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The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley

16 reviews

musicalbibliophile's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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lauramparis's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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aqtbenz's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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ninjamuse's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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fa1th_'s review against another edition

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emotional funny mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I love this one! I have been a fan of Jennifer Ashely ever since her Below Stairs series, and having seen booktubers rave about her more famous series about the Mackenzies, I thought why not? I'm fairly new to the historical romance genre, a few that I've tried were not bad but not great either, but I think this book was a great start of the series. (And I have now realized just how much historical romances love a Scottish hero lol)

I love Ian so much. The fact that he was straightforward, blunt, honest, say what he wants and do what he wants, unafraid to be who he was, he was just a breath of fresh air. In some ways he was all-sharp-edges, and Beth, our heroine, was the absolute perfect match for him. She was rounded, kind, embracing, and she saw Ian for who he was, without all of the judgements and prejudice. The fact that in the beginning Ian could not understand Beth's jokes to the end of the story where he tried to make jokes, ah, my heart just could not handle all of this cuteness. 

And I must say I really love the mystery aspect of the story as well. Coming from the Below Stairs series, I was most in love with her murder mysteries, and reading this one was just as intense and puzzling. Though the end of this 'whodunit' was a bit underwhelming. The whole plot of the book was Beth finding out what happened that night, but the ending was confusing since the murderer died off so suddenly, and we only read about pieces of what really happened through Beth's words. 

Nevertheless I'm satisfied with this one, cute romance, great group of characters, fast read too. I'm most likely to pick up the next book of the series soon.
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ashleycmms's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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