cathatrix's review against another edition
4.5
Narrator needs to review pronunciation of too many words.
nerdygirl712's review against another edition
Interesting book but full of dense historical information and I just wasn’t in the mindset for that type of book. Would like to go back to it sometime.
spinnerroweok's review
4.0
The history of a fascinating woman, her fascinating family, and a fascinating time.
caidyn's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Some of this had me raise my eyebrows with interpretations, but overall this was a great book on Catherine de Medici. It felt like it focused more on her kids, but given that she was pulling the strings, she shines through in the end.
katyjo13's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
Not as salacious as I’d hoped, but provides an excellent overview of 16th century Europe. I mostly felt sorry for Catherine for the first third of the book— being a woman in this time period sound awful. Overall, this book paints Catherine de Medici as driven, clever, a little scary, and a devoted mother.