Comments on: REVIEW: The Courtesan’s Wager by Claudia Dain http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/review-the-courtesans-wager-by-claudia-dain/ Romance, Historical, Contemporary, Paranormal, Young Adult, Book reviews, industry news, and commentary from a reader's point of view Mon, 28 May 2012 03:56:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Robin http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/review-the-courtesans-wager-by-claudia-dain/#comment-191755 Robin Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:45:31 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=10008#comment-191755 <strong>Lorraine</strong>: I haven't read anything else by Dain, so I cannot compare. In terms of the relationship between TCW and other Regencies, it definitely seemed more of a play on all the protocols and appearances, not really a dismantling or an overturning (many of the traditional "rules" stay in place), but a spinning, for sure. At some points I was thinking that the subtitle of the book should be "behind the scenes of a traditional Regency Romance." Anyway, as a reader who is not innately drawn to the Regency period, I really enjoyed Dain's take. <strong>Moth</strong>: There were so many passages I wanted to and could have quoted here! I had many, many, many passages marked for their cleverness and humor. Reading the words of the text was really the primary pleasure for me in TCW (as opposed to experiencing the emotion of the relationship, for example). There were times I wanted more substance between Amelia and Cranleigh, but I didn't know whether in wanting that I was being unfair to what the book offered, especially since the narrative did a good job of expressing the deep passion between the two and the intensity of their connection. Which meant that there is a surprising amount of emotional intensity between the two, even though we don't get all the steps of the traditional meet, mate, and marry relationship development. Lorraine: I haven’t read anything else by Dain, so I cannot compare. In terms of the relationship between TCW and other Regencies, it definitely seemed more of a play on all the protocols and appearances, not really a dismantling or an overturning (many of the traditional “rules” stay in place), but a spinning, for sure. At some points I was thinking that the subtitle of the book should be “behind the scenes of a traditional Regency Romance.” Anyway, as a reader who is not innately drawn to the Regency period, I really enjoyed Dain’s take.

Moth: There were so many passages I wanted to and could have quoted here! I had many, many, many passages marked for their cleverness and humor. Reading the words of the text was really the primary pleasure for me in TCW (as opposed to experiencing the emotion of the relationship, for example).

There were times I wanted more substance between Amelia and Cranleigh, but I didn’t know whether in wanting that I was being unfair to what the book offered, especially since the narrative did a good job of expressing the deep passion between the two and the intensity of their connection. Which meant that there is a surprising amount of emotional intensity between the two, even though we don’t get all the steps of the traditional meet, mate, and marry relationship development.

]]> By: Moth http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/review-the-courtesans-wager-by-claudia-dain/#comment-191726 Moth Sun, 15 Feb 2009 10:03:53 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=10008#comment-191726 I wasn't too impressed with the Western of Dain's that I tried a few months back, but based on these excellent excerpts I'm going to try her again. Fortunately, my library has the first book in this series. :) I wasn’t too impressed with the Western of Dain’s that I tried a few months back, but based on these excellent excerpts I’m going to try her again.

Fortunately, my library has the first book in this series. :)

]]> By: Lorraine http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/review-the-courtesans-wager-by-claudia-dain/#comment-191718 Lorraine Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:08:21 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=10008#comment-191718 Great review...loved the excerpts. I don't care for Regencies but I've read all of Claudia Dain's medievals, which I loved. I'll definitely check this series out. Great review…loved the excerpts. I don’t care for Regencies but I’ve read all of Claudia Dain’s medievals, which I loved. I’ll definitely check this series out.

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