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lizshayne 's review for:
That Inevitable Victorian Thing
by E.K. Johnston
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book was adorable and it scratched one of my longstanding itches when it comes to how romance is handled in YA.
I also had absolutely no idea what this book was about, other than that E. K. Johnston wrote it and I really like her books and Liz Bourke mentioned it. I kind of wish I at least had checked the setting so I wasn't quite as thrown, but it worked very well.
Having said that - mild shade at the denigration of the corset. She mostly did okay, although both holding the styles as Victorian even though corset styles evolved and assuming shape is built by tightlacing rather than padding made me grumble. And the addition of a padded corset would have made so much sense! Anyway, it's fine, I spend too much time watching CosTube, it was not a significant problem and the book was still delightful.
I also had absolutely no idea what this book was about, other than that E. K. Johnston wrote it and I really like her books and Liz Bourke mentioned it. I kind of wish I at least had checked the setting so I wasn't quite as thrown, but it worked very well.
Having said that - mild shade at the denigration of the corset. She mostly did okay, although both holding the styles as Victorian even though corset styles evolved and assuming shape is built by tightlacing rather than padding made me grumble. And the addition of a padded corset would have made so much sense! Anyway, it's fine, I spend too much time watching CosTube, it was not a significant problem and the book was still delightful.