4.5 stars Venetia was my first Georgette Heyer novel which seems odd given my love of the genre and the author’s lauded status in it. I did try to read it once before, but didn’t get very far. This time, I kept going and was well rewarded for my determination. Venetia, as much as almost any romance I’ve read, is about the heroine’s effort and insistence on choosing her own life. Much of the tension in the novel comes from Venetia saying, “I want this,” repeatedly and dealing with virtually everyone else […]
In War and Love Stories
So Ellepkay continues to just send me Carla Kelly books without asking if I want them or not. Turns out, she continues to be right in that I want them and will happily read them all! This time we have In Love and War a collection of four short stories that take place around-ish the Napoleonic Wars/War of 1812. These four stories are unlike a lot of romance on the market these days. In the first story the heroine is a Quaker and the hero […]
Lessons in Double Checking Genres
“How pleasant to escape for an hour or two into the company of a treasured friend.” The Secret of Pembrooke Park – Review on KatsCannon Today’s lesson, children, is in carefully researching your next book. It is not enough to have something recommended and throw it on your GoodReads account, oh no. You need to make sure you pay close attention to things like genre. And, reader beware, GoodReads does not show you genres on it’s app. You must do your due diligence! Go forth […]
Historical Romance and Visits with Favourite Characters
I have an addition to the Things That Occur to Me While Reading Historical Romance Novels: LUST IS IMPERVIOUS TO COLD. Never mind all those times people in these books get down to their skivvies in drafty old manor houses, lust’s powers are even greater than I supposed. How else could a person wearing a linen shift and corset while standing barefoot in a snow squall be aware of anything than the fact that she is bitterly cold? But I have gotten ahead of myself. […]
A House for the Season Book 5
We’re back in London for yet another season, with the usual gang at 67 Clarges Street. They’ve been working steadily for a few years, saving up what they can so they can quit service and buy their own pub. Of course, not everyone is equally on board with the plan, but at this point it’s the best dream they have, and possibly the most attainable. Back then, once someone was in service, it was very difficult for them to leave. That’s why the staff at […]