Overall, Banks doesn't disappoint in this final edition of the McCabe Trilogy. Lots of action, interesting descriptions and plot twists/turns, and a few extremely creative love scenes (the scene in front of the fire? WOW!).
The bridge between contemporary erotica and historical/Highland romance is definitely a difficult one to merge. With a few hiccups (lines like "Aye, she was cute" just could have been written better, plain and simple), Banks delivers a sweeping story about these three Highland brothers and their ultimate destinies.
I really enjoyed Rionna's character much more than in the previous entries. I only wish she had been written more consistantly (physically strong and determined one minute, then a "helpless female" the next). I understand that this characterization was necessary for the storyline, but I just couldn't really buy into it. And the single chapter climax at the end just left me feeling 'blah.' Talk about anticlimactic (no pun intended). Plus I had a few unanswered questions at the end (what were Keeley's feelings when she nursed Rionna, what happened to the MacDonalds that deserted their clan, did the brothers claim Cameron's keep, etc).
All in all, a VERY entertaining (if not perfectly written) one-sitting read.
The bridge between contemporary erotica and historical/Highland romance is definitely a difficult one to merge. With a few hiccups (lines like "Aye, she was cute" just could have been written better, plain and simple), Banks delivers a sweeping story about these three Highland brothers and their ultimate destinies.
I really enjoyed Rionna's character much more than in the previous entries. I only wish she had been written more consistantly (physically strong and determined one minute, then a "helpless female" the next). I understand that this characterization was necessary for the storyline, but I just couldn't really buy into it. And the single chapter climax at the end just left me feeling 'blah.' Talk about anticlimactic (no pun intended). Plus I had a few unanswered questions at the end (what were Keeley's feelings when she nursed Rionna, what happened to the MacDonalds that deserted their clan, did the brothers claim Cameron's keep, etc).
All in all, a VERY entertaining (if not perfectly written) one-sitting read.
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