but there isn't a whole lot of meat to this tale and Carolyn Meyer really doesn't dig into the politics of the time. This account is short, (not so) sweet, and to the point. /rebates/2fthe-bad-queen-carolyn-meyer-9780547482491&252fthe-bad-queen-carolyn-meyer-978054748249126tc3dbing-&idwordery&nameWordery&ra4. But even a first person narrative (albeit a distant, cool, and not particularly exciting first person narrative) could not make me come around to Team Anne. Plus, I couldn't help but admire her drive to set the bar high and make it happen. I can't help but feel a sense of smug righteousness whenever it comes time for Anne to lose her head in whatever story I'm reading or watching (including this one).Ĭarolyn Meyer wrote Anne in a way where even my hard heart softened for her enough to feel a smidgen of pity. I loathe Anne (even if she does spell it with an e). ![]() I'll declare my allegiance here and now, I am 100% Team Katherine. Tiny Reviews: Warrior & All Our Yesterdays.Tiny Reviews: Goose Girl & Keeping the Castle. ![]()
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