What I understood about the woman question: the women exist in normal numbers in the lower classes, but I don’t know how they fare, liberation-wise. But through genetic manipulation, it’s all gay men in the upper classes.

I was hooked from there.

In the end, it’s all about the love. Romance makes me believe in the power of love between two individuals. And this is one book that definitely made me believe. *sigh*

And since we are blaming her, I’ll blame her when my credit card starts screeeeeeeeeching in pain.

Oh, and I see you there, Ann Aguirre–I’m blaming you too!!!

Thank you, ladies.

I liked that she used standard Regency plot elements: the first meeting; the first waltz, the first kiss, being ‘compromised’. In fact, scenes that would be a wee bit tired in a M/F traditional regency were given new life in this sparky book.

Nicely done T! I was momentarily disappointed by the fact that there aren’t any women around, but, phew this book was fabulous enough that I began to not care. Especially after Adien hid behind that chair while Nate….

Jill~Aiden is young, working on his art and he’s been sheltered much like a regency era young woman would have been.

There are a lot of elements to this book I find fascinating. The guarding of male virtue, and the Regency in Space. Other things were jarring. Vanilla flavored lube? Maybe I’m not ready to broaden my horizons!

What really made me think about my own prejudice was the description of the “stuck in a tree” scene. My first reaction: too girly. If a woman needed rescuing from a tree, I’d think she was silly. A man? Not masculine.

So I had to reevaluate. Am I more interested in reading about two manly men getting in on? Maybe. I think this is also true for hetero men–they fantasize about ultra-feminine, long-haired beauties together.

Is this book for me? Probably not. Is it because I’m biased toward heterosexual relations? I guess so.

Anyway, thanks for making me think. Even though I’m not sure what, if any, conclusions I came to.