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Originally Posted by AnemicOak
Thanks, I haven't been to her blog in quite a while and appreciated reading that post (& the discussion that follows).
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I love that she uses Category 1-4 in her post, although her definition of each is more strict than mine.
I just want to read something that's close enough to not throw me out of the the time period. For me it's like this.
Pure Regency - Austen - Heyer - Cartland
Traditional Regencies - These are like Signet, Chater, Wolf, Bough Layton...etc
Regency Lite - Hawkins, Jefferies, Chase, Micheals...etc
Mistoricals - Dare, Borrows, Galen And a whole slew of authors
I am sometimes in the mood for Pure Regency although I struggle through most of the time. Traditional Regencies are quick light reads but I love Regency lite most. Call them Wallpaper Historicals if you want. To me they are not mistorical because they have just enough Regency and dialogue to keep in the time period but still come up with interesting stories and characters that I can relate to. Mistoricals throw me for a loop with their talk and the way the characters act out of time specially the women. These are hard for me to read as I just can't suspend disbelief enough to read them although I have finish one or two most are DNF for me.