Kelly's review
Devil's Cub
by Georgette Heyer
Kelly's review
Devil's Cub by Georgette Heyer
Kelly's review
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brit-lit,
fiction
My review is partial and prejudiced. This is the sequel to These Old Shades so of course I'm going to love it. I wanted more of Avon and Leonie in the book, though. You could tell Heyer still loves them and the pages shine when they come back on stage.
Dominic's an okay hero, though he's even more pushy and headstrong than the norm with a pushy and headstrong hero, and he lacks Avon's polish and wit. He is redeemed somewhat by his occasional charm, and his passion when it isn't overboard possessive. Mary's kind of a boring heroine, nowhere near as fun as Leonie, but she brought some sense to a cast of totally insane characters that pretty much had no moral or realistic center without her. My favorite scene is when Mary and Avon finally meet. The book would have been MUCH more interesting if Mary was the daughter of Avon and Dominic the "unsuitable" one. Dominic might've been forced to grow up and shut up some more.
Also- The brother from These Old Shades is back too! Ru...more
Dominic's an okay hero, though he's even more pushy and headstrong than the norm with a pushy and headstrong hero, and he lacks Avon's polish and wit. He is redeemed somewhat by his occasional charm, and his passion when it isn't overboard possessive. Mary's kind of a boring heroine, nowhere near as fun as Leonie, but she brought some sense to a cast of totally insane characters that pretty much had no moral or realistic center without her. My favorite scene is when Mary and Avon finally meet. The book would have been MUCH more interesting if Mary was the daughter of Avon and Dominic the "unsuitable" one. Dominic might've been forced to grow up and shut up some more.
Also- The brother from These Old Shades is back too! Ru...more
