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- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
This is a reread of the first Georgette Heyer book I ever picked up to see why I devoured much of her backlist as a teen.
The Masqueraders is absolutely unhinged. There is the period typical sexism and violence, though how it is orchestrated is so whacky. The father acts like a villain stuck in perpetual monologue status with how brilliant and great he is which is comical and now as I am older, quite sad what he dragged his kids into.
The Masqueraders is absolutely unhinged. There is the period typical sexism and violence, though how it is orchestrated is so whacky. The father acts like a villain stuck in perpetual monologue status with how brilliant and great he is which is comical and now as I am older, quite sad what he dragged his kids into.
Content Warnings
Minor: Abandonment, Death, Drug abuse, Sexism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Cursing, Kidnapping, Murder, and Outing
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