I would recommend these, yes. They have a very different feel, because Nicholas is a very different person -- unprivileged, poor, largely uneducated. At least at first. They have similarities as people -- musicality, a deep sense of hilarity -- but the entire feel of the books is different.

You're not supposed to love Lymond right away, btw. It took me, geez, over 400 pages. And actually, I'm still not sure if I like him, if you know what I mean. You have to get past that cheap-feeling outsider POV she keeps with him for a long time.