Not normally my cup of tea but I loved the narrator and the fact that Mary, Queen of Scots, is getting the justice she deserves was amazing. It was fun and definitely worth the listen. I can’t wait to see what everyone else thinks about it!

Thank you to Harper Audio and NetGalley for an advance copy of the audiobook in exchange for an honest review. I recognize that the narrator was a voice AI and not representative of the final narration.
I thought this book was charming! In addition to the strong female protagonist, I love that all of the women in the story were strong, smart, and heroines! (Well, maybe not “heroine” for the Queen Mother!) What I love most as an educator is that I think a story like this would inspire a student to read and learn more - more history, more similar stories, more Mary! I know I looked up a couple biographies because I was curious about certain plot points. I could see making this book an option for a compare and contrast project - real vs fiction. I love to recommend the YA steampunk series by Gail Carriger to students and I’ll now add this book to my recommendation list.

Thanks to the publisher for providing an audiogalley of My Contrary Mary in exchange for an honest review.

They're back! The wonderful authors behind The Lady Janies books delve into the world of historical Marys by starting out with Mary, Queen of Scots. The liberties taken from history were fun and fit well with the Janies books and I am always here for adding queer rep to historical fic books. This isn't exactly a hard-hitting look into the real world Mary's life (unless the authors are time travelling geniuses who are actually the only people who know the true story) but it was really fun nonetheless.

Book 267 towards my goal of 280! 5/5 stars for this Historical Fantasy read! Another great book by The Lady Janies! Love the cover. The characters and storyline were super fun! Great comedy thrown in there. Loved that we got to revisit a couple characters from My Lady Jane! Super fun, highly recommend you pick those up once it releases! I did receive this audio arc from Netgalley in exchange for honest review.