Comments on: What’s the Difference Between Historical and Romance Novels? Quote of the Day – Philippa Gregory on Anya Seton http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/what%e2%80%99s-the-difference-between-historical-and-romance-novels-quote-of-the-day-%e2%80%93-philippa-gregory-on-anya-seton/ Janice Harayda Reviews Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry for Adults and Children Thu, 16 May 2013 19:28:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: historicalromancenovelsdvds http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/what%e2%80%99s-the-difference-between-historical-and-romance-novels-quote-of-the-day-%e2%80%93-philippa-gregory-on-anya-seton/#comment-8132 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:37:12 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=11859#comment-8132 Have you read any Sharon Penman novels? The historical background and characters are amazing. Here Be Dragons and The Sunne in Splendour are two of my favouritehistorical fiction romance novels.

]]> By: 1minutebookreviewswordpresscom http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/what%e2%80%99s-the-difference-between-historical-and-romance-novels-quote-of-the-day-%e2%80%93-philippa-gregory-on-anya-seton/#comment-7614 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:27:24 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=11859#comment-7614 Your reading habits are similar to mine. I always try to start with the first novel unless I am almost certain that a later one is better.

I appreciate your comment on all the cliches in Seton (disheartening as it is). In my experience they’re a huge problem in historical novels. I want to find good ones to recommend, but so many are so bad … If you have any suggestions, I’d love to have them.

]]> By: Azalea http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/what%e2%80%99s-the-difference-between-historical-and-romance-novels-quote-of-the-day-%e2%80%93-philippa-gregory-on-anya-seton/#comment-7613 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:02:46 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=11859#comment-7613 Encouraged by this post I looked up both Phillipa Gregory and Anya Seton in my library’s catalog. When I start reading an author new to me I try to start with their oldest book, having been burned too many times by sequels not named as such. So I got Seton’s “My Theodosia”, which happily came in an audio version.

Bah! Not only verbal cliches, but cliched thoughts. Her skin is white as (guess what). The boy has a devilish grin, the French girl uses French for common expressions, Mr. Burr is steely but courteous…Worst of all, though, is that she steals from Jane Austen! Unfortunately, without the book in hand I can’t quote the precise phrases but I heard at least three in the first hour, which was all I could take.

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