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A review by vjamie
Arabella by Georgette Heyer
3.0
2023: Better with a re-read. The final scheme is still ridiculous, but I knew it was coming and skimmed it to the very end.
3.5. Maybe 4. Great start, dragged in the middle, but with a few bright spots: the sweep boy, the stray dog, the Grandmother... Loved Beaumaris's conversations with Ulysses! I did not like the ending. I thought Arabella, who had been strong throughout, really fell apart in her final plan. The ending felt like a letdown. It deserved a much better ending.
3.5. Maybe 4. Great start, dragged in the middle, but with a few bright spots: the sweep boy, the stray dog, the Grandmother... Loved Beaumaris's conversations with Ulysses! I did not like the ending. I thought Arabella, who had been strong throughout, really fell apart in her final plan. The ending felt like a letdown. It deserved a much better ending.