Venetia, by Georgette Heyer; Your Wicked Ways, by Eloisa James

[rachelmanija]

Continuing my theme of accidental paired reads, I recently read two Regency romances with strong comic elements, both by women, both of which I absolutely loved and would recommend whether you normally like romance or not.

Venetia, by Georgette Heyer, is now one of my two favorite books by her. The other is Cotillion, with The Unknown Ajax, Sprig

Comments

[kayaalder]

I don't normally read romance and haven't read any Heyer but you do have my interest piqued now...will have to check this one out next trip to the library :)

[kateelliott]

[rachelmanija]

There is (in Her Wicked Ways) but I don't know how accurate it is, and other parts of the book might drive you insane. I think you would probably prefer Venetia, which has no music but a great deal of quoting of famous authors.

[lnhammer]

a great deal of quoting of famous authors

... in a very Lord Peter + Harriet Vane manner, I might add. More so than, really, elsewhere in Heyer (even The Unknown Ajax).

---L.

[naomikritzer]

My friend Chrysoula has observed that Venetia can almost work as a vampire novel if you simply mentally substitute the word "soul" each time the word "reputation" appears.

My favorite bit is the discussion near the end of orgies.