I was very excited to read this book! Unfortunately, it did not meet my expectations. I didn’t like the format of it being told from Cleves’ perspective and her being best bros with Henry. I understand that some historical liberties can be taken, like

Jane Seymour moving away rather than dying, the lack of childbirth, etc.  

but I did not like his relationship with Cleves. I also didn’t really like Cleves’ character. She was fake and indecisive. Most of this book felt like unnecessary fluff that did not contribute anything to the plot. There are many other retellings of this story that I would recommend far, far more. The things I liked in the story were Henry being homecoming king, his football number being 8, Cleves’ feminism, and Cat Parr’s scheming. This book was almost 3 stars because some parts were interesting, but overall I just didn’t like the pacing enough for it to be 3 stars.