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Jun 29, 2018Birdcat rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
To be frank, there's nothing particularly original about this book. The main character is just a walking embodiment of the tired old "I'm not like other girls, I like science and Do Experiments and I Don't Care How I Look and I Never Think About Boys" trope. This character is presented to us as though we're supposed to find it astonishing that a girl Likes Science. Co-education was nowhere near as unheard of and scandalous in the 19th century as the author seems to think, especially not among the upper classes. Ada Lovelace, one of the most celebrated mathematicians of all time, would reach the height of her fame not long after the year this book is set in. I would find the attitude of Georgiana's parents more believable if they were low class, meaning that Georgiana would be required to spend the vast majority of her time working within the home or outside the home to assist with income. I ultimately found her very obnoxious. Much of the action and dialogue in this book is not communicated well, the scene where Georgiana falls and is caught by Handsome And Mysterious was weird as hell. How much dialogue can take place while while you are being held in the arms of a handsome young lord, appqrent against your will, since that's such a dreadful situation to be in I guess?