The Other Boleyn Girl

from crazy4reading

This is my second book on Henry VIII. I enjoyed this book a lot more then Wolf Hall. The Other Boleyn Girl is a wonderfully written story about the girl in the shadow of Queen Anne. Mary I found very interesting because she was not knowledgeable about the workings of the English court. She grew i...

from mzebra

I typically don't dive into romantic type novels but I could not put this novel down. I am a bit apprehensive to watch the movie because there is no way the motion pictures could have done this book justice. Gregory has really issued a detailed masterpiece. The way it was written makes you feel l...

from JillMcCaghern

When Henry first notices Mary Boleyn Carey, he is attracted to her refreshing candor and youthful exuberance as well as her bright-eyed beauty. Mary, already married, is acceptable for a tryst with the King. A dalliance would actually be scandalous were she not married, a virgin and therefore pri...

from michellegarrette

I really enjoyed this book. Yes, it is long, and yes, somtimes events take a while to develop, but that makes everything seem that much more abrupt at the end. I've read some reviews that say that Philippa Gregory could have done in 200 or so pages what she takes 661 pages to do here. I say, make...

from docliz

An enjoyable and yet horrifying look at the Tudor court. This novel was written with the history of the Boleyn girls in mind and is an easy and pleasant way to get a feel for the Tudor times. I'm glad I was born in the West in the twentieth century! This was a great introduction for me to histori...