Meh. Not bad, but not great either. This book covered a fairly interesting historic figure and did a decent job of considering what Catherine's personality and thoughts might have been like. However, many parts of this book, especially the parts about the Popish Plot, read like a Wikipedia entry.

Plaidy's hallmark is presenting the facts without overdramatizing or making stuff up. However, at a certain point, a little emotion and drama is called for. This is supposed to be a novel, not a biography.