Books read, February 2009

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  • The third of the Richard Hannay novels. Enjoyable, but nothing to write home about. On the other hand, every time the German master of disguise showed up, I thought of Rik Mayall's character(s) from Blackadder, so yay!
  • 60
  • I have a friend who's really into the Amelia Peabody mysteries, and this book really makes me doubt her taste. The writing is appalling, to the point where another library patron had taken to correcting the more blatant HISTORICAL FICTION FAIL moments in pencil in the margins.
  • 20
  • Good, classic Heyer.
  • 80
  • Heyer can be hit-or-miss when she combines romance with mystery. This one tends towards "miss".
  • 60
  • Better than "Fingersmith", not as good as "Night Watch". About on par with "Tipping the Velvet", but less explicit.
  • 60
  • Didn't actually finish this book, and don't intend to. Boring as hell, and outdated. Whoever recommended it to me was a decade too late.
  • 40
  • One of my favourite Heyers of all time. The ending is incredibly satisfying, not as a romance ending, but in terms of the historical context around it. I won't say more, as I don't want to spoil.
  • 100
  • Heyer herself says in the intro that she can't compete with Thackeray's "Vanity Fair", but honestly, this is one of my favourite Waterloo stories.
  • 100
  • The best part about this book is the ducklings. All the other parts are great too, though. One of my favourite Heyers, and one I often recommend to people who want to know where to start.
  • 100
  • This book is one of the ones that firmly established in my mind that Regency romance is much better with added highwaymen.
  • 80
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