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Summary: Witty and entertaining. A must read
Review: After reading Cabot's recommended book "Educating Caroline", I was anxious to read more by this author-"Lady of Skye" proved to be as witty and entertaining as I had hoped. Not being a romance reader, I proceeded with caution as I took on this book. Cabot has managed to take a genre of writing and give it a life of her own. Her female characters are equally intelligent, independant and sexual to the male characters. The dialogue is sharp and the circumstances of the romantic interactions leave the reader wanting more. Cabot has mastered the skill of making these usually dull stories into ones of high humor and social commentary. While this book is considered a historical romance the characters could just as easily be our friends, neighbors or lovers (one could only hope!) While Cabot has not turned me into a romance reader-She has turned me into a Patricia Cabot fan. I look forward to her furture publications.
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Summary: Witty and entertaining. A must read
Review: After reading Cabot's recommended book "Educating Caroline", I was anxious to read more by this author-"Lady of Skye" proved to be as witty and entertaining as I had hoped. Not being a romance reader, I proceeded with caution as I took on this book. Cabot has managed to take a genre of writing and give it a life of her own. Her female characters are equally intelligent, independant and sexual to the male characters. The dialogue is sharp and the circumstances of the romantic interactions leave the reader wanting more. Cabot has mastered the skill of making these usually dull stories into ones of high humor and social commentary. While this book is considered a historical romance the characters could just as easily be our friends, neighbors or lovers (one could only hope!) While Cabot has not turned me into a romance reader-She has turned me into a Patricia Cabot fan. I look forward to her furture publications.
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Summary: A must read for anyone who enjoys characters with spirit
Review: Cabot has again proven that her characters are more than just pretty faces. She has redefined the romance genre by allowing her characters to be thinking, feeling, intellegent and progressive. Lady of Sky is a no holds barred tale of suspense, humor, and social commentary, beautifully woven through the lives of the most colorful characters to come about in a long time. Here's to Cabot and her endless supply of ideas.
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Summary: Slow Moving!
Review: I agree with the person that called this a "so,so read". I was disapointed after reading "Educating Caroline" which was a very good story. Now, I'm not sure I should read anymore of Ms. Cabot's books. I liked the two main charactors, but the almost constant revealing of their thoughts and thinking things out was oh so boring. When they were acturally together, it was good reading. I started skipping paragraphs frequently in order to get to the good parts of them being together. The intimacy was well done.
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Summary: really, really slow...
Review: I am a fan of Patricia Cabot's other books, but for some reason I just couldn't get into this one. The characters fall a little flat and the plot just doesn't seem to go anywhere for a long time. I ended up skipping the middle third of the book and I didn't seem to miss much of the story. I would suggest you pass by this one and move on to some of Cabot's other books. (In case you're wondering why it still got 3 stars from me instead of one or two, it's because even though the plot didn't catch my attention, the medical thing was at least something different in a genre where every book starts to seem like all the rest...)
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Summary: Entertaining but flawed research
Review: I cannot dispute the reviews of other customers who have found this to be an entertaining book with well defined characters. I would rate it more highly but for the fact that the author overlooked some simple research facts. The author refers to a British marquis when the British use the term marquess. In addition, she asserts earls out rank marquesses. This is not so. A marquess outranks all peers except dukes. This seems like a petty point, but from that point in the novel I no longer had much trust in her research. This limited my enjoyment. Still, I cannot fault the story itself which is indeed entertaining.
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Summary: Get a babysitter...
Review: I just love Patricia Cabot's books. She never fails to deliver a great, rolicking adventure with warm, delightful characters, and in Lady of Skye she might have outdone herself. If you are looking for a book to read slowly, over time, this is not the one--once you start learning about Brenna and Reilly, you won't be able to tear yourself away from their company until you've reached the last page. Definitely a keeper!
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Summary: Slow Moving!
Review: I've loved this author ever since reading Educating Caroline. I found this book not as entertaining but still very enjoyable. The plot is a bit unbelievable though, but it's a fun ride once you've accepted it. It's about Dr. Reilly Stanton, a London gentleman and a marquis, after being jilted by his fiancee, was determined to show her that he is not a loser. Therefore he accepted the job of being the physician in the harbor village in the Scottish highlands. There he meets Brenna Donnegal(the heroine and object of Reilly's love), the daughter of the town's ex-physician, who is the acting town healer/doctor. Brenna is strong, out-spoken, boy-like attitude, beautiful, independent, etc. However, she is of the opinion that all men with titles are unfit to become doctors, at least not good ones. Therefore Reilly has kept his marquis identity a secret to everyone in town. He also meets various interesting characters in the town. The dialogue is very humorous at times. Since the story takes place mostly in the rural town, don't expect any lush ballroom scenes and London formalities. The historical medical reference to cholera is interesting, but I had to search it up and several other medical terms to understand the story better. An overall good read.
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Summary: Delightful and funny!!!
Review: I've loved this author ever since reading Educating Caroline. I found this book not as entertaining but still very enjoyable. The plot is a bit unbelievable though, but it's a fun ride once you've accepted it. It's about Dr. Reilly Stanton, a London gentleman and a marquis, after being jilted by his fiancee, was determined to show her that he is not a loser. Therefore he accepted the job of being the physician in the harbor village in the Scottish highlands. There he meets Brenna Donnegal(the heroine and object of Reilly's love), the daughter of the town's ex-physician, who is the acting town healer/doctor. Brenna is strong, out-spoken, boy-like attitude, beautiful, independent, etc. However, she is of the opinion that all men with titles are unfit to become doctors, at least not good ones. Therefore Reilly has kept his marquis identity a secret to everyone in town. He also meets various interesting characters in the town. The dialogue is very humorous at times. Since the story takes place mostly in the rural town, don't expect any lush ballroom scenes and London formalities. The historical medical reference to cholera is interesting, but I had to search it up and several other medical terms to understand the story better. An overall good read.
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Summary: Entertaining Victorian romance
Review: In 1847 Marquis Dr. Reilly Stanton leaves London and a lucrative practice to accept the job of physician in Lyming on the Isle of Skye off the Scottish coast. Reilly needs to prove to his former fiancee Christine King that he is not a worthless chronic drunk. On the isle, Reilly meets the local amazon Brenna Donnegal who has provided medical services in the absence of her father, a physician. Lord Glendenning wants to marry Brenna and tries to force Reilly into helping him. The debauched aristocrat simply wants Brenna so impoverished, she has no choice but to wed him. Instead, Reilly not only admires his rival, he falls in love with her. LADY OF SKYE is an entertaining Victorian romance that readers of historicals will fully enjoy. The story line is crisp, tense, and often amusing. Except for a wee bit too much to drink, Reilly is a heroic individual and Brenna is a role model of the assertive woman not afraid to compete with males (perhaps a century and a half before her time but only a purist will care). Patricia Cabot provides her audience with a delightful novel that brings the mid nineteenth century vividly alive. Harriet Klausner
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