Way back in 2011, I read the first and third books of the Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman trilogy. This was mainly because I couldn’t get my hands on the middle book at the time, but also because I had read that the middle book was skip-able. I did keep it on my […]
Duty and Desire – Pamela Aidan Read More »
So Georgette Heyer’s books tend to fit certain themes – one of her favorites is when a noble, slightly older (but still single) gentleman finds a younger lady running away from home, and basically takes it upon himself to keep her safe. She’s never the object of his affection – there’s always some
The Foundling – Georgette Heyer Read More »
Here’s another “dashing Georgian gentleman has a young girl trying to escape her not so nice relatives pretty much fall in his lap (figuratively, not literally), where he must then aid her in her adventures” Georgette Heyer story. In this case, it’s Sir Richard Wyndham, second in society only to Beau Brummell, who has just
The Corinthian – Georgette Heyer Read More »
For something completely different, I turned to a Jane Austen interpretation. This one was meant to fill in the missing pieces of Darcy’s story – so we could see the thought process behind why he would decide to try and win Elizabeth Bennett after she rejected his first proposal. It’s not a bad book.
Darcy’s Story – Janet Aylmer Read More »
Up until now, I’ve read Heyer’s Regency romances, but she wrote some historical novels as well. (What I didn’t know about this one until I read the forward is that it’s unfinished – she never had the concentrated time to devote to it that she wanted to.) This is the story of John of Bedford,
My Lord John – Georgette Heyer Read More »
Read for the Georgette Heyer Reading Challenge. This book of short stories was a perfect travel read. It was also fun to experience her writing in a shorter form. They’re probably even a little more mad cap than usual because she needed to pack so much into so few pages. I’m also amazed how much
Pistols for Two – Georgette Heyer Read More »
You know – I think the best lesson to take away from this series is that families are complicated, and life is complicated, and you’ll have to work at both all the time, regardless of when you lived. In the last book, Ross was to be brought to trial for supposedly ring-leading the pirating of
Jeremy Poldark – Winston Graham Read More »
Read for the Georgette Heyer Reading Challenge. The more Heyer I read, the more I realize I like her older books better. They’re light and fun, like all her books, but less likely to run to the absurd. This book is one of her earlier books, and it runs toward the absurd frequently. Judith Taverner
Regency Buck – Georgette Heyer Read More »
Read for the RIP IX Reading Challenge. I really hadn’t meant to have a historical mystery theme to my RIP reading this year, but that does seem to be what I have in my TBR pile lately. This is book five of the Brother Cadfael books. Brother’s Cadfael’s abbey is in a bit of an
The Leper of Saint Giles – Ellis Peters Read More »
Read for the RIP IX Reading Challenge. In the 12th century, the Royal Forests were hunting lands reserved for the king, where even gathering firewood was forbidden to anyone else. Actually poaching in these lands could lead to a death sentence. This story is set in Devon, in the area around Exeter and Dartmoor, where
Fear in the Forest – Bernard Knight Read More »