The Borgia Bride follows the life of Sancha of Aragon, princess of Naples during the end of the 1400s. She is a strong willed fearless young woman who is prey to the poltical machinations of her family. Married against her will to an 11 year old, who happens to be the illegitimate son of Pope Alexander, she falls into a world of incest, political intrigue, and murder.
The book pretty much is a whole bunch of horrible accounts of the pope's household and how Sancha has to maneuver her way through it the best she can in the hopes that she'll be able to save herself and her brother. She fails at the latter, but does manage to save her brother's son and escape from the madness that was Rome in 1500.
I liked the book ok. It wasn't great, but it was well-written and did suck the reader into it. I got a little weary of all the horrible accounts...it felt rather repitious towards the end, and I was glad to be done with it.
Recommended.
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