The Dead Queens Club

Posted on 16 October 2017 by Hannah Capin

Mean Girls meets The Tudors in Hannah Capin s The Dead Queens Club, a clever contemporary YA retelling of Henry VIII and his wives or, in this case, his high school girlfriends Told from the perspective of Annie Marck Cleves , a 17 year old aspiring journalist from Cleveland who meets Henry at summer camp, The Dead Queens Club is a fun, snarky read that provides great historical detail in an accessible way for teens while giving the infamous tale of Henry VIII its own unique spin.What do a future ambassador, an overly ambitious Francophile, a hospital volunteering Girl Scout, the new girl from Cleveland, the junior cheer captain, and the vice president of the debate club have in common It sounds like the ridiculously long lead up to an astoundingly absurd punchline, right Except it s not Well, unless my life is the joke, which is kind of starting to look like a possibility given how beyond soap opera it s been since I moved to Lancaster But anyway, here s your answer we ve all had the questionable privilege of going out with Lancaster High School s de facto king Otherwise known as my best friend Otherwise known as the reason I ve already helped steal a car, a jet ski, and one hundred spray painted water bottles when it s not even Christmas break yet Otherwise known as Henry Jersey number 8.Meet Cleves Girlfriend number four and the narrator of The Dead Queens Club, a young adult retelling of Henry VIII and his six wives Cleves is the only girlfriend to come out of her relationship with Henry unscathed but most breakups are messy, right And sometimes tragic accidents happen twice New Read [ The Dead Queens Club ] Author [ Hannah Capin ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I really did my best to like this but it was just not my thing.Starred reviews from Kirkus usually prompt me to take a second look at books I was about to pass by Then when I read that this one was a high school comedy retelling of history specifically that of Henry VIII and his six wives I thought it sounded like a lot of fun But I struggled just to make it through.The book is narrated by Annie of Cleveland, or Cleves She befriends Henry at Overachievers Camp, dates him for 15 days, an I really did my best to like this but it was just not my thing.Starred reviews from Kirkus usually prompt me to take a second look at books I was about to pass by Then when I read that this one was a high school comedy retelling of history specifically that of Henry VIII and his six wives I thought it sounded like a lot of fun But I struggled just to make it through.The book is narrated by Annie of Cleveland, or Cleves She befriends Henry at Overachievers Camp, dates him for 15 days, and lives to tell the tale Which isthan can be said for some of this player s other girlfriends Now Cleves and Henry are best friends But after two of Henry s exes die, the evidence begins to pile up could Henry be a murderer To be honest, I thought the murder aspect of the plot leane...Full review now posted on my blog here When I say I don t like drama , what I really mean is I don t want to be involved in any drama of my own Reading a contemporary reclaiming of the story of Henry VIII and his wives in this case, his high school girlfrien...i mean like, as a weird quirky historian i am totally on board with this weird new quirky trend of historical figures in present day, but why are they only about The Ultimate Fuckboi Henry VIII where are my faves marie antoinette and the TRUE marie antoinette, not the let them ea...The Dead Queens Club by Hannah Capin is a young adult contemporary story that is a retelling of Henry VIII and his wives In this case however the wives are all high school girlfriends of Henry, the charming homecoming king.The story is told from the point of view of Annie Marck or Cleves as Henry likes to call her who is the high school equivalent of Anne of Cleves, Henry s 4th wife Cleves in this story met Henry at camp and became really good friends with Henry often getting talked into h The Dead...This review originally appeared on Novel Ink.I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Okay, I m gonna be up front with y all my experience reading The Dead Queens Club was, hands down, one of the STRANGEST reading experiences I ve ever had I literally can t make up my mind as to whether I actively hated this book, or whether I m just apathetic toward it.Let me preface my review with the fact that I w This review originally appeared on Novel Ink.I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Okay, I m gonna be up front with y all my experience reading The Dead Queens Club was, hands down, one of the STRANGEST reading experiences I ve ever had I literally can t make up my mind as to whether I actively hated this book, or whether I m just apathetic toward it.Let me preface my review with the fact that I was so excited to read DQC I ve been obsessed with Tudor England since I was in elementary school, and this was pitched as Mean Girls x The Tudors, which, like, SIGN ME UP However, I was left feelingfrustrated and confused than anything else after finishing this book.The Dead Queens Club retells the history of Henry VIII and his six wives, but in a modern American high school setting which is such a cool concept Our main characte... A clever contemporary YA retelling of Henry VIII and his wives or, in this case, his high school girlfriends. WHAT THE No srsly What Is Happening WHAT I don t think I can process this has anything ever soundedabsurd and totally weird and yet intriguing at the same time What s happening to the world What do a future ambassador, an overly ambitious Francophile, a hospital volunteering Girl Scout, the new girl from Cleveland, the junior cheer captain, and the vice president of A clever contemporary YA retelling of Henry VIII and his wives or, in this case, his high school girlfriends. WHAT THE No srsly What Is Happening WHAT I don t think I can process this has anything ever soundedabsurd and totally weird and yet intriguing at the same time What s happening to the world What do a futu...3.5 starsDivorced, beheaded, died Divorced, beheaded, survived.Annie Marck aka Cleveland aka Cleves is certain of one thing Henry is her best friend and she s his right hand man No matter what girl he s dating And he s dated quite a few.But strange things keep happening to Henry s girlfriends, and Cleves might be at the center of it all Okay, so lemme tell you what I loved.I absolutely adored the Henry VIII parallel into modern day high school.It works so damn well.Granted, there are a cou 3.5 starsDivorced, beheaded, died Divorced, beheaded, survived.Annie Marck aka Cleveland aka Cleves is certain of one thing Henry is her ... 5 starsOH MY GOSH WHAT WAS THATAHHHHHHHHread it read it read itWhere do I begin with my love for this book Everything about it speaks to my heart, Cleves is probably one of my favorite characters of all time, smart, hilarious, saracastic with flaws and vulnerabilities that make her so incredibly relatable The queens absolutely draw from their historical counterparts and they all gave me a new appreciation for their lives and an extreme amount of anger for the way history has condemned them in ways they never deserved These girls are amazing I want to be Where do I begin with my love for this book Everything about it speaks to my heart, Cleves is probably one of my favorite characters of all time, smart, hilarious, saracastic with flaws and vulnerabilities that make her so incredibly relatable The queens absolutely draw from t...I fucking LOVE this book I feel like I ve taken an andrenaline shot of supreme female empowerment, have taken down the pariachy laughed my ass off while doing it Our narrator Cleeves is whip smart funny, always speaks her mind, is an anti slutshaming rant queen and I absolutely adore her Te...

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16 October 2017

Hannah Capin