A Dangerous Inheritance is a story fraught with power struggles, family drama and forbidden love. Alison Weir explores the lives of two royal Katherines, both who find themselves in terrible predicaments that they have little to no control over. Readers will find both girls’ stories equally interesting, as Weir sprinkles language of the time into the fast-moving dialogue and descriptive settings.
The novel also addresses the infamous story of the missing princes in the Tower. Weir offers her take, as well as great historical insight into the centuries old mystery. It was particularly interesting to read Weir’s portrayal of King Richard III, a controversial figure whose body was recently discovered under a parking lot in England. A Dangerous Inheritance is fantastic and engaging historical fiction.
This book was sent to Compass Book Ratings for review by Ballantine Books
Content Analysis:
Profanity/Language: 34 religious exclamations, 4 mild obscenities, 47 derogatory names, 1 scatological word.
Violence/Gore: A few verbal threats; numerous reports of violence in the battlefield or on the execution block; a character is whipped; a character is slapped twice. In brief non-detailed scenes of violent death, characters are beheaded or suffocated. Blood and gore are mentioned after beheadings.
Sex/Nudity: Frequent kissing and sexual references; two incidents of caressing; numerous implied or reported accounts of sexual activity; two accounts of caressing; numerous implied or reported accounts of sexual activity; two incidents of touching area normally covered by a bathing suit; two incidents of nudity with sexual innuendo; several mature discussions regarding marriage consummation/sex; one mention of sexual activity without explicit details between adults; two explicit descriptions of sex between adults.
Mature Subject Matter:
Illegitimacy, death of a family member, war, separation, murder.
Alcohol / Drug Use:
Frequent drinking.
