The Other Queen (Abridged): A Novel Audiobook

" Least favorite Philippa Gregory book I've read so far. At the end, there wasn't a single character that I liked. "

" Its a good book. Has a lot of romance in it with a lot of history. It resideds in scottland. Still finishing the book but great one! "

" I thought it was only okay. A little slow. "

" This is taking me FOREVER to read. "

" Sorry about the error/comment. Damn phone. Anyway, as I was saying, I love Philippa Gregory and I wanted to love this book. However I just couldn't do it. If the goal was to make me dislike the main character so much I would be indifferent to her fate, mission accomplished. I would be interested to read a biography of the Queen of Scots just to see if she was truly this unlikeable. The book was well written as usual. I found the secondary characters of the Talbots a great deal more sympathetic. "

" I always love this author's books. Very interesting with a different perspective on history. "

" Most of you know I almost always enjoy Philippa Gregory books. I was excited to find this one at the library because I had not read it yet! Sadly, I was disappointed at how this book unfolded. The book is about Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth, Queen of England and about the struggle of power and hatred for each other. I usually can't put Gregory's books down, but as I read I couldn't wait for it to end. The storyline seemed a little far-fetched even though some of it was true(it is history that Mary was beheaded by the Queen of England, I just felt the author read into some things that may or may not have happened. And there was really no big climax to the book! I won't read it again and don't recommend it. "

" More Gregory! Trashy fun as usual. "

" I felt the story went round and round in circles, but still a good read. "

" The writing style was not as good as "The Other Boleyn Girl". A disappointing read. "

" I didn't much care for this when I read it, so don't ask me why I also chose to listen to it. "

" i love her books but this was not one of her best. but still worth a read if you like historical fiction based on the tudors "

" It took a little while for me to get into it but it was good and totally kept my interest. I didn't enjoy it as much as I enjoyed "The Other Boleyn Girl" but very informative. "

" I have to say I like this book but not how philippa wrote queen Mary. She has admitted in the past to not like Mary as much Elizabeth. So I think her bias sort of trickled in. "

" Another great tale of Tudar times! I think Mary Queen of Scotts is an amazing figure in history, and I love her story. It is so sad she and Elizabeth could not have joined together. They would have been a force to reckon with! "

" Definitely the most biased of Gregory's books. An okay read, but I was disappointed. "

" Not my most favorite of Phillipa Gregory, but still pretty good. She intro's a new style of writing that is VERY different than her usual style. I prefer the old style personally. "

" Theme tends to be repetitive, but love the day-to-day living details thrown in. "

" I thought some of the parts narrated by Mary were silly. I love stuff about the Tudors but Hilary Mantel is way better. And I thought Philippa Gregory usually gave you a good sex scene or two? "

" i just couldn't get into this one. "

" I enjoy the history that shapes her novels as much as the characters that come alive for the reader. "

" I think this would have been better if it had been written from the perspective of just Bess and her husband or Bess and Mary. A good easy read though "

" I can't finish this one, it's just not like any other Philippa Gregory book I've ever read, super slow, no spice (or maybe I haven't gotten there yet) but I give up and surrender. LOL "

" very good read. I am going to read Margaret George's version of Mary next when I feel like taking it on. "

" Not as sordid as other Boleyn Girl. Seems more researched. Great read. "

" Not as good as the other books, but still good "

" love philippa's books they are literary candy "

" I found this book pretty boring. The three characters kept repeating their same thoughts over and over again. "

" I really like her books. I already know the basic story of Mary, Queen of Scots, and I know what happened to her and yet I keep reading the book because I keep thinking she's going to be restored to her throne any time and part of me keeps thinking I remember it wrong. "

" This was so hard to get through! Took my ages and I did not enjoy it that much. I LOVED The Other Boleyn Girl and expected the same quick absorption but there was less of a story here and it was very drawn out. I dot really recommend it. "

" I've never read a book where every chapter switches between 3 MC's & 1st POV. I knew what everyone was thinking & I'm not so sure I cared for that. However, I enjoy Ms. Gregory's style & ability to keep me turning pages. "