She is also the author of The Kings Rose. Read more at Alisa’s website.Īrticle first published as Book Review: The King’s Rose by Alisa Libby on Blogcritics. Libby has been writing stories since she first learned how to properly grip a crayon. One of the greatest challenges of historical fiction is immersing the reader in the era without distracting them with all the things they must learn to understand the people of the time.įans of Philippa Gregory and of the Tudor era will devour The King’s Rose. The King’s Rose is quite well-paced and all the little delicious period details are tossed in with effortless flair. Through the eyes of Catherine, you see the dread as the coils tighten, you hear the pound of distant drums she is surrounded by people who know too much of her past, as she walks the steps to the end that history has taken her. The pursuit of this love affair, as crazy as it might be, seems all the more inevitable and poignant in the way it is portrayed by Libby. Predictably, this glorious wealth’s appeal starts to wane as she is thrown together more often with Thomas Culpepper, a handsome courtier.
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