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After a rocky start, this is turning out to be pretty good. It doesn't hold a candle to Williamson's later writing, like The Outsider, but it's been engaging enough to keep me reading for much of the day. I think this is the first historical romance I've read that was set in the Elizabethan era, so that's been interesting.
— Sep 05, 2016 06:33PM
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Melissa
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Drawback to historical romances set in the Elizabethan period: the codpiece. There is nothing sexy about the word "codpiece," and it's a bit of a mood-killer to have to think about one while reading a sex scene.
I feel the same way about the words "bloomers," "drawers," and "combination," often found in Victorian-era HRs. And if the men are wearing long johns or union suits? Forget about it.
— Sep 06, 2016 05:48AM
I feel the same way about the words "bloomers," "drawers," and "combination," often found in Victorian-era HRs. And if the men are wearing long johns or union suits? Forget about it.
