Feel as if this book just showed us how cringe video games can be when they're written down tbh hahaha. So many coincidences. I feel as if I'd have LOFeel as if this book just showed us how cringe video games can be when they're written down tbh hahaha. So many coincidences. I feel as if I'd have LOVED this if the writing had been better and more sophisticated, otherwise it just reads as if the author wrote the script down. Also thought there was no real representation of the passing of time, the author just assumed we knew it'd been 8 years later when in reality... no.
Overall, love the AC games (only until AC3, then after that it's all poo) but don't enjoy the story when it's written down like this. Ezio's character is done no justice in the books....more
I liked reading this book! Haha what a great way to start a review 😂😂.
I enjoyed this book for numerous reasons. The first one obviously being the storI liked reading this book! Haha what a great way to start a review 😂😂.
I enjoyed this book for numerous reasons. The first one obviously being the story itself: a historical fiction set during the reign of Henry VIII and the dissolution of the monasteries. It follows Margery, a young, orphaned girl who was raised at Arden, one of the monasteries unfortunately seized by the King's men. It's a story of realistic hardship, of travelling, of relationships, politics but also happiness. The plot was incredibly realistic, WHICH I ENJOY, as opposed to everything feeling either too depressing or too happy, the plot was balanced and felt REAL. I felt also that the level of writing invoked a mixture of Bernard Cornwall, for it's realistic, historical grittiness, but also Phillipa Gregory for its female (yey) characters. I loved that the plot was actually about women during such a politically unstable time, especially low born women and not some Princess or Lady simply commenting on the times.
The characters in this are also such a mix. You have Margery, the young orphan girl; the Nuns of Arden, a largely older group of women; Grace, a once high born girl cast out to have her bastard child, Andrew, and take the Veil, but also Francis, a mentally disabled yet gentle character. It's honestly so refreshing to read outside the usual historical fiction female troupe. Girls, u know the one I mean. The secretly 'i never thought about it' naturally beautiful rich lady who is a natural at court politics and INTELLIGENT, more so than ANYONE ELSE EVER. No, this bunch was a well written, diverse group of imperfect, realistic people, and honestly it was refreshing. I feel the plot was about right as well. While I'd love it to have gone on longer (Judith Arnopp has such a blunt style that perfectly fits historical fiction) I do feel it was the appropriate length for the plot it has, after all there is only so much travelling you can read before u cbb any more (looking @ u Lord of the Rings). The plot is also a really good mix of politics and events without over encumbering the reader with useless facts which make you feel like you're reading an article or journal rather than a fictional novel.
The only thing I have to say NEGATIVELY is not much. I received my copy of this book, a kindle, via Netgalley and there were mistakes in the texts. At some points of the story sentences or portions of the text, I really can't tell as sometimes sentences end in the middle or start somewhere really random, just stop making sense and I feel a lot has been missed out. Unfortunately I can't tell if this is a fault with the Kindle copy or not as I feel it surely wouldn't have been missed out from a published book, therefore I will give this book the benefit of the doubt and say IT WOULD BE FINE IF YOU BOUGHT THE BOOK ITSELF.
Overall, I think this book is a nice quick read set in an interesting time period from an interesting point of view and with a whole host of interesting characters. I would recommend a read if you're looking for a different bit of historical fiction....more
Im so sorry, but this book was so hard to read. I found there was just too many facts and too much information and context, and honestly not all of itIm so sorry, but this book was so hard to read. I found there was just too many facts and too much information and context, and honestly not all of it relevant. It felt as if this was a book about the time featuring a bit about Margaret Douglas. I found it such a drudge to get through, really not my preferred style of biography. There just wasn't much focus about Margaret Douglas, and I came away not really knowing much more about her....more
Honestly, it pains me in a way to rate this 2 stars because you can tell it's well written and really well researched. However, to me it started off aHonestly, it pains me in a way to rate this 2 stars because you can tell it's well written and really well researched. However, to me it started off as a 3-4 star book, it was interesting and focused on Catherine. Yet, as I went on, I felt the book lost focus and became more of a story about Henry VIII, or became heavily sidetracked by every single person who would be mentioned, giving their entire history. This book would be an amazing snapshot of the TIME that Catherine Howard existed in. Overall, it was just too sidetracked with telling everything else that I feel I know little to nothing more about Catherine Howard than I did before I began reading, which was very little. ...more
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