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Helpful Score: 1
I have to be the wet blanket. I'm in the minority here because I thought this book was merely average, not great as others have said. The heroine is childish. I don't know how many times she asked him "Are you mad at me?" After about the tenth time, you start rolling your eyes. She's also got to be one of the densest heroines. She can't even tell when the man is teasing her. She goes to one extreme or another. She'll either openly defy him or she'll try so hard to please him. There really wasn't any middle ground. I wonder if the writing seems off because this book is well over twenty years old, and the romance genre has changed since then. The character development for both of them was lacking. What did they both enjoy doing? What were their childhoods like? What was the heroine's relationship like with her now deceased mother? What about his relationship with his former wife who passed away under suspicious circumstances? What does he like about his responsibility as a laird? How much time has he spent in England?
Everything about the heroine was so convenient to her eventual future in Scotland. She knew how to speak Gaelic, hunt, ride bareback, etc.
The subplot about a killer in the castle could have been done away with without affecting the story. It was a silly plot and the reader can figure out quite easily who the murderer is.
Everything about the heroine was so convenient to her eventual future in Scotland. She knew how to speak Gaelic, hunt, ride bareback, etc.
The subplot about a killer in the castle could have been done away with without affecting the story. It was a silly plot and the reader can figure out quite easily who the murderer is.
