Review: Three Maids For A Crown by Ella March Chase

Three Maids for a Crown: A Novel of the Grey Sisters

by Ella March Chase

Paperback: 432 pages

Publisher: Broadway; Original edition (August 2, 2011)

Goodreads Description

In the second novel from Ella March Chase, we meet sixteen-year-old Jane Grey, a quiet and obedient young lady destined to become the shortest reigning English monarch. Her beautiful middle sister Katherine Grey charms all the right people--until loyalties shift. And finally Lady Mary Grey, a dwarf with a twisted spine whose goal is simply to protect people she loves--but at a terrible cost.

In an age in which begetting sons was all that mattered and queens rose and fell on the sex of their child, these three girls with royal Tudor blood lived under the dangerous whims of parents with a passion for gambling. The stakes they would wager: their daughters' lives against rampant ambition.

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Review

This story about the Grey sisters  is told from alternating points of view between the three of them.  Jane, the quiet, obedient one; Katherine, the beautiful one; Mary, the neglected handicapped one. I'm so glad that the author wrote this way because it gave me a chance to put my feet into the shoes of each of the sisters. My favorite character was Mary Grey, who seemed to be the most developed so I felt as if I could really feel where she was coming from.
Ella March Chase did a fantastic job taking me back in time so much so that I would forget that history can't be changed and I found myself on edge hoping that Jane would be set free! It got so intense for me and let me tell you, I would hate to have lived during those times, especially at court with all the greed and struggle for power. Yikes! I can't imagine my parents putting me in harms way just to further their own status. If ever there was a need for child protective services, it was back then.

If you love historical fiction or if it's a new genre for you, I recommend you read this engaging well written story about royalty, greed and paranoia.

5/5