The White Queen

One of my favorite authors is Philippa Gregory.  You may recognize her earlier work, The Other Boleyn Girl, which was made into a movie!  I recently picked up her first book in The Cousins War series which chronicles the War of the Roses.  (Don't know what I'm talking about?  Google it.)  I learned quite a lot about England's civil war between the Lancasters and the Yorks by reading The White Queen.  Because the Tudors are my favorite historical family to read about, I especially loved learning about how Henry Tudor took the throne.  However, there were times when I wished Gregory had relied more on the fiction instead of the history.  There were several chapters that were quite...how should I say this?...dry.

If you don't love historical fiction and you don't think you can keep all the Henrys, Edwards and Richards straight, don't bother with this book!  It was a challenge for me and I love these kinds of books.


On to the next book in the series, The Red Queen.  I'll be reading this one digitally.  That's a stretch for me.  More on that later!  ;)

Happy Reading!
RC