Book Review of A Queen's Game by Katharine McGee

17 Feb, 2025

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Title: A Queen's Game
Author: Katharine McGee
Genre: Historical fiction

Plot: 4/5
Characters: 4/5
Pacing: 4/5
Writing: 4/5
Spice Level: 1/5 🌶
Enjoyment: Medium
Overall: 4/5

What did you like about the book?

• I'd say multiple POVs and the character's views on each chapter.

What did you dislike about the book?

• Some parts are slow sometimes.

What did you like and/or dislike about the characters?

• The characters were interesting. Most characters are based in real life people.

Was the main character reliable or unreliable?

• Sometimes.

Did any parts of the book surprise you?

• Yes.

What emotions did this book make you feel?

• A mix of happy, sad, and surprised.

Did your opinion of the book change or stay the same as you read it?

• A little bit.

Did you find the book to be a page-turner or a slow burn?

• A mix of page-turner and slow burn.

To whom would you recommend this book?

• To anyone who likes historical fiction, royalty, characters based on real life people, and drama.

What song does this book reminds you of?

• Royals by Lorde.

Verdict: I enjoyed A Queens Game. I'll be reading the next book of the series.

Synopsis:

In the last glittering decade of European empires, courts, and kings, three young women are on a collision course with history—and with each other.

Alix of Hesse is Queen Victoria’s favorite granddaughter, so she can expect to end up with a prince . . . except that the prince she’s falling for is not the one she’s supposed to marry.

Hélène d’Orléans, daughter of the exiled King of France, doesn’t mind being a former princess; it gives her more opportunity to break the rules. Like running around with the handsome, charming, and very much off-limits heir to the British throne, Prince Eddy.

Then there’s May of Teck. After spending her entire life on the fringes of the royal world, May is determined to marry a prince—and not just any prince, but the future king.

In a story that sweeps from the glittering ballrooms of Saint Petersburg to the wilds of Scotland, A Queen’s Game recounts a pivotal moment in real history as only Katharine McGee can tell it: through the eyes of the young women whose lives, and loves, changed it forever.

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