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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
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:
Yes
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Not much to say here except I liked this. Graeme is hot, Eveline is sweet, and their love is adorable. A couple plot points felt... off and the beginning was quite slow, but I liked how the story wrapped up despite the damsel in distress aspect.
I received this book in a goodreads first read giveaway. I really loved the romance between Eveline and Graeme. Eveline Armstrong is deaf after a horse riding acccident but her family believes her to be "daft". Eveline goes along with the lie since she doesn't want to marry her fiance Ian, who cancels the engagement upon hearing of her injury. The king orders Eveline to marry Graeme Montgomery to stop a feud between their families. Graeme finds himself falling for his wife but refuses to take advantage of her not realising she's deaf. There is also a lot of adjustment for Eveline having to live with an enemy clan when she marries Graeme. I think this was the first book I read with a the main character being deaf which was a nice change.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
The writing was repetitive and I couldn't connect with the characters.
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
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
PLAIN EPIC.
The story's goshdarn great! There are lots of twists, turns, love, lies, action and reconciliation... what more can a reader ask for?
It have been a really long time since I last read a historical and I must admit, I was reluctant to get back to this genre. Fortunately, I chose a really good one today and I'm totally going to read more. I also figured out something... I love historicals when it speaks of battles, ladies winning the hearts of fierce men, naughty outlandish thought and... higlanders. :)
I do believe that the two main characters here are WINNERS. They are from rivaling clans, but they were able to get past that and win each others' affections. I totally love Eveline. Through and though, she has proved that she's a worthy woman even with her deafness. She may have lied at first, but once she felt safe enough, she was able to break from her own personal jail. I love how she responded to Graeme. She's just too sweet for her own good. She's also very very loyal and I really really like that about her. On the other hand, Graeme is not the fiercest alpha male that I've encountered, but he certainly has a way with Eveline. He's very sweet to her and protective that I couldn't help but fall in love with his character too. He's also very understanding of his wife's needs and thoughts. I'm happy that he was able to show her just how loved she can be especially when faced with the dilemma of his own clan turning against his wife.
Of course, the scenes that I love best were the inconvenient ones. I love it when they both got sick because of an attack.. and they both took care of each other. It was just so nice and so... full of love.
The ending was so cute that I laughed out loud for it. I'm so proud of Eveline's character. ^_^
I'm definitely reading the next one right away. :)
The story's goshdarn great! There are lots of twists, turns, love, lies, action and reconciliation... what more can a reader ask for?
It have been a really long time since I last read a historical and I must admit, I was reluctant to get back to this genre. Fortunately, I chose a really good one today and I'm totally going to read more. I also figured out something... I love historicals when it speaks of battles, ladies winning the hearts of fierce men, naughty outlandish thought and... higlanders. :)
I do believe that the two main characters here are WINNERS. They are from rivaling clans, but they were able to get past that and win each others' affections. I totally love Eveline. Through and though, she has proved that she's a worthy woman even with her deafness. She may have lied at first, but once she felt safe enough, she was able to break from her own personal jail. I love how she responded to Graeme. She's just too sweet for her own good. She's also very very loyal and I really really like that about her. On the other hand, Graeme is not the fiercest alpha male that I've encountered, but he certainly has a way with Eveline. He's very sweet to her and protective that I couldn't help but fall in love with his character too. He's also very understanding of his wife's needs and thoughts. I'm happy that he was able to show her just how loved she can be especially when faced with the dilemma of his own clan turning against his wife.
Of course, the scenes that I love best were the inconvenient ones. I love it when they both got sick because of an attack.. and they both took care of each other. It was just so nice and so... full of love.
The ending was so cute that I laughed out loud for it. I'm so proud of Eveline's character. ^_^
I'm definitely reading the next one right away. :)