The King's Mistress: A Novel Audiobook

" A very different perspective in the much maligned mistress of Edward III. Was she the scapegoat for the disaster that was the last years of beloved Edward's reign? I enjoyed this book very much but would have liked a little more perspective on the major political players at the time. The Black Prince was the golden boy and John of Gaunt was in the thick of things but their characters were barely there in this novel. "

" Dull and plodding. I was unable to finish this because I was so uninterested in Alice's character. "

" Good historical book with information on England during the time of Chaucer's life. I liked the story and writing just fine, but it did sometimes feel as if it was just a historical dialogue. Reminds me a bit of Forever Amber or Katherine, books that were big during my mom's day in the 60s (which I naturally read, having found them in her bookshelf). "

" Really wanted to like this book. Was mostly bored by the writing style. *sigh* "

" Before reading The King's Mistress by Emma Campion I had no knowledge of Alice Perrers, the very influential mistress of England's King Edward III. Contemporaries painted her as a controling presence in the king's life, but Emma Campion opened my eyes to the fact that young girls had no opportunities to decide their futures and fates. Alice's fate was controlled by others - her mother, her father, her husband, the king, the queen, and those in the court. She did what was necessary to survive and to protect her children and family all the while supporting King Edward III as he grew old on the throne of England. "

" Won at Read It Forward. "

" Good story with some interesting plot twists. Can't wait to read the newest version of Alice's story by Anne O'Brien and see how they compare. "

" I love her Candace Robb/Owen Archer mysteries. This was a bit slow, took so long for Alice Perrers to become Edward's Mistress, when of course we knew, if only from the title, that that was to happen. "

" It took me me forever to finish this. It was an epic tale, but well told with appropriate historical details. "

" King's Mistress was a good book, but some of it historically was not to my liking. I don't really think that Alice could have been that much of an angel. She was still a greedy, manuplitaive woman as well as an angel. That being said, it was a good book. "

" I tried, I really tried to finish this book but just couldn't do it. I give 2 stars to the author for being the "world's foremost scholar on Perrers. Too bad she couldn't make the material interesting. "

" Not sure if I'll finish it. It couldn't keep my attention. It's not that its too long, it just seems predictable with no real story line to it anymore. Maybe I'll get back to it. Doubt it. "

" Dull and plodding. I was unable to finish this because I was so uninterested in Alice's character. "

" King's Mistress was a good book, but some of it historically was not to my liking. I don't really think that Alice could have been that much of an angel. She was still a greedy, manuplitaive woman as well as an angel. That being said, it was a good book. "

" Very much like Phillippa Gregory's books. "

" i adore historical court fiction. especially the clothes descriptions:) i also adore tales of the 'bad girls'. this book humanizes alice perrer in a way that is believable and a little heart wrenching. the story got bogged down a little in the middle but was still a very good read over all. "