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The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir

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4.0

The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors by Dan Jones

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5.0

The Tragic Daughters of Charles I: Mary, Elizabeth & Henrietta Anne by Sarah-Beth Watkins

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4.5

With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa by E.B. Sledge

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4.0

Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King by Antonia Fraser

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4.0

Eighteen: A History of Britain in 18 Young Lives by Alice Loxton

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3.0

The concept is very interesting and I love that she chose historical figures from the medieval times to modern times, some a little more obscure than others. The writing style is not bad either and it’s a very nice and enjoyable introductory book. 

I just did not care about the whole dinner parts, I understand her experiment with this but I thought that it was too cheesy and did not really add anything to the book. I also did not like how different she wrote some of the stories, she changed her style a few times throughout the book and that made me feel like I was reading a different book or just an article in a magazine. 

Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King by Dan Jones, Dan Jones

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5.0

The Ambassadors by Henry James

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson

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3.5

Victoria: The Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire by Julia Baird

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5.0