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Sophy is fine, Charles is a pill

The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer

June 1, 2022 by auntadadoom 3 Comments

You realllly need to sell the plus side of a crabby-Darcy character type, or my reaction to any reasonably nice woman ending up with him is gonna be “Ehhhh … I don’t get it.” I enjoyed A Christmas Party earlier this year, the first time I’d read one of Georgette Heyer’s mysteries, and the jacket quotes on The Grand Sophy persuaded me that this would be a fun comical romance. And the setup is indeed fun — Sophy, raised from a young age by her diplomat […]

Like a Hallmark Christmas movie but playful and there’s a murder

A Christmas Party by Georgette Heyer

March 30, 2022 by auntadadoom 3 Comments

I had read a couple of Georgette Heyer’s romance books — Frederica is a favorite — but A Christmas Party is the first mystery of hers that I’ve given a try. It’s solid! As the book opens, Joseph Herriard is busy preparing the house for a Christmas party. It’s not his house — it belongs to his crotchety brother, Nathaniel, but Joseph is determined to gather the family for a festive cozy time. Unfortunately his family includes all kinds of confounding characters — besides the […]

Including a character named after a Georgette Heyer character who runs off to Gretna Green

Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffith

January 19, 2022 by Bothari43 2 Comments

This was a cleverly-told mystery, a level up from a ‘cozy.’ Plus, it’s got a bunch of characters who are mega-fans of Georgette Heyer, so that’s just fun. Clare is an English teacher who keeps extensive diaries. When a fellow English teacher is murdered, and the police question her about a conference the two of them attended, Clare goes back to her diaries to read her thoughts about the weekend in question. She finds a new note at the bottom of the page: “Hello, Clare. […]

Delicious Froth

The Corinthian by Georgette Heyer

March 29, 2020 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

In fraught times such as these, I am so glad I still have one or two Georgette Heyers that I have not yet gotten around to reading. So even though this might not be prime Heyer, it was a delight nevertheless. The ultimate Corinthian, Sir Richard Wyndham (he of the Windham Fall fame) is being pushed into marriage with a suitable bride, a veritable (as she is in no ways loath to admit) iceberg. Even her own brother, Cedric, advises Windham to make a […]

The first of two amazing books I read to end the year. (I want to put them both on my end of year best!)

Band Sinister by K.J. Charles

December 31, 2018 by narfna 4 Comments

“This, then, was a hellfire club: a debating society for alarming ideas.” What a delightful way to end the year. I always like K.J. Charles’s books, but this one just pushed every single one of my buttons. It’s an homage to Georgette Heyer, and a romance, but I’ve not read anything quite like it before. Guy Frisby and his sister Amanda are secluded from society in their quiet country home. An old scandal involving their mother and their neighbor besmirched their names and ruined Amanda’s […]

The 1950s Were Not a Good Time. At All. Yes This is a Regency Romance.

September 28, 2018 by melanir 4 Comments

People have been telling me that I need to read Georgette Heyer’s books for a long time now. I just never really got around to it, I’d make a mental note and then just never pick up one of her books. So, knowing that I would need something for The White Whale slot, I finally picked up one of her books. I have issues, a lot of issues. I don’t know if those issues are singular to The Grand Sophy, but I’m not really willing […]

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