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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Enjoyable, but not my favorite Heyer. It was a bit rambling, and I just couldn't warm up to the romance--the age gap wasn't overly large compared to other Heyers, but they just felt like different generations. I did love Frederica's brothers.
As good as I remember from when I first read this…. Very enjoyable.
I really enjoyed this book. There was a lot of detail to it, maybe a bit too much detail at points when you would rather it just move along, but I adored the aspect of this man melting to the love of two unruly boys and their female guardian. It was a mix of a family and romance book, which I quite liked.
This is one of her much older men books, but I still liked it.
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was such a blast! I really enjoyed it— it was funny, and the characters were so extravagant and absurd in their behavior that they became both lovable and unforgettable (especially the young, crazy scientist Felix).
I found myself deeply connected to Frederica. Her love and devotion to her younger siblings were truly admirable, and as the eldest daughter myself, I related to her so much.
Lord Alverstoke, on the other hand, was undeniably arrogant (in a funny way, sometimes), but his character didn’t quite stick with me. I think this is partially because my first introduction to this author was Arabella, and Beaumaris has set the standard for witty, arrogant men.
Nevertheless, it was a really fun read.
I found myself deeply connected to Frederica. Her love and devotion to her younger siblings were truly admirable, and as the eldest daughter myself, I related to her so much.
Lord Alverstoke, on the other hand, was undeniably arrogant (in a funny way, sometimes), but his character didn’t quite stick with me. I think this is partially because my first introduction to this author was Arabella, and Beaumaris has set the standard for witty, arrogant men.
Nevertheless, it was a really fun read.
Haven’t read any Georgette Heyer ever, and I absolutely love regency romance. So it was a no brainer to finally read one of her books. I enjoyed this story for the most part. I really liked Frederica, and I loved her younger brothers. Her younger sister and older brother absolutely infuriated me towards the end. I enjoyed seeing Alverstoke change as he got to be more attached to this family and fall in love. I really felt that I understood how he fell in love and what he was feeling, but I did not get the same sort of thing with Frederica. Her side was a little more rushed at the end. While I did understand some of her feelings; I also felt it could have very easily not been love for her. Things were slow moving, but it never felt slow. There were a lot of words that I had to look up (and the definitions usually had “archaic” written by it). Overall, it good read, and I’ll definitely be reading more Heyer in the future.
Very different style than the one I'm used to. I did not feel at all that this book was written in '65 also I did quite enjoy it. I liked Vernon, Frederica, Felix and Jessamy in this order:) and I thought the best thing was how gradual was their relationship, how they became friends before anything else.