Summary:
When Mary Boleyn comes to court as an innocent girl of fourteen, she catches the eye of Henry VIII. Dazzled by the king, Mary falls in love with both her golden prince and her growing role as unofficial queen. However, she soon realizes how much she is a pawn in her family's ambitious plots as the king's interest begins to wane and she is forced to step aside for her best friend and rival: her sister, Anne. Then Mary knows that she must defy her family and her king, and take her fate into her own hands.
My Thoughts:
I know I've been reading several books by this author lately (I hope you're ok with that), but they're so good! Including this one.
You kind of immediately fall in love with Mary. She's hard to hate, not knowing her family's plotting. It's also extremely sad to see the king put her aside for her sister. Especially since she already has a son by the king? So it really doesn't make any since (also neither does he a lot of the time).
However it's nice to see her get over her heartbreak and fall in love and marry a man of her choice.
I would definitely recommend this to any fan of historical fiction or those fascinated with Henry VIII.
My Rating: 4 stars
