Yvonne L. reviewed on + 929 more book reviews
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Think Beauty and the Beast with a touch of Phantom of the Opera but amusing and you get One Night in Scotland. The title was misleading though because Mary and Angus had more than one night together. This was loosely related to the McLean series since Marys two older sisters were married to the McLean brothers.
Mary was so enthusiastic about life that I couldnt help but cheer for her. She was an intelligent character and I really wanted her to get everything she wanted. Nice that she wasn't the typical skinny heroine either.
Though Angus was scarred in more ways than one, he wasnt exactly in an annoying brooding poor me state. He had a few moments of I cant let go of my dead wife but he kept those at a minimal. Plus the fact that he had a sense of humor helped. I loved the scenes they have together because their arguments were so entertaining.
I could have done without the crass maid though and was glad she wasnt around halfway through the book.
The plot was very simple. Mary needed an artifact from Angus to save her brother. Angus being paranoid needed to have her identity confirmed so he placed Mary on house arrest until a mutual friend could come and verify. It was fun to read.
There were a few things I disliked though. I thought the ending came on too suddenly and was wrapped up too nicely. The "I love you" exchanged was just too soon. There were also things discussed that was supposed to give some backstory to the characters like Anguss parents arguing all the time or his dead wife that didnt really add to his character or the plot.
Overall it was a delightful read and wouldnt mind continuing with the series. I believe the next one will be about William Hurst (Marys other brother) who has to take to artifact to rescue their brother.
Mary was so enthusiastic about life that I couldnt help but cheer for her. She was an intelligent character and I really wanted her to get everything she wanted. Nice that she wasn't the typical skinny heroine either.
Though Angus was scarred in more ways than one, he wasnt exactly in an annoying brooding poor me state. He had a few moments of I cant let go of my dead wife but he kept those at a minimal. Plus the fact that he had a sense of humor helped. I loved the scenes they have together because their arguments were so entertaining.
I could have done without the crass maid though and was glad she wasnt around halfway through the book.
The plot was very simple. Mary needed an artifact from Angus to save her brother. Angus being paranoid needed to have her identity confirmed so he placed Mary on house arrest until a mutual friend could come and verify. It was fun to read.
There were a few things I disliked though. I thought the ending came on too suddenly and was wrapped up too nicely. The "I love you" exchanged was just too soon. There were also things discussed that was supposed to give some backstory to the characters like Anguss parents arguing all the time or his dead wife that didnt really add to his character or the plot.
Overall it was a delightful read and wouldnt mind continuing with the series. I believe the next one will be about William Hurst (Marys other brother) who has to take to artifact to rescue their brother.
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