Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer

Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer ISBN-13: 9781402213496 Trade Paperback: 392 pages Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca Released: 1935; August 1, 2008

Source: Bought through Half.com.

Book Description, Modified from Back Cover:
After their father's death, Miss Judith Taverner and her brother Peregrine travel to London to meet their guardian, Lord Worth, expecting an elderly gentleman. To their surprise and utter disgust, their guardian is not much older than they are and doesn't want the office of guardian any more than they want him. But when Miss Taverner and Peregrine begin to move in the highest social circles, Lord Worth cannot help but entangle himself with his adventuresome wards...


My Review:
Regency Buck is a Regency romance. As usual for a Heyer novel, there were many funny moments. However, I thought this novel was a bit more predictable than most and spent more time than needed describing boxing matches, fancy rooms, etc.

Also, any time a heroine does the exact opposite of whatever the hero says just to spite him, I'm not going to like the story very much. It's always struck me as a foolish way to "prove" your independence as it usually leads to poor decisions that thus prove you need a keeper. The hero figured out quickly that she was going to do the opposite of whatever he suggested, no matter how reasonable, and he started manipulating her using that knowledge. Not really an ideal basis for a relationship. Obviously this was not one of my favorite Heyers.


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