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Summary: Heyer at her worst!
Review: This is not a commendable Heyer "work of art." I wonder at what time in her life was she writing this particular novel...it has a weak plot, weak characters, and a terrible ending. I have read all of Heyer's books and am avid collecter of them but this particular one will not be joining my bookshelf.
Rating: 
Summary: Not her best, but not bad either
Review: This is one of the earlier Heyer romances and, while it displays many hallmarks of her signature style -- the language, the references to current styles, the immersion in the period -- and begins delightfully, the parts don't quite come together. Lord Rule makes a charming hero but, in the end, Horry is too childish to make a satisfying romantic heroine. The material -- young bride with improvident brother tries to salvage her whirlwind marriage to an older man -- is handled more successfully in April Lady. A more satisfying child bride is Hero Wantage of Friday's Child (a book which boasts one of the great opening scenes of all time, plus a terrific screwball finale). Read this one for the hero, not the heroine.
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Summary: Delightful!
Review: Yeah! Georgette Heyer is back in print!I first discovered the Heyer novels over 30 years ago when I was a teenager. A few years ago, I started re-reading the ones I had stashed in my mother's closet and was just as enchanted as the first time I read them. I immediately started haunting bookstores (including Amazon.Com) trying to find the rest of them, but alas, most of them were out of print. I was delighted to see that they are being re-released. Unlike some of the reviewers, I found the antics of Pelham and his friends to be one of the highlights of the book. It was laugh out loud hilarious. It is a little ridiculous that we never know if the marriage was consummated or not and I agree that Horry is not the most sympathetic of heroines after her marriage. But it is definitely one of the funniest Heyer novels and thoroughly enjoyable. I eagerly await the re-release of all of the Heyer canon, especially These Old Shades, The Devil's Cub, and An Infamous Army.
Rating:
Summary: Delightful!
Review: Yeah! Georgette Heyer is back in print! I first discovered the Heyer novels over 30 years ago when I was a teenager. A few years ago, I started re-reading the ones I had stashed in my mother's closet and was just as enchanted as the first time I read them. I immediately started haunting bookstores (including Amazon.Com) trying to find the rest of them, but alas, most of them were out of print. I was delighted to see that they are being re-released. Unlike some of the reviewers, I found the antics of Pelham and his friends to be one of the highlights of the book. It was laugh out loud hilarious. It is a little ridiculous that we never know if the marriage was consummated or not and I agree that Horry is not the most sympathetic of heroines after her marriage. But it is definitely one of the funniest Heyer novels and thoroughly enjoyable. I eagerly await the re-release of all of the Heyer canon, especially These Old Shades, The Devil's Cub, and An Infamous Army.
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