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A review by artemisia_vulgaris
Unladylike Lessons in Love by Amita Murray
Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.
emotional
lighthearted
I wanted to enjoy this romance - the writer said she was inspired by Georgette Heyer, so I was hoping for attention to the material culture,clever dialogue, slow-burn desire, and intricate plotting, along with the raunch that modern romance tends to embellish Regency propriety with.
Instead this is a warm, well-meaning, light little story that gets almost everything about the period wrong and has its protagonists super-horny at first meeting. Basically Bridgerton with an Indian spin. Sweet and sexually forthright but very shallow, plus servants apparently go home at night, women wear their hair down, and the rich have teak furniture. I imagine Bridgerton fans are the target audience, and I’m sure they will like it, but I need a lot more historical plausibility in my historical romance, and a lot more depth in my fiction of any genre.
Instead this is a warm, well-meaning, light little story that gets almost everything about the period wrong and has its protagonists super-horny at first meeting. Basically Bridgerton with an Indian spin. Sweet and sexually forthright but very shallow, plus servants apparently go home at night, women wear their hair down, and the rich have teak furniture. I imagine Bridgerton fans are the target audience, and I’m sure they will like it, but I need a lot more historical plausibility in my historical romance, and a lot more depth in my fiction of any genre.