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By: Devourer of Books » The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory – Book Review

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:58:15 +0000

[...] Gregory’s The Cousin’s War series. I have also reviewed the two previous books, The White Queen and The Red Queen. Each book stands alone, and none of the reviews contain spoilers for the other [...]

By: devourerofbooks

devourerofbooks — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:40:55 +0000

Yes, reading Gregory’s work you have to be willing to overlook the historical inaccuracies or you will drive yourself insane. I think she actually does good research, but is willing to change things for what she thinks is a better story.

By: Monique Louise

Monique Louise — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:38:56 +0000

I completely agree with you about The Other Queen, I can’t even get through the first chapter because it is so boring. I did like The White Queen, it was well written and she added such a human quality to all of the characters. I did, however, see the historical mistakes and tried to over look them. I am about to read The Red Queen and I am very excited!!!

By: Celebwatcher17

Celebwatcher17 — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 08:04:23 +0000

You should read Gregory’s previous works starting with A Respectable Trade etc- fantastic and imaginative reading from a great author. But do agree about the Tudor novels, became boring after a while. Liking the Cousins series though.

By: Lil_Miss_Lulu

Lil_Miss_Lulu — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:40:52 +0000

If you really want a good historical fiction writer who consistently writes good is Margaret George. Her Mary queen of scots book was fabulous along with her other novels. Give her a try and you won’t go back!

By: The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory – Book Review « Devourer of Books

The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory – Book Review « Devourer of Books — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:14:35 +0000

[...] with her new series, The Cousin’s War. I thought that the first book in the series, “The White Queen,” was perhaps her best book since “The Other Boleyn [...]

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By: S. Krishna

S. Krishna — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:51:45 +0000

100% agree – this book was very entertaining and SO MUCH BETTER than the Other Queen, thankfully!

By: Melissa - Shhh I'm Reading

Melissa - Shhh I'm Reading — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:19:22 +0000

The White Queen was my first Gregory book and I really enjoyed it. It really makes me want to read TOBG.

By: Meghan

Meghan — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:39:28 +0000

I’m glad you liked this one! I pretend that I know a lot but I still had no clue about the details Susan mentioned in her post. I guess since I don’t write novels, I don’t have to deal with stuff like that; I’m all about big concepts. I was disappointed, but by and large I think she’s done pretty well in this one and I liked it.