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imskylow's review against another edition
DNF because I was realllly struggling. This book is part of a series only every book follows the same formula. Woman is in a precarious position because of her family and must marry, man meets and lusts after woman, they get married for her protection, a little bit of spicy sex, then the rest is a murder mystery of who is trying to kill her. And it would finnnnnne if not every book went this exact same way. Makes it terrible to read as a series. I mean, do what you gotta do to get your bag, Lindsay. I just cannot keep doing this. I’m surprised I made it this far. How anyone can be a Scottish lady in your universe and live is beyond me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and Death
danajoy's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
2.5
I listened to the entire audiobook in a day. I was in the mood for a historical romance and this was one of the few available straight away from my library. It wasn't mindblowing and the two leads are pretty forgettable but there is a campy mystery full of twists to keep you engaged. It's more of a 2.5 star for me, especially with what happens on their wedding night (I did appreciate how well he handled it but wow what a disaster).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit, Animal death, and Death
Moderate: Murder, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Suicide, Rape, and Cursing
meerkatdash's review
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Not so much a romance as a murder mystery. The characters don't spend much time pining, they get together about halfway through the book without much fanfare, probably because they're busy trying to figure out who the murderer is. Despite being set in medieval Scotland, the characters say "okay" among other unexpected modern speech artifacts, which threw me off, but I didn't expect an accurate historical novel here. A fairly well written mystery story - well paced, just enough red herrings to throw you off, and the solve didn't come out of left field. There's a bad sex scene - not written badly, bad as in awkward! - which was funny and unexpected.
The heroine is kind of clueless, but not in an annoying way, and has other positive character traits to balance it out. The hero is affectionate and not overbearing, and his negotiation of consent both in and out of the bedroom is well done.
I definitely enjoyed the descriptions of the day to day running of the keep because I'm a huge nerd like that.
The heroine is kind of clueless, but not in an annoying way, and has other positive character traits to balance it out. The hero is affectionate and not overbearing, and his negotiation of consent both in and out of the bedroom is well done.
I definitely enjoyed the descriptions of the day to day running of the keep because I'm a huge nerd like that.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit
Sexual assault and related warnings do not happen to major characters; almost all mentions are within one scene near the end of the book. To skip:
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