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Victoria Rebels
by
Carolyn Meyer (Goodreads Author)
Queen Victoria’s personal journals inform this captivating first-person account of one of history’s most prominent female leaders.
Queen Victoria most certainly left a legacy—under her rule as the longest reigning female monarch in history, the British Empire was greatly expanded and significant industrial, cultural, political, scientific, and military changes occurred with...more
Queen Victoria most certainly left a legacy—under her rule as the longest reigning female monarch in history, the British Empire was greatly expanded and significant industrial, cultural, political, scientific, and military changes occurred with...more
Hardcover, 265 pages
Published
January 1st 2013
by Paula Wiseman Books
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I discovered this book totally by accident, but I'm glad I did! I have loved Meyer's other books of the early lives of princesses and queens, and I did enjoy this one.
The book, written from Victoria's point of view, chronicles her life from a young age up to the first several years of her reign as queen. At first, the writing style of using ALL CAPS and underlining things for emphasis was distracting and made the writing seem stilted, but in the author notes at the back it explains that this is...more
The book, written from Victoria's point of view, chronicles her life from a young age up to the first several years of her reign as queen. At first, the writing style of using ALL CAPS and underlining things for emphasis was distracting and made the writing seem stilted, but in the author notes at the back it explains that this is...more
I absolutely loved this book. But I tend to always like Carolyn Meyer's historical fiction. And I have great interest in Queen Victoria. If you enjoyed watching Young Victoria, there's a good chance you'll enjoy reading this book. Half of the novel focuses on Victoria's childhood and her strict upbringing, the second half focuses on the first six or seven years of her reign. Only the last few chapters focus on Victoria as wife...and mother.
Relationships matter in this book. We see this at the v...more
Relationships matter in this book. We see this at the v...more
The young Victoria lives with her overbearing mother and her governess Daisy. Her father died when she was an infant, and her mother listened to her advisor, Sir John Conroy more than Victoria would like. We first meet her at a young age, when her step sister, Feodore, is preparing to get married and leave England. Throughout Victoria's childhood, her uncle, Kind George IV, is not in the best of health, so everyone knows that Victoria will soon be queen. Her mother uses this as an excuse to keep...more
Interesting. Sent me on a few mini research quests to learn more. It's interesting how much I am fascinated by the British monarchy/history from 1800-1900 (and the vast connections to other countries). One would think I'd know more about my own country's history and leaders. Oh well. So, I enjoyed the book for helping me learn a few more things about that era, especially about a monarch who I've come to admire for various reasons. I also liked that it portrayed her more realistically and less id...more
Cute story about Queen Victoria's teen years as told through her voice. I couldn't tell if the author, Meyer, deliberately made Victoria's voice/tone somewhat simplistic b/c she's a teenager during most of the book or if that's just Meyer's writing style. The writing is definitely in the "tell instead of show" camp, which I'm not a big fan of, but that's just one of my personal biases. All the underlining of words got to be incredibly annoying, but, thankfully, Meyer explained at the end of the...more
This is one of those cases of the book not fitting the reader (or vice versa). I found it tedious, far too mild to be as fascinating as it should be, considering the historical subject, but I think readers who like historical fiction -- especially personal narratives from the point of view of young female rulers -- will enjoy it, as long as they don't expect a rip-roaring story. But I found it NOT AT ALL AMUSING. (This is an inside joke for those who have already ready the book and I may elabora...more
Boring is really all I can say. It got annoying with her words as well. I WAS NOT AMUSED.
It was okay in the first half, but it really was plain and boring. Just drama, fights, Over use of CAP WORDSSSSSSS and nothing I really took from it.
Only thing I really got was standing strong. But other then that was boring. Just she became Queen, got her way, Screwed her Cousin and shoot out his babies. And for the most part, her mom was a bitch.
The first part was okay, but once she was Queen, I had to fo...more
It was okay in the first half, but it really was plain and boring. Just drama, fights, Over use of CAP WORDSSSSSSS and nothing I really took from it.
Only thing I really got was standing strong. But other then that was boring. Just she became Queen, got her way, Screwed her Cousin and shoot out his babies. And for the most part, her mom was a bitch.
