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gardenofbooks's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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? Yes
4.0
allaboutfrodo's review against another edition
3.0
Enjoyable but not Heyer's best. The hero and heroine were apart a long time, and there was too much untranslated French.
There were okay parts and very amusing parts.
"I hate him!" she told the bed-post. "I hate him, and hate him, and hate him."
Ha!
Chapter Nineteen is titled "Philip Justifies His Chin" - ha ha!
Worth reading for any Heyer fan or Regency fan.
There were okay parts and very amusing parts.
"I hate him!" she told the bed-post. "I hate him, and hate him, and hate him."
Ha!
Chapter Nineteen is titled "Philip Justifies His Chin" - ha ha!
Worth reading for any Heyer fan or Regency fan.
dxk's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
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
4.75
moeser97's review against another edition
3.0
Things I liked
Listening to the French parts and the accents on audiobook
The Aunt, Sarah/Sally
The fencing scenes
The long wind up/ back story about the house
Like that it was set in early 1700s rather than early 1800s
How popular Phillip became in Paris
The dramatic French servants
The father and uncle characters
The relationship between Maurice and Cleone
I so liked how important Paris and Phillip’s friends there became to him.
Things I didn’t like
Phillips transformation didn’t seem plausible. How could he learn French so fast? How could he have such an abrupt change of personality?
Did not like the idea that Cleone just needed to be ‘mastered’ at the end. Very dated idea about men and women.
Didn’t like Cleone that much. Not a well developed character.
This was fun to listen to. I enjoyed the repartee and hearing the French pronunciations. I wouldn’t recommend this book to someone unless they already loved Georgette Heyer and wanted to read the full catalogue.
Listening to the French parts and the accents on audiobook
The Aunt, Sarah/Sally
The fencing scenes
The long wind up/ back story about the house
Like that it was set in early 1700s rather than early 1800s
How popular Phillip became in Paris
The dramatic French servants
The father and uncle characters
The relationship between Maurice and Cleone
I so liked how important Paris and Phillip’s friends there became to him.
Things I didn’t like
Phillips transformation didn’t seem plausible. How could he learn French so fast? How could he have such an abrupt change of personality?
Did not like the idea that Cleone just needed to be ‘mastered’ at the end. Very dated idea about men and women.
Didn’t like Cleone that much. Not a well developed character.
This was fun to listen to. I enjoyed the repartee and hearing the French pronunciations. I wouldn’t recommend this book to someone unless they already loved Georgette Heyer and wanted to read the full catalogue.
satsumabug's review against another edition
4.0
Written in a slightly different style than some of her other books. A very fast and enjoyable read.
jrkrell's review against another edition
2.0
The heroine was a bit too silly and spineless for me; while the hero seemed to excel at everything he put his mind too.