27/100

The Virgin's Lover by Philippa Gregory

My review

rating: 2 of 5 stars
Blech. This was so so so not the normal Philippa Gregory book. It just was not interesting. This was another audio book for me and it was only 5 CD's compared to the usual PG 16. It was just not a developed book and I did not care about the characters. The audio quality was also pretty bad with cheesy music and the same guy, yes guy, reading all the characters.



This book begins right after the death of Queen Mary (Bloody Mary) and after her sister, Elizabeth, takes the throne. Elizabeth seemed very weak and always at the helm of a man, be it her longtime adviser, Cecil, or her lover, Robert Dudley. Dudley is Elizabeth's first lover and she swears up and down that he is her longtime love. Dudley is already married, to Amy, and he seeks to get out of his marriage in order to marry Elizabeth. Poor Amy, who has stood by Robert through thick and thin, constantly tries to win back his love, but Robert continues to be a bitter jerk to her.



SPOILER-

At the end, Elizabeth basically throws Dudley under the bus and ruins his life. So much for love. Poor Amy pays the ultimate sacrifice. I appreciated the book's chilling ending.


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