100 Pages A Day...Stephanie's Book Reviews

Royal Mistress follows the story of Jane Shore, Edward IV "merriest" mistress.  We meet Jane Lambert as a headstrong, smart, quick-witted and  sensual woman working for her father, a mercer.  Jane is the more troublesome daughter for her father and he marries her off to a fellow mercer, William Shore. While working with William, Jane catches the eye of many high ranking officials in King Edward's court. As Jane seeks an annulment, the King seeks a way to be with Jane. As a mistress, Jane finds happiness, love and freedom, but that is far from the end of the story.

I enjoyed Royal Mistress and was glad to read about yet another important woman from the War of the Roses.  A lot of research was done for this story, most of the characters are non-fictional and there are real excerpts from letters and text written at the time.  All of the real characters were true to their historical counterparts and without being flat.
Jane's story is captivating and I'm glad that there is a story from her point of view.  Personally, I would have enjoyed it better if the entire story was told from Jane's point of view alone. There are many points of view introduced in this story, which the author, Anne Easter Smith, explains at the end of the work.   The switching viewpoints and additional storylines did become a little tedious for me since I have read much about this time period.  However, if you are a lover of historical fiction and enjoy this time period, you will enjoy the book.

This book was provided for free in return for an honest review.