I read THE SISTER QUEENS for the May 2015 "Queen" theme in my online book club, The Reading Cove.
While it's an interesting time in history, when sisters Marguerite and Eleanor of Provence marry the Kings of France and England in the 12th century, the book felt more like a super-sized Harlequin, especially thickened through the middle at 498 pages. The sisters' character development was heavy on romantic passions and conflicts but disappointingly light on much else.
The author gives some great insight about the roles both sisters went on to play in the peace reached between France and Englandright after the book ends! So I was like, "Well, why didn't you tell THAT story instead of writing a whole narrative focused on the pair as waify romantic fluffs?!" Major missed opportunity IMO.
Beyond that, I thought the writing was good and I enjoyed it overall. B-
While it's an interesting time in history, when sisters Marguerite and Eleanor of Provence marry the Kings of France and England in the 12th century, the book felt more like a super-sized Harlequin, especially thickened through the middle at 498 pages. The sisters' character development was heavy on romantic passions and conflicts but disappointingly light on much else.
The author gives some great insight about the roles both sisters went on to play in the peace reached between France and Englandright after the book ends! So I was like, "Well, why didn't you tell THAT story instead of writing a whole narrative focused on the pair as waify romantic fluffs?!" Major missed opportunity IMO.
Beyond that, I thought the writing was good and I enjoyed it overall. B-
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