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greylandreviews's review against another edition
4.0
Will write an overall review for the whole series.4 stars
soft_girl_era's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
honeysbookobsession's review against another edition
This isn’t a romance book it’s a history lesson. I DNF at 50%. I couldn’t take anymore of the retelling of everything and all the history. There was barely anytime for Ellen and Duncan to get to know each other. Let alone fall in love. I wanted to like this book but I just couldn’t connect with the characters and all the information dumping.
greylandreviews's review against another edition
4.0
Will write an overall review for the whole series.4 stars
beckyreads2's review against another edition
3.0
This is really not a romance. This is a book of history, which I enjoyed, but it was extremely repetitive. The "romance" was more like disconnected sex scenes, and I didn't like that. There was a point that I was going to quit reading this book, but I did push on through the end. Spoiler alert: Ellen did not get raped. If someone's review had said she was raped, I would have definitely quit reading it.
Okay, I already said that I enjoyed the history in the book. Sometimes it was awkward, like it had to be forced, such as when King Jaimie told Ellen about his family's history. It seemed like there was a lot of repetition in order to fill a page requirement.
I didn't like the scenes that were probably supposed to be the "romance." They were crude and not romantic at all. The characters were shallow, and the words said they were in love, but there were no emotions that the book showed. I didn't feel it.
Toward the end of the book, Ellen, who is about 20 years old, is said to have better military strategy than Duncan's men or another border lord's men. Really? I highly doubt it. She seemed to take over, and the strong female persona turned into a pushy "let-me-tell-you-what-to-do" persona. Earlier in the book Duncan had complimented her on maintaining her peace while he spoke to the men at the table. After all, he was the lord, not her. That idea went out the window at the end of the book.
I give this book a 3 out of 5, but that is only because I really enjoy history. I won't continue with books in this series.
Okay, I already said that I enjoyed the history in the book. Sometimes it was awkward, like it had to be forced, such as when King Jaimie told Ellen about his family's history. It seemed like there was a lot of repetition in order to fill a page requirement.
I didn't like the scenes that were probably supposed to be the "romance." They were crude and not romantic at all. The characters were shallow, and the words said they were in love, but there were no emotions that the book showed. I didn't feel it.
Toward the end of the book, Ellen, who is about 20 years old, is said to have better military strategy than Duncan's men or another border lord's men. Really? I highly doubt it. She seemed to take over, and the strong female persona turned into a pushy "let-me-tell-you-what-to-do" persona. Earlier in the book Duncan had complimented her on maintaining her peace while he spoke to the men at the table. After all, he was the lord, not her. That idea went out the window at the end of the book.
I give this book a 3 out of 5, but that is only because I really enjoy history. I won't continue with books in this series.
marianneh's review against another edition
2.0
The story itself was a bit lengthy with all the "stories" being repeated through out the book and it fell flat for me. Ellen is quite unremarkable and even annoyingly bland. And then Duncan, the "hero", was really not an interesting character... Hope the third one is better...
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