The Devil's Queen: A Novel of Catherine de Medici Audiobook

" The author provides a very intriguing tale of the life of Catherine de Medici and also provides a very interesting glimpse of life in 16th century Europe during the Renaissance. "

" Very intense book, but left me interested in addition books by her, next book I want to read is The Borgia Bride and other authors writting on the history of France in the same timeframe. "

" Great book about The French Court during the Renaissance. "

" This book covers a large span of time yet it doesn't feel like much time is passing or has passed. For being a called the devil's queen, I was expecting Catherine to be cunning, manipulating, and a tad evil. Instead Catherine was obsessive with her husband and children, obsessive to the point of stupidity and blindness. The astrology added little to the story. "

" Good historical novel. "

" I always love a juicy Medici tale. "

" Kind of a crazy story; it took me longer than it should have to read this book because of it's cringe-worthiness. "

" Good historical fiction......more wars due to religion and power.... "

" Beginning was promising, but then there were some disturbing actions mid-book that made me want to stop reading it. I did continue though, to learn more about the history of this Valois family than to finish a good fictional story. "

" Real historical facts woven around a very influential and disturbing woman. "

" i L-O-V-E-D this book! i ended up rooting for the main character and cheering her on. granted, she did make a poor choice to try to guarantee her destiny and legacy, but in the end i felt that she came to her senses and tried to right the wrong decisions that she had made. "

" Great historical read. Thoroughly enjoyed this book. "

" A riveting, well-researched piece of historical fiction. The story is beautifully told and nicely paced. I haven't enjoyed a book this much in quite a while! "

" The book made me want to learn about the real woman but it felt a little repetitious in places and I wish it delved more into the history or the astrology rather touching a little bit on everything "

" Thought I would try one of my wife's books. Was surprisingly impressed. Read like a fantasy novel wi all the intrigue, without the dragons (although there is a demon thrown in). "

" Good Book. Catherine de medici is such an interesting character and this book helped show the human side of the legend. "

" Entertaining read; but not as good as The Scarlett Contessa. "

" The best of Kalogridis' so far. "

" Interesting historical novel about the Medici family, and the St. Bartholomew Massacre, etc. "

" Any book about the Medici will suck me in. I am not sure how I feel about the author having Catherine involved in black magic and murder in order to ensure her husband and son's futures. Any historical evidence of that? I prefer accurate historical fiction but it is an interesting read anyway. "

" Definitely,No.1 best writer of historical fiction - Jeanne Kalogridis! "

" A historically fictional account of Catherine de Medici and her life from Italy to France. I was unable to put it down, despite it's 400+ pages. Engaging and wonderful. "

" Terrible title for what turned out to be a good entertaining book. "

" Entertaining read; but not as good as The Scarlett Contessa. "

" Love her books and this one didn't disappoint!!! "

" I loved how much history was in this book. "

" The book follows the life of Catherine de Medici. Overall the book seems a bit slow until near the end. It takes too much time on her childhood. "

" This book was really interesting and gave a lot of information about a time in history that I wasn't famliar with. "

" Very interesting. I haven't read much about Catherine de Medici and this was a really fun read, Kalogirdis actually goes into Catherine's motivations and shows an intelligent woman and devoted mother, not so much an evil queen. "

" I love reading novels set in this time period and Kalogridis does a good job of creating a compelling story while following a factual story line. I had a hard time putting this book down. "

" So far I absolutely love this book. It is a great story about the French court during the 1500s. I am 2/3 of the way through it and have a hard time putting it down. "

" I was slow to warm up to this novel, but got sucked in a third of the way through. I thought this story in history unique: a queen engaged in the metaphysical and magical. Add this to the twists and turns in the story line made for an interesting read. "