Young Bess by Margaret Irwin
Genre: Historical Fiction
Rating: DNF
While I was reading this book I had my moments where I was thinking “this is nice…this is cute…” the writing was very eloquent and good. However the plot was just… nonexistent. By page 85 not much had happened. I had no urge to continue reading and even though I enjoyed it while I was reading it, I had to force myself to sit down and read it. And you should never have to force yourself to read a book (except for school). I felt the same way about The Midnight Charter. Both of these were similar in that they both had a bit of politics in them.
I did like the characters (Loved Tom Seymour!) and the writing, again, was great. But nothing made me want to keep reading.
I didn’t get far enough into the book to be able to say what content was in it.
Young Bess was re-published by Sourcebooks March 1st. Please know that I am in the minority for those who didn’t like/finish it. See other reviews on Amazon and Goodreads.
I feel your pain. I just finished up a little spurt of bad reading choices(or bad writing, but I will take the blame) and just could not finish a book. Your post reminds me that I need to make sure I share these insights on my blog and not just the ones I really like. Perhaps creating a mixtape for the Spring time will perk your enjoyment in reading. I am currently making a mixtape and I have found that as my mood turns more positive so does my outlook on reading. I always have to find a way to incorporate music and reading.
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