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mia_irene 's review for:
The Constant Princess
by Philippa Gregory
This is the first Philippa Gregory book that left me thoroughly disappointed. Despite the characters being based on fascinating Tudor figures, none ever felt real to me. The over the top lovey-dovey feelings Katherine expresses about Arthur throughout the book were unrealistic and made my eyes roll every time. Her admirable ambition was overshadowed by her internal monologue incessantly repeating that she did it all for the boy she was in an arranged marriage to for 5 months. Yeah, right.
Also, the constant switch from omniscient third person to first person was frustrating, especially since Katherine's first person passages just reiterated what we already inferred from the third person dialogue. Phillipa Gregory is great at bringing Tudor characters to life in her work, but this is not the book for that.
Also, the constant switch from omniscient third person to first person was frustrating, especially since Katherine's first person passages just reiterated what we already inferred from the third person dialogue. Phillipa Gregory is great at bringing Tudor characters to life in her work, but this is not the book for that.