tamarayork 's review for:

Frederica by Georgette Heyer

4.0

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3.5 stars rounded up. While I enjoy Heyer's writing and Regency story lines, this one fell a bit flat for me. Some of the language was repeated over and over again - phrases, descriptions, and words. Because of this, the book felt repetitive and unnecessarily long. I also didn't love how the Marquis kept calling Frederica "my child". This is just about the ickiest thing to say to a love interest. There was a 13 year age gap that wouldn't have been a big deal, if he would have just stopped saying "my child"! I did enjoy the details about technological advances of the day, especially the scenes with the pedestrian curricle (bicycle with no pedals, aka Regency era balance bike) and hot air balloon. Heyer definitely knows her stuff and her books are very well researched.