My Lady Jane

My Lady Jane

4.0 (1 ratings)
Jun 7, 2016 · English · Hardcover (494 pages)
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Book Details

Format Hardcover
Pages 494
Language English
Published Jun 7, 2016
Publisher HarperCollins
ISBN-10 0062391747
ISBN-13 9780062391742

Description

This comical, fantastical, romantical, New York Times bestselling, (not) entirely true story of Lady Jane Grey is “an uproarious historical fantasy that’s not to be missed” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

In My Lady Jane, coauthors Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows have created a one-of-a-kind YA fantasy in the tradition of The Princess Bride, featuring a reluctant king, an even more reluctant queen, a noble steed, and only a passing resemblance to actual history—because sometimes history needs a little help.

At sixteen, Lady Jane Grey is about to be married off to a stranger and caught up in a conspiracy to rob her cousin, King Edward, of his throne. But those trifling problems aren’t for Jane to worry about. Jane gets to be Queen of England.

Like that could go wrong.

Genres

History Fantasy

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3.5. stars I wanted so bad to this gave this book an higher rating because it did surprise me that I enjoyed it a lot at the beginning but it tripped at the finish line. This book started off so strong with it being so freaking funny ,witty,and very clever but then it start tumbling at the middle and it was flat on it's ass at the end. It all honestly, this book would have been so better without Edward because his chapters become the weak link for me towards the middle and end. He went from being a such an interesting character to being straight out annoying. Especially when it come to him getting a love interest and it almost felt like insta-love. I could have done with just Jane and G because they grew as characters and their relationship was very interesting. But I was so fed up with Edward antics that when G finally professed his love for her, I was ready to be done with it.I also didn't understand why he just didn't tell her that he was a poetry since she was into books. He was more afraid of her finding out that he was a poet than her thinking he have a rep with ladies. I also got tried of the narrator butting into the story because they honesty start to take away from the story.. I understand that this supposed to be almost like Monty Python and Mel Brooks (who I love so much) so right off the bat it didn't supposed to be taken seriously but it started to be become overkill and not funny. Also the only fantasy element it had was that people can turn into animals so I don't understand why it's labeled as fantasy. It also was never explained why they get turn into animals which supposed to be the equal of protestants. So It still going to be on my fave book list of 2016 but I wish I could have enjoyed it more at the end like I did in the beginning.

December 26th 2016
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