Doomed Queens

A compendium of female royalty from ancient times all the way up until the ill-fated Diana Spencer. I liked how it was royalty from several continents and not just focusing on Europe, as many similar books do. Each entry seemed to be well-researched and had side notes that explained types of death or something referenced in the main text.
The design of the book was also what initially drew me but I was disappointed to find that many of the images inside were slightly pixelated (and obviously easily fixed with a modicum of skill in Photoshop) and included fan-art type drawings rather than classical paintings and etchings, I assume due to copyright prices. The pages were also that really annoying un-cut edges that makes it difficult to turn pages and impossible to flip through. The author also made a lot of obscure or random cultural references to things that weren't related (“she was the Angela Jolie in a sea of Reese Witherspoons” isn't something I care to read in a somewhat educational text) and a few I didn't even understand.
Overall, an interesting and fun read, but not as entertaining as I had hoped.

If you want a short synopsis on several queens who met interesting ends, this is the book for you! I read it in about two hours, and it was interesting. Full of facts, yet not so drawn out as to have you lose interest in the character that is being portrayed. Great for young readers interested in history to get their feet wet into royal history.