The Red Queen's Daughter

by Jacqueline Kolosov
Hennepin County Library paperback 399 pages
genre: YA historical fiction, fantasy

A student (Anna R) raved about this book and basically demanded that I read it. So I did. And it bugged the heck out of me. I'll need to ask her what about it she liked so much and really *listen* to her answer.

Here's what I didn't like:
- the "white" magic and how she explains its role in the world
- the pathetic lack of strength in the protagonist, Mary Seymour
- the twisting of the historical account
- the continual rescue of magic to an extremely difficult situation

Seriously. Did Mary truly fall in love with her cousin? Or was she just that suggestible?

I liked her dog / spirit. He rocked.