have you heard of the book “The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn” by Robin Maxwell? should it be avoided or is it good? or; what are your rec’s for anne fiction?

I’ve read excerpts of it and wasn’t terribly impressed, honestly– but then, I’m incredibly finicky when it comes to Tudor fiction.

Actually, my preference for fiction is 3rd person and I’ve yet to read a fiction book about Anne that I liked or loved in the 3rd person, altho I’ve read a few fics on AO3 that I have.

For YA, I still think ‘Doomed Queen Anne’ is the pinnacle. Apparently ‘Tarnish’ is good but I haven’t read it, so can’t speak to it.

As for 1st person narrations, “Je Anne Boleyn: Struck with the Dart of Love” by Sandra Vasoli I liked with a few qualms. If you want a series that has a good chunk of pages dedicated to the time before she returned to England in 1522, there is ‘La Petite Boulain’ by G. Lawrence, which is free on Kindle Unlimited. I like what I’ve read of it so far.

norcumi:

lynati:

my brain, interrupting my daydream: this is poorly researched and the narrative is not compelling

Brain: “Do it again, take it from the top.”