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hussyknee · 2 months

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I haven't read Prisoner of Zenda, but I refuse to believe it could be any better than its satirical retelling The Henchmen of Zenda by K. J. Charles. Queer mercenaries playing triple agents to bring down both factions while having horny sex, and boss bitch women working together to take back control abusive, egomaniacal misogynists? What conventional Victorian waffle can compare?

#it's such a fun swashbuckler #detchard's whole thing is not being showy or reckless but he still has the same vibe as Lord Crane in Charm of Magpies #they both pretend to have no morals and be self-interested bastards but they're just intrinsically decent and unstintingly loyal #detchard's friendship with toni felt a lot like crane's with leo #hentzau was very good too but i would have liked him better if detchard could have stopped rhapsodizing about him for five mins #i also liked how flavia was such a force of personality off-screen when we only get to meet her in person once #toni was what really pulled the book together though. her desperation for her daughter and loathing of michael its emotional core #a fun‚ galloping little romp #kj charles #the henchmen of zenda #the prisoner of zenda #queer historical fiction #queer historical romance #book recs #book recommendations #knee of huss

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