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lyndz_'s review
emotional
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? Yes
5.0
isitcake's review against another edition
fast-paced
2.0
Didn't like Clarissa as a character, she and Campbell have nothing in common. They're attracted only on looks. And then I didn't like how it took so long for us to learn about her issues with Northfield. This wasn't mentioned at all in the previous book so felt completely made up just to give this book some plot to push them together in a marriage of convenience.
Clarissa goes to stay in Scotland with her bff Kate after she receives a threatening note that her stalker is back. Their gay friend Francis has offered to marry her but she doesn't want a loveless marriage. Instead they have her marry Campbell because he's the only available MacPherson brother for reasons. He takes her back to his rundown cabin which she proceeds to turn into a nice living space but she discovers a carved statue of a woman. Thinking it's his real love she gets sad. Campbell had some former love, Ilya(sp?), but he came down with a fever that nearly killed him and she caught it while tending him. Campbell has a bit of the "sight" and he saw Ilya in his dreams who warned him that his consequence would be that he's sterile.
Initially not believing it but he's been with a lot of women and he had another woman he got close to that they could never conceive. When he tells this to Clarissa she feels betrayed that he doesn't love her enough to have told her this before marrying her - he was selfish about it. Rather than being sulky about it she gets angry and tries to like seduce him into trying to have a baby with her anyway because the old crone gave her a fertility charm.
They continue to have threats from Northfield but its when the men are led on a goose chase that Northfield gets her alone. He shoots the dog, Fergus, but he does live in the end. She shoots Northfield and Campbell arrives in time to save her. Campbell has a vision of their son so he knows she can get pregnant, and in the epilogue she seems to be.
This felt a bit like Lynsay Sands' Highlander series where each book the FMC is being targeted and they have to solve the mystery, but unfortunately this isn't as good as those.
Clarissa goes to stay in Scotland with her bff Kate after she receives a threatening note that her stalker is back. Their gay friend Francis has offered to marry her but she doesn't want a loveless marriage. Instead they have her marry Campbell because he's the only available MacPherson brother for reasons.
Initially not believing it but he's been with a lot of women and he had another woman he got close to that they could never conceive. When he tells this to Clarissa she feels betrayed that he doesn't love her enough to have told her this before marrying her - he was selfish about it. Rather than being sulky about it she gets angry and tries to like seduce him into trying to have a baby with her anyway because the old crone gave her a fertility charm.
They continue to have threats from Northfield but its when the men are led on a goose chase that Northfield gets her alone. He shoots the dog, Fergus, but he does live in the end. She shoots Northfield and Campbell arrives in time to save her. Campbell has a vision of their son so he knows she can get pregnant, and in the epilogue she seems to be.
This felt a bit like Lynsay Sands' Highlander series where each book the FMC is being targeted and they have to solve the mystery, but unfortunately this isn't as good as those.
daliac87's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
reiverse's review
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.75
caitieparker's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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
3.5
rkulcsar's review
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
ximeee0207's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
swatson4016's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
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
5.0
Most important thing you need to know: THE DOG LIVES.
As I’ve gone along in this series I like each book more than the last. I’m obsessed with the McPherson’s. And Ruth Urquhart has quickly become my second favorite audiobook narrator (after Mary Jane wells… honestly they are probably tied).
Read if you like:
Age gap
Marriage of… protection
Puppies!
Very hot and steamy historial romances
I love the witchy vibes, the Scottish lore, the gorgeous Scottish scenery, the deep family loyalty, the way each character is built upon, and I absolutely love the danger each of the FMC’s have faced in this series. Let’s not forget the side characters who are all charming and the hilarious Ms. McBean.
Campbell and Clarissa’s book was filled with so much pining, tension and so many tender moments while they are yelling at each other out of love they don’t think the other person feels. They are so stubborn, so afraid to say what they feel, but so gone for each other from the first moment they lay eyes on the other. Campbell and Clarissa dancing in the middle of the night sealed the deal on this being a 5 star read. ❤️
As I’ve gone along in this series I like each book more than the last. I’m obsessed with the McPherson’s. And Ruth Urquhart has quickly become my second favorite audiobook narrator (after Mary Jane wells… honestly they are probably tied).
Read if you like:
Age gap
Marriage of… protection
Puppies!
Very hot and steamy historial romances
I love the witchy vibes, the Scottish lore, the gorgeous Scottish scenery, the deep family loyalty, the way each character is built upon, and I absolutely love the danger each of the FMC’s have faced in this series. Let’s not forget the side characters who are all charming and the hilarious Ms. McBean.
Campbell and Clarissa’s book was filled with so much pining, tension and so many tender moments while they are yelling at each other out of love they don’t think the other person feels. They are so stubborn, so afraid to say what they feel, but so gone for each other from the first moment they lay eyes on the other. Campbell and Clarissa dancing in the middle of the night sealed the deal on this being a 5 star read. ❤️
katyanaish's review against another edition
2.0
This one just didn't work for me, because the FMC was a complete imbecile. I mean, I get her rambling at the mouth was probably supposed to be cute, but it wasn't. She just looked like a goddamn idiot.
She was also a TSTL damsel across the board, which isn't a character type I deal well with. That plus her diarrhea of the mouth just made her utterly unlikeable to me.
Campbell deserved better than this useless, vapid chick.
Also, this is the second book (of three total in the series so far) where the youngest brother Rannoch was supposed to guard the FMC and the baddie swipes the chick right out from under him. So maybe let's not have Rannoch on guard duty anymore, kthx.
She was also a TSTL damsel across the board, which isn't a character type I deal well with. That plus her diarrhea of the mouth just made her utterly unlikeable to me.
Campbell deserved better than this useless, vapid chick.
Also, this is the second book (of three total in the series so far) where the youngest brother Rannoch was supposed to guard the FMC and the baddie swipes the chick right out from under him. So maybe let's not have Rannoch on guard duty anymore, kthx.
lola2024's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25