Just coming off of reading the events of the Cousin's War from the viewpoint of Margaret Beaufort and seeing how many people disliked her character, I'm a little surprised to find that Anne Neville is not that much better. You get to see more of Richard, which is interesting to compare to the viewpoints the other narrating women have had of him in the Plantagenet novels past), but Anne herself is just as childish and haughty as Margaret, just without the religious aspect, and with even less control. While Margaret is portrayed to at least have had a hand in the events happening around her, Anne always seems to just be tugged along; the decisions are explained to her, the reasonings walked through for her, and she just gets to be afraid of her enemies and sure of her place, despite the fact that whatever her claim is, she doesn't do much to actively work towards it. For an author who usually makes the women in history seem like players in the game that ignores them, it almost seems like Anne Neville is one character who isn't even a player in her own narration.

Gregory's books can be hit and miss, but I found this one pretty entertaining. It's still got a bit of the supernatural (the reason I skipped her last book about Jacquetta Woodville) but I forgave it for having reminded me of reading Sharon Kay Penman's Sunne in Splendour. If you're interested in the Wars of the Roses period, pick that one up - it's epic.

I've read Gregory's other historical fiction works from this time period. "The Kingmaker's Daughter" is right on par with the other books, an interesting read if you enjoy this period of history. I liked the first two books better but did enjoy this one.

This is my favorite novel so far in The Cousins War series.

It has been almost two years since I read the previous novel in this series, so I had a really hard time remembering who all the characters were. However, this book kept my interest the entire time. There were lots of highs and lows, and I thought the pacing was great throughout. This book definitely made me guilty of saying "Just one more chapter" numerous times before finally putting it down. :)

I loved it so much I immediately got the next book at the library and started it. And that's saying something as I typically went 2-3 years before picking up the next book in this series. I can't believe I started it back in 2009.

This was the weakest book in the Cousins War series. The other books had more interesting protagonists -- it's hard to like Anne because she seems childish at first and then later on she just seems boring. The parts with her and Margaret of Anjou were cool and some of the scenes with her and Richard were ok. But I kept thinking Isabel was more interesting. I will read the next book because overall I have enjoyed the series.

A brilliant insight into the life of Anne Neville - the girl who would be queen. An interesting take on her relationship with her husband Richard III. Very human and real relationships are shown throughout the book. Well done Philippa Gregory!

I enjoyed this one a lot. Ann's perspective during these events was very interesting. Also getting to see just HOW crazy george was in the storyline was also a favorite part.