by Georgette Heyer
This was a very strange Heyer. It wasn't entirely without charm, but there were flaws a plenty. Let us begin with those (there are spoilers coming, so be warned): First, this was supposed to be Heyer's version of a "gothic romance," but, yeah, there was absolutely NO SUSPENSE whatsoever. The suspe...
My main gripe with "Cousin Kate" was its length, but having said that, the description of life and the way people lived and interacted is worth exploring. Perhaps it's more a reflection of the pace I've come to expect in more modern books.What sets this one apart from her other Regency novels is the...
2.5 starsGothic attempt by Heyer. Secondary characters are fun, but Kate & Phillip know each other far too briefly and interact so rarely that their marriage proposal seems odd and rushed. CRAZY evil aunt. Poor crazy son. Eeek. Hits all the Gothic notes. Fun as an example of the genre, but a far cry...
Idgaf, im a sucker for a good gothic romance.
Unlike most Heyer’s romances, which are light-hearted romps, this novel is sad, almost tragic, with a brooding atmosphere of Gothic horror and a cast of characters to match. The protagonist Kate is a penniless young woman of twenty-four. Her parents are dead, she doesn’t have any other relatives, an...
Not much romance, mostly a Gothic horror story with some really creepy scenes.
Alarmingly gothic!
I believe this was the first Heyer book I ever read, and it completely freaked me out. I can see why–Torquil is a bit eerie. But on a re-read I found myself enjoying it a lot. Like False Colours, it has two characters who seem very real, despite their Gothic surroundings. [Feb. 2010]
Kate Malvern is 24 and has no relations or money. Just as she is contemplating sinking beneath the boundaries of gentility and becoming a domestic servant, her heretofore unmet aunt descends upon her. She is the Lady Broome, and she overwhelms Kate with kindess and brings her to Staplewood, the an...
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