This book was fun to read. There were some parts that were hard to swallow. Anne being nonplussed when a person from the future appears in her room? Being accepted at court at face value? Never the less, I did enjoy it and sometimes that is enough.

The book disappeared from my mobile before I had a chance to read it.

What a pity!!

Please resend it to me. Good luck, looks like a great story

Okay okay. I think we have a new contender for my favourite book of the year?! If you don’t read the essay I’m about to produce (apologies in advance) and go further than the first few sentences, I’ll just say: read this book! You need to and you won’t regret it.

Now I love a historical fiction book. And I love a historical non fiction book. I just love history. And this book hit every mark I could possibly want.

The tudors are such an interesting area of history and the whole premise for this book is outstanding. I love the plot and the set up as a whole and will send out my plea now for the author to never stop writing these books (pretty please). I could read them ad infinitum. I’m also going to be staring into the void now waiting for the next book to come out. Wish I had a time travelling ring so I can go into the future and read it stat!

I loved how this history was portrayed and how us as readers, could get an insight into what Anne Boleyn’s character may have been like, discovering the ‘living’ world of the tudors right along with Beth. They may be names in history textbooks when it comes to Cardinal Wolsey, Cromwell, the famed Henry VIII and so on, but this book brought them to life.

I also adored Beth’s character and she was very easy to like. This whole book was just so easy to slip into and lose yourself in. I never wanted to put it down and I both never wanted it to end, and wanted to read it as fast as I could to see what was going to happen! I tried to slow it down without much success and just devoured it. Certainly need this addition to my physical shelf as it sure as hell will be a reread in the future as it was such a joy to read.

I will force my essay to it’s conclusion now as I think I could wax lyrical about this book forever, so ill sum up: much enjoyed, 10/10 and it’s a great book you won’t regret getting stuck into.

Alright - I am going to be real - this is like my dream. Anne Boleyn is my favourite Tudor of all time and in my top 3 favourite historical people of all time I would adore this to happen and I toally wouldn't be able to stop myself from trying to help her keep her head - now back to the book, and it will be no suprise that I loved it.
The writing is engaging and the storyline gripped me and kept me gripped all the way through, the charcaters are so well developed and the descriptions in the book made me think I was right there with Beth experiencing the real life Tudor world. I really really enjoyed it.

There are a lot of books about Anne Boleyn's life, relying on both history and fiction, but The Anne Boleyn Cypher is different. Phillipa Vincent-Connolly attempts to place her readers into real history via the use of cultural and historical research. The Anne Boleyn Cypher is not dry history. Instead, Vincent-Connolly wants her readers to experience the time in which Anne Boleyn lived. Readers learn about the Boleyn household, with an emphasis on food, drink, bedding, clothing, health, and family. There are many small details, which are used successfully to draw in readers. No question about early 16th century England is too small to be ignored by Vincent-Connolly. She includes everything readers might want to know about Anne Boleyn.

The members of the Boleyn household are described in detail, from appearance to personality. The inhabitants of King Henry's household also receive this level of scrutiny, with enough detail to stir the reader's imagination. Palaces and intrinsic beauty of rooms and corridors and clothing are brought to life, as protagonist Beth explores these palaces. In fact, the palaces are so complex and so nicely described by Vincent-Connolly that they become characters in the novel.

When I began reading I was not sure if I was going to enjoy this novel. I am not normally a time-traveler reader, but the subject sold me on reading The Anne Boleyn Cypher, which I enjoyed so much that I looked immediately for the sequel. What a disappointment not to find it on NetGalley. Thank you to the author and publisher for providing this ARC, in exchange for my honest review. I appreciate that NetGalley is helping to bring such escapist literature to my attention.

An intriguing and very entertaining read, with a good mixture of historical resources being used throughout. These sources are used to challenge our preconceptions about Anne Boleyn and King Henry the Eight, and help to put a different, more human version of the accepted views of this Tudor period.
It is so well researched, with a wide assortment of writers about this period being referenced, I myself adore this period of history, and, despite being well versed in these characters, I found myself being engrossed and entranced by the story all over again!
There are wonderful descriptions of Tudor life , buildings that are sadly no more, Palaces that would have been quite different then, with servants to attend in every walk of life, the foods, the entertainments, dances, clothes, and then Anne Boleyn and her famous necklace “ B” with three hanging pearls, that must have been stupendous if the remaining portraits of her are to be believed.
The story has an unusual storyline, it is told in the present tense, but with the added element of time travel, that surprises and makes the reader become more involved in the deceit. Every historian would probably love to go and experience actual events and see for themselves the truth about such famous people and the temptation to alter such historical facts would be very tempting. This story makes clear that these persons were actual beings, flawed like us, capable of jealousy, deception, inappropriate relationships, yet, they still fascinate us, some five hundred years later, and that is their secret, we love the power of the King, we decry his treatment of his wives, but we love the beauty and the sense of achievement of this Tudor age. Throw in secret passages, forbidden religion, cryptic letters and documents, and we happily become believers and followers. I am intrigued enough to want to read the second book in this series.
My thanks to Netgalley and the publishers, Sapere books for my advance digital copy given in exchange for my honest review. A five star read.

