Laura P. (hemmputnam) reviewed Awaken the Highland Warrior (Connor Clan: Highland Warrior, Bk 1) on + 1114 more book reviews
I really l liked this twisty story of a time traveling, hunky highlander who has to battle demons to save the world. The world building took a while and I liked the ending better than the beginning. There's invisible castles, murky geneologies, hidden passages, and visits from the Archangel Michael. I thought it was a great escape.
Sherri B. (sharalsbooks) reviewed Awaken the Highland Warrior (Connor Clan: Highland Warrior, Bk 1) on + 259 more book reviews
In the romance genre, time travel and paranormal themes rate very high for me and I usually can't get enough of them. I liked this story but unfortunately it took way too long to read and too many distractions pulling me out of the story. When that happens, I give up on the story and move on. Since it took me a month to get this book read, I probably should have done that. Instead, I stuck with it and ended up enjoying the story for the most part.
I liked Bree and Faelan but didn't LOVE them. I actually liked Ronan more and wished he had made an appearance in the story sooner. Hopefully he will get his own story. I really liked Conall too.
There were several "I can't believe she did that" moments with Bree that put her safety at risk. I can certainly see why Faelan felt like she needed a protector because she had no difficulty putting herself in danger on her own! Personally, I felt that she needed a babysitter. I was quite surprised she didn't suffer more serious injury than the few bruises and scrapes she did.
There were too many of the "big misunderstandings" between Bree and Faelan for my liking. Bree assumes he doesn't want her and is sleeping with someone else so she misunderstands why Faelan wants her to leave and Faelan doesn't do a very good job of explaining why either. Faelan jumps to the mother of wrong conclusions when he sees what he assumes is Bree in bed with the demon he has been trying to destroy and assumes Bree is a half-ling (half demon and half human) and he's ready to plan her demise as well until he is reminded that demons don't deal in truth.
The nice thing about this book is the introduction of many of the other warriors in Faelan's clan that may have their own story later on in this series. So, while I wasn't completely in love with this book or the characters, I liked the story and am intrigued in this series and what happens next.
I liked Bree and Faelan but didn't LOVE them. I actually liked Ronan more and wished he had made an appearance in the story sooner. Hopefully he will get his own story. I really liked Conall too.
There were several "I can't believe she did that" moments with Bree that put her safety at risk. I can certainly see why Faelan felt like she needed a protector because she had no difficulty putting herself in danger on her own! Personally, I felt that she needed a babysitter. I was quite surprised she didn't suffer more serious injury than the few bruises and scrapes she did.
There were too many of the "big misunderstandings" between Bree and Faelan for my liking. Bree assumes he doesn't want her and is sleeping with someone else so she misunderstands why Faelan wants her to leave and Faelan doesn't do a very good job of explaining why either. Faelan jumps to the mother of wrong conclusions when he sees what he assumes is Bree in bed with the demon he has been trying to destroy and assumes Bree is a half-ling (half demon and half human) and he's ready to plan her demise as well until he is reminded that demons don't deal in truth.
The nice thing about this book is the introduction of many of the other warriors in Faelan's clan that may have their own story later on in this series. So, while I wasn't completely in love with this book or the characters, I liked the story and am intrigued in this series and what happens next.
Susan C. (pages726) reviewed Awaken the Highland Warrior (Connor Clan: Highland Warrior, Bk 1) on + 36 more book reviews
This is the first book by Anita Clenney I've read. I had high hopes for it. I read some good reviews about it, but I have to say I found the story boring, slow moving and a bit confusing in parts. I think the book was about 100 pages too loooooooooong. For me the character were not particularly interesting and lifeless. I thought Faelan was unheroic and dull and Bree wasn't much better. On a brighter note the book did get a little better about 3/4 of the way through when more characters were introduced. I found myself wanting to know more about them. So maybe I'll give the author another chance, maybe not.
