[.ca] My Tudor Queen; the Diary of Eva Puebla, London 1501-1513 (ISBN 0439999405)

Wonderful book from the My Story series.:
Sixteen-year-old Eva De Puebla comes to England in 1581 as lady in waiting to Catherine of Aragon, the Spanish princess who is to marry Prince Arthur, heir to the throne of England. Eva has been chosen to accompany Catherine because she is her close childhood friend. But as the years go by, although the girls remain friends, their lives grow far apart. Arthur dies not long after the marriage, and though Catherine is eventually able to marry the younger brother and new heir, Henry, their marriage becomes strained as Catherine fails to produce a living child. Meanwhile, Eva has found happiness in love and marriage and having a child, but mourns for her dear friend's lost dreams. This book is written in the form of Eva's diary from 1501-1513. I loved this book, but I did have one complaint. Since the book covered such a long period of time, I feel it could have been at least fifty pages longer. I still recommend it to young readers and teens who enjoy fictional historical diaries.

Boring at times:
This book looks appealing from the cover, with all the fancy lettering in the title. The cover has a pink tint, dominated by Eva's face. The back cover contains an excerpt from her first entry in her diary. The book barely reaches excitement anywhere. I could easily have put it down, even though I love books from the Tudor Era. I give it three stars because the author didn't make it as appealing as it could have been. Also, it just seemed slightly repetitive at times. I recommend it to anyone who loves to read any kind of book, regardless of whether there's action or not.