Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All | 
panI thought this book had a great concept; six different authors recounting the lives of Henry VIII wives, another author to recount Henry's side of each story. I wanted to like this book but, I did not. The stories just did not flow. I struggled getting through the stories, the recount of Henry's part felt like it was just a repeat. There was nothing exciting about this book, I would recommend a big pass on this one.
There's “No Way“ you'll wanna miss these reading recs if you've been jamming out to the Six cast recording or been intrigued by the recent morning/late show performances (or been a longtime member of the Queendom). Stick around until the end for a Megasix. https://youtu.be/U-yr09Et59c
pickI haven‘t read any Tudor historical fiction in a while, although I read so much over the years, so it‘s sometimes hard to find new books, so I was delighted to find this one. This one gave me some Six: The Musical vibes. Great individual narrations that really captured each queen uniquely. It was also interesting comparing their impressions of each other. I especially enjoyed Henry VIII‘s bits of inner monologue thrown in there.
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I absolutely loved reading this. I enjoy Royal history very much. Props to these women because there is absolutely no way I could‘ve been the Queen and wife of King Henry VIII. These women were certainly brave and strong and really did walk on the thinnest of eggshells. 2 divorced, 2 beheaded, 1 died of childbirth, and the last one was widowed by Henry VIII.
I am loving this so far!! We hear each of his 6 wives from her point of view as well as Henry VIII‘s point of view. It helps my understanding of what their lives were really like.
pickI thoroughly enjoyed this book. Each Queen is written by a different YA author giving this a book of feeling like the personal diaries of the 6 wives. Each chapter is concluded with Henry's view on the marriage. The facts and dates are there but you are more intrigued by the voices and how it must have felt at that time to be in the favour (and then out) with the most powerful king.
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A very fitting book for my day out with the bestie at Hever Castle. It was a gorgeous day in the sunshine with lots of history surrounding us and I got to read a few pages whilst sitting in the gardens.
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Tudor England with Jennifer Donnelly as a contributor? Yes please. Also that cover. 🤗
I have a ton to do on my day off but reading on the patio supersedes it all!
pickI feel I knew a fair amount knowledge of the wives of Henry before reading this book. In my tween years I was fascinated with this heir- crazed king& the six Unfortune wives. This topic is still my nonfiction of choice. 💙While I know many FACTS from my extensive reading, this book showed they actually LIVED, FELT, and FOUGHT for their lives. Nonfiction is amazing, but this book made these women come ALIVE. My favorite POV was Anne of Cleaves 📚
Fatal Throne expanded my world on really getting to see how women were treated like in the 1500‘s and ho they were disposed for silly things.
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What next? Coming of age in Burundi or the wives of Henry VIII?
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I thoroughly enjoyed Fatal Throne. Reading each account of Henry the VIII and his six wives was fascinating. This is a young adult historical fiction novel, but this was well researched. I couldn‘t put this down and wanted to know more about each wife. Also, I found myself feeling bad for the fates each woman endured.
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Current read. 😍 Sounds so good. I actually finished my reread of Throne of Glass today and only read 20 pages today. Over the weekend I picked up Fatal Throne and Furyborn because I had coupons I couldn‘t resist from Barnes and Noble.
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I have loved both Jennifer Donnelly books I‘ve read so far (and keep meaning to read the others I binge-bought after loving A Northern Light so much 😬) So there wasn‘t much at her table I didn‘t have already, except this brand-spanking new collaboration with 6 other writers (including Linda Sue Park!) about King Henry VIII‘s wives. 📚📚📚
Latest check out from the library - stories about the wives and Henry VIII for teens. Love reading fiction and nonfiction about the Tudors!
