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I'm so glad, I finally get to read Georgette Heyer's book, because I wanted to try her for such a long time, but there just wasn't... what? I don't know... (too many books, I guess).
I enjoyed Frederica very much. The family feelings are strong in this one, so if you don't enjoy reading about kids, this book probably isn't for you. I, for my part, loved that though I have to admit that while the addition of kids strengthened the romantic relationship, it also took so much time from it that the book left me a little bit disappointed (I thought the ending was rushed). The humour is great though, characters alive... the romance had some problems to get me on board. In the beginning, I just couldn't truly liked Alverstoke. Even if he was in the right, he often said things that were quite sexist and though I found him interesting and good written, I couldn't really relate to him and like him. On top of that the faults he had made him for me an impossible love interest - how could you fall in love with someone who gets bored so easily? That's just asking for a heartbreak. BUT Heyer managed to won me over, his character development is masterful and I loved that.
This is very Austenesque book, if you are looking for more books similar to [a:Jane Austen|1265|Jane Austen|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1651510251p2/1265.jpg], this is it. It's not so focused on social commentaries as Austen is, but it's pretty close match. It also reminded me of (don't kill me) [b:The Viscount Who Loved Me|861326|The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons, #2)|Julia Quinn|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1379594308l/861326._SY75_.jpg|3363] (minus sex) - it uses some similar tropes (two sisters), has strong family feels, adds humour to scenes that are supposed to be romantic (the bee scene and the pork jelly scene). Frederica is of course much more historically accurate and the genre is a bit different, but... if you enjoyed Viscount you might enjoy this book.
I enjoyed Frederica very much. The family feelings are strong in this one, so if you don't enjoy reading about kids, this book probably isn't for you. I, for my part, loved that though I have to admit that while the addition of kids strengthened the romantic relationship, it also took so much time from it that the book left me a little bit disappointed (I thought the ending was rushed). The humour is great though, characters alive... the romance had some problems to get me on board. In the beginning, I just couldn't truly liked Alverstoke. Even if he was in the right, he often said things that were quite sexist and though I found him interesting and good written, I couldn't really relate to him and like him. On top of that the faults he had made him for me an impossible love interest - how could you fall in love with someone who gets bored so easily? That's just asking for a heartbreak. BUT Heyer managed to won me over, his character development is masterful and I loved that.
This is very Austenesque book, if you are looking for more books similar to [a:Jane Austen|1265|Jane Austen|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1651510251p2/1265.jpg], this is it. It's not so focused on social commentaries as Austen is, but it's pretty close match. It also reminded me of (don't kill me) [b:The Viscount Who Loved Me|861326|The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons, #2)|Julia Quinn|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1379594308l/861326._SY75_.jpg|3363] (minus sex) - it uses some similar tropes (two sisters), has strong family feels, adds humour to scenes that are supposed to be romantic (the bee scene and the pork jelly scene). Frederica is of course much more historically accurate and the genre is a bit different, but... if you enjoyed Viscount you might enjoy this book.