This was an interesting book, but more due to its fascinating subject - Elizabeth, and the politics and machination of the era - than due to any writing style. It is not that the writing is particularly bad, it just doesn't make the story come alive. Perhaps that is due to the fact that is written as the book of the movie, rather than a book that inspired a movie?

That said, it is an easy read, and entertaining. I had seen the movie before, so i could picture it in my mind's eye much of the time. ( )