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A review by mindsplinters
The Masqueraders by Georgette Heyer
4.0
What a quirky, cute story! The main characters were fleshed out and a welcome change from the stock sorts found in most period romances (though, lordy, we still have the dopey ingenue there, bless her socks) and activity was fast-paced. I was charmed by the acknowledgement of gender roles and confines (however fleeting), the refreshing love story that involved no required change-for-each-other side jaunt, the clear respect for one's character between some of the people involved.
Only two things were flawed for me and it's just my sensibilities, really. Ironically, one draws on the other and vice versa. Firstly, tainting a character with pre-planned, casual-feeling murder - however fair it might have been or however torturous the given reasons for why he deserved death. That sort of thing is never going to make me happy. Secondly... Gaaaawd, shut up, Old Gentleman, and stop. Just. Stop.
Only two things were flawed for me and it's just my sensibilities, really. Ironically, one draws on the other and vice versa. Firstly, tainting a character with pre-planned, casual-feeling murder - however fair it might have been or however torturous the given reasons for why he deserved death. That sort of thing is never going to make me happy. Secondly... Gaaaawd, shut up, Old Gentleman, and stop. Just. Stop.