I was on vacation and had finished all the other books I had brought with me to read, and this was a book my mom brought with her to read on our trip, and she gave it to me to try it. I had heard of another book by philippa Grgory, The other bolyn girl, and had heard that it was really good, but I wasn't so sure about The Constant Princess at first. I don't normally read historical fiction, and i was doubting how good the novel would be, but as I kept reading I warmed up to it, and soon I was thoroughly enjoying it! The constant Princess also had lots of interesting facts about the Tudors and the way things were in that era. I love Katherine's unwavering strength throughout the whole novel! Definetely one of the strongest women characters I've read about! Now that I know about the quality of Phillipa Gregory's books, I plan on reading others by her!