Outstanding! I listened to the audio version, while I read along on my kindle. This author deserves extreme kudos for turning something as boring (for me, anyway) as a history lesson in Europe, into an extreme tale of love, violence, and sacrifice. The only other time that a history 'lesson' has impressed me this much was cinematically (Braveheart, 300, et al). The end of the book gave me goosebumps, and made all the little hairs on my neck stand on end! Awesome!!! ( )

The author, Laurel A. Rockefeller, gave me a copy of this book in exchange for my review.

Boudicca, Britain's Queen of the Iceni is very much a story with an aim to educate as well as entertain. The framework of the tale is that it’s a story told to a child. The storyteller this time is her mother and the goal is to serve as an empowering tale. Things get tough but women, frequently marginalized in our recorded past, can too change the course of history.

Rockefeller doesn’t sugarcoat the history in Boudicca, Britain's Queen of the Iceni for young readers. She is delicate and doesn’t go into graphic detail but abuse, rape and potential sexual slavery is mentioned. It is difficult for young women to comprehend the way that Boudicca and her twin daughters were perceived.

Twelve-year-old Alex and I read this novel together and she found the dynamic fascinating. Boudicca’s tale once again confirmed her delight at being born in the 21st Century. From the time we meet Boudicca as she’s running from an abusive mistress, the level of courage she showed in Rockefeller’s well-composed narrative appealed to the young Alex and she enters a phase in her life where she’ll embrace a growing independence.

I really enjoy Laurel Rockefeller’s work and believe that she’ll be responsible for introducing many young women to historical figures they will admire. ( )

This book was short yet involved me very much in a stunning, moving way in a historical journey that tells of mans sad bent towards destruction. I did find much about the characters that drew me in to the story and was immersed in the aspect of women's lives at the time. This book offers a look into a particular point of our past and portrays the heroine as one of strength and valor. Clearly we have the ability to demonstrate our nobility, or at least read about it!
I enjoyed this book and consider it a great read for the genre and any look into women's history. ( )