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New York Times Bestseller * Publishers Weekly Best Young Adult Book of the Year * Bustle Best Young Adult Book of the Year * YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults
This comical, fantastical, romantical, New York Times bestselling, (not) entirely true story of Lady Jane Grey is “an uproarious historical fantasy that’s not to be missed” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
In My Lady Jane, coauthors Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows have created a one-of-a-kind YA fantasy in the tradition of The Princess Bride, featuring a reluctant king, an even more reluctant queen, a noble steed, and only a passing resemblance to actual history—because sometimes history needs a little help.
At sixteen, Lady Jane Grey is about to be married off to a stranger and caught up in a conspiracy to rob her cousin, King Edward, of his throne. But those trifling problems aren’t for Jane to worry about. Jane gets to be Queen of England.
Like that could go wrong.
And don't miss the authors' next fun read, My Plain Jane!
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This was more of humorous fantasy book than historical fiction book which is fine by me since I love both genres. King Edward IV, the 16 years old son of Henry VIII and is told that he is dying. His advisor, Lord Dudley, convinces Edward to make his beloved cousin, Lady Jane Grey his successor to the throne and to marry her to Dudley's son, who is never seen at court and is rumored to be a womanizer. Jane is a bookworm and is very opinionated. She is very close to Edward and is deeply hurt that she wa not consulted before this marriage was arranged. This leads to a rift between Edward and Jane. Jane weds her mysterious husband Gifford at a evening wedding and finds out the morning after her wedding night that he is an Edian (skin changer) when he turns into a horse at dawn. Edians are seen as evil by the Verities, religious zealots like Mary, Queen of Scots, who wants all Edians executed. Jane is so enthralled with Edians from her reading of them that she keeps Gifford, or G as he likes to be called, safe and tries to help him controls his condition. When Edward suddenly disappears, Jane is made Queen of England and she puts G at risk of being discovered as an Edian and plays an unwitting part in the conspiracy to dethrone Edward. Among all the plots and the backstabbing are hilarious incidents and quibs from mostly G and Jane that make you laugh so much that large liberties the authors took to stretch and change history to make the plot work goes unnoticed. This was an entertaining, fun read, great for some downtime reading.
I gave this 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads.
I gave this 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads.
The story is just brilliant! Hilarious revision of history with magic and a happily ever after. I especially like G’s poetry - Shakespeare would be jealous (or sue for plagiarism).
If you get the chance, read the audiobook. Katherine Kellgren brings all the characters to life with an array of voices, and she reads with such passion. She was truly a gifted reader.
If you get the chance, read the audiobook. Katherine Kellgren brings all the characters to life with an array of voices, and she reads with such passion. She was truly a gifted reader.