The Exiled

I could not bring myself to finish this book. The first book was a bit unbelievable as it went on, but was still fun and moved along. This one, however, is just a long slog of nothing happening aside from every single person in the city loving or hating Anne, and if they hate Anne it???s because she???s smart and pretty and unmarried. Also she has mystical magic powers!

All in all, the main plot details this book hinges on make no real sense - as an illegitimate daughter of Henry VI, she???d have no claim to the throne at all, so why would she be a political pawn? And why is Elizabeth trying to kill her?? I get she???s a jealous woman in this book, but it???s not like it???s unheard of for kings to have mistresses. I think by this time in real life he already had several! Why on earth she???s going out of her way to try to have her husband???s mistress killed is never adequately explored, in my opinion. Or maybe it is later in the book - like I said, I couldn???t finish it. There???s plenty of other books set in this era that probably don???t focus on an incredible Mary Sue - who???s pretty, has magic powers, everyone loves her, she???s successful at everything. There???s even at least a few books on Edward???s historical mistresses, whom Elizabeth did not try to have killed. I would rather read those.

Hopefully the third book isn???t such a slog of basically nothing happening, and will explain some things.