Welcome to Litsy!

Another belated review! This was my #BookSpin for June & my 1950 pick for #192025.

This was my first Heyer outside of a couple of her mystery novels, and it was so much fun to read! Sophy swoops into her cousins‘ home, takes stock of everyone‘s lives, and happily meddles in everything to hilarious effect. The witty dialogue and Sophy‘s deft machinations were a delight. And then the ending went a bit off the rails, but I loved it anyway!

#5JoysFriday!

1. Attending the diocese-wide EfM graduation, seeing our group‘s graduates be recognized for all their hard work
2. Taking pictures of one of our graduates after said graduation with a statue that for some reason was sitting in the parking garage
3. Attending a play with a longtime friend, in a gorgeous outdoor venue
4. Finishing this Bibliophile puzzle—a (very) late birthday gift
5. Reading the tagged book—so much hilarity and joy!

“I shall be much obliged to you, Cousin, if you will refrain from telling my sisters that she has a face like a horse!”
“But, Charles, no blame attaches to Miss Wraxton! She cannot help it, and that, I *assure* you, I have always pointed out to your sisters!”
“I consider Miss Wraxton‘s countenance particularly well bred!”
“Yes, indeed, but you have quite misunderstood the matter! I *meant* a particularly well-bred horse!”
😂🤣🐴

Ok, stop the press everyone! I got my hands on my first Georgette Heyer. A little after dinner wander lead me into an Elizabeth‘s 2nd hand bookshop, and here she is. Let‘s see how I go. #newtomeauthor #currentlyreading

Is anyone as relaxing to read as Heyer?? I hadn't read this one in over 10 years, so I couldn't at all remember what happened. It was fun from page one forward, with the usual delightful pile of characters and shenanigans. Sophy was a *little* high-handed for my tastes, but this one was still great fun.

This one will be heading back to you either today or tomorrow @inthegreensandblues - great pick!!

#LMPBC @deblovestoread @maggie4483

Well, the #WeeklyForecast shows a very full windowsill!! I didn't put ALL of my July challenge books up, just the minimum (i.e., just one of my #Roll100 books, etc). We're going out of town later this month and I'm not sure how many challenge books will actually be read - I tend to enjoy taking old favorites with me on trips!! I actually finished Happy Place last night and started the tagged book this morning. The Island Villa is a new release ⬇

Hi #GroupL! These are the books I have that I think will fit the bill for more light hearted reads. This group caught my eye because I've long wanted to read Georgette Heyer, but I know Sarah also proposed one, so I will not pick it if you go with that one! I'll tag the others in comments. @TheAromaofBooks @Deblovestoread @Maggie4483 #LMPBC

This was hilarious! By the time the climax hit, I was in stitches -- the ducklings were particularly wonderful. This is my favorite by far of Heyer's.

Reader caveat for antisemitism, a moneylender character set as a minor villain. I appreciate that this edition hadn't experged the orginal text (1950), but I skipped the chapter anyway and thus missed the first time Sophy threatened someone with a pistol.

Thank you so much for my lovely package, Chrissy!

I‘m so excited to read this!! (I finished Toll-Gate a few weeks ago - review still to come - spoiler alert, I loved it!)

The coasters are perfect! Each one is unique and really sets off each of the flowers. I‘ve never seen anything like them, thank you! 🌺🌸🌼❤️

What a fun read. It‘s like Mary Poppins shows up in Regency England and saves this family from all their bad decisions and gives them all what they really want at the end. HEAs for all!
*Now, their is antisemitism (think Fagin and Shylock) that knocked me out of the story. So be prepared for that. Due to this nonsense, I gave this book 3.5 stars rather than 4.5.

What I‘m reading today for my virtual book club.

When I was growing up my mother ADORED Georgette Heyer. Her books were all over our house. As I was an avid reader I probably read a few, but I imagine I considered them “mom books”. She loved romances, and I‘m a mystery gal. Seeing so many current reviews of her books, I went to eBay and bought this bunch (cheap!). First they made me cry, because the covers are the same as the ones my mom read. My daughter and I are going to dig in ⬇️

This is my first Georgette Heyer book and I absolutely loved it! Sophy is such a great character and this book is freaking hilarious. So many great characters and I‘m really looking forward to reading more of her books. 5⭐️ Anybody got any suggestions on which to read next?

#regency
#historicalfiction
#GeorgetteHeyer

I haven't read this one by Georgette Heyer, but I feel like I should! What say you, Littens? #grand #YellowCover #InspiredNewYear #JumpIntoJanuary
@Eggs @TheKidUpstairs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

PART 2: 2020 Favorites
- The Grand Sophy
- The Christy & Todd series
- Wylding Hall
- Talking to Strangers
- If Beale Street Could Talk

Runners Up: The Midnight Library, Every Brilliant Thing, So You Want to Talk About Race, The Jane Austen Society, & Lovely War

I am posting one book per day from my extensive collection. No description. No explanation. Some will be old. Some will be new. Don't judge me. I have a lot of books. Join the fun if you want.

#tbrpile
Original idea of- @StaceyKondla @cortg

Courtesy tags for @Trashcanman @Catherine_Willoughby

For years people have told me to read Heyer. I'm so glad I finally did! The plot might be predictable, but the fiery Sophy defies convention and is so much fun! She's raised by her eccentric father until moving to London to stay with her cousins. They all seem to be tied up in engagements that they are ill-suited to & of course Sophy decides to fix everything. She is strong-willed and so sure of herself. She made the book an incredibly fun read.

Very Jane Austen-y. Haven‘t finished yet but already recommend.

