Book - The White Queen

The White Queen
Philippa Gregory
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Brother turns on brother. The throne of England is at stake. The deadly Wars of the Roses have begun. . . .
They ruled England before the Tudors, and now internationally bestselling author Philippa Gregory brings the Plantagenets to life through the dramatic and intimate stories of the secret players: the indomitable women.

Elizabeth Woodville, a woman of extraordinary beauty and ambition, secretly marries the newly crowned boy king of England. While she rises to the demands of her exalted position and fights for the success of her family, her two sons become the central figures in a famous unsolved mystery that has confounded historians for centuries: the lost princes in the Tower of London. Philippa Gregory brings the artistry and intellect of a master writer and storyteller to a new era in history and begins what is sure to be another bestselling classic series.


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I had eyed this book for quite a long time... and finally I have the chance to read it.

I know very little about English history (never studied it really) so I don't know much of it...

I knew this book is a historical fiction, what I didn't know was that this book also talked about two princes that I had always wondered about. Princes Edward and Richard, of whom I first heard about when I visited the Tower of London two years ago... the two princes that just vanished.

Nice coincidence, so I was feeling somewhat smug about it.

The story was interesting enough, and the words flow very well, so it was a really easy read. But this book was just a tad too long. Granted, this is historical fiction so it followed certain timelines... but seeing them going to war and then to war, and then to war again, over and over again started to get boring...

Parts of the book was also slightly confusing: too many people with the same names. Many decisions and thought patterns weren't elaborated (despite having whole paragraphs on dissecting the matter) and decisions changed so quickly that sometimes I couldn't catch up too.

The book also left us at a cliffhanger, so I'm a little annoyed by that. For now, I guess I have had too much of this book and have to take a break before reading the following installment. Nevertheless, this has proved to be an interesting read.