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The Rose of Versailles (Volume 2)
Aug. 14th, 2022 11:28 pmI feel like the soundtrack to this volume could have been "We Didn't Start the Fire", because it's just one damn thing after another.
I'm not sure how many years it spans, but it's long enough for a whole barrage of historical events and personal dramas. For some reason, I always assumed The Rose of Versailles would be a slow build to the French Revolution, but no, it's already an emotional rollercoaster.
But first up, behold the gorgeous cover for this volume. (The swirling hair! The sparkling eyes!)
( Spoilery musings )
One of the things I love about historical fiction is, there are multiple ways of appreciating it. If you know what's going to happen, you get tension. If you don't know what's going to happen, you get suspense. I've already run out of plot I've osmosed (except for How It Ends). What on earth are they going to cover in the next three volumes?
I'm not sure how many years it spans, but it's long enough for a whole barrage of historical events and personal dramas. For some reason, I always assumed The Rose of Versailles would be a slow build to the French Revolution, but no, it's already an emotional rollercoaster.
But first up, behold the gorgeous cover for this volume. (The swirling hair! The sparkling eyes!)
( Spoilery musings )
One of the things I love about historical fiction is, there are multiple ways of appreciating it. If you know what's going to happen, you get tension. If you don't know what's going to happen, you get suspense. I've already run out of plot I've osmosed (except for How It Ends). What on earth are they going to cover in the next three volumes?
