She was very complex with many layers to her. Margot’s character wasn’t an immediate ‘like’ for me but by the end I was mesmerized by her. She captured the political intrigue so well that I felt like I was right there experiencing it myself. The way that Perinot describes the court makes the reader feel like they are right there, and the historic characters are well written and true to their forms for the period and what history tells us of these characters. This is my first novel by Perinot, I know she has written another historical fiction book set in the French court, so clearly this is a period that she loves and that shows in her research. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, she will be forced to choose between her family and her soul.

When Margot’s wedding devolves into the bloodshed of the St. Queen Catherine’s schemes are endless, and Margo’s brothers plot vengeance in the streets of Paris.

The marriage that promised peace though is only an illusion though. However, Margo is promised to Henri of Navarre who is looking to secure a much needed truce. Margo is an obedient daughter and accepts that she will likely be a marriage pawn but she doesn’t plan on falling in love.īut the Duc de Guise is charming, powerful, and wins her heart. Margo must learn how to navigate the royal court. Catherine is a powerful force in a country that is continually devastated by religious war. Margo’s mother, Queen Catherine, is notoriously known as Madame la Serpente. Princess Margot is summoned to the court of France, where nothing is what it seems and a wrong word can lead to ruin. While it is not about Catherine herself necessarily, it’s about the Medicis so that was enough for me! Plus I don’t know much about her children, just about her, so I was really interested in reading this one. Her name is notorious so when this book came across my nightstand for review, I jumped on it. I’ve read a lot of books on her….I mean how could you not admire her in some ways? She was about as cutthroat and unapologetic as they come which I kind of admire in some of history’s most famous queens. Catherine de Medicis is one of my most favorite queens in history.

Médicis Daughter by Sophie Perinot