You may think you know the story. This is the first line in My Lady Jane by Cynthia hand, Brodie Ashton, and Jodi Meadows. I really enjoyed this book, I finished it in three days and I actually only finished it about 45 minutes ago.
I was honestly surprised that I enjoyed this book as much as I did because a) it's a historical fiction and b) it's Owlcrate (nothing against Owlcrate but I just haven't enjoyed all the books they sent but I love everything else about it. The setting was in 16th century England and it was a Henry the eighth retelling. I didn't realise this at first until they mentioned Edward, and it all clicked into place. We had studied these people in seventh grade history class. I had always found King Henry interesting because back in that time it was illegal to get divorced, but then I remembered none of his wives divorced him, they all died of a beheading, childbirth, or some other horrific death except his last wife who out lived him.
there were several main characters in this novel the first one who the book is named after: Jane Grey. She is just a normal lady and by lady I mean lady as in cousin of the King. All she wants to do is read and be left alone. The next character is Gifford but he prefers to be called G because he hates his name. Gifford is a horse. Well not actually a horse he is an edian which is a person that can shift from human into an animal but he can't control his shifts so during the day he is a horse and at night he is a man. He is soon being forced into a wedding he wanted no part of and that there is no way out of, even in his horse form. The next character is King Edward, who is sixteen and of the this day: dying. He has to quickly reconsider who is next in line seeing as he doesn't have any children/heirs.
From there the plot is in motion, action, drama, and best of all comedy ensues from there. I really enjoyed this book, I was entranced in their world, fell in love with each characters, and at one point was actually screaming at the book, as if the characters on the page could hear me. Which annoyed the people sitting beside me also trying to read. (I am a very vocal reader, one of the best parts of having a teddy bear, no judgement)
In conclusion I highly suggest this book to anyone who can get their hands on it. Trust me it's worth it. If the inside jacket doesn't pull you in let the first paragraph, no the first line. Just read this book, please I'm begging you.