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A review by forever_day
The Quiet Gentleman by Karen Hawkins, Georgette Heyer
3.0
Fine, but a bit slow.
I liked the heroine immensely- she was nicely drafted with uncommon qualities. However, she wasn't a major player for much of the book and the hero didn't enthrall me. He had lots of stated qualities that I would ordinarily like very much but they didn't come across so well in the dialogue and he was mostly a bit meh. I did like the subtle way he gained regard for the heroine, which was nicely done and enjoyable reading.
As for the plot, I didn't find it wildly satisfying- the motives didn't convince me and the climax wasn't one of my favourites. It did maintain the mystery for the majority of the book (but I only arrived at the correct conclusion by a process of elimination and not motives, which isn't the most satisfying way).
There were lots of little funny wordplay moments (blink and you'd miss it type things) but no big funny scenes.
I liked the heroine immensely- she was nicely drafted with uncommon qualities. However, she wasn't a major player for much of the book and the hero didn't enthrall me. He had lots of stated qualities that I would ordinarily like very much but they didn't come across so well in the dialogue and he was mostly a bit meh. I did like the subtle way he gained regard for the heroine, which was nicely done and enjoyable reading.
As for the plot, I didn't find it wildly satisfying- the motives didn't convince me and the climax wasn't one of my favourites. It did maintain the mystery for the majority of the book (but I only arrived at the correct conclusion by a process of elimination and not motives, which isn't the most satisfying way).
There were lots of little funny wordplay moments (blink and you'd miss it type things) but no big funny scenes.