I invested a lot of time in this book but for the most part I feel it was a wasted effort. I read other reviews where the readers didn't like the book, but I thought it might just have been Jane Seymour is not that likeable a character. I was very wrong. The last paragraph of this book says something like, "I hope you enjoyed my fantasy version of what could have happened." This should have been warned up front not at the end. If you are using real people for your historical fiction they should be true to their characters or else explained that this is an alternative history. To do this at the end is cheap and unfair. I am fascinated by Henry VIII and his wives and children. They are unique and interesting people in their own rights. To make Jane Seymour someone that sleeps around and Anne a murderer is just not fair. The writing is well done and the narration is excellent. If you like fantasy then you should enjoy this book, if you like historical fiction that enriches the facts this is not for you. Cada vez gosto mais de romances históricos. Bem sei que nem tudo o que é contado foi real mas por isso mesmo acho engraçado, não sou fanática do rigor histórico e acho piada que se tentem encontrar várias versões para a mesma história. Por isso gostei bastante deste livro, tendo simpatizado bastante com a personagem principal Jane. Apenas achei que algumas partes da história era um pouco precipitadas e podiam ter sido contadas com mais calma, ou seja, o livro podia ter sido um pouco mais longo. De resto gostei bastante e recomendo vivamente
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There's a reason no one writes books about Jane Seymour. I should remember that.
—Jisatsu
