I am not sure how you can make this dull but...

[dangermousie]

Out of morbid curiosity, I tried Lucinda Brant's Noble Satyr, driven by the fact that a lot of irate reviewers said it was a blatant rip-off of Georgette Heyer's These Old Shades, one of my favorite books

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[dangermousie]

I know, the book is so witty and light and fun. I love Rupert :)

Thank you :)

[hope_fuleigh]

I just discovered Heyer late last year, and These Old Shades (being my 2nd Heyer read) sparked an insane obsession that has consumed all of my reading-time ever since.

One of my favourite aspects of TOS is how completely Avon's motive for 'revenge' changes over the course of the novel, to the point that he's so consumed with Leonie, he almost completely forgets what his original motivation was. Love it.

[dangermousie]

That is so true - it goes from revenge for Saint Vire bing a jerk to Avon to revenge for the way SC treated Leonie.

What is your fave Heyer?

[hope_fuleigh]

That's a really tough question! It seems that every time I read one, it becomes my new favourite

[dangermousie]

Hmmm, my favorites would be Friday's Child (so beyond cute and the older I get, the more I love it), Venetia, These Old Shades, Devil's Cub, Faro's Daughter, Black Sheep, Unknown Ajax. But I pretty much love them all.