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Carolly Erickson isn't going to win any awards for her historical fiction. These are really basic books and it almost feels like she read the Wikipedia page on Mary and then creates some drama and fiction around the basic history. She even admits at the end that she blatently made up certain events, including travel that Mary did within England.
Ok, I get that the point of historical fiction is to have some fiction. But, Erickson is light on the substance and heavy on Mary's love life. This book was more of a light-hearted romance than a well written historical fiction novel.
Erickson isn't a bad writer - she just shouldn't bill herself as a historical fiction writer. Her books are somewhat entertaining and are good for the train. I've noticed recently that a lot of the books I read are "train books," and that maybe some of my readers don't take the El every single day for 2 hours. But, mostly "train books" are those that you pop in your bag, get salad dressing from your lunch on, and don't require a ton of thought after a long day.
Check out my full review at http://abookofadifferentcolor.blogspot.com
Carolly Erickson isn't going to win any awards for her historical fiction. These are really basic books and it almost feels like she read the Wikipedia page on Mary and then creates some drama and fiction around the basic history. She even admits at the end that she blatently made up certain events, including travel that Mary did within England.
Ok, I get that the point of historical fiction is to have some fiction. But, Erickson is light on the substance and heavy on Mary's love life. This book was more of a light-hearted romance than a well written historical fiction novel.
Erickson isn't a bad writer - she just shouldn't bill herself as a historical fiction writer. Her books are somewhat entertaining and are good for the train. I've noticed recently that a lot of the books I read are "train books," and that maybe some of my readers don't take the El every single day for 2 hours. But, mostly "train books" are those that you pop in your bag, get salad dressing from your lunch on, and don't require a ton of thought after a long day.
Check out my full review at http://abookofadifferentcolor.blogspot.com
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