Regina (virgosun) reviewed Bride of the High Country (Runaway Brides, Bk 3) on + 886 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Margaret/Lucinda was a multifaceted heroine, and her stories were equally traumatic, fascinating and entertaining. She was a survivor, but her gutsy attitude wasn't obnoxious. Tait was a true protective-type hero, the kind who loved her from the sidelines. And he was human: sensitive and strong, yet only able to do so much. The story sped along up until a little over half-way when it bogged down as Lucinda met up with Maddie, Edwina, and Pru on the train and then tried to catch up with the previous Runaway Brides novels. However, things picked up again when the villain from Luce's past came into Heartbreak Creek. For me the most poignant scene was when Lucinda was trying to reconcile her early childhood self and Tait told her how to come to peace with that young girl. Beautiful. But my one big gripe was with Pru and Thomas' choppy, half-baked story. Don't they get their very own novel? I was supposed to be satisfied with that sorry excuse of an epilogue? The way it stands, I'm not sure if the series ends now or if Pru and Thomas actually do get to tell their tale. And for that, I drop my rating down to somewhere between 3.5 and four stars.
Helpful Score: 1
This beautiful book grabbed me from the first page and the characters were wonderful! From the beginning of HEARTBREAK CREEK (book 1 of this series), I knew Margaret/Lucinda's story would be interesting. She was always so secretive about how she came to Heartbreak Creek with so much money.
I felt that Tait Rylander and Margaret/Lucinda were evenly matched as a couple. They were each independent thinkers who shouldered their responsibilities. The reader knows that Margaret/Lucinda needs to get away from her intended husband Doyle Kerrigan, but it doesn't seem possible.
Sometimes authors don't pull off actions (David Baldacci sometimes has problems with amazing feats by his main characters, for example) but Warner does a beautiful job of getting us to believe that Margaret/Lucinda could evade her wedding - with oodles of security in place.
As always with a Kaki Warner series, previous characters help make the plot more interesting. Both couples from the previous 2 books are important parts of this story.
The only thing I didn't enjoy was the short-shrift given to Thomas Redstone and Prudence Lincoln. Each had suffered a great deal in the past. I was disappointed that their story was hurriedly completed in the last few pages. The solution was very unsatisfying.
It's delightful that Kaki Warner is still writing novels; in December 2012, she released the novella MIRACLE IN NEW HOPE.
Runaway Brides
1. Heartbreak Creek (2011)
2. Colorado Dawn (2012)
3. Bride of the High Country (2012)
I felt that Tait Rylander and Margaret/Lucinda were evenly matched as a couple. They were each independent thinkers who shouldered their responsibilities. The reader knows that Margaret/Lucinda needs to get away from her intended husband Doyle Kerrigan, but it doesn't seem possible.
Sometimes authors don't pull off actions (David Baldacci sometimes has problems with amazing feats by his main characters, for example) but Warner does a beautiful job of getting us to believe that Margaret/Lucinda could evade her wedding - with oodles of security in place.
As always with a Kaki Warner series, previous characters help make the plot more interesting. Both couples from the previous 2 books are important parts of this story.
The only thing I didn't enjoy was the short-shrift given to Thomas Redstone and Prudence Lincoln. Each had suffered a great deal in the past. I was disappointed that their story was hurriedly completed in the last few pages. The solution was very unsatisfying.
It's delightful that Kaki Warner is still writing novels; in December 2012, she released the novella MIRACLE IN NEW HOPE.
Runaway Brides
1. Heartbreak Creek (2011)
2. Colorado Dawn (2012)
3. Bride of the High Country (2012)
