My Contrary Mary

Books | Young Adult Fiction / Romance / Historical

3.7

(93)

Cynthia Hand

Brodi Ashton

Jodi Meadows

Long live the queen: The authors who brought you the New York Times bestselling My Lady Jane kick off an all-new historical trilogy with the classy, courtly tale of Mary, Queen of Scots—perfect for YA fantasy and romance readers.Welcome to Renaissance France, a place of poison and plots, of beauties and beasts, of mice and . . . queens?Mary is the queen of Scotland and the jewel of the French court. Except when she’s a mouse. Yes, reader, Mary is an Eðian (shapeshifter) in a kingdom where Verities rule. It’s a secret that could cost her a head—or a tail. Luckily, Mary has a confidant in her betrothed, Francis. But things at the gilded court take a treacherous turn after the king meets a suspicious end. Thrust onto the throne, Mary and Francis face a viper’s nest of conspiracies, traps, and treason. And if Mary’s secret is revealed, heads are bound to roll.With a royally clever sense of humor, Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows continue their campaign to turn history on its head in this YA fantasy ideal for fans of A Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue.

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Author

Cynthia Hand

Pages

528

Publisher

HarperCollins

Published Date

2021-06-22

ISBN

0062930060 9780062930064

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"Having read a previous book of these authors with their retelling of Jane Eyre, which I enjoyed quite a bit, I was excited to have a chance to read/listen to another book by them. This was their retelling about Mary Queen of Scots and I know some about her, but not a lot, but still liked their spin on the story.<br/>This was intriguing, unique, and different with their adding in that Mary Queen of Scots was a shapeshifter and how her marriage was announced when it was discovered that someone was going to assassinate her. There was a great camaraderie between Mary and her friends that were her ladies-in-waiting that I loved hearing about and they drew a good picture of Queen Catherine being a villain along with her sneaky uncles who were trying to control her to obtain wealth, power, and fame.<br/>I liked how Mary and Francis were adorable together with their relationship and friendship as it developed and they figured things out for themselves. It was great when they both realized they were in love with each other and their relationship was definitely swoon-worthy. There was a lot of the story that was well-written from a historical point of view from what I could tell. I did also really like the different spin where Francis didn't die and Mary got another chance to be with him longer and have children with him and have a happier life while being in love.<br/>This did have some tongue-in-cheek humor like their other stories do, but this was not quite as funny as the others I've read, but I still was rather entertained by it and would recommend it.<br/>Thanks so much to Harper Audio and NetGalley for letting me listen to and review this voice galley. All opinions are my own."

Annette W

"Fourth book by this trio and I love it. Adds historical fiction and comedy into one. I highly recommend this book and their 3 others with Jane "

Tessa

"My second favorite book from the lady Janie’s."

Zoe

"The writing style was so unique and quirky, where in certain moments made me snicker and lol. Though there were times I couldn't take to sit and read, but that didn't mean it had a wonderful writing flow - it totally did. Also, the narrator of the audio book was amazing. I also loved the mentions of modern pop culture, those were that had me laughing the most, because to me, it gave natural comic relief while get the main plot along."