A different offering from Heyer - Rated 
This is a different book from Georgette Heyer. It still has the romance though. I didn't enjoy it much as I disliked both of the main characters, they were made for each other but I still didn't think much of their attitudes.
An Autumnal Idyll - Rated 
This book is really enjoyable, while also being funny and romantic. Definitely one of my favourites out of the ten or so Georgette novels I have read so far, along with Friday's Child and Arabella. Damerel is quite an exciting character and bursts on the scene on his first appearance rather like Flasheart in Blackadder, all flashing teeth and codpiece.
He develops into a gentler, more appealing character, struggling against his base instincts. Venetia is quite a saucepot too really, especially at the end!
The book loses pace somewhat in the latter third of the book, when the action moves away from Yorkshire, but picks up again when Venetia... but that would be spoiling it.
SIMPLY RIVETING & FULL OF SUPERBLY ENTERTAINING DIALOGUE! - Rated 
A fabulous book!
What a superbly wonderful read this was after reading a previously 'unrefined' novel by a modern-day International Best-Seller. Georgette Heyer makes the Author of the last book I read appear very amateurish indeed... This story - full of clever wit, humour and perfectly entertaining dialogue that never becomes a 'bore' is simply riveting! Certainly a page-turner that I could not put down - not even for a minute! This has become one of the fastest reads I have ever achieved!
Unlike your typical romance novel, this is not full of 'soppy' over-sentimentality, and what I found particularly refreshing was the absence of that age-old plot of 'love you/hate you' scenario we all know ends so predictably - this was none of this, and one becomes extremely 'involved' with the conversations - indeed becomes almost part of it! All the characters (whether you take to them or no) have a distinct personality - ones that are simply impossible to mix up - so clear and individual they are!
I simply adored this book and will look forward to my next 'Georgette Heyer' with excited anticipation!
I cannot recommend this book highly enough to all!
N. B. All Ms. Heyer's novels in the last couple of years or so have been re-issued in these beautiful 'Arrow' editions with extremely eye-catching artwork.
5 Stars - Rated
Gorgeous. Georgette Heyer is at her very best with Venetia. The writing is stylish, elegant, period perfect, funny and romantic all at the same time; not to mention the glorious cast of characters of which the hero and heroine are the cream of the crop. Damerel is one of my favourite of Heyer's rakes (smouldering and past reform!) and Venetia is just as delightfully witty as Frederica or A Lady of Quality (my other favourites). Any Heyer fans who have not read Venetia need to do so...NOW!
In Heaven With Heyer - Rated
This was my first Heyer novel and now i can't get enough of her books. Heyer combines both historical fiction and romance in a perfect blend , her writing is so detailed and it just flows.
What i love the most Heyer novels and Venetia is that the heroines are not fainting , having the vapours ( what ever those may be) or don't have anything between thier ears. Venetia is a young ( well in the novel by 25 she is seen as on the shelf) intellgent women who has to run the family estate because her brother Conway is to selfish. Venetia says what she thinks and is very matter of fact about it for example when she tells Lady Denny that she did not love her father , that she knows that her father and brothers are self centred and will not do anything to put themselves out for her.
a great quality Venetia is that she sees what she wants and goes for it - our hero Lord Damerel.
For years Damerel's way of life has scandalised the North Riding , so you learn about before he makes his appereance ( which i hold to be one great scenes in G Heyer's books). Damerel is great for me because he is this dark , sardonic character with a murky past( and when the fisrt character i fell in love with was Mr Rochester no wounder i love him). Damerel is like Venetia they don't care
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