Allie Pratt’s Reviews > The Lady of the Rivers > Status Update

"...but it exposes Margaret as a player in this deadly game—not a queen above faction, but a queen militant, and York as her enemy."

Love that. Little tidbits like this help me to finish this book that has been so anticlimactic throughout.

From the beginning till now, I expected his madness to be more like maybe GoT's mad king or even Henry VIII, but he's just a broken man child who was never really fit to rule to begin with. Not regretful of reading this book but definitely wouldn't have rushed out to start it, more like a filler "in between books" kind of book. Just my opinion. Maybe I need to read a textbook. Might be more intriguing lmao.

Jacquetta's character is so loving and sweet, I almost wish I skipped this book because it's more like a romance novel than really delving into the political aspect of that time. Maybe if it was from the Queens's viewpoint then we'd actually have more information the downfall of Henry, instead of "he's drifted" and 'he's asleep for 2 years'.

I thought by now Jacquetta would have used more magic and there would be more suspense but there isn't. It's pretty meh. Some parts start off very exciting but then fall flat. The death of the Duke? I half-expected a full out massacre by Margaret but no. Just more tears. I guess growing up, learning about her history, she seemed a little more reckless and tyrannical as well as being naïve but hey, what do I know.