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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
Old fashioned. More so than because it's written in 1989. For a long
It reads as if it's from 1900. Except for the cars. Especially Mary's clothing and the backwards town.
The language is old fashioned and I have got to say , I hate the turm "half breed".
Loved the love story, and the mystery part keeps the story rolling.
Joe (Wolf's son) is my absolute favourite. Go for your goals Joe!
So with these positives and negatives I end up with 3 *
It reads as if it's from 1900. Except for the cars. Especially Mary's clothing and the backwards town.
The language is old fashioned and I have got to say , I hate the turm "half breed".
Loved the love story, and the mystery part keeps the story rolling.
Joe (Wolf's son) is my absolute favourite. Go for your goals Joe!
So with these positives and negatives I end up with 3 *
This is mostly a review for Anna.
Anna, if you haven't read this series (all have "Mackenzie" in the name, except for one, which is annoying), I think you would enjoy it. It is above-average romance novel fare and the women are generally strong characters that you might actually want to be friends with.
I find Linda Howard in general to be erratic. I mostly read her mystery/ thrillers and sometimes her female protagonists are less than great. But this whole series is really pretty good.
Anna, if you haven't read this series (all have "Mackenzie" in the name, except for one, which is annoying), I think you would enjoy it. It is above-average romance novel fare and the women are generally strong characters that you might actually want to be friends with.
I find Linda Howard in general to be erratic. I mostly read her mystery/ thrillers and sometimes her female protagonists are less than great. But this whole series is really pretty good.
This book had its issues, so it's a 3.5 star book for me, but rounding up to a 4 as it was pretty entertaining for what it was (Late 80's romance novel).
2.5/5
I struggled a lot with Mackenzie's Mountain. It's been sitting on my currently-reading shelf for nearly three weeks. It was like a neon sign, flashing "READ ME, READ ME". So in between some of my reads, I read it little by little... Until I decided to just get it over and done with to help clear my shelf.
It wasn't really a bad book, but I'll explain.
I'm more of a contemporary romance gal but this read kind of like a historical. I like contemporary romance, to me it reads smooth and I guess in some way, I can relate more to the characters. This one had its moments where I thought that they seriously needed mobile phones.
So that, coupled with the fact that in the beginning, there was so much distrust from the townsfolk and a brooding Wolf, so they didn't endear themselves to me. Up until around the 40-50% mark I only really liked Mary and Joe. I did warm up to the other characters eventually, like Clay and the other people in town. Especially when they slowly realized that Wolf and Joe were a decent people, and in fact, people to be admired.
Then there was also the predictability factor. We all knew Mary was going to get attacked and at some point get kidnapped/taken for doing something or considering doing something either extremely brave of extremely stupid. Sometimes I don't really think some authors consider their books to be complete without that signature TSTL moment. But it's all good, those kind of heroines don't really bother me as much as they amuse me. I just found this one a little too predictable for my taste.
Mackenzie's Mountain was a little predictable, but if you stick with it, you'll eventually warm up to a delightful cast of characters. Mary was a heroine brave enough to stand up for what she wanted and believed in, and I liked how it only took one person to start changing deep-rooted prejudices and misconceptions in a town determined to stay away from two people for simply being different. The process was one that I enjoyed, but some parts I felt I could easily step away from to read another book. Overall, it was one of those 'meh' reads. Maybe my expectations were too high.
I struggled a lot with Mackenzie's Mountain. It's been sitting on my currently-reading shelf for nearly three weeks. It was like a neon sign, flashing "READ ME, READ ME". So in between some of my reads, I read it little by little... Until I decided to just get it over and done with to help clear my shelf.
It wasn't really a bad book, but I'll explain.
I'm more of a contemporary romance gal but this read kind of like a historical. I like contemporary romance, to me it reads smooth and I guess in some way, I can relate more to the characters. This one had its moments where I thought that they seriously needed mobile phones.
