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04/06/2007 Entry: "Devil's Cub Reviewed at Smart Bitches"

I was glad to see Devil's Cub, a novel by my all-time favorite author, Georgette Heyer, reviewed at Smart Bitches Trashy Books! I've read and reread all her books countless times. I hope to find a few British editions on an upcoming trip to England we are taking. Shocking, though, that SB Sarah had never read a Heyer novel before! "Heyer does a wonderful job of setting up the depth of the hero and heroine before they meet and begin to interact, and it wasn't until their deliciously snappy dialogue - snappy in the sense of sparks flying off the page - that I could appreciate the setup of Mary and Dominic's meeting, slow and tedious though it was. Parts of Dominic's character are revealed through gossip and through ancillary characters' discussions of his own merits (or lack thereof). Parts of Mary's are revealed through the narration, though her actions reveal what the narrator hints at. It's a huge payoff - once the reader gets through the period of time introducing the reader to the protagonists, and the depth revealed about each one, the delight of watching Heyer place all the players in action is addictive. Thank God it's not that huge a book or I'd have gotten exactly nothing done all weekend."

(tags: GeorgetteHeyer, Heyer, SmartBitches, DevilsCub, Regency, RegencyRomance)

Posted by Elaine @ 04/08/2007 06:11 AM PST