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Absolutely delightful! Venetia is one of my favorite Heyer heroines - they are always uniquely unconventional, but she was exceptional! Good thing she was of strong character, because she had to endure some infuriating people!

What a great choice, Chrissy! Such a fun round #LMPBC #GroupL !

#1958 for #192025

It has arrived @TheAromaofBooks ! 🎉

I‘m still in progress on The Provincial Lady, which is quite enjoyable, but I‘ll have it finished and on its way to you soon @Chrissyreadit !
#LMPBC #GroupL

Not a lot to say for this week's #BookReport - I had an insanely busy week at work, plus my husband was off this week so we used the extra time to bring the neverending bathroom remodel up to around 95% done and it's AWESOME!! Like a real room instead of a construction zone!! But not a lot of reading time!! Finished the next Leaphorn & Chee mystery, which was really good. Read about half of The Chosen Twelve and it just wasn't jiving for me so I ⬇

I loved this book! Hard to believe it‘s my first Georgette Heyer. I‘m so glad my #LMPBC #GroupL buddies introduced me to her. I adored Venetia. She is such a wonderful example of a strong, smart, kind woman, who knows her mind and follows her heart. So modern for her time.

It‘s on its way to you today, @TheAromaofBooks . I didn‘t finish in time to make yesterday‘s mail. 🙄

@Chrissyreadit @mabell @suvata

1. I love to pick up any of Georgette Heyer‘s Regency romances in between other reads. All of her stories submerge you in a well-built regency world, razor-sharp wit, and exquisite writing! ❤️❤️
2. My favorite place to read is in my big comfy armchair & ottoman in my library or my new recliner in my living room.
3. Coffee ☕️ or diet blackberry sweet tea 🧋
#SundayFunday

This was exactly as Georgette Heyer should be. A feisty main character, a bunch of silly situations, and a Rake of all Rakes (im still a little worried he is not fully rehabilitated) #lmpbc

These beauties 😍arrived this morning 😀Iv never read Georgette heyer but told I‘m in for a treat ! I‘m going to start with Venetia .
#georgetteheyer #regencyreads #bridgertonfans

Here‘s an interesting article for Georgette Heyer fans … and did you know that the #FolioSociety is publishing a new edition of Venetia?? 😯

https://amp.theguardian.com/books/2021/oct/01/stephen-fry-on-the-enduring-appeal...

March was for two books. Keeper n Me by Richard Wagamese and Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Both books were a revelation but have left me drained. I need to indulge in a Regency romance and Georgette Heyer is my go-to author. #currentlyreading #palatecleanser

Georgette Heyer is my guilty pleasure. Wonderful female protagonists and the most beautiful flow of language. Add in a bit of humour and you end up with the most enjoyable read. 🌹

Well written and sweet

Aah, I get it now, Heyerites! I'd read a couple of her romances in my late teens & thought they were sweet. But reading this, something went "whirrrr, CLICK" in my brain. ? I devoured it. Venetia is a spunky, clever woman who knows her own mind. I love how Heyer indulges in the atmosphere & setting of a Regency romance as it exists in the modern reader's mind, then slyly subverts the tropes with her characters. A perfect read to end the year!

A the start of each of the regency romances each of our heroines thinks the male lead is #justacreep. Guess what happens next? #NoFemmeBer @Cinfhen @Billypar
(top left is Bath Tangle, bottom right is Faro's Daughter)

It's been such a busy couple of weeks with work and family stuff I picked this book up at just the perfect moment. This is now my favourite Georgette Heyer with all her trademark humour and silliness but it's the wonderfully unconventional central couple and Venetia's utter determination to have the life she wants - and a fig to anyone who disapproves! - that really make it.

“As soon as one promises not to do something, it becomes the one thing above all others that one most wishes to do.” —Georgette Heyer (in Venetia).
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Such a true #bookquote. But these letter boards are harder than they look! I broke two nails and finally gave up trying to fix the spacing. 😂 #bookwormproblems

This was another pleasant read (or listen) by Georgette Heyer. Her regency romances have yet to disappoint me.

This book held up to the hype as an essential romance read.
I enjoyed the dialogue in this book. I had to take my time, afraid If i skimmed through I might miss some of the witty and clever banter.
This was my first Georgette Heyer novel and I have to say I am a bit sad because I have no clue what to read next (she has written soooo many books) I will find another I‘m sure but for now...

I have been taking my time reading this. Usually I speed through but with this one I have really slowed down.
Here is to a slow #snowday and a good book. (fuzzy jammy pants help too)

Lord Damerel (reputed rake of the first order)

"Since that date he appeared (if only half the stories told of him were true) to have devoted himself to the pursuit of all the more extravagant forms of diversion, going a considerable way towards dissipating what had once been a handsome fortune, and neglecting no opportunity that offered to convince his critics that he was every bit as black as he had been painted."
#rake #ByronicHero

I am finally getting around to reading this. Everyone I know who has read it 1) cannot believe I have not read it 2) think this is a essential romance read. There are some big expectations with this one #romantsy #npr100swoonworthy

The Regency era is one of my favorites, closely followed (both in my opinion and chronologically) by the Victorian era. #setinfaveera #fallintobooks

@RealLifeReading

For my #welllovedbook for #riotgrams today, I picked this, which is my current bedside comfort book. I have lots of well loved old friends in the house, but I've already wittered on about Peter Wimsey and Laurie Graham at length, so today I picked Georgette Heyer. Love this book.

My first foray into the romance novel & the first time I've grappled with my own problematic biases against the genre. Venetia was a light & easy joy to read- like a saucier Jane Austen, surprisingly frankly sexual, feat. an opinionated, liberated heroine and stark condemnation of societal mores. Cons: the narration is EXTREMELY BIZARRE sometimes. Pros: everything else. 💕🔜📖

This lovely story by Georgette Heyer is one of my favorite audiobooks and my pick for #riotgrams #OneWordTitle day 3.

Heyer's books are perfect for bedtime reading on evenings when I have no brain power. Since the endings are so predictable, it's fun to just watch for the ways she attempts to mimic Austen's style. This is my V title for #LitsyAtoZ 😊

Georgette Heyer's birthday and Sourcebooks ebook sale of her books. Stock up! I had to stop myself from buying too many!

Sometimes you just want a book where the conflict is pretty low stakes and you're sure of a happy ending. Georgette Heyer never disappoints. #laidbackbook. #augustofpages