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adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
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? No
4.0
Ever since the Buchanan brothers were introduced, I love them more and more. Not only are they upstanding citizens who always do the right thing and treat all people with respect and kindness, they are also hilarious and sexy and fierce protectors of all…especially the people they fall in love with.
It scares me a little that I’ve started thinking like this author. Although I couldn’t figure out all the twists and turns that would happen, I had suspicions about certain characters that proved out. Is reading all of these bonkers stories convoluting my brain? Don’t worry, there are still many surprises and things that will make you gasp along the way.
Niels and Edith are amazing together and I enjoy how much Niels tries to be a gentleman and Edith has no idea of the amount of sway she holds over him. The things that happen on their wedding night had me in tears. Edith’s innocent attempt at being alluring and pleasuring her husband, Niels’ patience and shock at what Edith came up with, then the misunderstanding about what really happened that night. I was embarrassed for them all yet delighted with the way it all made me laugh so hard.
There was a point that I did feel the danger and mystery went on a bit too long, as much as I loved all of the other things happening. But this was another quick and fun read in the series.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Murder, Grief, and Domestic abuse
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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