I suppose this could have slowly intensified after the novel ends. The whole point of her slaughtering hundreds of people was that she was excessively pious like her mother. If I were to give any complaints, it would be that I felt Mary could have been depicted a bit more strict in her religion. She would initially resent the little princess but through caring for her would have to develop some affections for them. The relationship between baby Elizabeth and Mary is also believable.

I liked that fact that they depicted Anne as an evil temptress because in Mary’s perspective, she was.

I felt that both Anne Boleyn’s character and Mary’s interactions with each other was very believable. I love her interactions with the other characters as well. She is young, confused about what’s happening to her family, yearns for the affections of her father. This story paints Mary in a very human light. The story of Mary Tudor is usually just about her brief but bloody reign. You can really see the subtle hints of her future legacy. Meyer’s research is well done and as thorough. The chapters feel rather like journal entries even though they are not specified as such. She is then forced to be a servant to her half-sister Elizabeth in a house where she was once master.ĬRITIQUE: The story was told in first person perspective through Mary. Mary is only summoned back to court once Anne is queen. Soon, Mary is declared a bastard and her mother is sent into exile. He must disgrace his wife Catherine of Aragon and his only daughter Mary. There are rumors going around that King Henry wants to marry Anne and to do that he must do the unthinkable. He even sends them to distant palaces away from court. her father has started to ignore mary and her mother.

Suddenly everything is changing in court. Everything changes when a mysterious woman appears in court, Anne Boleyn. SUMMARY: Crown Princess, heir to the throne, Mary Tudor has been lavished with attention since she was born. TEASER: Mary goes from crown princess and beloved daughter to an outcast servant in danger of her life.

Mary bloody mary by carolyn meyer