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kenzloux 's review for:
The Lady of the Rivers
by Philippa Gregory
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I am a HUGE lover of any kind of English and British history, so reading this book was so fun, entertaining and taught me a lot about the War of the Roses and the key figures. Jacquetta's story had me hooked from the start, and I loved her progression and her development. It also shocked me to learn she had 14 children and to see that her eldest child went on to marry King Edward IV of England. I cannot WAIT to read the other books in the Cousins' War series!!
Quotes:
“When you pray, you know that you want something, that's always the first step. to let yourself know that you want something, that you yearn for it. sometimes that's the hardest thing to do. Because you have to have courage to know what you desire. You have to have courage to acknowledge that you are unhappy without it.”
“Once more, I am watching the most powerful men in the kingdom bring their power to bear on a woman who has done nothing worse than live to the beat of her own heart, see with her own eyes; but this is not their tempo nor their vision and they cannot tolerate any other.”
“I am, at this moment, what I have always been to him: an object of beauty. He has never loved me as a woman.”
“When a man wants a mystery, it is generally better to leave him mystified. Nobody loves a clever woman.”
“I cannot know what the future will bring us,” he says in a rapid undertone. “I cannot know where you will be given in marriage, nor what life might hold for me. But I can’t let you go without telling you—without telling you at least once—that I love you.”
“Before God, I love you and cherish you more than anything in the world. Of course I want to marry you. I love you heart and soul.”