The story was so much of the beginning of the second season that it was just like a reminder of the show I had already watched. Sadly, it does create a lot of drama with Mary finding out and the pregnancy, but I still was really interested in hearing Francis' story. I know that it was an odd situation, but at that moment it was almost like they were saving each other. It was really developed and explained in the book. I really enjoyed the relationship between Lola and Francis. The time period of Mary is so interesting, I felt like both the book and TV show did a great job explaining what life would be like in that era.

It was fun to get some more in depth POV perspectives since the book was able to go into a deeper detail than the TV show could. It would have been perfect to read this right after finishing the first season to keep up with the story. The story follows the first season of Reign and has all of the characters from the TV show. I could not find anything and thought that they would make amazing stories.

I needed to continue with the story and find out more about Mary. When I first started watching Reign I wanted more than just the weekly episode. As with Darkness Rises there was a fairytale quality to the story which made it a lovely read. It was a lot faster than I was expecting, there was an urgency in the writing that really emphasised this. But almost like this was deleted scenes from the show itself, it offers a greater depth to the characters and the story arc of the show itself. Not so good if you are all for Francis and Mary, because although there's plenty of love between them there is also a huge dose of Francis and Lola (boo, hiss). This book was a nice companion to the TV show, and expanded on some story lines that were not really explored on screen. I love Reign and now that it's finished I need more. If you have seen the show then you'll know it's wildly historically inaccurate and fantastical. To read these you kind of have to have seen the show, or you will have no idea what is going on. 5 Words: Love, secrets, plotting, death, royalty.

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