Read-in-Progress Wednesday

[geraineon]

This is your weekly read-in-progress post for you to talk about what you're currently reading and reactions and feelings (if any)!

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[larryhammer]

Just finished The Times Spent in Pretense, which is great fun despite the feeling of having wandered into a Georgette Heyer novel dissipating about 2/3 through as the political schemes pile up. But! The female MC never once fades into the background, as happens in all too many historical romances. So strong thumbs up for that.

And bonus thumbs up by signaling that the relative emancipation of women in this kingdom is deliberate, by setting up contrasts with a more traditionally NeoConfucian kingdom next door.

And extra-bonus thumbs up for, in the final chapter, having the female MC confirm the why of all her titular pretenses. It wasn't anything that wasn't hinted, but getting it explicit was nice.

Highly recommended.

[geraineon]

I do enjoy a good political drama and the female MC not fading into the background is great! Bookmarked for future read. Thanks for the rec.