Daughter of the White Rose

The twin of a prince, but with no royal kin; A witness to murder, though no blood was shed; She once saved two kings, through both courage and fear, And one still lives on, but the other is dead. Who is she? Set in the midst of the War of the Roses, this new middle grade title by Diane Zahler has a class......more

This is definitely not my favorite genre to read, and probably never will be. It was kind of boring up until the last like 40 pages, so it really wasn't worth the read in my opinion, although it did help me get more pages.......more

It’s been a long time since I read CATHERINE, CALLED BIRDY, but I can definitely see why this book is compared to that one. Though DAUGHTER OF THE WHITE ROSE isn’t told in diary entries, it has the feel of someone recording a memoir. At first I thought that only the beginning might be that way since......more

If it didn't have a tragic ending, I would put a 4 to 5 stat rate. I was so hooked on reading the 3/4 part of the novel. I loooveee medieval fiction stories woven with an "out of the ordinary" kind of friendship. Nell and the prince were surely more than great friends. They both believed in ideals ou......more

Based on events related to the throne of England from 1470 and 1485, this historical fiction imagines what might have happened if one of the two princes, sons of Edward IV, had survived rather than dying while in captivity. The boys' uncle, Richard III, has imprisoned them and seized control of the......more