Date read: 15th April 2023
My rating: 5*
Genre I reckon: historical romance (Tudor)
Buy link: Amazon
I was absolutely blown away by this book! Yes, it's an incredibly slow burn but an intense one.
This is a Tudor romance set in the court of Henry VIII as he's on the cusp of marrying Anne Boleyn. BUT it is NOT about the monarch - huzzah! No, it's a romance novel about a young, female singer, Bess, in the Music. She's fictional but written in a way that could have been real.
Tom is the only person who's kind to the ten year old as she gets sold to the court as a minstrel. They become best friends as the world whirls around them.
There are friendships, intrigues, losses, disease and very few gains.
The unrequited love becomes excruciating in the best possible way. It broke my heart and shattered my soul.
Clearly well-researched. I felt this really could have happened. The sights and smells had me living in this book. I strolled around the 'below stairs' world of Greenwich Palace and peeked into Hampton Court.
There are well-written side characters to support the tormented MCs. And the real life tales of the king are cleverly interwoven as a backdrop to this tale of torment.
Historical romance lovers need to read this!
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