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Summary: A light hearted traditional style regency
Review: Sheri Cobb South has written a different sort of novel that I suspect the main stream publishers of Regency Romances might not have published. It is very well written, very light hearted, but with a gentle twist, the hero is heroic more for himself than for the rank he holds, the heroine a rather haughty Duke's daughter, forced to marry because of economic necessity. I felt that the author enjoyed writing this book, I know I enjoyed reading it. If you are feeling picky there are a couple of places where it didn't feel 100% accurate but the story flowed so well you simply ignored them. I look forward to reading and reviewing more from this author. The contents of the back page are already listed in the editorial reviews.
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Summary: A "My Fair Lady" tale with a twist!
Review: Some time ago, I read a Regency in which an impoverished duke threatened to marry off his daughter to a wealthy Cit. The threat turned out to be an empty one, as the lady was eventually married to a peer of the realm, but it caught my interest. I've read dozens--perhaps hundreds--of Regencies, and while several of them had heroes who married the daughters of wealthy Cits, these young ladies always had the veneer of gentility: they'd been educated at a Bath seminary, for instance, where they were introduced to the manners and mores of the aristocracy. What would happen, I wondered, if a member of this class--a female in this case--were forced by economic necessity to marry a wealthy man with no pretensions to gentility at all? Would she "refine" him? Would she learn to love him anyway? This is the premise of THE WEAVER TAKES A WIFE, a Regency "My Fair Lady" tale with a twist. I fell in love with the unpolished Mr. Brundy, and I hope you will, too!
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Summary: Very, very satisfying
Review: The Weaver Takes a Wife is a true Regency with a twist. It breaks the rules by having a commoner as a hero, but he is such an aristocrat at heart, that he will win the heart of the reader as well as that of the heroine . It's beautifully written; the pacing is perfect and the language is superb.
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Summary: witty but superficial
Review: this is a deliciously well written regency romance that will give you instant satisfaction. The problem is,precisely, the "instant" nature of this satisfaction. Although you will chuckle through the pages for some hours (it is a short read), you'll find it doesn't give you much food for thought. The problem of the terrible British class system of the time is not explored even though the author creates a protagonist couple with an abyssmal problem of class difference. The issue of the moral principles that such society favoured (an issue that is all-important in Jane Austen's novels) is not really touched, even though the novel has a hero (the weaver) who is presented as having a higher moral standard that his "betters". However, we are not really shown how he has come to be so morally superior (especially given the hard circumstances of his early life), and we find that the character has been created this way to procure a contrast for the , quite plain and charicaturesque, corrupt and vicious aristocratic characters, and thus contrive to the wittiness of the story. Quite different from the novels by Bernard Cornwell ( the Sharpe novels and the Gallows Thief) where the class system of the period is explored thoroughly. The ending of this novel is a quick and unbelievable affair, too. But I give it 4 stars because the use of the language, the vocabulary of the period and, especially, the witty dialogues (full of understatements and wildly funny sarcasm) gave me a very good time indeed.
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Summary: An extremely charming and clever book
Review: This is a little perfect gem. The author has mastered the art of fine Regency romance writing, and though the hero and heroine are both flawed, we believe their happily ever after ending. He is a decent man for all of his shortcomings in the social sense, and she, whilst behaving foolishly enough to compromise herself, is not the shrew everyone thinks her to be. (I didn't give this a 5 only because I think she should not have helped her family, and when she did, she should have told hubby the truth and saved everyone a lot of bother). Though it would have been a lot less dramatic if she had! Some really clever moments like the opera and dinner table incident and the ball and the conclusion made this book one of the best things I have read for a long time. Certainly better than what a lot of established romance writers from the big houses are churning out these days. I loved it so much I read it in one sitting. I am very much looking forward to the sequels. Well done!
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Summary: An extremely charming and clever book
Review: This is a little perfect gem. The author has mastered the art of fine Regency romance writing, and though the hero and heroine are both flawed, we believe their happily ever after ending. He is a decent man for all of his shortcomings in the social sense, and she, whilst behaving foolishly enough to compromise herself, is not the shrew everyone thinks her to be. (I didn't give this a 5 only because I think she should not have helped her family, and when she did, she should have told hubby the truth and saved everyone a lot of bother). Though it would have been a lot less dramatic if she had! Some really clever moments like the opera and dinner table incident and the ball and the conclusion made this book one of the best things I have read for a long time. Certainly better than what a lot of established romance writers from the big houses are churning out these days. I loved it so much I read it in one sitting. I am very much looking forward to the sequels. Well done!
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Summary: Delightful & Unusual Hero Steals the Show
Review: What a find! I enjoyed this book immensely. Very well written, with an old-fashioned style and strong author voice. Upbeat, entertaining, and a hero like none other -- a very uncommon commoner. One can't help cheering for the unpolished and unpretentious Mr. Brundy, whose tender heart and cheerful acceptance of his lot in life, coupled with intelligence, humor, and quiet confidence in his own intrinsic worth, make him a true hero. Turns "Cinderella" on its head. A very satisfying read.
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