Crystal J. (dorolerium) reviewed on 12/21/2012 + 212 more book reviews

Ive had a deep love for historical fiction for many years, and just this year Ive made an effort to read more about the years leading up to Tudor England, particularly about the house of York and the end of the Plantagenet house. Any read into this time frame will lead you to the question of the Princes in the Tower, and the tumultuous reign of Richard III. This book leads us through the life of Katherine Plantagenet (known as Kate in the novel) before her father ascends to the throne, and then into the life of Katherine Grey a couple of generations later.

The focus of Kates story is mostly on her trying to figure out what has happened to her cousins, Edward V and Richard of York. At the beginning of the novel, Edward IV is still king and Richard III is just the Duke of Gloucester, so we see him in a more sympathetic light as simply husband and father. Kate was born out of wedlock, but is taken care of by Richard and his wife, Anne, as though she were their own. As events unfold, we watch how all of their lives change after the death of Edward IV and the eventual rise of Richard III.

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