I thought this was good, excellent writing as always and a stellar and intimate look into the ‘Other’

In Queen B, Juno Dawson takes us back to the beginning of ‘Her Majesty’s Royal Coven’ to the court of Henry VIII. Anne Boleyn, the new Queen, is a witch and is surrounded by her coven in the form of the women of the Queen’s bedchamber.
Many of the characters are real historical figures and were, in fact, part of Anne’s retinue. Some other fictional characters have been added. I wish there was more made of the Bermondsey Coven - they were fantastic characters!

I absolutely LOVED the other two books in this series, so I was really looking forward to reading this.
Juno Dawson is a fantastic writer and the premise of this book is a fantastic idea. Anne Boleyn was actually accused of ‘bewitching’ Henry, but in the history books, this ‘bewitching’ was just one of many of Henry’s excuses/claims to get rid of Boleyn and move on to Jane Seymour.
I think that Juno Dawson really captures the terror and lunacy of the court held hostage by the capricious King’s whims and actions. Especially where ‘disposable’ women were concerned, even Queens (especially Queens).
But, there was just something missing from this novella compared to the other two books. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but I wasn’t quite as enraptured with Queen B. Although I’m definitely looking forward to getting back to Hebden Bridge and our current bunch of witches.

This was outstanding! I LOVE the HMRC series and this was 10/10 for me. The characters were brilliant, and as an avid Anne Boleyn and Tudor enthusiast this mixed in with the witchy vibes made this everything I could want in a book.

I am a huge fan of the world created by Juno Dawson in HMRC and so it's fantastic to read where it all started in Queen B.

Using fun historical information and the legend that Anne Boleyn was a witch cements HMRC into history, giving elements of realism into what is obviously a fantasy tale. I loved seeing where it all began.

As a huge fan of the Tudors in particular the Queen Anne Boleyn and witches this ticked so many boxes for me! I loved this, the politics and world created within our own and our own history is magnificently done.

I honestly just crave a full length novel with the Queen prior to her execution.

Definitely recommend this series for witches, I did read this prior to reading the first book in the series and found it fine to understand.

i liked this, love the writing and love the HMRC series, but unfortunately this was not the exception im me not loving historical fiction. I'm glad I read it and definitely found it interesting, and i did like that the characters were all based off of real life people from history that i could also look up information on.

i would also say even though this is a prequel you should ideally read atleast book 1 of the series first so you understand the magic system.

Thank you to Netgalley and Harper Collins for sending me this ARC!

This is the first book I have read by Juno Dawson, and I can't believe I waited so long to pick this up! I was instantly hooked, and before I had finished I had started planning to read Her Majesty’s Royal Coven.

This novella was fast-paced and had a solid plot and well-thought-out characters. I wasn't expecting multiple POVs and I especially didn't expect to have one from Fulke. To see how his devotion to God and disgust towards women fueled him was interesting as you don't often get to see the 'villain' POV.

I look forward to continuing the series!

Juno does it again. With a deftly subtle change of style from the modern HMRC books, we are transported to dangerous Tudor times - dangerous for anyone near the capricious king, but especially so for women and witches. Juno Dawson uses her exceptional storytelling skills to weave a compelling narrative with Anne Boleyn at its centre. Told in two time periods (at the beginning of Anne’s courtship with Henry the Eighth and after her execution), we follow young witch Grace Fairfax as she arrives at court and moves closer to the centre of power. Suspenseful, exciting and emotional, the story grips from start to finish.

This was a delightful pillar in the series. I wish Juno had gone straight to book three in the main series as this one felt more like a standalone buffer while she works on the main series. As always, her writing and character work is phenomenal.

I have the other two books in the HMRC series and so was intruiged by this prequel. I was not disappointed.
This book, with Anne Boleyn as one of the coven, was not only an immersive story of Tudor witchcraft but had the comraderie, humour and complex relationships found in Juno's other HMRC books.
I really enjoyed this but I'm not going to lie - I'm desperate for the next book in the series!

I enjoyed this novella but I wish that it had been a lot longer, the ending was perfect and overall a beautiful book

Just the thing I needed to tide me over whilst I wait for the next installment in the series! I loved seeing the origins of the HMRC and how it all began in the Tudor era. This still felt so typical of Dawson's writing even in the very different setting of the book and was great to read.

I reviewed this book as part of my monthly reading reviews on my YouTube Channel https://youtu.be/zyBAC38MHgs

I really enjoy this series and this is a great addition. I like the characters and that there’s the link to times past with characters we know from history. I like that it spans dual timelines. The world building is imaginative but at the same time is linked to real places of interest within the UK. I liked the Southampton tie in. I listened to the audio for this one and I really enjoyed the narrators voice, really bringing the story to life. I wouldn’t have minded if this was a full length novel. I cannot wait to read more from Juno Dawson.

I have loved the rest in this series and was keen to read this one. However, it wasn’t for me. I love everything Tudor and witchy, so this book should have been right up my alley. Unfortunately, I found it quite slow going and not a lot seems to be happening. I DNFd at 50%. Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers.

I really enjoyed this!
I loved the history behind all of this and the witchy spin on real people from many years ago.
This is only a small novella but it fits a lot of plot in, switching between 2 time lines 10 years apart of equal importance.
I also liked Anne and Grace's characters and developing relationship and wish it was more than a novella so that I could read more!

A great introduction to Juno Dawson’s HMRC series, especially, if like me, you have never read any instalments in this series. I would have loved to see greater focus on the magical organisations than the story being from the viewpoint of historical events.

I adore Juno's style of writing and the world she's created with the HMRC. I enjoyed the book and the way it gives us the context for the modern novels but I wish this had been a full, sprawling novel like the others!

Queen B is part of the HMRC series by Juno Dawson. Although this one is a novella, it really had the potential to be a full story and it left me wanting a little more content! It’s a nice blend of history and fantasy, and sees the coven trying to find a traitor and stay afloat in turbulent times.

If you’re a big fan of the series, certainly give it a go, if you’ve not read the others though, start there! I didn’t read the others first and wished I had.

It’s 1556 and Anne Boleyn has just been beheaded, her close friend and fellow coven member Grace Fairfax is convinced one of their own has betrayed them and sets out to find her before the witch hunters do

Having read and loved the first of the Majesty’s Coven books (and the tv show The Tudors!) I was keen to read this prequel which explores the creation of the coven, however I’d say it could just as easily be enjoyed as a stand-alone as a well written reimagining of life under the reign of Henry VIII