Queen B: The Story of Anne Boleyn, Witch Queen
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This next spellbinding installment of Juno’s “irresistible” fantasy series Her Majesty's Royal Coven (Lana Harper) takes us back to the reign of Henry VIII and the origins of Her Majesty’s Royal Coven under the beautiful, the bewitching, Anne Boleyn.
It’s 1536 and the Queen has been beheaded.
Lady Grace Fairfax, witch, knows that something foul is at play—that someone had betrayed Anne Boleyn and her coven. Wild with the loss of their leader—and her lover, a secret that if spilled could spell Grace’s own end— she will do anything in her power to track down the traitor. But there’s more at stake than revenge: it was one of their own, a witch, that betrayed them, and Grace isn’t the only one looking for her. King Henry VIII has sent witchfinders after them, and they’re organized like they’ve never been before under his new advisor, the impassioned Sir Ambrose Fulke, a cold man blinded by his faith. His cruel reign could mean the end of witchkind itself. If Grace wants to find her revenge and live, she will have to do more than disappear.
She will have to be reborn.
In this gripping, propulsive, sultry short novel, Juno Dawson takes us back to the bloody beginnings of Her Majesty’s Royal Coven to show us the strength, steel and sacrifice it takes to make a sisterhood.
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Her Majesty's Royal Coven is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2022 with contributions by Juno Dawson. The next book is scheduled for release on .
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It's hard not to be disappointed in a book for simply not being the book you wished it were? But when I saw HRMC #3 I was like yessss but then when I realized it was a prequel I was like HANG ON there is a lot of unfinished business in the present day of that story!!! I am too concerned about Theo, Elle, Leonie, etc! Now you want me to go back to the 16th century?! I don't have time for this!!!! That said I think I could have gotten hella into Anne Boleyn, Witch Queen but I didn't love the structure of this–it went back and forth in time between the time right after (historical spoilers) Boleyn's death and 10 years prior, and I think it made it hard for the story to build momentum and for me to build attachments to the characters or to get invested in the romantic confessions/triangulations–some of them felt like they came out of nowhere. I think less time jumping would have served the story better. (Having both read [b:The Other Boleyn Girl 37470 The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9) Philippa Gregory https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1355932638l/37470.SY75.jpg 3248536] and had it corrected for me by the Vulgar History podcast I felt familiar with the rumors of Anne's witchcraft etc in a way that I hadn't been previously, on account of my American education, so I do think having that background info was helpful to me.)Overall I still like the witchy worldbuilding and this was a fun, quick read I just...a) wanted a different book but also b) think that the book that this was, could have been a stronger book. I remain ANXIOUSLY awaiting the NEXT book in this series!!