A character was just described as "a pallid young gentleman with a receding chin" and having "a loose wet mouth." ? It may not be subtle but it sure is vivid.
And yes, absolutely delightful.

1. Really almost any Heyer. ❤️
2. Bare feet!
3. 10,000ish feet? I wasn‘t counting exactly. But I lived at 8,000 ft for four years, and did some hiking.
EDIT: I just googled. 12,600 feet is as high as the cable cars go up Mt. Blanc. So there ya go.
4. Turkey. Eww.
5. I‘m hoping to talk my husband into being Ron Swanson, and then I want to go as Leslie Knope!!
#friyayintro

I loved this book much to my surprise - Regency romance is not my usual reading choice. Loved character of Sophy. Made me think of Jane Austen a lot.

In the mood for a regency romance and was glad to see The Grand Sophy as part of the Audible‘s Romance Package. #currentlylistening #audiobook #audible

My library hold came in just in time for Saturday night!

I wonder if this is as funny a second time... I'm so tempted to do a reread. Brekkist obviously thinks I should! Now how did he get behind the doors? 🤔 #BunniesofLitsy

(Spoiler: I helped! He's not a book nibbling criminal like Hulk and he so badly wanted to get through the glass...

Another fun #romantsy - yay Hoopla audiobooks

A new Hoopla audiobook- I‘m so addicted!

1. Thor. Especially the Hemsworth version. 😍🤪
2. Georgette Heyer
3. A river cruise up the Danube. 🚣🏻
4. Six. And my husband has 3. Lol. Good thing our bed is king-sized.
5. This is cracking me up! Love that the #friyayintro thread looks like it‘s full of Joey Tribianis... heyyyyy. How you doin‘?

For all the romance readers out there: an uncomfortable and eye-opening essay on the white supremacy that sits at the heart of so much historical romance. #romance

http://www.elizabethkingstonbooks.com/single-post/2018/04/15/Romanticizing-White...

Feeling like a reread of this lovely, one of my favorite Heyers!
#romantsy

1. My new favorite not too naughty snack
2. The Grand Sophy! Totally a #blameitonlitsy choice which I loved.
3. Yes, so many...
4. Fairly clean, but not obsessively so
5. Ready Player One, was just ok
@MinDea #humpdaypost

Just started this #classicromance that‘s on #audibleromance I can see what all the fuss is about! #glorytotheguild

Ah, @leahbergen, this was more like it! What fun and melodrama. Great dialogue, a delightfully silly romp through Regency London

A couple of my favourite #regency books. It is reported that Friday‘s Child was Georgette‘s favourite of her books. She certainly wrote a lot of Regency romances.
#150PnPCoverParty

Georgette Heyer's books are incredibly witty and #funny. The perfect read for a readathon, too! #30daysofreadathon

@DeweysReadathon

I have failed (so far) in my quest to read one complete Heyer this year but I couldn't resist picking this one up at bargain price today. I've heard it's one of her best.

I really need something fun to read. Heyer don't let me down! #eBook #KindleApp #RegencyRomance

In honor of Georgette Heyer's 115th birthday, all of her ebooks are on sale for $2.99 today! I snatched up a few of them, but I wanted more!💕💕💕 #romantsy #regencyforlife

Sophy is Georgette Heyer's Emma - only she's shrewd, worldly, managing, and mad as pants. She's the original Manic Pixie Dream Girl: she manages money, plans excellent parties, is a solid whip, buys her own horses, and if she knew how to fence and box she'd be good that those activities, too. She has everyone's measure right from the start. If we could remove/alter the anti-Semitic portrayal of the moneylender this would be a near perfect book.

Today's audio walk past some sort of ruins in the park. #romantsy

Listening to this was a true pleasure; why they didn't have this Sarah Woodward person read ALL the books is beyond me. Each character really came to life, even the horrid Miss Wraxton, who has the largest stick up her youknowwhat known to humanity. 😉Everyone ended up with the right person in the end and Sophy is one of my new favorite characters.

The narrator for this is SO AWESOME!! She does multiple voices very well and she manages to convey the irony and annoying-ness (let's just call this a word, shall we?) of the appropriate characters. I looked it up and I believe this is the only one of Heyer's books she narrates 😟. And I have jess.how to thank for her persuasive blog telling me why I should give Heyer a try 😉

Georgette Heyer did have a habit of writing some different and intriguing books. Sophy, from the title, is quite a unique young lady, especially for the times. She manages to turn everyone's life upside down and get away with some quite disgraceful behaviour for the times in which it is set. A very enjoyable piece but could see the ending coming from a long way off.

Have started listening to this book by Georgette Heyer, which was recommended to me as one of her best. As a result have wanted to read it for a while.

So I don't really make TBR plans because I read slowly and am lucky to finish two books a month. But I decided to be a glass-half-full kind of girl this month. 😊 I downloaded the audio version of The Grand Sophy by #georgetteheyer because @jess.how did such a good job on her blog of convincing me to read my first 👍 #aprilbookshowers @RealLifeReading

Georgette Heyer's books are usually pretty charming. Save for the gross Jewish stereotype you run into briefly about halfway through, this book is entertaining but I probably wouldn't recommend it.

I feel like this is Heyer's answer to Jane Austen's Emma. Sophy is the only daughter of a diplomat leaving for South America and so he leaves his daughter in the care of his sister and her family in London. Sophy finds that her cousins are in a "sad tangle" and so sets about putting things to rights in a fashion that is shockingly outrageous! Not to mention she just might find a few surprises herself along the way...