The Other Boleyn Girl

Title: The Other Boleyn Girl
Author: Philippa Gregory
Series: Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #9
Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance
Spice: 1.5 / 5
Format: Paperback
Pages: 664
Reason Read: Just Because
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My Thoughts

I enjoyed THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL a lot. It was very intriguing, full of suspense and romance. Before I read the book, I didn’t really know what it was about.  I’ve always been fascinated with movies or books that deal with history, even though I don’t remember a lot of the details from school. From that aspect, I was very excited to read the story.

Gregory used factual knowledge like names, dates, and locations for the book. However, as with most historical fiction, she filled in the characters’ motives to progress her story. Even though the motives are unknown and some of the history is debated, Gregory did a fantastic job of grabbing the reader from the very beginning.

I now want to read more about the Tudors and Boleyns. I actually didn’t realize THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL was part of a much bigger series. I plan to go back and read the previous books as well as the sequels at some point. I also very excited to watch the movie now.