The new trend in historical fiction seems to be telling the story of Catherine Howard through the perspective of Katherine Tylney, allegedly one of her best friends. For those who arent familiar with this story, Kitty Tylney is a historical figure, but not much is known about her. She lived with the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk during the same time that Catherine Howard was there, the two were around the same age, so its a fair assumption that they had a friendship on some level.
Although this book is about Kitty, and is told from her perspective, the tale intertwines her story very heavily with Cats, which means that the story essentially revolves around Cat. Kitty is basically with Cat from the start, witnessing Cats escapades while they are girls and eventually going to court to serve under her as queen. As the story progresses, Kitty realizes she is simply living a life in Cats shadow, wanting things because Cat wants them, and not doing anything for herself.
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Although this book is about Kitty, and is told from her perspective, the tale intertwines her story very heavily with Cats, which means that the story essentially revolves around Cat. Kitty is basically with Cat from the start, witnessing Cats escapades while they are girls and eventually going to court to serve under her as queen. As the story progresses, Kitty realizes she is simply living a life in Cats shadow, wanting things because Cat wants them, and not doing anything for herself.
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This was an okay YA book about life in the court of Henry VIII. The story follows Kitty Tylney, best friend to Catherine Howard (who worms her way into marrying Henry VIII). Kitty ends up being summoned to court after Catherine marries the King.
I listened to this on audiobook and it was a well done audiobook. The narrator did a good job with character voices and portraying emotion. I would recommend listening to on audiobook if you enjoy audiobooks.
At the start of the book I enjoyed this look into what it took to get into King Henry's court and how wondrous it seemed to Kitty. However, the story ended up being a bit surfacey...it just didn't had a lot of depth. The characters, the story, and the writing all fell a bit short for me; it wasn't very engaging or anything all that special.
The ending is fairly open ended; some things are resolved and others aren't. It was an okay way to end the story but I would have liked a look at where our heroine ended up.
Overall this was an okay historical fiction read. I enjoyed the look into King Henry VIII's court but was disappointed at how shallow and fluffy the book was; there just wasn't a lot of substance here. I personally wouldn't recommend, there are much better historical fictions out there.
I listened to this on audiobook and it was a well done audiobook. The narrator did a good job with character voices and portraying emotion. I would recommend listening to on audiobook if you enjoy audiobooks.
At the start of the book I enjoyed this look into what it took to get into King Henry's court and how wondrous it seemed to Kitty. However, the story ended up being a bit surfacey...it just didn't had a lot of depth. The characters, the story, and the writing all fell a bit short for me; it wasn't very engaging or anything all that special.
The ending is fairly open ended; some things are resolved and others aren't. It was an okay way to end the story but I would have liked a look at where our heroine ended up.
Overall this was an okay historical fiction read. I enjoyed the look into King Henry VIII's court but was disappointed at how shallow and fluffy the book was; there just wasn't a lot of substance here. I personally wouldn't recommend, there are much better historical fictions out there.
