Genny S. reviewed Sex with Kings: 500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge on + 141 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
A salacious title but not a naughty read....if you know your world history you will appreciate this book more, but if you don't it is still a good book. A king's mistress led a perilous life. One day she had great power and authority and some mistresses were even the power behind the throne. Just as quickly, she could be sent from court with literally nothing. Genny
Michelle B. (sdshellybean) reviewed Sex with Kings: 500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge on + 51 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
So interesting...a peek into the lives of very influential "other women", the mistresses of kings, who often had more influence than the Queen herself!
Marci G. (GowerMeower) reviewed Sex with Kings: 500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge on + 179 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
A great companion book to "Sex with the Queen". A look into the lives of powerful Kings through history and their mistresses.
Norma M. (jeanne10) - , reviewed Sex with Kings: 500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge on + 16 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Sure, there's a lot of names, but you don't have to remember all of them. The stories are what make this book a great read. It's a book you can sit down and pick up again without having to worry about where you left off. I found it to be fun and interesting although my son was embarrassed when I took a book in public with the word "sex" in the title.
Helpful Score: 1
Fascinated by the topic, I was eager to read this book. Unfortunately, I would like to rewrite it! I appreciate that it is well researched, but the set up of the book was confusing and it was difficult to keep any of the mistresses straight. I think it would have been better to work in a chronological order so at least one could follow things historically. It is still worth reading, but better if you know your history.
