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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was my first Georgette Heyer and I loved it! I've previously read Marion Chesney and now understand where she's got her style (though the original is better). It's funny and ridiculous yet somehow remaining real.
The characters are charming and three dimensional, there's a lot going on and even though I called the ending within the first chapter I still enjoyed watching it unfold. I'm so grateful that there are many more books for me to enjoy.
The characters are charming and three dimensional, there's a lot going on and even though I called the ending within the first chapter I still enjoyed watching it unfold. I'm so grateful that there are many more books for me to enjoy.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book however it did have a few flaws which stopped me from giving it 5 stars.
The first serious problem that I had was the anti-Semitic scene with the moneylender Mr. Goldhanger. While this scene may have been accurate to the Recency period, it was not a necessary add-in for Heyer who wrote the book post-WW2.
My second problem was that the romance was mostly nonexistent until the end of the book so the hero and heroine coming together at the end of the book seemed a bit thrown in.
Overall, this was a good book that kept me entertained and constantly laughing.
The first serious problem that I had was the anti-Semitic scene with the moneylender Mr. Goldhanger. While this scene may have been accurate to the Recency period, it was not a necessary add-in for Heyer who wrote the book post-WW2.
My second problem was that the romance was mostly nonexistent until the end of the book so the hero and heroine coming together at the end of the book seemed a bit thrown in.
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Also, though I know that it happened in the tume period it bothers me that they were first cousins.Spoiler
Overall, this was a good book that kept me entertained and constantly laughing.
Very enjoyable. A fun cross between Jane Austen and Oscar Wilde.
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Brigerton but with much sharper wit, and a genuinely enjoyable female lead. Fun and engaging, very well-written, but hard to get past the fact that the core romance is between cousins.
Sophy is a great character and the book mostly is a lot of fun, but there's some awful anti-semitism involving a chapter with a Jewish money lender that is so cartoonish and stereotypical. It's a shame that mars an otherwise enjoyable book. I couldn't recommend it.
Delightful! Sophy is marvelous, but Tina is my favorite character.
DNF, got halfway through and found the language style too much and the storyline too predictable. Recommended by a friend due to it being an entertaining novel mimicking Austen but written in 1950s. Whilst this did mean the main character was really cool, that was about it and it lacked the cutting societal judgement of Austen as it felt like it was all more for a laugh than for any kind of message.
The characters were well drawn and sympathetic; I even felt for the uptight Miss Wraxton, ostensible villain. Sophy is sparkling, of course, and not too out of place. The unfortunate visit to the Jewish moneylender can't help but take away from the pleasure of the book, and even though I know it was more acceptable in that time, romance between cousins is still off-putting. Those issues aside, I'm glad to have finally sampled an author I've seen praised so often and found the book mostly enjoyable.