What's on your nightstand?

5 minutes for books is hosting a "What's On Your Nightstand" carnival and I have decided to play along.

Just Finished: I just recently finished "The Constant Princess" by Philippa Gregory. She wrote "The Other Boelyn Girl," which I read over the winter and this book was the first in Henry VIII series. I really like "The Other Boelyn Girl" so I thought I would go back to the beginning. The book was about Catherine of Aragon and her relationship with Henry VIII brother, Arthur. She was betrothed and married to him and he was to be the next king of England but he died 6 months into their marriage and she went on to marry Henry. It was really interesting and a good read. I'd give it a B, maybe B+.

In Progress: Sticking with the historical fiction theme, I am about 3/4th of the way done Philippa Gregory's follow up to "The Other Boelyn Girl" called "The Boelyn Inheritance." I really, really like this book. I started on Sunday and should finish today if that doesn't tell you how much I like it. It is about wives number 4 (Anne of Cleves) and number 5 (Katherine Howard, who was Anne Boelyn's cousin and met a very similar fate as her). It has been really interesting to watch her development of King Henry as he has gone from a boy recently crowned to a fat, sickly old man. So far, I would give this an A-.

Up Next: I am so excited about the next book on the nightstand. It is by Jen Lancaster and it has the funniest title. It's called "Bitter is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smart Ass, Or, Why you Should Never Carry a Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office." I have heard that Jen Lancaster is really funny and I could use a good laugh after all of the wife killing I have been reading about with Henry VIII!