Love love love love LOVE! The Other Boleyn Girl was excellent, and I'm looking forward to reading more from Philippa Gregory. 
 I'm one of those people who are fascinated by the English monarchy. I'm happily convinced that the Queen is immortal, and the marriage of Prince William to Kate along with the births of George and Charlotte have grabbed my attention for the past five years. And visiting England a couple summers ago with my mom meant visits to millions of castles and palaces to find inspiration for our own homes. Make fun all you like, but British royalty is my thing. 
 So it's only natural that I'll gravitate to books like TOBG to feed my royal fascinations, and of course, the era of Henry VIII is all too infamous to ignore. I think anyone who has an interest in royalty and monarchies, especially the English monarchy, will take a liking to this book. Gregory's writing is compelling. I never wanted to put the book down despite its size (661 pages) and a handful of very long chapters (hello, 55 page chapter). I knew the historical facts - (view spoiler)[like Anne Boleyn being beheaded and her devilish rise to power (hide spoiler)] - but the fiction side of the story had me constantly asking, "What's going to happen next?!" 
 With Gregory also being a historian, I trusted her research in the subject matter, so I was able to enjoy the fictional story of the Boleyns without worrying with how historically accurate it was. It is fiction, after all. I expect inaccuracies, stretching of the truth, and wild speculation woven into the true story to make it all the more interesting. And I loved it! I've noticed in other reviews that this is a big divisive factor for Gregory's work, but for me, it worked. Gregory isn't writing a history textbook; she's writing a fictional story, first and foremost, which is based on a true story. If you're looking for completely true tellings of history, historical fiction is probably the wrong genre in which to be looking for it. 
 I also typically dislike first person writing as I feel it limits character development, but that was absolutely not the case here. I was so happy about it. I heavily value character development, and I was pleased to have an emotional connection with each character, not just Mary Boleyn. I actually felt a deeper connection than I think I would have gotten had the story been written in third person. 
 I'd say the only downside, which isn't strong enough to affect my rating, is that the book is long. 661 pages like I said. It can be a bit daunting to dive into something like that, and it also opens the door to lulls in the story. I noticed some drag around page 350/400ish, but thankfully it didn't last long, and by that point in the story, I was already so captivated that I continued on without trouble. 
 Definitely recommend!