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addy1991's review against another edition
3.0
Most of the book was enjoyable but the ending not-so-much. I felt it was a bit rushed and didn't care for the highhandedness of several male characters. Annis is a strong female but became typical of women of that time period once she decided she "was in love". That was disappointing.
emeraldrina's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
sophiewilliams's review against another edition
3.0
There's nothing controversial or steamy in these. Nice straight forward read.
me2brett's review against another edition
3.0
A light and enjoyable piece from Heyer. It reminded me very strongly of her book Black Sheep; both feature a woman "on the shelf," an older sister or relative who's annoying, and a girl on the edge of womanhood with unsuitable suitors. If nothing else, I admire Heyer for being able to write all of Cousin Maria's dialogue - I could barely read it!
rachel_abby_reads's review against another edition
2.0
4/13/21: Mid-read, I'm SUPER struggling with this one. This may go off my shelf. (HOW did I ever give it 4 stars??)
1) I was always an expert on the right way to raise children/teenagers before I had them myself.
2) Our "romantic hero" is explicitly and implicitly identified as a rake who "never seduces ladies of quality." Sound recommendation of his character. He states he would never consent to allow his niece to marry a man like him. Nice; but he's clearly good enough for Annis.
3) After Annis asks what difference there is between Oliver and the man he's flatly stated is ineligible for his niece, she then feels bad - because a true lady of quality never actually accuses "even the most hardened rake-shame of being a loose screw." That's a cultural thing that serves men: A man gets to do what he wants sexually, with whom he wants, and a woman can't even acknowledge that she's aware it happens, let alone determine that it would make a man an undesirable mate.
It's obvious that Annis and Oliver will end up getting married- you can count on that in Heyer books. But there's going to have to be a serious literary miracle for me to feel good about it.
1) I was always an expert on the right way to raise children/teenagers before I had them myself.
2) Our "romantic hero" is explicitly and implicitly identified as a rake who "never seduces ladies of quality." Sound recommendation of his character. He states he would never consent to allow his niece to marry a man like him. Nice; but he's clearly good enough for Annis.
3) After Annis asks what difference there is between Oliver and the man he's flatly stated is ineligible for his niece, she then feels bad - because a true lady of quality never actually accuses "even the most hardened rake-shame of being a loose screw." That's a cultural thing that serves men: A man gets to do what he wants sexually, with whom he wants, and a woman can't even acknowledge that she's aware it happens, let alone determine that it would make a man an undesirable mate.
It's obvious that Annis and Oliver will end up getting married- you can count on that in Heyer books. But there's going to have to be a serious literary miracle for me to feel good about it.
bookarian's review against another edition
4.0
Georgette Heyer queen of the regency romance. Prolific Austenesque writer.
celestemarin's review against another edition
OK but one of the less good Georgette Heyer books.
celestemarin's review against another edition
OK but one of the less good Georgette Heyer books.
ccgwalt's review against another edition
4.0
Every time I think I've found my favorite narrator, I find another one just a good. Eve Matheson does a wonderful job on this audio version of Georgette Heyer's Lady of Quality. She does a superlative job with the voices. I love listening to Heyer's books on audio in part because of the way the language flows: the accents and the vocabulary are such a nice change..odd, funny, sometimes challenging and often beautiful. I love to lose myself in the time and place, as well. Maybe Heyer didn't get all the details perfect, or all the speech patterns correct. But this is fiction, and the strange phrases, and archaic sentence structures, as well as the old-fashioned ideas and manners, takes me to another place. The romance in Lady of Quality is typical Heyer in some ways, but it also differs by taking up a little time over the declarations of love than some of her novels. I liked that.