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Highland Lion
by Celeste Barclay
Highland Lion by Celeste Barclay
The Clan Sinclair Legacy #1
This Sizzling story, set in a place I would love to visit someday, introduced me to an author that I have been curious about for a while. Though a spinoff from a previous series, I did not feel lost and felt I knew the other characters already…no idea why, though.
What I liked:
* Liam Mackay: young man leading his clan on behalf of his father and grandfather, eager to prove his capabilities, calm under pressure, capable, kind, and caring. I liked him.
* Elene Isbister: eldest child caring for younger siblings, alcoholic sometimes abusive mother, looking for an escape, hard worker, beautiful, threatened by a Viking prince. I liked her
* Johan and Katryne: younger siblings of Elene and equally in need of a way to escape
* The reason why Liam was on the journey – the history of it all
* The setting – I am planning a trip to Scotland this summer and doubt we will get to the islands of this book but would love to go someday
* The chemistry between Liam and Elene
* That the couple took their time and gave some thought to the relationship
* The conflict provided by Gunter the Viking Prince…easy not to like him but also have a bit of empathy for him…though not much
* Thinking about what it would have been to live in a place where the country/power in charge was changing
* Thinking about the idea of female warriors and wondering how they trained and were chosen to be warriors
* The way the situation that Elene and her siblings feared was finally resolved
* That the bloody bits were not totally glossed over
* Wondering what the ships looked like – think I need to do more research on how horses might have been taken on the ships mentioned.
* The tie-in to the title…puts a smile on my face thinking of it now.
* Knowing that there will be more books in the series.
* Everything really…except…
What I didn’t like:
* Exactly who and what I was meant NOT to like
* Thinking about how difficult it must have been to live in that time period…
Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I read more in this series? Yes
Thank you to NetGalley and the author for the ARC – This is my honest review.
4-5 Stars
The Clan Sinclair Legacy #1
This Sizzling story, set in a place I would love to visit someday, introduced me to an author that I have been curious about for a while. Though a spinoff from a previous series, I did not feel lost and felt I knew the other characters already…no idea why, though.
What I liked:
* Liam Mackay: young man leading his clan on behalf of his father and grandfather, eager to prove his capabilities, calm under pressure, capable, kind, and caring. I liked him.
* Elene Isbister: eldest child caring for younger siblings, alcoholic sometimes abusive mother, looking for an escape, hard worker, beautiful, threatened by a Viking prince. I liked her
* Johan and Katryne: younger siblings of Elene and equally in need of a way to escape
* The reason why Liam was on the journey – the history of it all
* The setting – I am planning a trip to Scotland this summer and doubt we will get to the islands of this book but would love to go someday
* The chemistry between Liam and Elene
* That the couple took their time and gave some thought to the relationship
* The conflict provided by Gunter the Viking Prince…easy not to like him but also have a bit of empathy for him…though not much
* Thinking about what it would have been to live in a place where the country/power in charge was changing
* Thinking about the idea of female warriors and wondering how they trained and were chosen to be warriors
* The way the situation that Elene and her siblings feared was finally resolved
* That the bloody bits were not totally glossed over
* Wondering what the ships looked like – think I need to do more research on how horses might have been taken on the ships mentioned.
* The tie-in to the title…puts a smile on my face thinking of it now.
* Knowing that there will be more books in the series.
* Everything really…except…
What I didn’t like:
* Exactly who and what I was meant NOT to like
* Thinking about how difficult it must have been to live in that time period…
Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I read more in this series? Yes
Thank you to NetGalley and the author for the ARC – This is my honest review.
4-5 Stars