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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
emotional
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
The Young Royals series is good for those looking to make the acquaintance of some of the Tudor women: Catherine of Aragon, her daughter Mary, Anne Boleyn and then the young queen Elizabeth. I say acquaintance because the books are too brief, too fleeting to offer any solid friendships. But it's ok because others have written those books and after reading these you will at least have a basic idea of who's who.
Patience, Princess Catherine sweeps over the seven years that Catherine of Aragon, daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, spent in England. A good third of the book describes preparations for her first wedding and then brief marriage to Arthur, Prince of Wales, a marriage unconsummated in this version. Afterward widowhood and an seven year wait, during which time her future is in constant uncertainty. She should be betrothed to Arthur's younger brother Henry but the king is fickle and she is forced to wait in near poverty. Fortunately for the reader, this agonizing wait is condensed to a tidy hundred pages or so and ends with her long awaited marriage to Henry.
But of course, we all know it did not last. The beautiful, intelligent daughter of Spain was passed over a bewitching beauty (who in my opinion was not half as interesting). The book ends before the battle between Henry and Catherine commenced, which is rather a pity since it showed the queen's strength and commitment, virtues only hinted at here. A better title might have been Poor Princess Catherine.
Patience, Princess Catherine sweeps over the seven years that Catherine of Aragon, daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, spent in England. A good third of the book describes preparations for her first wedding and then brief marriage to Arthur, Prince of Wales, a marriage unconsummated in this version. Afterward widowhood and an seven year wait, during which time her future is in constant uncertainty. She should be betrothed to Arthur's younger brother Henry but the king is fickle and she is forced to wait in near poverty. Fortunately for the reader, this agonizing wait is condensed to a tidy hundred pages or so and ends with her long awaited marriage to Henry.
But of course, we all know it did not last. The beautiful, intelligent daughter of Spain was passed over a bewitching beauty (who in my opinion was not half as interesting). The book ends before the battle between Henry and Catherine commenced, which is rather a pity since it showed the queen's strength and commitment, virtues only hinted at here. A better title might have been Poor Princess Catherine.
It really wasn't as good as Meyer's other Tudor books (Mary, Elizabeth, Anne Boleyn) but still enjoyable.
The book was decent and I'm glad that it wasn't all over Anne Bolyen and that part of her life. It was set at the perfect time that I've personally barely read about. The setting made it an enjoyable read for me.