Elizabeth & The Prince of Spain - Margaret Irwin - Spoiler Free Review

Title - Elizabeth & The Prince of Spain
Author - Margaret Irwin
Series - The Elizabeth Trilogy / Good Queen Bess Trilogy #3 
ISBN - 9780749012625
Genre - Adult > Historical Fiction
My Copy - Purchased
Format - Paperback
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 The final book in the Elizabeth Trilogy is an epic conclusion to the early life of Queen Elizabeth I, but Philip Prince of Spain doesn't not wish to make it easy for her to he has been warned about his Wife's half sister she is a heretic, a rebel and a potential enemy but there is something abut her, something that makes him want her near him even if she is a heretic she is an alluring Heretic.
Elizabeth is accused of Treason and the only person who can keep her from the Tower is her sisters husband but that will endure the wrath of Bloody Mary, can Elizabeth survive to take the throne and rule as a Queen in her own right as well as making sure Philip doesn't over step out of bounds.

So before i start i will say this is the best in the series by a mile, it didn't have the whiny characters like in the previous two books, and the characters seem to be acting their age and that was my biggest problem in the other books and that was solved and that is one of the main reasons this ended up with 4 stars and not 5. 

I did still have a couple minor problem but i just ignored them, and that is the fact we didn't see Elizabeth for the first 100pgs its all about Philip and i not sure how i feel about that he was a good character and i enjoyed reading his POV, but i love reading from Bess' more. Mary's character was as pathetic as usual and that makes me sad because i wish that for once we would get a strong woman like her Mother and Grandmothers. Bess on the other hand has really grown since the first book and that was amazing to see i hated her in the first book and now you cant start to see the Queen she becomes inside of her waiting to burst out. 

I liked the story there really wasn't much of one it was more Elizabeth trying to survive and Philip trying to get her to have sex with him. But what storyline there was it did flow pretty well and is one of the best series i have read in the Tudor Genre so for that I commend it since stories about Elizabeth I normally only keep my attention for the first book. but this entire series was enjoyable and some of the best historical fiction and it feels timeless when your are reading it you would never guess that it was first published in 1953 so i really hope you give this series a try it is one of the best i have read. 

Until Next Time

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