Devil's Cub

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Summary: Georgette Heyer - Queen of Regency Romance
Review: This is the last book in a trilogy. The first two books are "The Black Moth" and "These Old Shades". In "Devil's Cub", a beloved son feels he must live up to his father's reputation, until he finds a woman who can match his mother's spirit. Then he truly understands what love is. Heyer unerringly strikes romance's true chords and give us a glimpse into a time when "polite society" at least acted politely. This book is for anyone who feels that, in true love, the union should be greater than the sum of its parts

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Summary: Delightful, witty, charming, vintage Heyer!
Review: This is the second book in the trilogy. We first meet Justin, Duke of Avon, in These Old Shades. (He is NOT the Duke in The Black Moth.) These characters are delightfully developed and sustained in The Devil's Cub with the introduction of Justin and Leonie's son, Dominic. It is marvelous! The Infamous Army is the third book and introduces Dominic's grand-daughter during the war with Napoleon.

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Summary: A great sequel
Review: This is the sequel to Heyer's 'These Old Shades' which was my introduction to her Regency writings. I liked 'Devil's Cub' almost as much as 'These Old Shades'. There are a lot of un-PC things that both Mary and Vidal do but at the time these books were written, a lot of un-PC things happened every day in normal life. Mary has her morals, Vidal is a charming rake, and they manage to fight more often than not in the first 7/8ths of book. The writing is superb and the plot moves along briskly. It would be wonderful to read the two books consecutively but it's almost impossible to find 'These Old Shades' nowadays.

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Summary: A great sequel
Review: This is the sequel to Heyer's 'These Old Shades' which was my introduction to her Regency writings. I liked 'Devil's Cub' almost as much as 'These Old Shades'. There are a lot of un-PC things that both Mary and Vidal do but at the time these books were written, a lot of un-PC things happened every day in normal life. Mary has her morals, Vidal is a charming rake, and they manage to fight more often than not in the first 7/8ths of book. The writing is superb and the plot moves along briskly. It would be wonderful to read the two books consecutively but it's almost impossible to find 'These Old Shades' nowadays.

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Summary: What fun!
Review: This remains one of my favorite books. Dominic, the wild, willful hero, is brought to a screeching halt when the level-headed Mary doesn't do anything he expects her to. One of the best examples I have ever seen of love actually changing two personalities. I agree, this would be a wonderful screwball comedy, with the mother and the uncle racing around to prevent the misalliance. I really, really don't think THE BLACK MOTH is involved with this book, though. It was the first I ever read (the first she ever wrote!) and none of the characters seemed to reappear either in this or THESE OLD SHADES.

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Summary: I can NEVER get over Dominic...
Review: This was my first Georgette Heyer. (I am surprised to learn so many Heyer fans start with this). I rememeber sitting in Karachi without electricity, ay night, with a small flash light and a really really old library edition and reading this book. I was hoked. After the second reading i liked it even more, specially since i had now read "These Old Shades" as well. And wasn't it hillarious , the was Mary handled Dominic during their cameo in "The Infamous Army"?

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Summary: 1 of my most fav. boks!
Review: This was the 1st book I read by Georgete Heyer & it sure wasn't the last. I was only 12 yrs old (I'm 13 now, by the way) at that time & my mother had borrowed it from the club library. I read the 1st few pages & decided to drop it coz the english was old-fashioned.(at least that's what I thought.)But then I got bored, with no books to read & decided to try it out(as my mother was displaying an unusual interest in that book.) Once I started reading, I got hooked. It's not only romance, but a mixture of romance, suspense & most of al humour. I just loved her style of writing & the way she describes the people. I always loved reading books by British authors & thanx to her I will continue to do so.

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Summary: Heyer spoils you for any other Romance author
Review: Thoroughly enjoyable! I must admit that the idea of an honorable loose screw as is Videl in this tale had me rather intrigued. He may be a devil may care but he never touches a lady, which Mary is. His genuine passion for her is inspiring and the connection between him and his parents is seemingly cold, but really very strong and loving. The dialogue, as has become a halmark of Heyer, is splendid! Read it. You won't regret it!

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Summary: Rake meets good girl
Review: Thoroughly enjoyable! I must admit that the idea of an honorable loose screw as is Videl in this tale had me rather intrigued. He may be a devil may care but he never touches a lady, which Mary is. His genuine passion for her is inspiring and the connection between him and his parents is seemingly cold, but really very strong and loving. The dialogue, as has become a halmark of Heyer, is splendid! Read it. You won't regret it!

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Summary: one of the best regency romances out there
Review: To everyone who loves a good romance, especially one with a plot, this book written by the late Georgette Heyer is one you should definitely read.Fillied with scandal,love and excitement, this regency romance is a true page-turner to the end. Heyer imbues her characters with real personalities, witty and clever conversations and shows her sense of the ridiculous throughout the entire book. Her talent as a writer has proved its worth from one decade to the next and generation to generation. Filled with informative facts about regency England, this book is good reading material for all ages.