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The Finishing Touches: Hester Browne. Hodder, 2010

It’s been a while since I read a romance, although strictly speaking this is chicklit, with a romantic subplot, and it’s been a while since I read one of those too. There are two explicit references to Bridget Jones in this book, although this takes place in a posher milieu. There are also probably more references to Georgette Heyer’s books, and this could have been subtitled ‘The Foundling’.

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The Honeymoon Hotel: Hester Browne. Quercus. 2014.

I found this more successful than a lot of books in this vein, because the characterisation actually works, here. Usually the heroine becomes insuuportably stupid for the plot and romantic tension’s sake. ( Read more... )

Lightly edited 8/11/21.