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  1. Irene
    United States
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    I enjoyed the setting and characters!
    June 10, 2013
    Irene
    United States
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Do you like Regency setting romances? If so this book is for you. I enjoyed the main character of Cassandra; I thought she was written to have an interesting personality. Her interactions with the other main character, Geoffrey, were fun to read. The backdrop to the story pertains to ballooning. The author does a splendid job of incorporating this into the love story of the two main characters. I thought the author wrote an entertaining story and that is why I gave the book 5/5 stars. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in books with Lords and Lady's. It really was an easy read and I cannot think of anything negative to say!

    I would like to thank the publisher for the copy of this book I enjoyed reading. I gave an honest review based on my opinion of what I read.
  2. Christine Lindsay
    British Columbia, Canada
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    A flight into romance
    December 29, 2012
    Christine Lindsay
    British Columbia, Canada
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Nobody can write Regency England Romances better than Laurie Alice Eakes. And her latest in that series, Flight of Fancy, is just like the title suggests---a delightful, fanciful flight into romance. The main character Cassandra Bainbridge---of the Daughters of Bainbridge series----is a real hoot. She made me laugh. Oh my goodness, she made me laugh.

    I loved Cassandra's somewhat imperfect nature, her slightly less than perfect looks, her mildly uneven temperament. I get so tired of perfect heroines with stunning looks. Instead, I love a heroine that rises above her disadvantages, and Cassandra Bainbridge is all that.

    Deep down Cassandra is a really sweet girl and quite pretty, but bless her . . . she wears spectacles. And thanks to a tragic accident, walks with a painful limp throughout the book. Now this is a character I can relate to.

    Due to this accident, Cassandra isn't thinking as clearly as she used to. To give her sore heart a rest, she rejects the man who wants to marry her, and she escapes into her private world of academic and dangerous interests, including the fanciful one of ballooning.

    Throw in a truly wonderful hero, Lord Whittaker, her former fiancé, who is also not perfect, and you have a romantic romp that takes you away from your worries for several hours. Lord Whittaker doesn't know how to handle his spirited but wounded love, Cassandra, but he tries so hard, and wins my heart as well. At the same time, he is trying to save his mills and his workers' livelihoods, as well as his mother's reputation.

    I loved this story for its fun, purity, its story where I just want to see the two characters together. The author uses the brilliance we've come to expect from her, as she weaves historical detail into the plot, adding depth without pulling the reader out of vivid scenes. At times I really felt like I was up in the clouds in a balloon with Cassandra and Lord Whittaker.

    Another big thumbs up to Laurie Alice Eakes for a delightful romance that I recommend for female readers between the ages of 13 and 89.
  3. KavR
    Canada
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    A Delicious Regency Romance Wrapped Up in Suspense
    December 15, 2012
    KavR
    Canada
    Gender: female
    A delicious Regency Romance wrapped up in suspense. What more could a reader ask for? That it be written by Laurie Alice Eakes, of course! A divine read with so many captivating plots and subplots. Not to mention the characters...and an epic complicated love story.

    Eakes' words have the ability to transport me through time. I love how she brings the Regency period to life. A Fight of Fancy is seeped in history but not weighted down by it and it was easy to get lost within its pages. I love that kind of escape read.

    The second in The Daughters of Bainbridge House series, you don't need to read the first book to enjoy this one -- but if you did read A Necessary Deception, you will already be acquainted with Cassandra and her renegade ways. Feisty and daring, but still every inch the lady, Cassandra makes an endearing if frustrating heroine to Geoffrey's hero. Both share an impetuous and passionate nature but are at odds with so many other things in their lives that it's a wonder Eakes managed to get them together at all! Throw in all the intrigue and mystery and the result is a riveting read you won't want to put down.
  4. Jocelyn Green, author of Faith Deployed
    Cedar Falls, IA
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Quality writing, intriguing tale
    November 19, 2012
    Jocelyn Green, author of Faith Deployed
    Cedar Falls, IA
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    If you like Regency novels, Laurie Alice Eakes is your go-to author. I'm giving Flight of Fancy five stars for several reasons: top-notch storytelling, impeccable historical integrity, believable characters, rich sensory immersion, and fascinating details, especially related to hot air ballooning. If you want to lose yourself in a story, and feel smarter at the end of a novel, pick up this novel, and any of this author's other works.

    ~Jocelyn Green, author of Wedded to War
  5. SFaith
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Intelligent Romance
    November 15, 2012
    SFaith
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    It is the age that balloons were making an appearance and Cassandra Bainbridge is determined to view the world from the sky above than face being grounded on the earth; After an accident brings a change in plans as far as her betrothal goes, Cassandra Bainbridge instead finds herself seeking to pursue her scholarly pursuits instead, in the book, 'A Flight of Fancy', that explores what is the true meaning of happiness and finding distractions when life seems literal upside down for everyone.

    A new installment of the Regency series, 'A Flight of Fancy' was a fun read that is set in 1812; The book sets itself apart from other Christian romance, in that the main character really sets apart other heroines in she has this passionate love for books, the Greek language and above all ballooning; She is described as wearing spectacles and bookish, and Cassandra really came across as set apart from her peers (and very headstrong) and able to hold her own when circumstances calls her to be able to in her life.

    'A Flight of Fancy' is not a light heart read...Set against the background of the Luddite rebellion, this is a book that you either will really like or really hate, depending on what you are looking for in a Regency book.

    Laurie Eakes has provided a very well thought out book that is intelligent with the main character's, Cassandra, living up to her scholarly background with discussion of ballooning and math formulas, capturing the sometimes non-linear complications of relationships on all levels, along with the general nuances and mores of the time setting.

    This is an intelligent book, that for some, looking for a formulaic romance, might be bored, but if you are looking for something that is indepth, suspenseful with no clear cut antagonists, 'A Flight of Fancy' is well worth the time and investment to read.

    In a way, I can describe this as a nerdy, geeky, Christian, romantic novels that filled all the expectations and more with an intelligent character that lives up to her character build up, well researched background for the story and the relationships are well thought and seems more characteristics than the simple formula of boy meets girl, boy loses girl and in this, girl decides to not just wait around and decides to take up an adventurous hobby.

    *** I received this book free from Revell. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255 : "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."***
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