The Queen's Pawn paints a fascinating portrait of two little known historical figures and their amazing bond. And it was starting to sound little repeative.īut I did enjoy the book and can’t wait for next book! ( ) It started sounding like hey had psychic abilities or something. The only real problem I had was how Alais and Eleanor always seemed to know what eachother was thinking. I mean, how naive is she? Did she really think he was just gonna wait for her forever? And she had been drooling after Henry herself. But I really wanted to slap Alais when she catches Richard with another woman and feels wronged. Even if I have some serious doubts that Richard would have taken Alais back after she gave birth to Henry’s child, I liked how Richard had a softer side with Alais. I liked how Eleanor was portrayed and while I liked Richard, at times he seemed a bit too romanticized. While it was fun to read how both women felt the repeating of things was little tiring.

The story is told from two point of views Alais and Eleanor. This was very interesting read since there’s not much written about Alais. But when she meets the king, Henry II, she just can’t stop thinking about him and whe she catches Richard with another woman, Alais feels betrayed and runs to Henry. When she meets Richard she falls in love instantly. She is taken under Eleanor’s wings and they form very close friendship. Alais was sent to England, where she was to be married to his father’s first wife’s son Richard.

The Queen's Pawn by Christy English