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kellyjreads 's review for:
Sylvester
by Georgette Heyer
I love, love, love, LOVED this book. Sometimes Heyer’s heroines aren’t as well-developed as the male leads, but Phoebe may be my new favorite heroine! I thought it was particularly funny that she was a writer. The way the novel snowballs made me laugh more than once.
Speaking of well-developed characters, Sylvester was a gem. Carrying the loss of his brother with him makes him more than just a handsome rake who’s looking for a wife. The romance was sweet and I liked how the tension between Sylvester and Phoebe grew and changed
I also thought the supporting characters – Tom, Sylvester’s sister-in-law, the nurse, and little Edmond – were also a wonderful part of the story. Edmund had a couple funny one liners.
Are Heyer’s novels very deep or profound? Generally, not. Are they fun? Most definitely. Another thing I liked about this one was that it was pretty smart. “Cotillion” was one that was dumb rather than witty.
As a side note, there’s an audio book version of this novel where Richard Armitage reads it and I HIGHLY recommend it.
Speaking of well-developed characters, Sylvester was a gem. Carrying the loss of his brother with him makes him more than just a handsome rake who’s looking for a wife. The romance was sweet and I liked how the tension between Sylvester and Phoebe grew and changed
I also thought the supporting characters – Tom, Sylvester’s sister-in-law, the nurse, and little Edmond – were also a wonderful part of the story. Edmund had a couple funny one liners.
Are Heyer’s novels very deep or profound? Generally, not. Are they fun? Most definitely. Another thing I liked about this one was that it was pretty smart. “Cotillion” was one that was dumb rather than witty.
As a side note, there’s an audio book version of this novel where Richard Armitage reads it and I HIGHLY recommend it.