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I did read this once before, but I found on reread that I only had the haziest memory of the particulars. It left a deeper impression the second time around! Phoebe is a great heroine, and Sylvester - once he's had a bit of the starch taken out of him - will suit her nicely. :)
Things that I especially like:
* Phoebe and Tom's dynamic reminded me very powerfully of Lucilla and Ninian's in Lady of Quality. I always like that "raised as siblings" affectionate squabbling, haha.
* It's nice to see a couple that's not quite as widely mismatched in their ages as some of Heyer's couples are. 28 and 20 is still a gap, but nothing like some of Heyer's.
* Writing a child character can be hard to pull off, but Edmund is a delight.
* Sylvester's mother is lovely. I like that she's a writer as well (a poet) - she and Phoebe will be able to bond about writing.
The ending was a bit too prolonged for my tastes - the escapades in France got tiring - but on the whole I enjoyed this book a lot.
Things that I especially like:
* Phoebe and Tom's dynamic reminded me very powerfully of Lucilla and Ninian's in Lady of Quality. I always like that "raised as siblings" affectionate squabbling, haha.
* It's nice to see a couple that's not quite as widely mismatched in their ages as some of Heyer's couples are. 28 and 20 is still a gap, but nothing like some of Heyer's.
* Writing a child character can be hard to pull off, but Edmund is a delight.
* Sylvester's mother is lovely. I like that she's a writer as well (a poet) - she and Phoebe will be able to bond about writing.
The ending was a bit too prolonged for my tastes - the escapades in France got tiring - but on the whole I enjoyed this book a lot.