Finished up The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory and I have mixed feelings. It started off slow (those long chapters didn’t help), but Jacquetta?!?  I was intrigued right away by her background and the hint of magic running through her story.

The pace picked up around the 20% mark, and I found myself more invested… but I still had a tough time staying engaged during some of the slower political parts. Listening on audio made it tricky… so many similar/duplicate names (Edward, Henry, repeat forever) and titles flying around. Even with a decent understanding of the time period, I had to rewind more than once.

It was solid historical fiction with some fascinating moments, but I’m not rushing to read all 16 books in the series. I may jump around and check out the ones that really interest me like Elizabeth Woodville, Elizabeth of York, or the Boleyn sisters