I had to get used to the English writing, but thoroughly enjoyed this book. I'd forgotten what the character arc of the hero was, and once again lurved his gang of buddies. ' This is the first Heyer I read, and it holds up to re-reads. And Ferdy, with the Greek fellow chasing him and his dislike of the Bad Man, is priceless. I love the awkwardness of quarrel, the ingenuous desire to please and the willingness to laugh in this book. ' Hero Wantage is innocence at its most adorable. ' I didn't like Hero as much as some of Heyer's heroines, but the book was pleasantly fluffy and enjoyable. I thought Sherry's thieving Tiger was hilarious. ' This was such a fun fast paced regency era novel. ' I do enjoy Georgette Heyer for a short read, she does regency so well, pure escapism but lots of giggles along the way ' - Linda, ' I'd almost give this a 5 star rating, just from Ferdy's dialogue about Nemesis, that Greek fellow that follows you around and sneaks up on you when you least expect it.

It is well written, but I found myself annoyed with the childish actions is the characters throughout. ' My least favorite of Heyer's books thus far. It also uses so much regency-era slang that I had to Google Georgette Heyer to find a list of terms & definitions. It could have been cut down a bit in the last 100 pages. The main characters are selfish, volatile, of questionable morals, naive, & submissive & adoring to a fault, yet somehow so likable.

One of the main character's is even named Hero. ' This is a regency-era England take on a cross between A Midsummer's NIght Dream & Much Ado About Nothing. ' One of my first GH books, but a light story just made to captivate a high school girl. But unless you are 60-something and previously smitten by the novels of Delderfield, Howatch and Austen, it will probably not be your English cup of tea. I was entertained by this bit of old-fashioned Polite World silliness, laughing aloud at the befuddlements and misunderstandings of romance. Synchronicity all around! And light historical romantic fiction to boot. ' Someone recently asked if I was born on a Friday. Sparkling dialog and entertaining characters-laughed aloud many times and was sorry to come to the end of the book. ' A delightful romp through Heyer's world. ' One of the best from Heyer! ' - Sibella, Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.

Friday's Child by Georgette Heyer