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“Entertaining & humorous. Sometimes reporting rumors gets at the zeitgeist of the times as much as other historical research.”
Amber J wrote this review 6 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“deliciously scandalous and vividly portrays the harsh realities of divadom in a Madmen kinda world. rock on ladies!”
MoobyBoo wrote this review Monday, October 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I recommend this book if you would like to know more of the inevitable tragic fates most of these qeens had. I learned a lot from this book. It was easy to read and the authors humor shined through and made me laugh at times. ”
€ÇL€Ç†íÇ wrote this review Wednesday, September 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Informative and amusing at times, you can the sarcasm. It made me interested in other queens I had no idea about and the manner in which some died.”
Flor R wrote this review Sunday, September 20 2009. ( reply | view 1 replies | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Loved it!”
Lyndsey S wrote this review Friday, September 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It was a great book to just put down and pick back up. The stories are maybe a Page and a half long, very fun to read”
Alyssa B wrote this review Thursday, August 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Pretty good quick read. I found some of the stories really interesting.”
Diane S wrote this review Wednesday, August 5 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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TeensReadToo.com wrote this review Friday, July 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
DOOMED QUEENS recounts the tales of numerous unfortunate queens.
Some of these women died unhappily in exile or imprisoned, while others met more unfortunate ends such as suicide or assassination.
Readers will meet over fifty queens who met their doom. The timeline of queens discussed range from the biblical era of Athaliah to modern day Princess Diana. They are arranged by time periods and drafted in short and often humorous biographical information.
How would their lives have been different if they had been male?
A wonderful, entertaining non-fiction book for those curious about royalty, or a perfect sidekick for a fairy tale or royal novel.”
“This was well-written and entertaining, and taught me quite about about a lot of royals I had never even heard of. Each story averages about 2 pages a piece, which is just enough to give you a good taste of what happened. It’s also perfect if you want to read a story or two before picking up something else you’re reading. Accompanying these accounts are vignettes on some of the different methods of death or the lineage of royal families, and some great illustrations. Despite the subject matter, this was a fun read.”
miyurose wrote this review Thursday, June 18 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A clever book with wonderful, lively writing. Some biographies could have been a little more in-depth, but overall I enjoyed it a lot.”
lunapuella wrote this review Tuesday, June 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
