Jan Foxall

Was a fast read and if you don't know much about this family you can easily get confused as to some of the people i.e., Rosamund for one. As I know much about the entire Plantagenet family history I was fine with how the story jumps ahead - months and years at a time. The book portrays John much differently than other books and attempts to give understanding as to why John became the man he did.

Looking forward to the other two books in the series.

Enjoyed this book so much more than the first one. Didn't jump around like the first and you really got to know the people so much more deeply. I'm still not convinced with the theory that John did everything in revenge for the death of his father and his behavior was based on that but its historical fiction after all and I do like to read different takes. An good story and look forward to reading the final book in the trilogy.

My favorite of the trilogy. Wow! I have a new found respect for