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Summary: great story
Review: I really loved this book. The story was sensitive and really different from the other "Bride" books. Tysen is a wonderful character. He is moral, kind and wants to live his life how God would want him to. I have and I found Tysen's struggle believable. Don't get me wrong, this is a love story, but not your run of the mill steamy, sexy kind(I love those kind of books too). The heroine,Mary Rose is great. She is a real person who responds to situations like real people do. I think C.C.has a hit with this novel. It is perhaps my favorite of the "Brides".
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Summary: A Disapointing Finale to the Bride Series
Review: I want to start by confessing that I really wanted to like this book. I loved the Bride series, and I was thrilled to discover that Coulter had writtn a book about Tyson. At the same time, I had apprehensions about what type of character the sanctimonius and pious younger brother would turn out to be. My worries were not allayed by further reading, Tyson has changed since the earlier books but his character was too loosely drawn in this book. I did not find any of the other characters in this book interesting, nor was the mystery very intriguing. In summary, Coulter should have quit while she was ahead.
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Summary: Average, at best...
Review: I was so looking forward to reading the last in the BRIDES series, The Scottish Bride. I especially enjoyed the first and third Bride books (about Douglas and Alex & Colin and Sinjun). This book was in my opinion, just dull. It had nothing to do with his being a vicar. It was, as another reviewer put it, very difficult to "connect" to the characters Mary Rose or Tysen. I just did not come away feeling like I knew them at all, her other BRIDE books were much, much better. I read on the back cover of this book that Miss Coulter said this was her favorite book in the BRIDE series. I guess she is seeing something which I am not! I recommend the other BRIDE books by this author as well as anything by Lisa Kleypas, Julia London, Julia Quinn and Kat Martin.
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Summary: Average, at best...
Review: I was so looking forward to reading the last in the BRIDES series, The Scottish Bride. I especially enjoyed the first and third Bride books (about Douglas and Alex & Colin and Sinjun). This book was in my opinion, just dull. It had nothing to do with his being a vicar. It was, as another reviewer put it, very difficult to "connect" to the characters Mary Rose or Tysen. I just did not come away feeling like I knew them at all, her other BRIDE books were much, much better. I read on the back cover of this book that Miss Coulter said this was her favorite book in the BRIDE series. I guess she is seeing something which I am not! I recommend the other BRIDE books by this author as well as anything by Lisa Kleypas, Julia London, Julia Quinn and Kat Martin.
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Summary: The Scottish Bride
Review: I'll confess that when I read the Bride trilogy all those years ago, Tysen, eventhough he was such a periphral character, was my favourite character. All that Sherbrooke perfection made my headache, Tysen the odd duck in the lake full of swans was such a relief, and I really hoped that Catherine Coulter would write a book that would feature Tysen as the hero. That novel has finally been written and on the whole, I'm really pleased with it.Tysen Sherbrooke is now a widower with three children, Meggie, Max and Leo. The oldest child, Meggie is 10 years old, and believes her duty in life is to protect her unworldly father from the pressures of day to day life. So when Tysen is informed he has just inherited Kildrummy Castle in Scotland, Meggie in spite of her father's objections decides to tag along in order to protect her father from the Scots and all the nitty gritty problems of running a castle. Both father and daughter find alot more than they bargained for: from relatives that are bent on interferring to the local poeple who do not seem to care for their English lord. And then there is the mystery of Mary Rose Fordyce, also known as the Bastard. When Tysen first comes across Mary Rose, she is hiding from the unwanted attention of a neighbour, Erickson MacPhail. Tysen, a sober and honourable man feels for her plight and tries to talk to Mary Rose's uncle about what's going on. He is both angered and flabbergasted by her uncle who seems to condone MacPhail's bad behaviour. Clearly something else is going on that he is not privy to. So that when Mary Rose turns up at Kildrummy Castle seeking sanctuary after another attack, Tysen vows to protect her, even if he has to marry her himself! As I said earlier, I've been looking forward to a book centering around Tysen, and "The Scottish Bride" is satisfying on most levels. It's great to see the general relaxing of Tysen's hitherto rather staid and stern demeanour. Mary Rose seems to bring out all the laughter and warmth that seemed to be trapped within him. The interaction between Tysen and Meggie also made for rather touching reading -- to see a father value his daughter and her abilities, is always satisfying. I think my one caveat is that Catherine Coulter did not really explore what made Tysen so different from his siblings. She goes into in somewhat, but I personally would have liked a bit more. All in all though, this was an enjoyable novel about a devout and honourable man who finally meets the warm hearted and courageous woman he was meant to spend his life with!
