Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Friday's Child by Georgette Heyer

3 reviews

listette's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Lets get things straight:
To truly enjoy this book, you gotta gloss over some stuff like Hero’s age and some boxing of ears. If you’re able to do that, you’re in for a ride. 

The plot of it all is that an entitled, spoilt brat of a man learns that there’s more to life than himself. 
Sherry is rich and insufferable but for some damned reason Hero loves him and has decided to stick by him come hell or high water. 

The four musketeers and Hero just romp around the town stirring up trouble and pulling everyone into their dramatic antics. I’m fairly sure everyone tolerates these youngsters just because they’re so hilariously self-absorbed and have this intense love for life and good times. 

I could have read about the troubles Hero, Sherry, Gil, Ferdy, and George caused for another four hundred pages! The stakes were low and I couldn’t stop laughing out loud while reading. I could imagine them reminiscing about their crazy youth when they are older and, hopefully, slightly wiser. 

This is comedy gold and I recommend everyone gives this a read if they are ready for a devilishly good time. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Gambling

rokinjaguar's review against another edition

funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was my first Georgette Heyer book and it was utterly delightful! 

It was a bit slow at first, and I was like “is there romance in this romance book or are they just gonna vibe with Sherry’s friends the whole time?” I still enjoyed the moments where they just vibed, but it wasn’t what I was looking for exactly. 

Fortunately, it picked up later in the book and I fell so in love with every character. George Wrotham was maybe my favorite. 

I’m excited to read more from Heyer! This was excellent!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Suicide, and Violence

azurelunatic's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Infidelity, Blood, Car accident, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Gun violence

Kitten is almost 17 when she and Sherry enter into their marriage of convenience. Sherry is somewhat older but also under the age of majority of the era (21). This makes them an underage/adult relationship by modern reckoning. Enough time passes between the wedding and the beginning of the relationship that Kitten might well be 18 by that time. In typical Heyer fashion, the book ends at the point of mutual confession of love, with just enough time left to wrap up the mostly unrelated brawl. Kitten marries Sherry in part to escape from her emotionally abusive cousins. Sherry's mother is a jackass to Kitten. Gambling: high play, debt, bad financial management and good advice being disregarded,

but noticing Kitten copying his mistakes shocks Sherry to his senses

. A side character has a terrible temper and is for-ever prepared to duel. Most disputes die and no-one shoots! (He doesn't kill anyone, and the worst injury overall is a blade slice to an arm which could be serious but will likely not become fatal.)