The first part was okay, but once she was Queen, I had to fo...more
13 year-old Victoria, heir to the royal crown, struggles with her overbearing mother, the Duchess of Kent, who will not let Victoria do anything unbecoming a future Queen. Victoria loathes her mother’s advisor, Sir John Conroy, as she feels he is only trying to up his status in the Kingdom. We witness Victoria’s quick temper, her soft side as she talks about her Uncle Leopold whom she adores and her falling in love with her cousin Prince Albert. A great historical fiction based on Queen Victoria...more
Victoria, the future queen of England, is the subject of Victoria Rebels, a new historical fiction novel from Carolyn Meyer. We see the British Empire through Victoria’s eyes as she grows from a very young princess into a young married queen.
The novel begins in 1827, when Victoria is age eight and under the care of her mother, German-born Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Victoria’s mother is being advised by her longtime friend, Sir John Conroy, who aspires to rule England through Vic...more
The novel begins in 1827, when Victoria is age eight and under the care of her mother, German-born Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Victoria’s mother is being advised by her longtime friend, Sir John Conroy, who aspires to rule England through Vic...more
Title: Victoria Rebels.
Author: Carolyn Meyer.
Genre: Historical Fiction, History, British History, Retelling, Humorous.
Plot: Using diary entries and letters as the inspiration and bases for her story, Carolyn Meyer weaves a wonderful fictional picture of England's "strong-willed and short-tempered Queen Victoria." The story begins when Victoria is eight years old and learns that her beloved older sister is being married off and shipped away to Germany in a few months' time. The two sisters are na...more
Author: Carolyn Meyer.
Genre: Historical Fiction, History, British History, Retelling, Humorous.
Plot: Using diary entries and letters as the inspiration and bases for her story, Carolyn Meyer weaves a wonderful fictional picture of England's "strong-willed and short-tempered Queen Victoria." The story begins when Victoria is eight years old and learns that her beloved older sister is being married off and shipped away to Germany in a few months' time. The two sisters are na...more
Cover Blurb: Yes or No? Surprisingly, yes, though if it weren’t a historical fiction novel I probably wouldn’t like it. But it’s a clear indication of what the book will be about, and the character impersonator is in a profile, which I don’t usually mind.
Characters: At first, the Reader is presented with a picture of young Victoria which we can easily sympathize with. Here’s a girl who grew up with seemingly everything, being a princess, and yet she virtually led the life of a prisoner, as Sir C...more
Characters: At first, the Reader is presented with a picture of young Victoria which we can easily sympathize with. Here’s a girl who grew up with seemingly everything, being a princess, and yet she virtually led the life of a prisoner, as Sir C...more
Any story concerning any Royal has my immediate vote. Victoria definitely has my vote. I have always been intrigued by stories following the Queen Victoria and this one mainly revolves around a younger Victoria and her time before she was actually Queen. Victoria’s older sister, Feodore is about to be married and move away to Germany with her new groom, leaving Victoria with her mother and the awful Sir John, who advises her mother on every subject pertaining to her young daughters. The only ple...more
First Thoughts: What interests me the most about this book is how it gives me a little more insight into the life of Queen Victoria as she was growing up. It's written in a way that feels truly personal and casual, and that's very easy to make sense of.
(Originally posted on Alexa Loves Books)
It's really been a while since I've been able to indulge in anything remotely even close to historical fiction. This makes me sad, since I've always been fascinated with history in general, especially when i...more
(Originally posted on Alexa Loves Books)
It's really been a while since I've been able to indulge in anything remotely even close to historical fiction. This makes me sad, since I've always been fascinated with history in general, especially when i...more
A few years ago I saw the PBS movie Victoria and Albert and I have to confess to love this type of stuff. I’m forever watching Jane Eyre, all the movies based in Austen’s books, and so on and so forth. Of course with a house full of boys, I watch all of these by myself :) Anyway, when I say Victoria Rebels I was very curious about it and I ended up reading it on the same day I got it.
