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caylabcba's review against another edition
4.0
I did very much enjoy this read. There were a lot that I did love about the book such as the Scottish setting, the argumentative love that was spurred between Jamie and Emily, and the dilemmas that they had to face. There was numerous love towards Emily and the Scot.
Read the rest of my book review at https://caylasbooktopia.wordpress.com/2017/08/25/book-review-emily-and-the-scot/
Read the rest of my book review at https://caylasbooktopia.wordpress.com/2017/08/25/book-review-emily-and-the-scot/
holtfan's review
2.0
First off, THIS IS A SEQUEL.
Now, I see you sitting there looking smug. Duh, it is a sequel, you think. Doesn't it say so?
Yes, I grant you. On Goodreads it clearly shows #2. (I see that now, Kris.) But the physical copy gives NO HINT that it is not a stand alone novel.
And I guess, in a way, it is a stand alone. But it spoils Book #1. So just be prepared for that.
Otherwise...it didn't feel quite as horrendously historically inaccurate as [b:Anna and the Duke|776591|Anna and the Duke (The MacLaughlins, #1)|Kathryn Smith|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1387708639l/776591._SY75_.jpg|762624] but that is primarily because I don't know the customs of Scotland as well. I'm sure the inaccuracies were there. Certainly the usual cliches present themselves. Emily hates polite society and being a proper British lady; she wants to speak her mind and do as she pleases; she is willful, etc. etc. You know the type.
She flees to Scotland because Reasons and assumes the guy dressed like a servant carrying a lamb is a servant.
As one would in real life.
But because this fiction, he is obviously the handsome young farmer who will win her heart. (Note to self, if you ever find yourself in a fictional novel, keep an eye on the hunky farmhands.)
Anyway, pretty bad but clean (aside from a few kisses) and lighthearted enough. What truly brings down the book is the utter lack of a villain. It is a good thing the main characters' miscommunication and misunderstandings drives the rift between them because no one else will.
Literally no one else.
Now, I see you sitting there looking smug. Duh, it is a sequel, you think. Doesn't it say so?
Yes, I grant you. On Goodreads it clearly shows #2. (I see that now, Kris.) But the physical copy gives NO HINT that it is not a stand alone novel.
And I guess, in a way, it is a stand alone. But it spoils Book #1. So just be prepared for that.
Otherwise...it didn't feel quite as horrendously historically inaccurate as [b:Anna and the Duke|776591|Anna and the Duke (The MacLaughlins, #1)|Kathryn Smith|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1387708639l/776591._SY75_.jpg|762624] but that is primarily because I don't know the customs of Scotland as well. I'm sure the inaccuracies were there. Certainly the usual cliches present themselves. Emily hates polite society and being a proper British lady; she wants to speak her mind and do as she pleases; she is willful, etc. etc. You know the type.
She flees to Scotland because Reasons and assumes the guy dressed like a servant carrying a lamb is a servant.
As one would in real life.
But because this fiction, he is obviously the handsome young farmer who will win her heart. (Note to self, if you ever find yourself in a fictional novel, keep an eye on the hunky farmhands.)
Anyway, pretty bad but clean (aside from a few kisses) and lighthearted enough. What truly brings down the book is the utter lack of a villain. It is a good thing the main characters' miscommunication and misunderstandings drives the rift between them because no one else will.
Literally no one else.
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