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A review by kurenai
Lady Doctor Wyre by Joely Sue Burkhart
2.0
A bit of a sad excuse for a book, really. Take one beautiful, poised, smart, articulate, and technology-inspired aristocratic lady and place her firmly in the middle of a love triangle with two very different types of men, one dashing aristocratic assassin and the other a rugged lawman. It will invariably - to no one's shock - end as some ridiculous roll-your-eyes ménage à trois. Ugh. I don't count this as a spoiler because it is soooo obvious from the beginning that this is where it was going to end up.
The premise sounded so good and the writing style was lovely as well so it is quite sad to see how utterly ridiculous this story ended up being. I don't see any Jane Austen in this - and I absolutely adore Pride and Prejudice - but rather an excuse to use that name to draw Jane Austen x fantasy/sci-fi fans in to pick up this book. But towards what end? Some smuttier version of an uninspired Regency Romance space opera? Sorry to say but no thanks; I'm gonna have to pass on this one. I'm giving this two stars rather than one because at least the writing style was polished enough that it wasn't a horror to read. Just frivolous.
The premise sounded so good and the writing style was lovely as well so it is quite sad to see how utterly ridiculous this story ended up being. I don't see any Jane Austen in this - and I absolutely adore Pride and Prejudice - but rather an excuse to use that name to draw Jane Austen x fantasy/sci-fi fans in to pick up this book. But towards what end? Some smuttier version of an uninspired Regency Romance space opera? Sorry to say but no thanks; I'm gonna have to pass on this one. I'm giving this two stars rather than one because at least the writing style was polished enough that it wasn't a horror to read. Just frivolous.