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Book Review

Squee from the Keeper Shelf: The Masqueraders by Georgette Heyer

The Masqueraders

The Masqueraders by Georgette Heyer is surely one of the Ur-texts of the romance genre. It is also the very first romance of any kind that I ever read, and was instrumental in launching my lifelong affection for the ‘heroine dresses as a man’ trope. As a bonus, it also has a hero who dresses as a woman and who manages to be EXCEEDINGLY hot while doing so. Just to clarify, there are two couples … Continue reading Squee from the Keeper Shelf: The Masqueraders by Georgette Heyer

Book Review

Mad About the Marquess by Elizabeth Essex

Mad About the Marquess

I read Mad about the Marquess while at RT 2016, and the book was so good that it left me having sweaty anxiety about wanting to hide and read and go to all the panels all at the same time. Fortunately I was among my people at RT so sweaty reading anxiety is something everyone understood. “Elyse! Why are you sweating and breathing hard?” “I AM CRAMMING AS MUCH READING AS POSSIBLE INTO EVERY SPARE … Continue reading Mad About the Marquess by Elizabeth Essex