Beauvallet Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Ok. So I thought I really loved Goergette Heyer but now I rerally love her. Mad Nick is the best pirate ever! Dominica is likeable and Joshua is a great commentator. Love it love it. "

" I found this book in my great-grandmother's book collection and I just fell in love with it! "

" Swash-swash, buckle-buckle, bang, crash, weep, kiss---it's all here. Summon Errol Flynn back from the grave, because this story was written for him. Beauvallet (English pirate) falls in love with Dominica (Spanish spunk), but has a heck of a time actually marrying her. The story is preposterous, the style is bloated, and the characters are larger than life, but hey, it's Heyer. She wanted to write a ridiculous high-seas romance, and that's what she did. "

" This took me a bit to get into, it isn't a regency romance--instead set during the reign of Elizabeth I. Once I got into it (and got used to the language), I had a blast reading it. "

" the characters were awful, and the dialogue was stilted and unnatural. I've always heard that Heyer's the master of Regency romance, but I must have picked up the worst of the bunch. I'll have to give it a while before I try another of her books. "

" Very exciting and different from the others "

" Though written well before Errol Flynn made The Sea Hawk, I dare you to read this and >not< picture Flynn as dashing Nick Beauvallet. Sweeping romantic adventure of the age of Elizabeth I. "

" Makes me think of a cross between The Scarlet Pimpernel and The Princess Bride, though I found the love story less romantic than either of those. "

" More adventure than her other books, definitely read if you haven't read any of hers before. If you've already read some, this one isn't her best work. I would skip it. "

" Definitely a departure from Heyer's usual Regency milieu, but Beauvallet's so much that you don't even care at all. Definitely a treat for anyone who likes a hero that just does what he wants, when he wants, and makes people love him for it. "

" What a great book! Who could not fall in love with Mad Nick? Great characters, great writing, great book! "

" This Georgette Heyer turned out to be a lot more adventure than romance, but it was still good. "

" Awesome! I couldn't put this book down until I'd finished it. "

" This was one of the books where the hero is too good to be true. He comes into Inquisition Spain to get his girl and has so many narrow escapes it's almost unbelievable, except that she's such a great writer, you believe it. "

" Light gothic romance fiction, among my Mom's favorites. Considerably better than the average gothic romance. Some of them are more like historical fiction, such as Simon the Coldheart. I read them from time to time when I was growing up. "

" Swashbuckling high adventure and romance. A nice fling for a busy time of year. "

" I've heard great things about Georgette Heyer. Unfortunately this is my first taste and I was mostly bored until the last quarter. I couldn't feel any attachment for the hero and heroine. Not all books from a best selling author are fantastic so I'm determined to try one more before I give up. "

" The first of Heyer's romances I read about four or five years ago and to this day is still my favorite. "

" Heyer always manages to surprise me; I never know what's going to happen or where they are going! She is a masterful story-teller - her stories are interesting just for the superb detail and use of language! "

" The hero was very entertaining. He kind of carried the whole book through. "

" This was a very entertaining book! I could see it as a movie. I loved the pirate's character and how the story unfolded. "

" 3.5 stars. Set a few decades earlier than most of her English novels, this is a fun historical fiction of an adventurous, luck-touched guy winning the girl despite all odds. The slightly older language took some getting used to, but Beauvallet was quite the ingenious adventurer. "

" A real Errol Flynn Swashbuckler! Pretty shallow stuff, but loads of fun. Would make a good short action movie. The romance is always fun. Not my favorite Heyer, but still a fun read. "

" Heyer always manages to surprise me; I never know what's going to happen or where they are going! She is a masterful story-teller - her stories are interesting just for the superb detail and use of language! "

" Ok. So I thought I really loved Goergette Heyer but now I rerally love her. Mad Nick is the best pirate ever! Dominica is likeable and Joshua is a great commentator. Love it love it. "

" Awesome! I couldn't put this book down until I'd finished it. "

" another old find. Takes place during the Spanish Inquisition when England and Spain are enemies. Entertaining light reading. "