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Arabella by Georgette Heyer

jujudepamplemousse's review against another edition

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4.0

Such a delightful regency era romance! It has the most charming characters including a very endearing four-leg companion. It also gave a very nice and researched insight into a time period plentifully used in the historical romance genre. Georgette Heyer's writing has such an entertaining quality. I will definitely check out more of her work.

awkwardsnitch's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A fun and lighthearted Regency romance that has the smack of realism amongst the veil of frivolity.

deljh's review against another edition

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lighthearted
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.25

lavins's review against another edition

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3.0

A nice little story

wyvernfriend's review against another edition

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4.0

So many trope sources

mels_reads_'s review against another edition

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slow-paced

2.0

Sinceramente não consigo perceber porque é que tanta gente gosta deste livro. Se eu tivesse que escolher um livro que me tinha enganado e muito pela capa, este seria a minha primeira escolha! 

Não sei como é que conseguem comparar este livro a Pride & Prejudice porque ele não tem nada a ver com o maravilho clássico de Jane Austen. Primeiro temos Arabella que é uma menina muito mimada, infantil e que só faz asneiras. Pensa quase como "eu quero, posso e mando". Depois temos o irmão dela que consegue ser ainda pior. A única pessoa que salvou esta história e este livro de não ter uma estrela foi Mr. Beaumaris porque ele sim, valeu a pena durante o livro. Ele foi o único personagem parecido ao que Jane Austen poderia escrever.

Porque é que não dei DNF, perguntam vocês. Porque queria mesmo ver qual é o hype deste livro e sinceramente? Não foi nenhum 🥲
A escrita é confusa, secante, cheia de diálogos indiretos e saltos no tempo. Passei de ler este livro físico, para o kindle a ver se facilitava e, no final, dei por mim a ouvir o audiolivro porque nem assim eu conseguia avançar na leitura 🥲

marypetrushko's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful 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? No

3.0

sazzit's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

kimh147's review against another edition

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Language of the book is too difficult for me to digest at this time. Maybe I’ll come back to it at some point

sherwoodreads's review against another edition

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One of Heyer's battle of the sexes plots. I love the opening scene with Arabella's family. She finds herself tricked into going to London as an heiress by Heyer's standard rake, and as the inevitably romance develops there are the usual hi-jinks with family members. There is a rare appearance of the poor and how hard their lives are, though Heyer limits contact to one or two examples whose lives are instantly and easily fixed. Some witty passages.