The Tudor Heritage by Lynda M. Andrews
Source: Netgalley
My Rating: 3/5 stars
My Mini-Review:

The Bottom Line: While I generally go for a full-blown review, The Tudor Heritage doesn’t warrant such extensive thoughts as it is, more or less, just a fictionalized accounting of the major events of the Virgin Queen’s life. History buffs will know the events described and many will appreciate the re-telling in such a quick and fast-paced manner. There’s no dawdling in this book, just quick movement from one major event to the next with a lot of tantrums on the part of the Queen and her stubborn nature on full display. While this is, ostensibly, an intertwining of stories, Elizabeth’s and the Allgrave family, there is little overlapping until the very end of the end of the book. In all, I can’t say I loved this book, but I also didn’t dislike it either. It’s a quick and easy read and will appeal to those who just want the quick, dirty version of Elizabeth’s life rather than the saga 😊 ( )

From the start of her reign, Queen Elizabeth faced pressure to marry and beget an heir to secure the throne. Instead, she chose to guide her kingdom through the ups and downs of the time.

This was a difficult book to read. I've read books based on historical people and greatly enjoyed the history with a fictional telling. That was not the case with this book. It didn't seem to have a focus as it jumped from the Allgrave family to the queen and then to someone else. Perhaps if it had stayed specifically with the Allgrave family, as the book blurb indicated it would, the story would have been more enjoyable.

The pacing was all over the place, ranging from slow and tedious to fast paced and covering a great deal of time in too short a space. The style would change constantly, going from a modern telling to a verbatim speech Queen Elizabeth gave using words from her time period.

Those who enjoy a more history book telling might enjoy the book more than I did.

I received a copy from Netgalley for reviewing purposes. ( )