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Book Review of The Warrior (Brotherhood of the Sword)

The Warrior (Brotherhood of the Sword)
The Warrior (Brotherhood of the Sword)
Author: Kinley MacGregor
Genre: Romance
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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I love Kinley McG's style, and poor Lochlan she saved to last. The laird of the clan, she made him out to be just complicated enough, and this is a good read and a good "cap" to the MacAllister Bros series (not the best, but good). The only problem being, I suspect her publishers had her "intertwine" the MacAllister and Brotherhood of the Sword storylines to sell more books. Since (when reading in order) there are 3 books separating the previous MacAllister brother and this one, Lochlan's story suffers in flow a little.

Although there are some elements that seem to suggest the author was a little rusty on the backstory (suddenly the late MacAllister patriarch has gone from a wimpy passive-aggressive father in "Born in Sin" to a dictating, cruel and abusive father in Lochlan's memory in "The Warrior,") it is Lochlan and Catarina who really shine.

Kinley pulls out the stops with a good ending that keeps you on the edge of your seat. There is an epilogue, however, that is confusing at best. I suspect Kinley's publishers again tried to tie this novel in with her other series by implying a supernatural touch at the very end.

If you are like me and prefer the "historically believable" to the supernatural, do yourself a favor and skip the epilogue. You'll be happier. Braden (Claiming the Highlander) Sin (Born in Sin) and Ewan (Taming the Scotsman) are books I have read again and again. Although I was happy to see Lochlan finally settled in this novel, it pales in comparison, but enjoy it nonetheless.