I recently finished my NetGalley copy of Alison Weir's fabulous new novel JANE SEYMOUR: THE HAUNTED QUEEN. Wow, what a fantastic story. I've always thought of Jane Seymour as a mousy, quiet woman. A woman who was the antithesis of Anne Boleyn. The calm after the storm. Well, this book throws all my preconceived ideas out the window. I have no doubt she was the calm after the storm that was Anne Boleyn, but she was no shrinking violet, either. The Jane Seymour portrayed by Alison Weir (one of THE BEST historical novelist I've ever read), is a calm, but highly intelligent young woman. One who happened to catch the eye of Henry. The only woman who was able to give him the son and heir he required and craved. She was full of life and joy, but the title tells it all. She was haunted. There is an element of the supernatural in this book. She is haunted by a dark figure; she feels partly responsible for the death of ...
Yup, we went to the movies this afternoon.
What did we see? Maleficent, of course
Not quite the story you expect.
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Definitely worth seeing. We loved it.
My kid laughed at some parts and clapped at the end.
He's not a kid overly impressed with the Sleeping Beauty story. It's not one of his favorite Disney classics ( it's a girlie movie)
but he enjoyed this version.
In fact, when we last visited Disneyworld, I made him get his picture taken with Maleficent. He wasn't impressed.
Maleficent has ALWAYS been one of my favorite characters (yea, I like the villains best)
Glad she finally got a movie of her own.
Oh, by the way...nobody could have played this role as well as
Angelina Jolie.
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