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So the thing I've been waiting to happen finally happened at the 200 page mark, and while I get that that event was what inspired Gregory to write this book, it is still far far too many pages for what is essentially the plot's establishing spark. And honestly, the foundation of the inspiring event was not written well at all it feels.
Showing there was good reason to abridge this audiobook.
— Jan 18, 2026 12:09AM
Showing there was good reason to abridge this audiobook.
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The current intrigue involving Catherine has made the last handful of pages more interesting than the entire first half of the book. At least I can now feel the stakes involved in her gambit to become Queen, even though I already know the end result because... Well, history.
We'll see how long this interest will prevail.
— 7 hours, 31 min ago
We'll see how long this interest will prevail.
Grace
is on page 152 of 490
I'm finally past the point where I dnf'd when I first read this and honestly, I completely understand why I dnf'd around where I did. And I understand why the only audiobook available of this is heavily abridged.
I'm bored.
In an attempt to illustrate why without major spoilers even though this is history, Henry VIII is still around 10. Much ado about nothing.
— Jan 13, 2026 08:01PM
I'm bored.
In an attempt to illustrate why without major spoilers even though this is history, Henry VIII is still around 10. Much ado about nothing.
Grace
is on page 81 of 490
I dnf'd this book nearly a decade ago for reasons I can't remember. Probably boredom, but my present day may be colouring that impression. But for reasons that does not entirely belong to the book.
I'm nearly 100 pages in and I still haven't reached the part I dnf'd at though. So apparently I got further in than I had anticipated.
— Jan 09, 2026 10:00PM
I'm nearly 100 pages in and I still haven't reached the part I dnf'd at though. So apparently I got further in than I had anticipated.
Grace
is on page 24 of 490
I wanted to do this book that has long haunted my TBR shelf with an audiobook, was positively thrilled there was an audiobook for this.
Only to realize, at only 8 hours for a 400+ page book, the audiobook was abridged. And so I'm back to having to read the book itself.
— Jan 04, 2026 02:26PM
Only to realize, at only 8 hours for a 400+ page book, the audiobook was abridged. And so I'm back to having to read the book itself.
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Jan 18, 2026 12:23AM
The plot has taken too long to develop and you don’t like the prose. A 3 at best.
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More or less so far. I'll keep going just to see how Gregory handles the marriage to Henry VIII and how Catherine develops but its been work to get to the actual plot.
