Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine Audiobook

" I was not prepared for all the sex in the book. It was an easy read and did follow history somewhat. In the end I just felt terrible for all the characters. They really messed their lives up. "

" If you're looking for historical fiction with a leg up (no pun intended; well, yea, intended!) on Harlequin Romances, this may suit you. Brain candy when you need a break, but interesting enough from the historical aspect of the figures to keep one entertained and turning pages. "

" This was okay. I read Weir's nonfiction biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine some years ago, and that was much better. But I will probably remember this one more. Too much sex for my taste. "

" Two chapters in, I gave up. Seriously jarring writing, with modern slang tossed in with high-minded "period" dialogue, and a main character focused only on sexuality. If those things change later in the novel, great, but I didn't think it was worth sticking around to find out. A real shame, as I enjoy Weir's non-fiction. "

" I stand firm that Innocent Traitor was her best book. They only went on a downward slope from there. As shown with this mess. Only good for mindless entertainment. "

" One of my favorite historical characters by one of my favorite historical authors, but I felt that this book fell a little flat compared to The Lady Elizabeth and Lady Jane Grey. Maybe it was just the subject, or the real life isolation of Queen Eleanor throughout a large period of her life, but it surprisingly was not my favorite. A good read nonetheless and quite historically accurate, unlike many other historical novels! "

" Read 11 pages and took it back. It was like a bad romance novel. Way too much quivering and thrusting of bosoms. Yikes! "

" I was disappointed in this book. "

" I really enjoyed this book. I often wondered how much is accurate and how much is fiction added for entertainments sake... but I really enjoyed this book a lot. "

" This epic novel is full of intrigue, conflict, and hope; it is pulled together with high quality writing. "

" My 28th great grandmother! "

" Really good historical fiction, except this one was a looooot heavier on the romance. Of course now I want to read the nonfiction "companion" to this one a whole lot more. "

" Amazing fiction novel of how Queen Eleanor lived. From beginning to end there is a romantic twist following you at every turn, and an evil plot stirring. This book is no doubt lengthy, but you'll be happy you read it. "

" I liked this book. Love the historical royal books, Allison weir is great, kind of serious lots of historical detail. "

" Captive Queen: A novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine, by Alison Weir. First married to King Louis VII of France, then married to King Henry II of England. Mother of Richard the Lionheart and King John. "

" So far the book is awesome. "

" Not bad i liked it "

" The depiction of the times, of Eleanor and her independence, of the "love", fascinating. "

" Very good read. If you like historical fiction, recommend it. "

" More romance than history at first but enough to get me interested in the book and this period of British history. "

" I enjoy history, and Alison Weir's historical novels really brings it to life. I especially enjoyed this book because I didn't know much about this time period in English and French monarchy so didn't know the ending as I had in her other novels. "

" A fantastic novel, brimming with great characters. Eleanor comes vividly alive on Weir's pages. "

" A great novel based on the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine. She is a favorite historical woman- and this is the best thing I have ever read about her. Shades of The Lion In Winter- a favorite movie "

" Always interested to learn more European history. I don't know how much of this was actual history, some of it read more like a romance novel. But It gave the general idea of events and circumstances when England was a great Empire stretching from Scotland to Spain. "