Recent reading
Nov. 4th, 2021 11:35 pmUntil Death or England Do Us Part, by ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
sanguinity
I don't know the canon for this (the Hornblower books) but the author kindly explained what I needed to know. And it was great fun! Basically, it is a tropey fake-married m/m adventure story about two English officers stuck in France during the Napoleonic wars. Obviously the gay marriage is ahistorical, but I don't see why one shouldn't have some alternate history fun despite that (revolutionary France did decriminalize sodomy, but there's a long way to go from that to gay marriage).
Spring Flowering, by Farah Mendlesohn (2017)
An f/f regency romance. The setting is detailed, which I appreciated, although it was also sometimes a bit "let me show you everything I know about early 19th century Birmingham! : D" Ann, the main character, has a childhood friend she shared kisses and caresses with, but the friend gets married and Ann's father dies, and Ann moves to her aunt and uncle's family. ( Vague spoilers ) Still, if you're in the mood for "queer people being happy in historical times", this isn't a bad choice.
sanguinityI don't know the canon for this (the Hornblower books) but the author kindly explained what I needed to know. And it was great fun! Basically, it is a tropey fake-married m/m adventure story about two English officers stuck in France during the Napoleonic wars. Obviously the gay marriage is ahistorical, but I don't see why one shouldn't have some alternate history fun despite that (revolutionary France did decriminalize sodomy, but there's a long way to go from that to gay marriage).
Spring Flowering, by Farah Mendlesohn (2017)
An f/f regency romance. The setting is detailed, which I appreciated, although it was also sometimes a bit "let me show you everything I know about early 19th century Birmingham! : D" Ann, the main character, has a childhood friend she shared kisses and caresses with, but the friend gets married and Ann's father dies, and Ann moves to her aunt and uncle's family. ( Vague spoilers ) Still, if you're in the mood for "queer people being happy in historical times", this isn't a bad choice.
