Doomed Queen Anne by Carolyn Meyer is a young adult historical novel that tells the story of Anne Boleyn, the ambitious woman who rose from relative obscurity in the English court to become Queen of England as the second wife of King Henry VIII, only to fall from grace and face execution when she fails to provide a male heir and is accused of treason and adultery. Narrated in the first person from Anne’s perspective, the book follows her journey from a determined teenager, jealous of her sister’...

It was a great book. The prose was solid, it felt grounded in the time period, and while it is of course speculative in some regards, I appreciate that the author clearly did her research and stayed accurate to what accounts are available. Anne Boleyn has always been one of my favorite figures in british royal history and this account felt both informative and gripping the entire way through. A lovely way to connect to the experience and learn a bit of what it may have been like to be in her sho...

Caroline Meyer writes historical fiction and YA novels. Doomed Queen Anne is the fictionalized autobiography of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife, and mother of Queen Elizabeth I. Despite her historical status as a bewitching woman, she actually started life as the ugly sister of Mary, who was also Henry's lover. But Anne was smart, and learned her wiles while in service at the French court. There is a long-standing rumour that Anne had six fingers on one hand (repeated in this novel) but Go...

A wonderful book for children, but the shoddy history and distinct lack of sympathy for Anne makes me wince.

I started this book but didn't finish it. I wanted to find out if it was suitable for a Christian school library. There was far to much immorality in it that I immediately rejected it. Children do not need to be exposed to such material.

I will ALWAYS love this book. It's what started it all for me. I went on to read all sorts of novels about Anne Boleyn; I came to love her and recognize her as my idol. My idol, my hero.Anyway, it is a young adult book, so of course it can't be littered with sex scenes and giant words and such, but it was very historically accurate. It got dates and years right to my knowledge; it was a thrilling overview and when I read it in the seventh grade I wasn't able to put it down.I would recommend it a...

I've always been a fan of history, which is way I picked this book up a few years ago when I was a sophomore in high school, despite the fact that it was aimed toward a younger age group. All I can say is that I'm glad I did. Though clearly for the mind of a young adult, its a very intriguing story. This is the frist book I ever read about Anne Boleyn, and it has inspired a huge adoration for the historical fiction. I'm actually a history major going into my senior year and hoping to eventually ...

This was an unpleasant story. The writing was good, and I like all the other Carolyn Meyer books I have read. The problem that bothered me was the subject matter. It is depressing to read about a girl that you know will be executed. Her personality as interpreted in the book is similar to Scarlett in Gone With the Wind. She is wilfull, selfish, prideful, hard-hearted, and cold. Meyer does a good job of making a case for WHY she is that way, and the main character gets my sympathy, but not any ap...

Anne Boleyn spends a lot of time plotting ways to get Henry VIII to marry her. Her scheming pays off, and then she's executed.A large part of the story can be summed up thusly: Henry VIII: Anne, sleep with me!Anne: No thanks. Besides, withholding sex is the only weapon in my arsenal, so you're gonna have to make do with cuddling and heavy petting.It got tedious after a while.It's hard to know what Meyer's intention is here, because sometimes she attempts to make Anne a sympathetic character, but...

This is the basic story of Anne Boleyn and how she weasled her way to the throne by marrying Henry VIII. It is a young adult novel so it's very easy to read and very easy to understand (history is not always easy to keep straight) but I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in the Tudor era, or if you just love historical fiction. This is my first Carolyn Meyer novel though I have Duchessina on my to-read list. Meyer portrays Anne and her history as accurately as I am aware of. I have s...