Review 176: The May Bride

The May Bride by Suzannah Dunn
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The book was slow plodding along, with so much based on looks and few words actually spoken, yet tremendous weight placed on what was said. Perhaps that's how it was during that time and station, withholding, not revealing all that you thought or may want to say. But it made for a slow book. Then suddenly something happens, revelations are made, decisions. The last 30 pages or so, the book is quick and briefly goes through the rest our narrator's life, being sent to be a lady in the queen's court at the behest of her eldest brother.

Turns out this queen is the first of Henry VIII's wives, and Jane, the narrator will be the third. This is historical fact. I do not have much knowledge of England's Royalty over the years other than some generalities, and this book has a focus of Katherine Fillol who married Jane's eldest brother Edward Seymour. To be honest, the facts for me save the book, even though I didn't know this until the end with a summary of history as it pertains to this book.

I received a free copy of this book at a library conference. I was not required to write a review, but felt like it and, of course, the above opinions are my own.