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The Highland Fling by Meghan Quinn

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adub345's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

There are definitely times when I don't love Bonnie as a character, but I feel like it works to lighten a story with a lot of pain woven into it.

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cathyo_113's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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risseandshine's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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kris_82's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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allingoodtime's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

While I’m not yet fully on board the Meghan Quinn train, this book was much better for me than the first story I read by her. It took a bit for me to get fully invested, but once I was it had a lock on my emotions.

Bonnie and Rowan are instantly at odds when they meet, but there is also instant chemistry. They have wonderful banter. Bonnie’s word vomit when she was nervous or stressed was fun and funny. Yet nothing prepared me for how amazing these two would be once they stopped needling each other and gave into their true desires. Grumpy Rowan has a mushy center and somehow knows that Bonnie is not as confident and she leads others to believe. Bonnie (finally) sees that Rowan lashes out when he is afraid of anyone getting too close and seeing that mushy center.

This story is also about Bonnie and her best friend Dakota. They start out so supportive of each other, but neither speaks up when things start going sideways. Finally, everything comes to a head and it’s hard to watch. The ups and downs of that friendship are so real and touching, making them all the more heartbreaking.

When things fall apart, they really fall apart. There is a point in this book where I don’t know how Rowan can make things right. Honestly, as much as I adored Rowan through 75% of this story, I wanted more grovel from him. There are certain things I can understand and empathize with, but once he realized how badly he screwed up it seemed he made things even worse before they got better. I’m still glad things work out for the couple, though. I just imagine he’s spending the rest of their lives catering to Bonnie’s every whim.

I’m hoping I’m not judging this story too harshly by the narration. I listened to the audiobook and was quite disappointed with both narrators and even a bit with the production value. I do think that is one of the reasons it took me longer to get into the story. Honesty, this is the second book by this author I’ve listened to and I had issues with the narrator both times. I have determined I have to either read a digital copy next time I choose one of her stories or only listen to an audio version if it’s a narrator I’m already familiar with.

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kat7794's review

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emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.25

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kb33's review

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emotional fast-paced

Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

I had high hopes for this book, and I was a little disappointed. Bonnie’s character aimed for outgoing and brash and kinda fell flat with a few iffy one liners. We didn’t get to experience the main characters falling in love, and instead it was a week or two together and insta-love, followed immediately by the third act breakup. It didn’t feel like a lighthearted book. It felt like if Bonnie didn’t have Rowan, then she felt like a complete failure.

Pretty sure the male narrator is using a computer to voice the women in his chapters. He also sounds as English as he does Scottish, and his American accent sounds English, too. If you’re going to buy the audio hoping for a sexy Scottish narrator, prepare to be disappointed.

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iamsammie27's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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a_rich_read's review

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adventurous funny hopeful

4.0

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madsmcw_reads's review

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A super cute, dual POV romance that I got from Kindle unlimited! I absolutely loved everything about the small Scottish town this book was set in. It was so quaint and I just loved everyone that lived there. Bonnie was slightly immature and I found her kind of annoying at times but I really loved Rowan and the relationship that the two ended up having. Bonnie does a lot of growing up in the book so by the end she wasn't as annoying as the beginning. CW for death of a sibling (accident) and death of a parent (cancer). I was truly sobbing at some parts of this. Overall an entertaining and fun romance with some emotional depth.

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