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Originally Posted by Joykins
To me it is more like:
1. Really good historical fiction/adventure/gothic that is also a romance. Heyer, Patricia Veryan, Victoria Holt (and all her other pseudonyms) a few others (many in hardback).
2. Decent romance with an effort at historical setting. (most fall here, to some degree) 2a. An attempt is made to make the characters aware of at least to some extent the attitudes and social mores of the time, to the extent that violation of such mores is obviously done deliberately. 2b. Little to no attempt is made to make the characters aware of the attitudes and social mores of the time. (costume historical) 3. Did the author even TRY? (the most blatant anachronistic sloppiness, and the romance isn't that great either.) |
I like your categories! Sadly, 3 is far too common and far too popular... There needs to be more of 2a and 1.
