Title: The Wild Princess: a Novel of Queen Victoria’s Daughters
Author: Mary Hart Perry
Genre: Historical Fiction
Publisher: William Morrow
Release Date: July 2012
Format: Kindle/Paperback
Pages: 435 pages
About the Book:
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert had nine children; four were girls. In this first book of the sensual historical romance series, Princess Louise, known as the “wild child” of the royal family, marries amidst scandal and threats against the Crown from Irish radicals. But when Louise discovers love, it isn’t with the man the queen arranged for her daughter to wed.
My Review:
Victorian times are normally considered particularly prudish, a setback in the more relaxed morals of the Age of Enlightenment. But in The Wild Princess, Mary Hart Perry shows us the romantic, passionate side of the Victorian Era, in Princess Louise, Victoria’s fourth child. Louise is headstrong and independent, both traits that were not popular in female royalty at the time. Victoria tries to tame her “wild” daughter by marrying her to the Marques of Lorne, the first time since 1515 that a royal had married a British subject. Historically there has been much speculation about Louise’s marriage to Lorne and why the couple never had children. This book explores those reasons and also how Louise might have handled a potentially “loveless” marriage.
The description in this book is so vivid and expansive I felt like I could actually see the beautiful clothes and exquisite furnishings of the time period. Perry’s historical facts are all spot-on and she uses some of the innuendo and suppositions from historians of the present and writers of the time to flesh out the main characters and make them more identifiable.
But The Wild Princess is historical fiction, and with that license, the author is able to embellish on the story with her own characters, who although not present in actual history, serve to further the story by making the real characters more approachable.
I am in love with this book. I think I will save my second read for a nice long soak in a bubble bath with a box of chocolates by my side and my third read for a day when I’m not feeling well and I need something comfortable yet exciting to keep me company. Mary Hart Perry is already writing the second book in the series, Seducing the Princess, about Princess Beatrice, Queen Victoria’s youngest child. I can’t wait.
My rating: 5 cameo pins!!!
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I received an Advance Release Copy of this book for the purpose of this review. However, all opinions are 100% my own.
This review brought to you by Innovative Online Book Tours.
This sounds interesting. I love historical books.
I never could get into historical reading, unless Gone With the Wind is considered historical. Anyways great review.
Thanks for sharing
Wow this looks interesting, I am not a fan of historical atuff but this does look good.
I’m excited that you might try The Wild Princess! It’s not your typical “serious” historical fiction, or the typical historical romance for that matter. I wanted it to appeal to readers who, above all, enjoy a darn good adventure with a strong heroine. Thanks for your response and support, Kerry!
I love historical fiction. Thank you for introducing me to the series!
So glad this sounds like a fun book to you! If you do find time to read it and are able to put up your thoughts on Amazon or a site connected with where you bought it, I’d be thrilled. Best, MHP