This book wasn't bad, but seemed to lack any serious plot. Isabel is forced to live in Segovia, a place that she finds tedious and dull. She is constantly being offered to various princes she should and shouldn't marry, she has a general dislike for her brother, the King, and her sister-in-law, whom on several occasions Isabel herself witnessed being unfaithful. Good as far as her thoughts go, such as being trapped in at Segovia, and not a bad read, despite the story lacking any serious plot.

I feel as though I must correct all the bad reviews that I read about this book. People are saying that Carolyn Meyer has Isabel be very mean, and domineering, and even whiny. However, that isn't true at all. And they also say they had her go to church too much. Back then, Catholics were always in chapel! Obviously the people who stated those things have no concept of a true Spanish background. (Although born in the US, I am spanish, and am proud of it.) They also said that Isabel and Ferdinand were very cruel (not part of diary, but is discussed later) to the Jews. You have to understand that although it seems cruel to us now, back then it was normal justice, and she thought she was doing the right thing. So all you out there, watch what you say about my ancestor! And for those of you who have no idea of what I'm talking about, I reccomend this book. It is very historical, and fun.

When I first got this book, I was really excited because I love almost all of the Royal Diary books. Once I read this though, I was sorely disapointed. It was a very boring read which talked only about the people Isabel was going to marry and how she had to go to church everyday. I found myself skipping pages at a time and not missing anything important. The book could have been interesting but I think Carolyn Meyer did a poor job portraying the Spanish royalty culture. I wouldn't buy this book unless you wanted to have all the RD, because there's always the library to borrow it from.

when I first saw this book I grabbed it because It looked cool. It was, but not at first because at first it was all "el scorpian is in love with el minio" or watever. Other then that I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!