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Title: Lady Jane
Review: I did not dislike this book, in fact it was a fairly good read and I enjoyed it. However throughout the entire novel I couldn't help but feel that Weir had not quite stepped away from her "historian's voice". Whole sections of it could very well have been in one of her legendary biographies, except the facts are set to dialogue.Descriptions of place, especially when the setting was in London, were dry and not really needed as I don't feel they did much to strengthen the story. And when Weir did step out of the box by placing Lady Jane at the burning of Anne Askew or having Queen Mary give Lady Jane a ruby necklace that looked like blood around her neck the tone of the novel changed for the better.I appreciate her accuracy and it's definitely better than being annoyed by inaccuries when reading historical fiction, but I couldn't help but wish Weir had had more fun with the fact she was writing a novel while still staying within the lines of history.
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