Comedy of Manners

Review: Mr. Harding Proposes by Catherine Dove

by Keira 09.14.2011

This lighthearted Regency is a fun little comedy of manners. It’s well researched and the style reminds me a little of Georgette Heyer, but updated so non-Heyer fans can easily follow without getting mired in the narration. The cast of characters is delightful and the dialogue is snappy. I particularly liked Elroyd, Mr. Harding’s butler. [...]

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Regency Romance versus Historical Romance

by Keira 05.07.2011

What is regency romance and how does it differ from historical romance? You may well recognize Jane Austen as a regency romance writer. She is best known for works such as Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. So what makes an authentic regency romance? Well if you look at Pride and Prejudice you can [...]

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Review: Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy: The Last Man in the World by Abigail Reynolds

by Keira 01.18.2011

Abigail Reynolds delivers again! The Last Man in the World is a Jane Austen variation of Pride and Prejudice. As a variation there are some things that must be accepted before you start the novel. The first is that for this variation to take place something must not be canon. This something is Elizabeth’s stunned [...]

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Review: Secrets of a Proper Lady by Victoria Alexander

by Keira 12.26.2010

Secrets of a Proper Lady is a tale of deception, mistaken identity, and double… double crosses, all in the name of love. Victoria Alexander weaves a delightful story all about the comedy of manners and if it wasn’t for the delightful bedroom scene could be considered a Regency romance. The scandalous and amusing misconceptions are [...]

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Review: Arabella by Georgette Heyer

by Keira 11.27.2010

I found Arabella to be wickedly entertaining; a superb comedy of manners! It is a little slow getting started. A good fifty pages are devoted to simply getting ready to go to London – the hero isn’t even introduced! When you get past that portion the story really picks up and is very exciting. Arabella [...]

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Review: Emma and Knightley by Rachel Billington

by Keira 11.15.2010

Before I start this review, I would like to make it known I have never read the original Jane Austen novel Emma. I’ve just seen different movie and mini-series renditions. I know from glancing through the Wikipedia article about Emma that Billington started the sequel with a very similar first sentence to set the mood. [...]