An easy, pleasant read, but unfortunately it was predictable on every level and I felt there was absolutely nothing to discuss with my book club. The An easy, pleasant read, but unfortunately it was predictable on every level and I felt there was absolutely nothing to discuss with my book club. The fact that there were Discussion Questions at the end of the book was laughable!
Regrettably, it was not the best choice for the SBC.
“but for my own part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short” – Jane Austen
While reading a Regency novel, it is the language4 1/2 stars
“but for my own part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short” – Jane Austen
While reading a Regency novel, it is the language that tends to draw me in. It needs to be authentic... and this book is spot on. I could have gone on lapping this up for another 1000 pages. The heroine is just the kind of character that I most enjoy. She has a sportive kind of playfulness that stops just short of being snarky. Wonderful!
I highly recommend ‘Indiscretion’ to all of those Georgette Heyer fans who have already read (and adored) all of her Regency novels, and are looking around for something in the same vein. Read this one... you won’t be disappointed!...more
A typical old fashioned Regency Romance, written in the style of the author's other novels. She does not write bodice rippers, and you would not blushA typical old fashioned Regency Romance, written in the style of the author's other novels. She does not write bodice rippers, and you would not blush to lend this to your mother-in-law....more
Many authors have been compared to the incomparable Georgette Heyer, and this author actually comes close to imitating herAlmost but not quite 4 stars
Many authors have been compared to the incomparable Georgette Heyer, and this author actually comes close to imitating her style and tone (but unfortunately not her humor).
If it is true that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then surely Ms. Heyer would have been gratified to learn that her novel ‘Frederica’ had been completely ripped off by Ms. Dunn while she wrote ‘Lavender Lady‘. The similarities between the two books are glaringly obvious.
However, I didn’t mind so much because I adore Georgette Heyer, and only wish that she had written more Regency novels. The two books had enough differences that I did not feel like it was a total re-read for me. I guess I’ll take my fix where I can get it!...more
The idea behind this book began with 2 authors who decided to play ‘The Letter’ game. The game is really quite simple.
Definition of ‘The Lett3 ½ stars
The idea behind this book began with 2 authors who decided to play ‘The Letter’ game. The game is really quite simple.
Definition of ‘The Letter’ game:
A letter game involves the exchange of written letters, or e-mails, between two or more participants. The first player writes a letter in the voice of a newly created character; in this first letter, the writer should establish their own identity and that of their correspondent, should set the scene, and should explain why they and their correspondent must communicate in written fashion. In subsequent letters, plot and character can be developed, but the writers should not talk about plot outside of the letters and the characters should never meet. Letter games can be a writing exercise or a form of collaborative fiction.
Novels written using or inspired by this type of letter game include Sorcery and Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot, The Grand Tour or The Purloined Coronation Regalia, and The Mislaid Magician or Ten Years After, all three by Patricia Wrede and Caroline Stevermer; Freedom and Necessity, by Steven Brust and Emma Bull; and the children's books P.S. Longer Letter Later and Snail Mail No More by Paula Danziger and Ann M. Martin.
It was a charming story, but I’m a little torn on the rating. I’m not sure why I gobbled up this book, but I devoured it in one big gulp! Maybe because I enjoy books written in epistolary form? Maybe because the book was so original, and different from what I usually read? Maybe because I was a captive audience, stuck on a train with nothing to do for 10 hours? I know it wasn’t the plot, nor the actual story itself. But I also know that I could have played Candy Crush or Words With Friends all the way home, and I didn’t… I preferred to read this book....more
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