I enjoyed The Stone Rose although I found it hard to get into at the very beginning. This novel tells the story of King Edward II and his wife, Queen Isabella of France, beginning in 1311. Edward is self absorbed and reckless while Isabella atempts to run damage control with her husband's poor choices as King and his favoring of certain companions, both of which lead to his downfall. It is a fascinating story and all the more interesting since the story behind it is actual history. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this novel.

Thanks go to Accent, Netgalley and of course Carol McGrath for this brilliant conclusion to her trilogy. This book grabbed me from the first page and kept me enthralled all the way through the last two days. I loved the characters, they are so well drawn you feel that you know them personally. Agnes is an interesting addition to Isabellas story, especially as she is based on another real person. I heartily recommend this book and there is no need to have read the previous two in the series as it stands alone so well.

I really enjoyed this one! The characters were intriguing and I enjoyed the plot. Everything was well-researched and I liked the portrait the author wrote of Isabella and Edward. I really liked the way she wrote Isabella, one of my favorite portrayals, I think. The writing was the highlight, I loved how descriptive it was.

Huge thanks to Carol McGrath, Headline Accent and NetGalley for this very engrossing historical novel. Somehow
I really read this one straight through, first time I've done that since 2020, it was positively enthralling. There was so very much little known historical data , I'll be rereading it quite soon!

Somehow I missed Book 2 of the She-Wolves Trilogy and I'll go back and get that one now! I believe I have anxiously waited for, read and enthusiastically reviewed all of Carol's novels over several years.

My main review will be on my Blog, Reading the Ages in April for the Blog Tour.

I really enjoyed this piece of historical fiction that had obviously been very well researched. It was well written with a good storyline, well developed characters and vivid descriptions and rich imagery that made me feel like I was in the pages with the characters. It was an intriguing, compelling read that i couldnt put down.