"To Hold the Crown" by Jean Plaidy book review

"To Hold the Crown" is the first book in the Tudor series written by Jean Plaidy. It is a good historical fiction book...with an emphasis on fiction, I suppose. This story was about Henry VII and Elizabeth of York.

Supposedly this book is supposed to be a love story of this royal couple, but I felt that as a romance, this book fell a bit short. It was a good read, there's no doubt about that, but to call it a "love story" would be using the term very very lightly. The book was mostly about the happenings of the kingdom, rather than a love story. When Elizabeth and Henry were mentioned together it was very brief. The story was more about how Henry VII ruled and political gain and their children.

I would recommend this book to those who like historical fiction. For those who are really looking for a love story, however, I would kind of recommend this book because of other side stories, but it's not a "true" love story. But for those who enjoy historical fictions, this is a great and captivating story!