Tannat

Ok, it's one thing to make Venetia independent-minded, but why must Heyer also make her so stupid?  I understand that she doesn't really care what others think of her, but she sounds like she doesn't have a clue why people might judge her for going out and about on her own rather than just not caring.  She's been told all these things before, so why does she keep asking why?

Also, going out on her own in London, a strange and unfamiliar city, is completely different from wandering around the lanes near Undershaw where she is well-known.  This just makes her seem like a green country girl who needs someone looking out for her.

One thing that I didn't mention from earlier chapters was that the continual use of "stoopid" instead of "stupid" was irritating after a while.

I can't figure this book out.  One minute Venetia calls Damerel her friend, the next minute she loves him, and nothing is shown in between.  I can read between the lines for parts of it but some of it still feels really random.  I'm probably not paying enough attention, but I can't bring myself to care enough to reread chapters.  I still don't like either character.