The Other Boleyn Girl

Usually, I'm not one for historical fiction. I hate the way the thees, thines, and thous get thrown in merciously into works just so they sound posh. As I said to Lizzy the other day, I can guarentee if some mother was reprimanding a kid in Henry the 8th's time, she did not say, "Make sure thou dost not do that again. Otherwise I shall punish thee." No, they would say, "Pick up that cake RIGHT NOW!"

The Other Boleyn Girl did not make me cringe. It made sense. There were a couple highnesses and the like, but DUH, it's the court, of course there would be. Plus, it's a fascinating story. A fictionalized story about Mary Boleyn and her role in Anne Boleyn's rise to the throne.

I highly suggest taking a crack at this book. It's not a "quick read," but it's worth it.