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taltaltal's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
steller0707's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-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
4.0
michidoc's review against another edition
2.0
Avevo iniziato questo romanzo con i migliori propositi: periodo regency, recensioni affascinate... E invece le mie risate non erano di divertimento ma di esasperazione.
Personaggi insipidi e appena accennati, situazioni al limite dell'assurdo, da vero e proprio latte alle ginocchia. Sophy sembra una di quelle ragazze delle pubblicità degli assorbenti: solo perchè sono "fresche e protette", possono fare qualsiasi stupidaggine frulli loro nel cervello. Sophy, nell'intento di aiutare il suo prossimo, compie gesti senza senso pagina dopo pagina, mentre sia lei che tutti gli altri tendono a cambiare idea, opinione e modi di fare ogni due righe, e non è un modo di dire. Se prima Charles, cugino di Sophy, deplora le sue abitudini e comportamenti, due righe esatte dopo la trova una creatura affascinante.
Sono tutti eccezionali a fare tutto: cavalcare, cacciare, guidare il phaeton (abituatevi a sentirvelo dire per tutto il romanzo, dato che Sophy non fa altro che dimostrare quanto sia eccezionale a guidarli!)...
Ripetizioni infinite di situazioni, concetti e reazioni...
Solo se vi piacciono librettini insulsi come gli harmony, potete apprezzare questo in maniera conscia, e non per ridere del suo ridicolo!
Personaggi insipidi e appena accennati, situazioni al limite dell'assurdo, da vero e proprio latte alle ginocchia. Sophy sembra una di quelle ragazze delle pubblicità degli assorbenti: solo perchè sono "fresche e protette", possono fare qualsiasi stupidaggine frulli loro nel cervello. Sophy, nell'intento di aiutare il suo prossimo, compie gesti senza senso pagina dopo pagina, mentre sia lei che tutti gli altri tendono a cambiare idea, opinione e modi di fare ogni due righe, e non è un modo di dire. Se prima Charles, cugino di Sophy, deplora le sue abitudini e comportamenti, due righe esatte dopo la trova una creatura affascinante.
Sono tutti eccezionali a fare tutto: cavalcare, cacciare, guidare il phaeton (abituatevi a sentirvelo dire per tutto il romanzo, dato che Sophy non fa altro che dimostrare quanto sia eccezionale a guidarli!)...
Ripetizioni infinite di situazioni, concetti e reazioni...
Solo se vi piacciono librettini insulsi come gli harmony, potete apprezzare questo in maniera conscia, e non per ridere del suo ridicolo!
ewc's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
howlingmoonrise's review against another edition
5.0
Oh, this was a lovely read! This was my first Heyer novel and I fear I might have been spoiled since I've heard this was one of her best work.
Sophy is a cheerful doer kind of character who barrels over everything and everyone in a grand show of a good time. From the summary I thought Charles - her love interest - would be overly stuffy and arrogant and who'd eventually be smoothed out into something nicer as the story moved along, but I was pleasantly surprised by the way Heyer portrayed him instead - he's clearly a kind man with a lot of love for his family and who doesn't begrudge a good time, but who is also bound not to show that very enjoyment due to his fiancée, and he's very well matched to Sophy's character indeed. Their family dynamics are also very well developed and it's very amusing to read!
The writing is lovely, though I had some difficulty getting into it on the first pages before the story truly began. Fair warning: there is one chapter with some uncomfortable antisemitism, as small of a scene as it may be.
Sophy is a cheerful doer kind of character who barrels over everything and everyone in a grand show of a good time. From the summary I thought Charles - her love interest - would be overly stuffy and arrogant and who'd eventually be smoothed out into something nicer as the story moved along, but I was pleasantly surprised by the way Heyer portrayed him instead - he's clearly a kind man with a lot of love for his family and who doesn't begrudge a good time, but who is also bound not to show that very enjoyment due to his fiancée, and he's very well matched to Sophy's character indeed. Their family dynamics are also very well developed and it's very amusing to read!
The writing is lovely, though I had some difficulty getting into it on the first pages before the story truly began. Fair warning: there is one chapter with some uncomfortable antisemitism, as small of a scene as it may be.
alekswhite's review against another edition
5.0
So fun! A bit of jaunty joyride through madhap British upper-culture but it was fun and hilarious and Sophy was perhaps my favourite heroine. This was just a good time to read.
yet_another_reader's review against another edition
5.0
This was so enjoyable, our heroine is so intelligent, witty and likeable. The writing is wonderful and the plot is engaging. I could not ask more for a fictional regency read.