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A review by lillyminasyan
Bloody Tower: A Tudor Girl's Diary, 1553-1559 by Valerie Wilding
5.0
I absolutely LOVED this book. I now want to know more about Queen Elizabeth. I think she was a great ruler than her crazy half-sister Queen Mary, who was a fanatic and just crazy (yes! Crazy is the word for her). Quite frankly, when I was reading other books about Mary, I felt sorry for her, and thought she would be a good ruler, who would not spread hate and burn people like it is no big deal. Her nickname was Bloody Mary...
This time, this book was a diary of a girl named Matilda, who by a chance found a letter in her diary (which was given by her father, who got that notebook from Anne Boleyn, who was Elizabeth’s mother). Throughout the book, I wondered why Matilda isn’t opening that letter which was addressed to Elizabeth. But Matilda didn’t open it and gave it to Elizabeth not opened, which (of course) Elizabeth much appreciated it. Then I understood that Matilda respected Anne Boleyn’s last wish and Elizabeth’s privacy. If I find a letter, I won’t read it.
I wish I knew what was in that letter.
Enjoyed Matilda’s daily life and knowing her life, parents and friends.
This time, this book was a diary of a girl named Matilda, who by a chance found a letter in her diary (which was given by her father, who got that notebook from Anne Boleyn, who was Elizabeth’s mother). Throughout the book, I wondered why Matilda isn’t opening that letter which was addressed to Elizabeth. But Matilda didn’t open it and gave it to Elizabeth not opened, which (of course) Elizabeth much appreciated it. Then I understood that Matilda respected Anne Boleyn’s last wish and Elizabeth’s privacy. If I find a letter, I won’t read it.
I wish I knew what was in that letter.
Enjoyed Matilda’s daily life and knowing her life, parents and friends.