So Many Precious Books, So Little Time: Giveaway & Review: Her Highness, the Traitor by Susan Higginbotham

Friday, June 22, 2012

Giveaway & Review: Her Highness, the Traitor by Susan Higginbotham

Told in alternating points of view, Her Highness, the Traitor tells what happened leading up to and after the death of King Henry VIII. His son Edward VI became king after his death however, if he died, Henry’s daughter Mary was to become queen and if she died, the Kingdom would go to Elizabeth. Sounds simple but it was not.

There were others vying for the Kingdom, claiming that both Mary and Elizabeth were bastards and not entitled to the throne. Many had their sights on little Lady Jane Grey for Queen and fought to make it happen. She was queen for all of nine days and Her Highness, the Traitor is her story and the story of the ones who made her Queen.

It is no secret that I am a fan of Susan Higginbotham and this novel has not changed my mind on that. I like the way this novel is laid out, telling it in alternating points of views work really well. The reader is able to get the story from all sides, not just one point of view. Higginbotham doe an outstanding job of trying to get to the truth of what really might have happened. The writing is clear and beautifully descriptive and the characters jump out of the page to greet the reader and welcome him or her into the past.

I felt as if I was brought back in time and experienced everything first hand. This is another winning historical fiction novel by Susan Higginbotham! I can hardly wait to see what she comes up with next!

4.5/5

Thanks to Sourcebooks and Net Galley for the eBook version for advance review. Also, thanks to Beth Pehlke of Sourcebooks, I am giving away one copy of Her Highness, the Traitor.

This giveaway is for Canada and the U.S. and ends on July 6, 2012. Please use Rafflecopter to enter.
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Posted by Teddy Rose at 9:00 AM

Labels: Books Read in 2012, My Past Giveaways

16 comments:

Things are rarely simple with those Tudors! Looks like a great historical, would love to take a look!

holdenj said... June 22, 2012 at 10:28 AM

Looks like a good one for the summer.

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Reading said... June 22, 2012 at 11:04 AM

Can't wait to read it!

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Lara Newell said... June 22, 2012 at 12:55 PM

I don't know this story. I'd love to read the book. Thanks for the chance to win.

Nancy said... June 22, 2012 at 1:44 PM

Thanks for this interesting giveaway. elliotbencan(at)hotmail(dot)com

petite said... June 22, 2012 at 2:22 PM

An intriguing and fascinating book. love it. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com

traveler said... June 22, 2012 at 2:29 PM

I love books about the Tudors. Thank you for the chance to win this book

Angela - Bookaunt said... June 22, 2012 at 3:31 PM

I am just obsessed with everything Tudor!

Literary Chanteuse said... June 22, 2012 at 6:17 PM

I've always found King Henry VIII to be an interesting figure and often it's his relationships that makes it so. I need to get back into the Tudor world.

Na said... June 23, 2012 at 12:09 AM

I haven't read any of Susan Higginbotham's books. I would love to start with this one. It sounds good!

Carol M said... June 23, 2012 at 6:55 AM

This is a whole new part of Tudor history for me. I love that it is told in alternating voices. All I love to read about the Tudors.

Carol N Wong said... June 23, 2012 at 1:10 PM

This sounds like another great Tudor history read!

Janet said... June 24, 2012 at 8:08 PM

I enjoy reading stories about the Tudors. Always something going on.

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misskallie2000 said... June 28, 2012 at 2:43 PM

I, too, am a fan of Susan Higginbotham and would love to read this book.
Thanks for the giveaway.
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Patricia N said... June 28, 2012 at 7:18 PM

It looks like a really good story that shows a time I am not too familiar with.