3.96 AVERAGE


This book is insanely looooooong, but good. I'm a huge fan of the Tudors era, so well-versed in Catherine of Aragon's story, but the level of detail in this version was far beyond anything I've read to date. Highly recommend if you're a fan of this time period, but be prepared to not read much else for a while.

This was my first time reading about the Tudor time period in hist fic. I enjoyed the setting and the pace of the novel. The book was very well written, but it was very depressing. Poor Kate :(
challenging informative sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

she was so flawed. because of the time difference, she is seen as brave. i see her as stubborn. not necessarily a bad thing. but a lot of things would’ve been fixed if treated different. i do appreciate her strength and perseverance, but there was moments where i would fight with her. 
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berbs's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 35%

Kinda boring, moreso than i expected. Not for me tbh. 
emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark informative slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
informative reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
informative reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes

angel_in_a_rose's review

4.0
informative sad slow-paced