Jill B. (jillmgtexas) reviewed on 1/26/2014 + 73 more book reviews

I have really fallen in love with historical fiction in the last few years so I was excited to discover a new author. The Boleyn King is the first in what I believe is a trilogy. The author takes a unique angle at telling the Boleyn story - she writes it as a "What if" scenario as in, what if Anne Boleyn's final pregnancy had not ended in a miscarriage ?
This book tells the story of William Tudor, Son of Anne and Henry, as he turns 18 and becomes the next king of England. It is told mostly from the perspective of Genevieve "Minuette" Wyatt who was born on the same day as William to Anne's best friend Marie. Marie died when Minuette was very young so she has spent the majority of her life being raised alongside Elizabeth and William. Together with their good friend Dominic, the foursome have been a tight knit group for most of their young lives.
I really enjoyed this book. I am not a huge history buff so I wasn't bothered by the way events changed to fit the alternate storyline. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in this series to see what's in store for all these characters. No matter which HF author I read, they all seem to depict this era as a time filled with selfish, double crossers !

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