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Liked It2 of 2 members found this review helpful “I enjoyed this well-researched book about Lady Jane Grey, England's 9 day queen during the Tudor times. It was such a sad, tragic story of a real young girl caught up in the political machinations of her family. Ironically, Lady Jane probably would have made a good queen if she'd been given the...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Sounds interesting :) if i like this one and how its written, i may just read more of this 'series'”
Bridget R wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“a really good read - the politics of this period are fascinating”
Donna C wrote this review Saturday, October 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“tragic, really brought Jane to life”
Mel D wrote this review Saturday, September 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I enjoyed the author's writing style. Too often historical fiction can be too fanciful but this was pretty much spot on in my opinion.”
victorbravo wrote this review Monday, August 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Excellent”
Judith S wrote this review Monday, August 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Meh. Alison Weir is not cut out for this sort of thing. All the dozen or so narrators sound the same, it was very slow-moving, and Jane’s voice is way too grown-up -- even if you took into account her intelligence, she sounds like she's thirty when she's supposed to be four.
Meaghan G wrote this review Monday, August 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Innocent Traitor was thoroughly researched of course, but to the point where Weir seems to have forgotten it was, after all, a novel. You’d be better off with one of her histories instead of this “novel” which was really a history in disguise.”“It was great - Alison Weir's research is impeccable.”
Laurie H wrote this review Thursday, July 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Didn't think I would enjoy historical fiction but I liked this a lot and learned some things along the way.”
Linda H wrote this review Wednesday, July 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Somewhat enjoyable, but I think Alison Weir should stick to writting non-fiction, as the writting style felt somewhat forced.”
Sally S wrote this review Wednesday, July 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
