![]() On a down-note, I find the men’s costume of this period off-puttingly effete and the manner in which people flit to France only serves to remind me that their aristocracy had it comin’ and that the English lords could probably have used a housecleaning as well. On an up-note, some of these stories are set in the late eighteenth century which is a departure for me. She gives good smolder, she’s witty, and not afraid of hijinks, but I felt no inclination to buy my own copies of these novels. James is a consistently good writer but, while her books are entertaining, they lacked emotional resonance for me. I like Eloisa James, but never as much as I feel like I ought to like her,” which is both succinct and accurate. My friend, Rochelle, an avid and long-term romance reader, described them perfectly, “ Oooo. That means I am unlikely to pay for her books, but will read them if they are available at the library, or very cheaply for Kindle. ![]() Eloisa James has been publishing steadily for sixteen years and my crash course on her novels moves her comfortably to my B+ List. ![]() ![]() Tired of waiting for new books from authors on my autobuy list and even more tired of trying random new authors, I waded into the back catalogue of one of the most successful writers in the historical romance genre. ![]()
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