A review by tomjsturner
Arthur: Prince of the Roses by Alison Weir
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
<strong>An interesting tantalising taste</strong>
This is the prequel short story to Wrir's series based around the lives of Henry VIII's six wives. It summarises the life of Prince Arthur, older brother of Henry and original husband to Katherine of Aragon, and finishes just as these two meet (what follows obviously taking place in the first Novel in the series.) Arthur is a number of those "What if" characters from history, and, though there's unlikely to be much more to be told, I felt disappointed that this part was so short, I'd liked to have learned more about the would be king. But that's not what this tale is here for.
This is the prequel short story to Wrir's series based around the lives of Henry VIII's six wives. It summarises the life of Prince Arthur, older brother of Henry and original husband to Katherine of Aragon, and finishes just as these two meet (what follows obviously taking place in the first Novel in the series.) Arthur is a number of those "What if" characters from history, and, though there's unlikely to be much more to be told, I felt disappointed that this part was so short, I'd liked to have learned more about the would be king. But that's not what this tale is here for.