King's Curse (Gregory) - Book Reviews

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“Margaret’s story is shocking, deeply moving and offers an alternative view on a much-told tale. Gregory is on form here; her depiction of Henry VIII’s transformation from indulged golden boy to sinister tyrant is perfectly pitched and seems more horrific still when we are made intimate witnesses to the devastation of Margaret’s family.... I defy anyone to remain dry-eyed as the story reaches its tragic denouement.
Sunday Express (UK)

Loyalties are torn, paranoia festers and you can almost hear the bray of royal trumpets as the period springs to life. It’s a bloody irresistible read.
People Magazine


An illuminating portrait of historical figure Margaret Pole...whose royal Plantagenet lineage was both a blessing and a curse.... Gregory moves confidently through a tangle of intrigue, revenge, and tyranny toward a shocking betrayal that brings Margaret face-to-face with the king’s ire.
Publishers Weekly


(Starred review.) Taking place after the Tudor victory at Bosworth in 1485, Gregory's dramatic conclusion to the "Cousins' War" series is narrated by Margaret Pole, a member of the defeated Plantagenet family.... [G]ripping...with plenty of court intrigue and politics to spice up the action. —Kristen Stewart, Pearland Lib., Brazoria Cty. Lib. Syst., TX
Library Journal


Nobody does dynastic history like Gregory.
Booklist


[T]he last Plantagenets wage a losing and mostly subterranean battle against the unscrupulous Tudor upstarts....[who]cause countless executions [and] change a national religion.... It would be a spoiler to recount what happens next although we already know. Under Gregory's spell, we keep hoping history won't repeat itself.
Kirkus Reviews