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Summary: Doesn't measure up...
Review: I'm a great fan of C. Coulter and was looking forward to reading the 4th installment of the brides series. What a disappointment! The repetitive thought process for each character over one incident got to be monotonous. It seemed like she used this form of writing throughout the book just to fill pages. I finished the book in great hopes of it improving, which it never did. Save your money and don't waste your time...read something else.
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Summary: A fitting end to this great series
Review: In 1815 Vicar Tysen Sherbrooke learns he has inherited a Scottish barony....> The final novel in Catherine Coulter's Sherbrooke Bride trilogy, THE SCOTTISH BRIDE, is a wonderful Regency romance. The story line allows the audience a deep look into prejudice as the Scots dish out to Tysen... The characters make the plot work as the lead couple, his three children, and the numerous secondary players make the tale enjoyable to read yet stay focused on its core value. Ms. Coulter scores big time with this fabulous Regency romance that will leave readers wanting Meggie's story told next. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Is the series on the Sherbrooks over?
Review: In this "last" novel on the Sherbrooke siblings, Catherine Coulter does a wonderful job on relating the romance between the "priggish" vicar, Tysen, and the scottish lass, Mary Rose. As always, Coulter's writing is elegant and vivid. But to my utter suprise, the love story is sweet and humbling. In my opinion, which is one of many, I found this story to be one of Coulter's best; maybe not in the sense of excitement and intrigue by the reader. Coulter takes a secondary character, whom I'm sure most thought would never be featured in a book all of his own, and breathed new life and reason into him. It was an insightful read and a joy to me to know that any character I might run across in the pages of one of her books, may one day have a story all of their own! But is this the end of Sherbrookes? In one of the chapters where Ryder is featured, you will notice a musing he has about his daughter and her feelings of Oliver...or Jeremy...he wonders? Hummm....another great Sherbrooke tale in the making. I sure hope so. The only thing I feel is missing from this story is the appearance of the horrid Sherbrooke mother. Where is she? I would like to know how Coulter would have her feel about the "new" Tysen. That would have been a hoot. But all in all, it was a great read! Please don't let the many reviews placed here sway you. If you are a Coulter fan, this is a must read!
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Summary: Tysen learns to laugh.
Review: In this heartwarming end to the Sherbrooke quartet, Tysen finally learns the importance of love and laughter in life. I enjoyed this book. Ms. Coulter always manages to make me giggle outloud where ever I am. In the first 3 books I always hoped that Tysen really wasn't that stuck up, after all the other 3, were much more free-spirited and enjoyed life. Tysen becomes a peer of the realm when his Great Uncle dies. He travels to Scotland to check out the holding. Tysen gets there with more baggage than he thought needed. Once there he finds a very well managed estate with some very interesting servants and neighbors. Mary Rose intrigues Tysen. She brings out the laughter in him. He realizes this is something that he needs and doesn't let her get away from him. Excelent job Ms. Coulter!
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Summary: Once I found out, I just couldn't wait to get it.......
Review: It just seemed like forever since I read a historical romance from Catherine Coulter. So you can just imagine how excited I was when I found out a new novel from her was published. The book started out in typical Coulter fashion: slow but funny. Unfortunately it remained slow but not funny throughout the rest of the book. I couldn't connect with the youngest Sherbrooke brother, Tysen. I was hoping that his character would warm up and resemble his brothers from Coulter's previous books. Although I know that he's a vicar and has to carry himself with a certain formality and "standoffishness" (if this word even exists), these qualities fail to make him a character that would hold your interest. I enjoyed the female lead, Mary Rose, but her character was so unlike any of Coulter's other females that I was just disappointed. The story line was non-existent. It basically consisted of him claiming the title and property he had just inherited and in the process, he meets Mary Rose. I guess she's was the one designated to unlock the warm passionate man underneath the cold exterior. The only reason why I even finished this book was to read about the other characters from the previous books: Sinjun, Douglass, Alex, Ryder, etc. I couldn't get into this book because it seemed as though Coulter didn't care enough for her characters to inject any excitement or warmth. The possibilities were endless to make this book a great read, but it wasn't and I didn't enjoy it. Once I was finally done, I couldn't even remember what I just read (if this tells you anything). All I can say is: save your money and borrow it from the local library. Good Luck.
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