The Devil’s Queen is based on Catherine de Medici. I enjoyed reading about young orphan Catherine and how the Medici's were brutally ran from their home by their own countrymen. Catherine came from a famous family. Her family was Duke of Urbino and her mother was Countess of Boulogne. At the age of fourteen her parents were killed. Catherine was sent to captivity. Luckily she didn’t have to stay imprisoned for very long, as she was married off to Prince Henry. Henry had more of a fondness for his mistress than he did for Catherine.

Catherine used to dabble in astronomy and some of the dark arts when she was younger. She stopped till now. Catherine became very protective of her sons and she grew stronger, especially when Henry died.

As young Catherine is imprisoned in one nunnery after another, her heart is broken time and time again as every woman she holds in high regard or esteem is either killed or taken from her. Little Catherine learns early on that fate does not always deal one a winning hand. She turns to magic arts and astrology, namely a man named Ruggieri. Ruggieri has a "seedy" reputation for dealing with the "dark side."

After facing one betrayal after another from her own family members, Catherine is sent to France to marry Henri. Here, Catherine's superstitions and bad dreams grow even more frantic. She turns to magic again as it seems the god of christianity isn't listening to her prayers. Her father in law, the king, is planning to "replace" her