I will not recap here the story of Queen Victoria because you can look that up in Google. The book stars when Vic...more
I will not recap here the story of Queen Victoria because you can look that up in Google. The book stars when Vic...more
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
*A copy was provided by Simon & Schuster for review purposes*
Every once and a while I get a craving for some historical fiction, and I always turn to Carolyn Meyer when this happens. I was reading and loving her books even before I started blogging. I’ve always been secretly interested in historical fiction based on famous queens, such as Mary, Queen of Scots, Queen Elizabeth I, Marie Antoinette, and now Queen Victoria. This book, like most of Meyer’s, depicted perf...more
*A copy was provided by Simon & Schuster for review purposes*
Every once and a while I get a craving for some historical fiction, and I always turn to Carolyn Meyer when this happens. I was reading and loving her books even before I started blogging. I’ve always been secretly interested in historical fiction based on famous queens, such as Mary, Queen of Scots, Queen Elizabeth I, Marie Antoinette, and now Queen Victoria. This book, like most of Meyer’s, depicted perf...more
Princess Victoria has always known that someday she will be queen. But her ideas are very different from those of her strict mother and her "advisor" John Conroy. Her stubborn streak does her good as she is forced to stand up for herself and her opinions.
The underlining and capitalization for emphasis drove me crazy - and then I read in the author notes that that is how Victoria's personal journals were really written. So, it is her authentic style, but I still found it annoying nonetheless.
The underlining and capitalization for emphasis drove me crazy - and then I read in the author notes that that is how Victoria's personal journals were really written. So, it is her authentic style, but I still found it annoying nonetheless.
This pseudo-autobiography of Queen Victoria's early years was an admirable work. I think I would have absolutely loved it about 15 years ago. Having read an actual biography of Victoria and Albert quite recently, which I cannot remember the name of, I can say the details were good and if I were the right audience, 12-14 or so, I should have loved it.
Feb 08, 2013
Leslie Clark
is currently reading it
I loved this book ! I know very little about the history of the royal family and found it interesting , especially knowing it was based on her journals. I also appreciated the fact that it was very "clean" and I could recommend it to most ages. The way the relationship between Daisy and Victoria evolved was very interesting to.
This one was better than the other "princess" books I have read by Carolyn Meyer. There were many things about this book that didn't "jive" with other books I have read about Victoria.
However, as a book to introduce her in a historical context, especially for teens, it was good enough to give 3 stars. I
However, as a book to introduce her in a historical context, especially for teens, it was good enough to give 3 stars. I
Having read several of Meyer's other books a while back (and being on a bit of a Queen Victoria kick), I was eager to read this book. I liked it, and it seems like a good way to introduce younger readers to a prominent historical figure.
I liked this book. Ive always been interested in Queen Victoria so when this book was announced I was very excited. Unfortunatly this book was only 250 pages and led up to her third child (with many gaps in between). I wished that this book had gone on for a couple hundered pages more and dealt more with her as queen than her as princess. Another thing I found wrong with this book was its over simplification of everything. I mean I know that this book was meant for YA readers but cmon there are...more
I really enjoyed this book. It was an interesting insight to the young Victoria's life. I'd recommend it to anyone who enjoyed the film; The Young Victoria, or the book; Prisoner in the Palace.
I found this book very interesting because I didn't know anything abut Queen Victoria's early life. It wasn't exactly a page turner, but if you like history it's worth reading. I enjoyed it.
It was good for a young adult - historical fiction. If I were a YA, I would probably read more by this author. I thought writing in the first person was a great way to get the feeling of the period and the characters involved.
Excellent novel about Princess Victoria's lifetime, her romance with Albert was beautifully written! Definitely one of my favorite books of all time
Here's an author who clearly did her research before writing. Victoria Rebels is rich with historical details and events in a way that isn't at all info-dumpy or chunky, told from the point of view of Queen Victoria's diary and detailing her life before and after she became queen. Diary-format stories are a hit or miss for me, and in the case of Victoria Rebels, it was definitely a miss. I just COULDN'T GET into the story AT ALL, especially when AT LEAST A THIRD of the novel was WRITTEN IN CAPS...more
Ugghh! It was like reading the same phrases over and over again!
It's kinda boring/
Part of my favorite series,this book is about one of the most famous monarchs of Great Britain, Queen Victoria. I devoured this book and enjoyed it, which was no surprise as Carolyn Meyer is one of my favorite authors. However, I got annoyed when at least one word on EVERY PAGE was in all capitals, putting an emphasis on so many words, it distracted me.
May 20, 2013
Jean
marked it as to-read
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Carolyn Meyer is as versatile a writer as you will find. Along with historical fiction and realistic novels for young adults she has written nonfiction for young adults and books for younger readers on topics as diverse as the Amish, the Irish, Japanese, Yup'ik Eskimos, a rock band, rock tumbling, bread baking, and coconuts. And ten of her books have been chosen as Best Books for Young Adults by t...more
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