UUUUUU I'm going to make a blog entry on my highland hunk-fantasy books, but this task proved to be quite taxing around this book. Why do men in novelUUUUUU I'm going to make a blog entry on my highland hunk-fantasy books, but this task proved to be quite taxing around this book. Why do men in novels like this always smell so "piney"?...more
Ugh, I like this author's DarkFever books, but oooooo this kilted thing has GOT to stop! When do men EVER say "MINE" when having sex?!?! No man I woulUgh, I like this author's DarkFever books, but oooooo this kilted thing has GOT to stop! When do men EVER say "MINE" when having sex?!?! No man I would be involved in, that's fo' sho!...more
Ok, so historical romance isn't really my thing. I read this book because I got tipsy after a concert and went to the bookstore and bought a ton of "HOk, so historical romance isn't really my thing. I read this book because I got tipsy after a concert and went to the bookstore and bought a ton of "Highland-hunk" romance novels on whim and Twittered about it, so I had to read them all. Ugh. So, I read 4 other books that were hideously bad, and then this one was highly recommended to me by many on Twitter/Facebook as the cream of the crop. I was dubious.
I have to say, this is a LOVELY book. I'm not CRAZY motivated to read the rest of the series (there are 5) but it had fantastic characters, beautifully researched, a romance that was not predictable, exciting plot and wonderful main character. Again, it's not exactly my cup of tea, but the quality of storytelling is undeniable. I do recommend this book wholeheartedly, it's akin to "Gone With the Wind", unapologetically epic, sweeping and dramatic. ...more
This was the worst, seriously, I barely got through it. God love these authors and their niche, I'm no one to judge. I love a bit of romance in my booThis was the worst, seriously, I barely got through it. God love these authors and their niche, I'm no one to judge. I love a bit of romance in my books, but it's gotta be secondary, not the whole reason these characters exist, to have porn-sex. Of course I just skipped around to the naughty bits. ...more