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Summary: A terrific historical romance
Review: A disguised Chastity Duncan, one of three sisters who anonymously write the controversial Mayfair Lady, serves as the matchmaking go-between since her two siblings got married (see THE BACHELOR LIST and THE BRIDE HUNT). Her current client is Dr. Douglas Farrell whose two stipulations in a bride is that she must be wealthy and provide social entrances so that he can gain rich customers for his new practice on Harley St. Chastity is disappointed in him, but consults with her sisters who accept him as a client.Chastity plans to kill two males at one time. She will introduce Douglas to a very opinionated woman who believes that Italy is superior to London, wealthy Laura Della Luca. She will also present her depressed widower father to Laura's mom the Contessa. She admits to herself that her aversion to Douglas is because she detests his female requirements. Soon she falls in love with him, but fails to live up to her name as she finds Douglas' planned practice an abomination not realizing that Harley St. will fund his Earl Court practice for the poor. The third and concluding Mayfair Lady tale, THE WEDDING GAME, is a terrific historical romance that stars another intelligent assertive female though she misconceives the motives of the hero. The story line is fun to follow as Chastity pushes Laura on Douglas, but wants him for herself though she despises what she believes he is going to do. Douglas is intrigued by Chastity but knows that Laura is the ticket for financing his efforts to help the poor. Jane Feather provides a fine novel that nicely complements its sister books. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Douglas and Chastity-SPOILERS
Review: Favorite scene with Chastity-
When Chastity follows Douglas to see him working in the poor part of London, and what ensues.
Favorite scene with Douglas-
When Chastity follows Douglas to see him working in the poor part of London, and what ensues.
Together-
When Chastity follows Douglas to see him working in the poor part of London, and what ensues.
What did you like about Chastity-
She was fun and playful. She was caring about her father's happiness. She was the little sister who felt left behind.
What didn't you like about Chastity-
She seemed to be judgmental about people, although some of the people deserved it. She was unaccepting about the norm of things, what men did for women.
What did you like about Douglas-
Once he let loose with Chastity, he was a lot of fun. And very sexual. He cared about his patients. He couldn't hurt Laura's feeling regarding decorating. He really wanted to be a part of Chastity's life and her friends and family.
What didn't you like about Douglas-
He was closed off from people, thinking everyone, esp. Chastity, would judge him. He was willing to marry for money, not love.
If I could cast Chastity, I'd cast Renee Zellweger.
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Summary: Not what I expected Chastity to be like....
Review: I couldn't wait to see the book about Chastity. She seemed the warmest and funniest of the three sisters. Instead, what we get is a fairly mean-spirited spoiled brat. I was so disappointed that I couldn't read the whole book.
Her love interest was a little boring. He just didn't seem to have the "spice" that the other leading men did.
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Summary: disappointing!
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed the first two tales of the Duncan sisters, but this book was big let down. Feather's writing is flawless, but the problem with this book is the rushed manner in which it is presented. The characters are flat and at time irritating, and I really just did not like the hero, Douglas at all. He applies to the Matchmaker service run by the Duncan sisters, Charity now being the only one left single. He demands she find him a rich rich wife, which sets Charity off. She is not the only one! She plans on marrying Douglas off to an Italian heiress and her father off to the woman's fathers ( a bit of mercenary in Charity, too?). We are told Douglas' wanting of a rich wife is for a noble cause - he plans on setting up a medical clinic in the slums of London - but sorry, Jane, it just does not absolve him of setting out to use a woman. Good cause or not, it's a flaw that puts Douglas beyond the pale. The book has it's bright moments, but not enough to overcome the hurried feel and unappealing characters. The first two in the series are so delightful, one cannot help but feel disappointed in this one.
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Summary: disappointing!
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed the first two tales of the Duncan sisters, but this book was big let down. Feather's writing is flawless, but the problem with this book is the rushed manner in which it is presented. The characters are flat and at time irritating, and I really just did not like the hero, Douglas at all. He applies to the Matchmaker service run by the Duncan sisters, Charity now being the only one left single. He demands she find him a rich rich wife, which sets Charity off. She is not the only one! She plans on marrying Douglas off to an Italian heiress and her father off to the woman's fathers ( a bit of mercenary in Charity, too?). We are told Douglas' wanting of a rich wife is for a noble cause - he plans on setting up a medical clinic in the slums of London - but sorry, Jane, it just does not absolve him of setting out to use a woman. Good cause or not, it's a flaw that puts Douglas beyond the pale. The book has it's bright moments, but not enough to overcome the hurried feel and unappealing characters. The first two in the series are so delightful, one cannot help but feel disappointed in this one.
