It may have been the narration of the audiobook but I found the lead character constantly petulant and therefore I was not very invested or interested in her life or her fate. I suspect it is the narration.

A fascinating, though wholly saddening, account of Anne Neville. As I've been saying since Book 2, I cannot wait for "The White Princess." This really is a great series.

Three and a half stars. I found the other books in the series to be more enjoyable. The first third of the book, when Anne was young, was not that interesting. It was mostly a long winded way of establishing what a bastard -- I mean what an ambitious man her father was (Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick). The story started to move along after that.

The first 3/4 of the book was really good but the last quarter was so repetitive. Good book but not one of her best.

My full review can be seen on my blog here: http://armywife2310.wordpress.com/2013/09/04/the-kingmakers-daughter-by-philippa-gregory/

I listened to the Audible edition, and while this isn't fantastic, I enjoyed the chance to get to know one of the minor character's in The Cousin's War on a deeper level.

DNF

Well, I've given this my best college try, and it's not enough. I can't even tough it out for Richard's sake. The prose is too simple and repetitive, Anne is whiny, and the characters in general are dull. And apparently, the House of York owes its victories to witchcraft. I just can't.

I'm reading Gregory's books in the order they're newly displayed on her website - by historical start date, not publication date. I really like "Lady of the Rivers" and was disappointed with both "The White Queen" and "The Red Queen." Gregory says Elizabeth Woodville is her favorite character and you can clearly tell that in "The White Queen," which paints her so sympathetically even though I found her unlikable, and in the "The Red Queen," which felt, as a reader, that it was painful for Gregory to write.

"The Kingmaker's Daughter" is treading familiar ground - The Cousins' War, again - but from the point of view of a minor character in the other three books. This is an easy read and a good one if you like Gregory or this sort of historical fiction.

One of my favorite things about this book is that it tells a story I know from another point of view. I've been reading/listening to these books and I love hearing all the different points of view.

Not my favorite Philippa Gregory novel, but still a well written novel from an author who can clearly navigate 15th century English politics, culture, style and rhetoric. It's also nice to read from the perspective of the losing side of the War of the Roses. The Tudor House is arguably the most popular royal family in historical fiction. And I freely admit that the name Richard III immediately brings to mind the "Princes in the Tower" and how he murdered his brother's sons and buried them somewhere in the Tower of London. It was a nice change of pace to see the Nevilles and Plantagenets' depiction of the events that took place during this tumultuous period - even if it is fiction.