I adore Philippa Gregory and I really enjoyed this book. It read pretty quickly for me, but wasn't as gripping as The Red Queen (her second book in this series). The story was overall good, but there were a couple of spots where the flow slowed a bit. For the full review: http://erraticprojectjunkie.blogspot.com/2012/06/2012-boty-lady-of-rivers-by-philippa.html