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battykat08's review
1.0
Being confined to the house for the foreseeable future, I was in the mood for some mindless smut...I sure picked the wrong smut, and ended up finishing this purely out of spite. Please read other low-star ratings for some excellent points regarding the shortcomings of this novel.
I will add these two observations:
1) The modern language and slang, as well as a horrendous overuse (and misuse) of the verb "ken" was annoying and pulled me out of the story.
2) Since several reviewers said that Sands' writing is usually better than this, I might give it one more try. Might. Because I'm still in the mood for mindless smut.
I will add these two observations:
1) The modern language and slang, as well as a horrendous overuse (and misuse) of the verb "ken" was annoying and pulled me out of the story.
2) Since several reviewers said that Sands' writing is usually better than this, I might give it one more try. Might. Because I'm still in the mood for mindless smut.
bookloverchelle's review against another edition
4.0
I just absolutely love the historical novels by Lynsay Sands. She has such humor in her stories, even more so in her historicals. In To Marry a Scottish Laird Joan is travelling deep in to Scotland to deliver a letter her mother had penned on her deathbed. To make travel a little easier she disguises herself as a boy. And still she’s accosted by bandits but it rescued by Campbell Sinclair. When Cam is injured saving Joan she knows that healing him is the right choice. Her secret isn’t kept hidden very long and soon the two are overcome with passion. I just loved the sparks between Cam and Joan. Joan grew up with not much and watching how she learned about Cam’s world but kept to her roots was wonderful. I really loved that they connected early in the story and enjoyed the journey as they opened up about how they felt for each other. Great read!
colorfulleo92's review
2.0
This was unfortunate. I enjoyed the first one a lot and was eager to continue but sadly this one didn't do it for me. But I'm still interested in listen to the next one
balletbookworm's review
4.0
An improvement plot-wise over Sands's last few books, it doesn't seem as rehashed as [b:An English Bride In Scotland|16065734|An English Bride In Scotland (Highland Brides, #1)|Lynsay Sands|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1360290808s/16065734.jpg|21856380] did. Still some wacky vocabulary miscues and I don't think Joan would be Lady Sinclair until after her father-in-law died. It was nice to see Ross and Annabel back since this is set about 20 years after their book.
winterreader40's review against another edition
4.0
This was a fun case of man saves boy, boy saves man, man finds out boy is girl and then they can't stop joining naughty bits.
Healer Joan is on a deathbed quest for her mother, dressed as a boy because it's safer, when she's set upon by thieves trying to take her medicines and the scroll she's to deliver to Lady MacKay from her mother. Luckily Cam happens upon the scene as she's being pummeled into the ground and stops her attacker, not realizing there are more he is stabbed in the back, between the 2 of them Joan and Cam stop the thieves. She stitches him up stays with him through his fever for 3 days, as a thank you Cam offers to escort Jo to the MacKay's since they are his neighbors.
The journey leads to the gender discovery, and a couple of days later the sexy times. I did think the first time was aggressive and not exactly consensual, she doesn't say no but she doesn't say yes and he doesn't ask either.
The side characters are fun, I need to track down book 1 for this series now as well to read Annabel's story. There is a murder mystery element because....Lynsay Sands :)
Healer Joan is on a deathbed quest for her mother, dressed as a boy because it's safer, when she's set upon by thieves trying to take her medicines and the scroll she's to deliver to Lady MacKay from her mother. Luckily Cam happens upon the scene as she's being pummeled into the ground and stops her attacker, not realizing there are more he is stabbed in the back, between the 2 of them Joan and Cam stop the thieves. She stitches him up stays with him through his fever for 3 days, as a thank you Cam offers to escort Jo to the MacKay's since they are his neighbors.
The journey leads to the gender discovery, and a couple of days later the sexy times. I did think the first time was aggressive and not exactly consensual, she doesn't say no but she doesn't say yes and he doesn't ask either.
The side characters are fun, I need to track down book 1 for this series now as well to read Annabel's story. There is a murder mystery element because....Lynsay Sands :)
jencook29's review against another edition
4.0
Slow start...wasn’t sure I would like it. It picked up and I loved it!
tamscorner's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
swagginswanigan's review
4.0
This was a really fast paced sweet story and I was here for it. The conflict mostly rested on miscommunication which is a pain but it didn’t ruin it for me. The mystery towards the end took me off guard but gave me Selection vibes which I was again here for.
inmyhumbleopinion's review against another edition
4.0
This book takes place 20 years after An English Bride In Scotland (An English Bride In Scotland #1)and can be read as a stand-alone. And while I enjoyed this book it did lack some of Ms. Sands trademark humor. I recommend her historical novels to my friends as hysterical. This one doesn’t quite qualify as that. That being said… this is a rather sweet tale of a young woman left in dire circumstances meeting her slightly tarnished Scotts savior in a kilt. If you enjoy the occasional historical novel, as I do, then you may want to give this a quick read.