This was a very quick read, and from the standpoint of it being a simple historical fiction, I can't say it was all that bad. The narration went back and forth between Katherine Woodville and her husband, Harry Stafford (Duke of Buckingham).

If the characters had been generic people, I would have said it was light, a little mindless, but fun. Given that it involves the Plantagents, the Woodvilles, and the Tudors, it is much less enjoyable. They author writes with a strong and obvious bias against Richard III (okay, I understand that he was not a favorite of the Woodville women, but still, her characterization seems to have been plucked straight from Shakespeare - all that is missing is the mythical humpback.) that kept jarring me out of the story.

I'll admit, my sympathies lean more toward Richard than Henry Tudor, but I didn't mind the softer portrayal of Henry. It fit with the story and was what you'd expect from the family who were eventually tied in with him, through the marriage of Elizabeth of York. Edward IV was shown in a very favorable light, as well, so I ended up wondering what Susan Higginbotham has against the youngest York brother.