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The Summer Queen by Elizabeth Chadwick

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soph2962's review against another edition

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emotional informative

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

curlywombat's review

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Writing was stilted and felt like someone had done a lot of research about the history but didn’t know how to translate it to real dialogue/thoughts. Had a lot of passages of people’s thoughts where they clunkily explained exposition or how they were feeling and why in very straightforward ways that didn’t feel natural. I could tell that if the whole book was like this, I was going to be very bored.

bridgetreads16's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

qwelling4's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

susangiardina's review against another edition

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adventurous informative medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

foxgame's review against another edition

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adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

A well written fictional account of Alienor of Aquitaine from age 13, through her marriage with King Louis VII, to leaving France with her second husband.
Recommended for fans of Phillippa Gregory or Alison Weir.

turinthurin's review against another edition

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3.0

this author apparently did psychic research for this by vibrationally accessing the demiplane of all of human existence. so that's some knowledge i have to live with i guess!

caramaia223's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

3.5

crimsoncor's review against another edition

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3.0

Not bad but feels really bland compared to some other historical fiction (Hild, Wolf Hall).

eamily's review

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emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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