There's not much I can add to a review of "Venetia" that hasn't already been written many times, but still I want to add my two cents worth. "Venetia" is funny, romantic, full of tension, brimming with intelligent three-dimensional characters that jump off the pages and land straight into my heart ...
2.5 starsWould have been three, but some of the attitudes here really bothered me.Also listened to the audiobook, abridged, read by Richard Armitage.I did like it, but wished that Venetia did not so complacently regard Demerol's habits, his dalliances with multiple ladies and his very great likeliho...
What I love about this book is that Heyer did not try to glorify or idolize the behavior or attitude of a rake as we see done by many of the newer-generation regency authors. Venetia never assumed the marriage would change Damerel's attitude from disloyal, dishonest, and amoral to anything better, a...
Oh, Georgette Heyer! At the top of her talent, there is no one better. I have already read all Heyer’s Regency romances at least once, so this was a re-read. And it’s just as good now as it was on the first reading, some years back.The story is simple. Venetia, a country miss of twenty-five years, l...
This was my first Heyer and I was charmed. I expected to enjoy it but I was very pleasantly surprised at how wickedly funny it was---I was cackling out loud to myself all afternoon. I loved the witty dialogue and the genuine interactions between characters. The humor was delightful.
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