Grace Peck’s Reviews > Angel in Scarlet > Status Update

“Actresses were supposed to be temperamental and exclusive, haughty creatures who were surrounded by sycophants and had nothing to do with the common folk” ya so not an expert on 18th century theatre but I do that actresses were on the same social scale as sex workers, and definitely were not seen as “nothing to do with the common folk”.

Maybe it’s because I have allergies, but having sex on a haystack, especially when it’s your first time, sounds absolutely itchy and miserable!

“You need to get laid” okay wHat? Wilde’s books have never been a beacon of historical accuracy but like??? Was this a phrase in the 80s when this book was written???

“Father didn’t consider me one of the “females”. We had a special relationship…we were friends as well as father and daughter, allies against female tyranny that prevailed throughout the rest of the house” YUP lol HAS NOT AGED WELL

I genuinely don’t understand why I like Wilde’s books, as they haven’t aged well, the MCs are all generally the same, and I just read the word “horny” in a book that I’m guessing takes place in the 18th or early 19th century, but something about his writing sucks me in.

I would murder someone to find an og physical copy of the book, I’m obsessed with the cover.