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mirificmoxie's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, and Kidnapping
Minor: Gun violence, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail
riverdeboz's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
sherwoodreads's review against another edition
This is Georgette Heyer's first pancake. She wrote it as a teen. It's a cliche later silver fork novel with an adventure overlay, showing heavy influence of Orczy and Jeffrey Farnol in particular--but she seems to have discovered that she really liked writing the rakish villain. Because, though this one has the proper ending, the villain is the best character, and she knows it . . . so she rewrote it with the very same sort of villain, but makes him the hero, in These Old Shades. She had also discovered humor and wit by then. This one is really only worth reading as a curiosity, imo.
musti18's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
verydazedragon's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Utterly enchanting. When I say that I like historical romance, this is exactly what I mean. “ historical fiction “written by modern authors, always smacks of modern ideals. If you’re going to get a good regency error, novel, that is true to form, you must read one that was written before feminism took over the mindset. Otherwise, you lose all the magic of chivalry. The ladies in this book are headstrong, but they are written to be as headstrong as a 17-year-old growing up in the early 1900s could imagine a woman to be. I am more partial to what I would call femininity then feminism; this book was adventurous, swashbuckling, and the romance was certainly swoon worthy.
livhamlin's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
kirstenrose22's review against another edition
4.0
This is early Heyer - and it shows. The book takes a loooooong time to get started, and even then, keeps switching its focus to other people. Not enough witty banter between our hero and heroine, which is really honestly what I read Heyer for. Just all right.