Saturday, October 24, 2009

Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles (book review)

Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles, by Kathryn Lasky, is the fascinating story of this young monarch before she became the Queen of France. Lasky tells her story in a diary format, which is very interesting and helps to connect the reader to the main character. We  get an inside scoop on this princess's sheltered life and watch as she makes decisions that will eventually lead to her gruesome death as the Queen. The series this book is part of, Royal Diaries, is an offshoot of Dear America, so readers who enjoy these kinds of books will love this one. I'd also recommend it to anyone interested in historical fiction, because it was a great book, informative yet very entertaining.

9 comments:

Linda said...

Interesting. Never heard of the series but sounds like something I would like.

Jean said...

Rock on and read on, Annie!!!! I've read a couple of books by Kathryn Lasky, and all were very good. Have a great day full of great stories!!

Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanity said...

And did she say "Let them Eat Cake!"?

Great job so far, Annie!!

alitareads said...

Happy Read-a-Thon day! Can you believe we're already a quarter done? Have fun today and enjoy the wonderful books you have lined up :)

Debi said...

Linda--

They're certainly very interesting! I would definitely recommend them.

Jean--

Thanks!

Trish--

LOL thanks!

Alitareads--

I know--it's going so fast!!!

--Annie

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