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Much like Madonna of the Seven Hills, Plaidy largely treats Lucrezia as a victim of her family’s ambitions. But once she escapes Rome for life in Ferrara, she starts to come into her own and take some control over her life. She even manages to find a little bit of happiness but as usual, it is ripped from her and as one by one those she loves dies, a little piece of Lucrezia dies with them.
One of the interesting side storylines is that of the d’Este brothers. While Alfonso is out whoring around and intermittently trying to produce an heir, his brothers – Ippolito, Ferrante, Sigismondo, and Giulio – have their own soap opera going on full of love, hate, betrayal, violence and tragedy. They merit a book all of their own!
Although I sometimes find Plaidy to be a bit hit or miss, both of her books about Lucrezia and her family are very detailed and seem to pretty thoroughly cover what is known about their lives. Some of the language is a little stiff and overly dramatic at times, but I learned a great deal about this family and will look forward to watching future seasons of The Borgia’s on Showtime with an understanding of what is going on.
In case the FTC asks: bought it used
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