So that, coupled with the fact that in the beginning, there was so much distrust from the townsfolk and a brooding Wolf, so they didn't endear themselves to me. Up until around the 40-50% mark I only really liked Mary and Joe. I did warm up to the other characters eventually, like Clay and the other people in town. Especially when they slowly realized that Wolf and Joe were a decent people, and in fact, people to be admired.
Then there was also the predictability factor. We all knew Mary was going to get attacked and at some point get kidnapped/taken for doing something or considering doing something either extremely brave of extremely stupid. Sometimes I don't really think some authors consider their books to be complete without that signature TSTL moment. But it's all good, those kind of heroines don't really bother me as much as they amuse me. I just found this one a little too predictable for my taste.
Mackenzie's Mountain was a little predictable, but if you stick with it, you'll eventually warm up to a delightful cast of characters. Mary was a heroine brave enough to stand up for what she wanted and believed in, and I liked how it only took one person to start changing deep-rooted prejudices and misconceptions in a town determined to stay away from two people for simply being different. The process was one that I enjoyed, but some parts I felt I could easily step away from to read another book. Overall, it was one of those 'meh' reads. Maybe my expectations were too high.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
emotional
hopeful
tense
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:
Complicated
Mary Elizabeth Potter is a newcomer to the small town of Ruth. When Wolf Mackenzie's teenage son drops out of school, Mary decides to visit the Mackenzies in an attempt to convince Joe to finish his secondary education. The Mackenzies are outcasts and the townspeople are not happy when Mary begins to spend time with Wolf and Joe.
You've probably read all the negative reviews for this book, so you already know about the problematic elements. Wolf Mackenzie is biracial, half Comanche and half Celt, and the townspeople are very much racist toward him and his son Joe. All I'm going to say is that 1) this is an old school romance, 2) there is problematic language sprinkled throughout the story, and 3) I nevertheless understand what the author was going for. I think the author's overall message is a good one, which becomes a lot clearer by the end of the story. The choice of words may fail the test of time, but the author's message passes the test of time. I really think it's important to look at the bigger picture here, as opposed to getting lost in the semantics. I generally try to apply this rule to all the old school romances I read.
I really enjoyed the romance. Wolf and Mary had chemistry from the moment they met. Is the characterization of Mary realistic? Maybe in the 1980s...Today? I'm not so sure. Regardless, I enjoyed her as a heroine and Wolf is a classic Linda Howard hero. If you liked this book, I recommend that you try Only By Your Touch by Catherine Anderson (and vice versa).
CW: racism, rape off page, attempted rape on page
You've probably read all the negative reviews for this book, so you already know about the problematic elements. Wolf Mackenzie is biracial, half Comanche and half Celt, and the townspeople are very much racist toward him and his son Joe. All I'm going to say is that 1) this is an old school romance, 2) there is problematic language sprinkled throughout the story, and 3) I nevertheless understand what the author was going for. I think the author's overall message is a good one, which becomes a lot clearer by the end of the story. The choice of words may fail the test of time, but the author's message passes the test of time. I really think it's important to look at the bigger picture here, as opposed to getting lost in the semantics. I generally try to apply this rule to all the old school romances I read.
I really enjoyed the romance. Wolf and Mary had chemistry from the moment they met. Is the characterization of Mary realistic? Maybe in the 1980s...Today? I'm not so sure. Regardless, I enjoyed her as a heroine and Wolf is a classic Linda Howard hero. If you liked this book, I recommend that you try Only By Your Touch by Catherine Anderson (and vice versa).
CW: racism, rape off page, attempted rape on page
Loved it!!
Loved how she was tiny but a spitfire, loved how he was seen as this aggressive man but would do anything for her, loved the son who would always show up at the worst times.
I read it in a day cause I couldn't put it down!!
Loved how she was tiny but a spitfire, loved how he was seen as this aggressive man but would do anything for her, loved the son who would always show up at the worst times.
I read it in a day cause I couldn't put it down!!
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes