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Title: Weak beginning, strong ending
Review: I've read 10+ of Philippa Gregory's historical novels, and enjoyed them all. However, when I was first reading it, I didn't much care about either of the two main characters or what happened to them. They both had plenty of flaws. Just when I would begin to sympathize with one of them, they make another bad decision.I'm updating now since I finished the book yesterday. Once I decided which characters I wanted to root for, I became more engaged in the story.The author crafts several intriguing plot twists, and more than one dark secret is revealed by the end. She kept me riveted for the last few chapters - I literally could not put it down!My overall opinion is that this a very powerful anti-war novel, and provides the reader with a lot of ideas to ponder.
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