The Constant Princess

I love Phillipa Gregory's books, but don't care for the Unabridged audio versions of them'

I rated this a 2 simply because the abridged version had too many holes and ended extremely abruptly after having skipped over 30+ years without explaining what had happened during that time! I'm sure the full novel is much better.

as always a well told story encompassing true life events. Philippa Gregory may take some liberties but it always adds to the story. I only wish I had heard the unabridged version as there were a few unanswered questions. The ending was a bit of a let down but then again I'm sure Catalina felt the same.

I love her books! I've read most of them -this was the first one I listened to and enjoyed it.

I really enjoyed listening to this book, but would have liked to have listed to the unabridged version. Excellent, but almost too abridged.

This audiobook was fine until it came to the end. The abridging all of a sudden took the reader/listener through a huge time lapse and ended with Catherine facing judgement. It felt completely disjointed. If you don't mind having to go somewhere else to find out what happened in between, the book is enjoyable. Philippa Gregory is an excellent writer. The person who abridged the book ought to be fired...

Dry, slow, and dull. This book was hardly worth listening to.

This book could have been really good, and I'm sure it is in the unabridged version. The abridged version is too choppy.

The book itself is probably a decent historical novel. The audio version, however, was not pleasant to listen to. When the story is told in Katharine's point of view, the reader does a fine job (although she gives Katharine a strong British accent which seems inappropriate for a Spanish princess). But it is at the narrative parts where the narrator's interpretive gifts desert her. She takes on a low, falling tone that ends on the same pitch at every phrase. Trying to sound dramatic, she ends up being repetitive, irritating, and ridiculous.

I love Phillipa Gregory's Historical novels. I thought this one was equal to her others and that the reader was exceptional. I strongly recommend it and hope more of her work becomes available to us via CDs.