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jessie01's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
pennyhyde's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
clarice_flora's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. She doesn’t miss. Hilarious, charming, perfect. Yet another five star read from Miss Heyer. Devilish good fun.
shareen17's review against another edition
4.0
Georgette Heyer is my guilty pleasure. I would place this one among my favorites of hers. The romance in her novels is not explicit, or even really the focus of the books. They are more madcap situational comedy, placed in the Regency Era.
ladytiara's review against another edition
3.0
While I enjoyed reading False Colours, it didn't quite live up to my expectations. The endless comparisons of Georgette Heyer to Jane Austen left me wanting a bit more. The book tells the story of aristocratic younger son Kit Fancot, who has to impersonate his missing twin brother in order to preserve his brother's recent engagement to an heiress, whose fortune is the answer to the family's money problems (which are mostly the result of the twin's extravagant, ditzy mother). Of course, Kit ends up having feelings for his brother's fiancee. Unfortunately, the romance is a bit dull. The falling in love happens mostly off the page, and the majority of Kit's scenes are actually with his scatterbrained mother. Heyer's writing is engaging, but her overuse of Regency slang was rather distracting. I have a couple of other Heyer books in my to-read pile, and I liked this one enough to give her another try.
rebroxannape's review against another edition
2.0
This has never been one of my top Georgette Heyer novels and still isn't. there really weren't any stand-out personalities in this one unless you count Sir Bonamy Ripple. Amabelle the mother was as frustrating as usual. I just find her extravagance and foolishness in money matters contemptible. She comes within a hair's breadth of ruining her son's lives while she supposedly loves them so much. I also can't help but wonder if she would "love" them so much if they weren't such attractive boys with nice personalities. I won't rant any further about her. The two leads were likable and sensible but didn't exactly sparkle on "the page." And Phyllida Nash, who I think did such a great job with Cotillion, didn't add anything to the characterizations with this one.
The one thing worth noting and was nice about this book is that the reader gets to see the couple's relationship and interaction after they declare their love for each other. Heyer's novels (I can't think of an exception-Maybe These Old Shades?) end almost immediately after the first kiss. I'll qualify my 2-star reading by explaining that it is 2 stars for a Georgette Heyer novel.
The one thing worth noting and was nice about this book is that the reader gets to see the couple's relationship and interaction after they declare their love for each other. Heyer's novels (I can't think of an exception-Maybe These Old Shades?) end almost immediately after the first kiss. I'll qualify my 2-star reading by explaining that it is 2 stars for a Georgette Heyer novel.
ilaurin's review against another edition
5.0
Nice embroglio, very true regency with no sexuality and interesting but flawed characters. Kept me entertained!
geethr75's review against another edition
5.0
False Colours is one of Georgette Heyer's later works and deals with the Regency period that made her so famous. The story revolves around the lives of the Fancot twins and their beautiful and devoted, but reckless mother. Christopher Fancot or Kit, the younger of the twins and the more sober one, is the protagonist of the story, though his more volatile older brother Evelyn, the Earl of Denville is an equally important character. The story deals with Kit's efforts to extricate Evelyn out of a difficult situation by masquerading as him.
The book, like Heyer's other works are rich in period details. Everything from the evening dresses of the ladies and gentlemen to their houses and chariots and boudoirs are described in perfect detail, which makes the places and people come alive for us. The people in False Colours from Kit and Evelyn to their mother, the hapless Sir Bonamy Ripple, the hedonist who fancies himself in love with her to Cressida Stavely and her grandmother to the miserly Cosmo and his son, Ambrose are all depicted with so much humour that we find ourselves chuckling as we read.
The plot may sound complex since it involves a masquerade, but Georgette Heyer makes it look simple. The book is one of the best reads and Heyer's mastery of her craft leaves the reader spellbound.
The book has its laugh-out-loud moments, and moments that reduce us to helpless giggling. It has a few anxious moments, but the undercurrent of humour makes even those light-hearted. And the romance is enough to satisfy even the most demanding of romantics. The ending is superb and leaves us contented enough to want to read through it again.
The book, like Heyer's other works are rich in period details. Everything from the evening dresses of the ladies and gentlemen to their houses and chariots and boudoirs are described in perfect detail, which makes the places and people come alive for us. The people in False Colours from Kit and Evelyn to their mother, the hapless Sir Bonamy Ripple, the hedonist who fancies himself in love with her to Cressida Stavely and her grandmother to the miserly Cosmo and his son, Ambrose are all depicted with so much humour that we find ourselves chuckling as we read.
The plot may sound complex since it involves a masquerade, but Georgette Heyer makes it look simple. The book is one of the best reads and Heyer's mastery of her craft leaves the reader spellbound.
The book has its laugh-out-loud moments, and moments that reduce us to helpless giggling. It has a few anxious moments, but the undercurrent of humour makes even those light-hearted. And the romance is enough to satisfy even the most demanding of romantics. The ending is superb and leaves us contented enough to want to read through it again.
katie_chandler's review against another edition
3.0
The ending was too abrupt for me - a proposed resolution that wasn't played out.