Beauvallet (Beauvallet Dynasty #2) vs The Nonesuch: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Beauvallet (Beauvallet Dynasty #2) Beauvallet (Beauvallet Dynasty #2) Georgette Heyer · 1929 ★★★★☆ 3.7 272 pages · ≈ 5 h 02 m · Challenging

The year is 1586 and Sir Nicholas Beauvallet (great-great-great-grandson of Simon Beauvallet, the Coldheart) is one of the most infamous corsairs of the Elizabethan era. With the blessing of the Queen, Beauvallet sails…

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Cover of The Nonesuch The Nonesuch Georgette Heyer · 1962 ★★★★☆ 4.1 300 pages · ≈ 5 h 33 m · Moderate

At the age of five-and-thirty, Sir Waldo Hawkridge, wealthy, handsome, eligible, illustrious, and known as the nonesuch for his athletic prowess, and when he comes north to inspect his unusual inheritance at Broom hall…

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The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

Beauvallet (Beauvallet Dynasty #2)The Nonesuch
Goodreads 3.7 (4772) 4.1 (12895)
Hardcover 3.6 (7) 3.7 (21)
Google Books — 5.0 (1)
Apple Books 4.5 (13) 4.5 (10)

Reception

Beauvallet (Beauvallet Dynasty #2)The Nonesuch
Ratings 4772 12895
Editions 39 30
Film adaptations — 1
Want to read — 4340
Reading it now — 665
Written reviews — 1021
Wikipedia attention — 281
Pages 272 300

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