[fantasyfan]

I found it a fairly enjoyable historical novel set during the French Revolution with a romantic subplot. The hero is reasonably likeable not least because as Issybird said he is none to eager to give up his aristocratic privileges and takes class consciousness very seriously. Still, he does have sympathy for the poor and as the adventure unfolds so do his views evolve.

There is the noble villain and the tough mother of the hero’s romantic interest. Personally, I found both to be far more interesting than Denise who has practically no agency and is a rather boring stereotype. Generally she is there to be abducted and rescued.

But the excitement and the vivid recreation of the period keeps one reading.