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Summary: Wedding Game **Sad**
Review: I would never have believed that Jane Feather wrote this book. I have enjoyed many of her novels in the past so I was very surprised how lacking this book turned out to be. It is very tough to like either of the characters and it drags along all the way through to the very end. I kept expecting something noteworthy to happen that just didn't. It was a story with possibilities that just petered out. It wasn't a horrible story just a very dull one. It didn't even seem to have the same tone of writing that Mrs. Feather has had in the past.
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Summary: Wedding Game **Sad**
Review: I would never have believed that Jane Feather wrote this book. I have enjoyed many of her novels in the past so I was very surprised how lacking this book turned out to be. It is very tough to like either of the characters and it drags along all the way through to the very end. I kept expecting something noteworthy to happen that just didn't. It was a story with possibilities that just petered out. It wasn't a horrible story just a very dull one. It didn't even seem to have the same tone of writing that Mrs. Feather has had in the past.
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Summary: Tedious and irritating
Review: Other reviewers have noted the many flaws that keep this from being an enjoyable book. I wanted to add that I don't think this is a fluke. I have seen the worst elements of this book in Ms. Feather's others. Apparently this reflects her style and ability--and I will avoid both in the future. One of the major things that irritated me to the point of stopping the book and taking it to the used book store, was the author's tedious, boring, never-ending details: Every bite of food is described for crying out loud! How much do we need to know about the succulent meringue, the chocolate cream (one taste at a time!), the cake, the gingersnap, the tea and on and on? This would have been a short story, if not for trivial details that added nothing to the interest of the book. I've noticed this same approach to food in her other books and found it just as forced and foolish then. And quite frankly, these sisters are rather obnoxious when you think about them. They live lives of privilege, ordering this and that from the servants, making fun of guests behind their hands during tea time, ganging up on hapless victims of their machinations. Ms. Feather attempts to portray these women as early feminists. She portrays them, instead, as smug, sexist and sanctimonious--it doesn't look any better on women than on men. I've seen these same problems in Ms. Feather's other books but thought perhaps she'd improve. Sadly, I suppose because people like me tend to buy almost anything that fits a favorite genre, she just produces junk reading. This is one time when I've learned my lesson. I notice that most of the reviews on most of her work is tepid at best--with which I would agree. I don't need to kill time that badly.
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Summary: Romance Novel or Day Planner?
Review: The Duncan sisters like to plan.
A lot.
And so they do.
A lot.
It's not that bad of a book, really. It's certainly better than a great many on the market, but there is no getting around the fact that at least two thirds of this book could have been cut out without any substance having been lost.
Are we attending A?
Yes. By way of C.
And F?
Oh, she'll be using D.
Anyone thought of H?
Q and P have H taken care of at L, and M will be handled by R whilst wearing Z and, eating N, and discussing O.
Spread this out for a few pages and you have your typical Duncan sister conversation, which generally ends with a brief discussion on when, where, why, and how they should meet again to plan their next big plan.
By the end of the book, you'll be left feeling annoyed, a little sleepy, and oddly lazy and disorganized.
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Summary: least favourite of the three Duncan sisters
Review: While Feather's writing is still good, this third in the trilogy really sort of fizzle out. I had a hard time liking the characters, often at times I really wanted to scream at them or toss the book against the wall. I really enjoyed the first two in the series so was looking forward to this one. But Chasity and Douglas left me wanting to skip pages just to get it over with. Douglas wants a rich wife so he applied to the Duncan sisters' matchmaking services. Charity really detested his mercenary attitude in wanting a very rich wife. Of course, he had "honourable" object in wanting a rich wife: he is going to take all her money and used it to run a clinic for the poor. Oh, yeah, give to the poor is a fine reason to marry a rich wife and use her. Sorry, the premise really turn me off of the characters and the book. Charity and Duncan finally find each other, but that point, if the reader is like me, I don't really care. This book just has the rushed feel "of lets get it over with".
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