A review by alisonalisonalison
The Masqueraders by Georgette Heyer

4.0

I enjoyed this a lot. It's a fun, entertaining story and the main characters, the siblings Kate and Peter Merriot (also known as Robin and Prudence Tremaine, respectively), are awesome. They are, hands down, the best part of this book. They have the best relationship and they just cracked me up. I didn't really warm to any of the other characters and found their clever but conceited father to be downright irritating most of the time. I think his arrogance and boasting was meant to be amusing, but it was so over-the-top that it kind of put me off, even though he was super clever, as he said *all the time*. The two romances were a bit flat, but still enjoyable. While it's a little confusing initially, once it gets going, it's a lighthearted, upbeat, fun adventure romance with some nice surprises. Both main characters are crossdressing for the majority of the book and there's a lot of attention on "traditional" gender roles (and the thwarting of them). It's actually pretty progressive for a book from 1928. Robin and Prudence and their extreme competence and casual mastery of everything are totally fantastic. All in all, this was quite entertaining.