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elinoreads's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
cimorene1558's review against another edition
4.0
A lovely Regency novel by the queen (and inventor) of them. Georgette Heyer NEVER makes me rant about historical inaccuracies--which is almost unheard of in anything about English history. If she didn't know, she didn't write about it, and her characters are delightfully Romantic but rarely so good or so bad as to be completely unreal.
tonyriver's review against another edition
4.0
Another great set of twists and turns. Serena is a powerful delight. Fun, romance and how on Earth will it work out? Wonderful!
blodeuedd's review against another edition
3.0
What a mess, or should I say tangle. I can't spoil anything but it gets messy when people fall in love, or think they are in love. The title sure suits the book.
Serena has quite the temper and is not afraid to say what she thinks. She is a real whirlwind. I can't help to like her because she is just so different. She moves to Bath with her step-mum, who is younger and a very timid thing. Fanny can't see any faults with Serena (and trust me, she does have faults.) Then we have Rotherham who is an ogre, but then his temper does suit Serena as they yell at each other and call each other things. They used to be engaged but that did not work out. I am not sure about Rotherham because I do feel at times that he is not a gentleman, but then again, oh I can't tell you, the plot has to be read or else I will spoil things.
Moving on to secondary characters. Major Kirkby who is, yes what is he? Just smitten and not much of a personality. Young Emily who plays the part of the brainless beauty. Mr Goring, who we do not see much of at all but who seems to be the only true gentleman and he has a brain.
People will get engaged, people will fall in love, worship others and in the end all will end well and those who should be together will be together. But the way there is long and there will be misunderstandings, elopements, engagements, and general craziness. Because this was after all a time when you did not say what you felt and people in love have always been idiots.
Again it amuses me when she uses a certain sentence, how someone made violent love to another. That has me giggling like crazy since that only means kissing. I do hope she uses the word in all her books and I will continue to be amused by all the silly little things.
Another fun Heyer book where for once they may act very proper but Serena and Rotherham sure do not talk like that all the time. Quite shocking.
Conclusion:
Very sweet and it did have me worried if the right people would get each other.
Serena has quite the temper and is not afraid to say what she thinks. She is a real whirlwind. I can't help to like her because she is just so different. She moves to Bath with her step-mum, who is younger and a very timid thing. Fanny can't see any faults with Serena (and trust me, she does have faults.) Then we have Rotherham who is an ogre, but then his temper does suit Serena as they yell at each other and call each other things. They used to be engaged but that did not work out. I am not sure about Rotherham because I do feel at times that he is not a gentleman, but then again, oh I can't tell you, the plot has to be read or else I will spoil things.
Moving on to secondary characters. Major Kirkby who is, yes what is he? Just smitten and not much of a personality. Young Emily who plays the part of the brainless beauty. Mr Goring, who we do not see much of at all but who seems to be the only true gentleman and he has a brain.
People will get engaged, people will fall in love, worship others and in the end all will end well and those who should be together will be together. But the way there is long and there will be misunderstandings, elopements, engagements, and general craziness. Because this was after all a time when you did not say what you felt and people in love have always been idiots.
Again it amuses me when she uses a certain sentence, how someone made violent love to another. That has me giggling like crazy since that only means kissing. I do hope she uses the word in all her books and I will continue to be amused by all the silly little things.
Another fun Heyer book where for once they may act very proper but Serena and Rotherham sure do not talk like that all the time. Quite shocking.
Conclusion:
Very sweet and it did have me worried if the right people would get each other.
balletbookworm's review
3.0
Not nearly as good as my favorites - [b:Venetia|32102|Venetia|Georgette Heyer|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388203883s/32102.jpg|3234302] or [b:The Convenient Marriage|32106|The Convenient Marriage|Georgette Heyer|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1386919934s/32106.jpg|3183163] - because the plot is meandering and bogs down quite a bit in the beginning. But as usual the dialogue is fabulous.
eastofthesunwestofthemoon's review against another edition
4.0
(I'm rereading these Heyer regency romances that I read a long time ago). This one is still a fun read, with engaging characters and a series of romantic tangles reminiscent of some of Shakespear's comedies.
katdid's review
4.0
Really enjoyed this! even though the main couple spend most of the book apart and barely even correspond.
mrswythe89's review against another edition
3.0
Entertaining, though not up there with Cotillion and Frederica, for me. I like Lady Serena and the whole match of equals this book's got going (as opposed to the sardonic Marquis ending up with the naive childlike type -- this isn't a spoiler because it's obvious from the first chapter, really) but not that keen on whatsisname being the Only One Who Can Restrain Her. Grabbing her wrists and forcing her to cool down and stuff. Being controlled is always supposed to be sexy if you're a woman, how tiring.
maeilis's review against another edition
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75