A more literary addition to the Tudor fiction canon. This is a darker, raw and distinctly unglamourous look at events during the Tudor era - in this case from the perspective of Mary Queen of Scots.
I appreciated this (to me) under utilised period within Tudor fiction and enjoyed reading a MQOS story, especially the period between Darnley's death and her escape to England.
For a shorter novel length there were times that this felt repetitive and I found the character of Cuckoo to be an annoying and light part of the story who didn't seem to have much impact or weight. Despite these couple of aspects I flew through the book and found it to be a really impressive debut.