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I want to thank Sarah with St. Martin's Press for sending me a copy of this book to review. The Devil’s Queen is based on Catherine de Medici. Catherine came from a famous family. Her family was Duke of Urbino and her mother was Countess of Boulogne. At the age of fourteen her parents were killed. Catherine was sent to captivity. Luckily she didn’t have to stay imprisoned for very long, as she was married off to Prince Henry. Henry had more of a fondness for his mistress than he did for Catherine. Catherine used to dabble in astronomy and some of the dark arts when she was younger. She stopped till now. Catherine became very protective of her sons and she grew stronger, especially when Henry died. The Devil’s Queen is the first book I have read by Jeanne Kalogridis. Having not been familiar with Catherine de Medici, I did some research to learn more about this woman. I was amazed to learn how much power she possessed. What was even scarier is that in The Devil’s Queen, Catherine wa...

Hey all. You have to check this out. This book is so good that it inspired St. Martin's Press to create a bonus mini ebook to honor The Devil's Queen ! Now is that cool of what. You can check out the mini book here. Hopefully reading this bonus will get you excited to purchase a copy of The Devil's Queen . The Devil’s Queen tells the story one of Catherine de Medici, one of history’s most intriguing female figures. Born into one of Florence ’s most powerful families, Catherine was left incredibly wealthy by the early death of her parents. She later went on to become the jealous wife of the Prince Henry of France, the scheming mother-in-law to Mary, Queen of Scots, the architect of the bloody St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre, and, of course, France ’s most infamous Queen.