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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
I am officially a fan of Adam Black – I would have given this book 4.5 stars. The story was wonderful!! There are only a couple of things I would comment on …. the ending seems to have wrapped up a bit too fast for my liking. I would have liked to read some of the interactions instead of the story just saying “and he explained it to her”… there was about a chapter missing for me. I’m also disappointed that Circenn was only mentioned at the end, stating that Adam talked to him… I would have LOVED to read about that interaction. The other thing was that there was not enough sex… I know, it sounds like I’m whining, but one or two more steamy scenes would have been nice. I really liked this story and I am sad that there is only one book after this one!
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
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
This is my 3rd favorite! No time travel in this one, but the notorious Fae, Adam Black is exiled to the human world. This book also introduces the existance of sidhe-seers, human woman who can see the Fae when everyone else can't! This is important because it leads in the the Fever Series novels.
This was a really good book. Though I'm sitting here wondering reading all these why the main female character is always a virgin. I'm not saying anything bad about it, just a curiousity thing. But Adam Black has always intrigued me in the other stories, so I'm glad he got his own book, however I do think it was kind of shotty that Dark Highlander ended the way it did, just to find out that they did indeed get their happily ever after. However it was nice to see the Tuatha de daanan again, I've been kind of missing them. I love Karen Marie Monings books, her world she makes is just so realistic with a fantasy edge, it's awesome!!
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
It was just... not a plot filled story with compelling characters. Nothing wrong with a romance novel, just wasn't what I was craving when I was recced this book bc "fae."
I must admit, I'm not often one for romance novels, but I can say I was pleasantly surprised with this one.
The story follows a woman named Gabby who can see fairies as well as Adam Black, a fairy. You can probably see where this is going...
The book itself seemed to be the perfect length for the story. I read the book in something like 3 days because it was entertaining. It's not that I couldn't put it down, but it was compelling enough to continue.
The plot of the book wasn't the best--Adam Black was transformed into a human, but only one of the Sidhe-Seers could see him (where Gabby comes in). The book tells the story of his struggle to become immortal again, while also trying to seduce Gabby. There's also times where the book goes into fairy court politics, following a fairy named Darroc who is Black's arch-nemesis, and his ne-fairy-ous (see what I did there) plans, but the climax (Maybe I should use a different word for a romance novel) of that specific story-line wasn't as drawn out or interesting.
The beginning of *The Immortal Highlander* was probably the worst part of the book, where Adam Black seems predatory and manipulative, but as the story continued, that impression of Black went away. The ending of the book was a good way to wrap it up I think--I had been wondering how Moning would do it, and I think she did it well.
I don't know if I would read another romance novel, but I can say that I liked this book. Who knows, maybe one day I'll find a romance novel I'll *fall in love with*.
The story follows a woman named Gabby who can see fairies as well as Adam Black, a fairy. You can probably see where this is going...
The book itself seemed to be the perfect length for the story. I read the book in something like 3 days because it was entertaining. It's not that I couldn't put it down, but it was compelling enough to continue.
The plot of the book wasn't the best--Adam Black was transformed into a human, but only one of the Sidhe-Seers could see him (where Gabby comes in). The book tells the story of his struggle to become immortal again, while also trying to seduce Gabby. There's also times where the book goes into fairy court politics, following a fairy named Darroc who is Black's arch-nemesis, and his ne-fairy-ous (see what I did there) plans, but the climax (Maybe I should use a different word for a romance novel) of that specific story-line wasn't as drawn out or interesting.
The beginning of *The Immortal Highlander* was probably the worst part of the book, where Adam Black seems predatory and manipulative, but as the story continued, that impression of Black went away. The ending of the book was a good way to wrap it up I think--I had been wondering how Moning would do it, and I think she did it well.
I don't know if I would read another romance novel, but I can say that I liked this book. Who knows, maybe one day I'll find a romance novel I'll *fall in love with*.
slow-paced