REVIEW: The King's Sister (Anne O'Brien)

Book: The King's Sister

Author: Anne O'Brien

My rating: 3/5.

Premise: Elizabeth of Lancaster has learned the shrewd tricks of the court from England’s most powerful men. Refusing to bow to the fate of a strategic marriage, Elizabeth weds the charming and ruthlessly ambitious Sir John Holland: half-brother to King Richard II and the one man she has always wanted. But defiance can come at a price.

This is a part of history that I'm not so familiar with and I enjoyed finding out about the politics of that period. Throughout the book, you get a feel for how restricted the position of women was. But you also get an idea of how dangerous the politics of court were. Elizabeth and her family are constantly treading on eggshells, trying to stay in favour of whoever's in charge.

I wasn't a huge fan of Elizabeth herself. Yes she was headstrong, but she was very naive and never learnt her lesson. I also got frustrated at how much she went on about herself, her "hopeless" position and rehashed the same old thoughts across multiple chapters. But the love story was good, even if I wanted to knock some sense into her husband at times!