I was intrigued to read this different take on Tudor life. Elizabeth has been told to collect some items from her professors office. He's had a clear out and wants her to have them. When she goes to his room she finds the intended box. Inside the box is a ring with the initials AB, Anne Boleyn? When she tries to get a reference book to check the ring the bookcase opens and leads her down and eventually to another room. The room of Anne Boleyn.

I quite enjoyed this storyline, it was well researched and such an interesting and entertaining read.. I'm looking forward to reading more in this style.

The Anne Boleyn Cypher

When twenty-year-old history student, Beth Wickers starts her second year of university, she has no idea that her whole world is about to be turned upside down.

Beth’s favourite lecturer gives Beth a box of books on Tudor history to borrow, and nestled among them is an ornate cypher ring with the letters ‘AB’ inscribed onto it.

When Beth tries the ring on, the unimaginable happens.

It carries her back through time to Hever Castle in 1521. And she is no longer in her professor’s office, but in the bedroom of none other than Lady Anne Boleyn.

A wonderful , intriguing novel and an insight of what could have happened to Anne Boleyn through the eyes of Beth Wickets .

3.5 Stars

I have been enchanted with Queen Anne Boleyn for decades, so was drawn to read this historical fiction offering. It features a British History college student named Elizabeth (Beth) Wickers. When her teacher Professor Marshall sends her to his office to pick up some books he's getting rid of, she finds way more than she bargained for...like an ancient ring with the cypher "AB" and a portal door to Lady Anne Boleyn's bedroom at Hever Castle in the 1500s. I was particularly fascinated by Beth's in-depth description of her first sighting of Anne. I was a jealous voyeur, wishing that I too could finally see what Anne Boleyn actually looked and sounded like- instead of having to settle with the various painted renditions we are left with.

I also appreciated the inclusions of well-known facts and items such as the famous Eric Ives authored biography of Anne Boleyn, its hardcover book used as some kind of lever that opened up the bookcase to a secret walkway to Hever Castle. We also encounter the iconic "B" necklace with the 3 hanging pearls when it's presented as a gift to Anne, and renowned Tudor historian Suzannah Lipscomb giving a lecture at Beth's college. I enjoyed learning about the intricate steps to dressing up in Tudor regalia, including undergarments, the dress and hood (French or English gabled). The character of Beth interacted with major Tudor players such as Mary, Thomas and George Boleyn, King Henry VIII and his first wife Queen Katharine, and Cardinal Wolsey- among others.

What I didn't like about the book were that a few areas felt slow-moving or focusing too much on matters without substance. Also, I was mystified and disappointed that Beth wasn't more gobsmacked at seeing King Henry VIII for the first time in person. This book is the first in a series, and so ended before Anne Boleyn ever got romantically involved with King Henry VIII. I am fairly impressed enough to envision myself picking up the next volume in this historical fiction series.

Thank you to the publisher Sapere Books for providing an advance reader copy via NetGalley.

This book was awesome! I love anything Tudor dynasty!
They are such fascinating people! I can't imagine having a history like theirs!
Anne is one of my favorite characters and person. Why she fascinatnates me I have no idea she just does! I think it's a terrible thing in what happened to her. So NOT fair!
Henry was a work of art truly. Tyrant is the perfect word for him but yet at the same time he's fascinating!
I have often thought about what it would be like to time travel. This book has done that for me. I enjoyed every minute of this book.
It's one of my favorite subjects but I think in reality we'd disintegrate because it's just not possible.
I would love to meet my ancestors on my mom's side. And to see my mom playing in an orchestra. How cool would that be?!
Anyway, I recommend this book. You'll not want to put it down until you've devoured it.
I loved reading about Anne. All she wanted was friends just like I do so I can relate to her in that.
I will be looking for more books by this author. Her writing is wonderful and realistic.
5 stars for a job well done!
One thing; it's written in present tense. But otherwise a great story!
My thanks for a copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are my own.

A very well researched historical novel about a university student, Beth, who is transported back in time to the Tudor period where the first person she meets is Anne Boleyn. Anne takes a liking to her immediately, despite evidence of time travel such as a mobile phone, that she uses to take a picture of Anne, because it is not useful for any other purpose and a watch. Anne is not affected by such evidence although she appears to be a bit surprised. She sets about getting Beth some more appropriate clothing for the period.
The author has researched the Tudor period extremely well and I was familiar with the characters involved as I have a knowledge of Tudor history. Thus I enjoyed the book.

I love reading about Anne Boleyn. This book was such a refreshing change.
Elizabeth (Beth) Wickers is a history University student. One day her favourite lecturer gives her a box of books. These are for her to borrow and are based on Tudor history. In the box is an ornate cipher ring with the letters AB inscribed onto it.
When she slips on the ring she is transported back to 1521 and he’s at Hever Castle. She is in the bedroom of Lady Anne Boleyn.

This is the start of Beth‘s time travels. She is able to see firsthand how Anne and her family are at court and what Lady Anne is really like. While it feels like she is away for months she is actually only away for hours or days from modern life. One important factors she must do nothing to alter history despite what she knows. This becomes difficult when her heart starts leading her head.

I so want this book to be made into a TV series. It’s brilliant and I love the whole concept the author has created. And to put you out your misery, I was relieved to see that this is the first book in a series. I for one can’t wait to get my hands on the next instalment.