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A review by holtfan
Emily and the Scot by Kathryn Smith
2.0
First off, THIS IS A SEQUEL.
Now, I see you sitting there looking smug. Duh, it is a sequel, you think. Doesn't it say so?
Yes, I grant you. On Goodreads it clearly shows #2. (I see that now, Kris.) But the physical copy gives NO HINT that it is not a stand alone novel.
And I guess, in a way, it is a stand alone. But it spoils Book #1. So just be prepared for that.
Otherwise...it didn't feel quite as horrendously historically inaccurate as [b:Anna and the Duke|776591|Anna and the Duke (The MacLaughlins, #1)|Kathryn Smith|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1387708639l/776591._SY75_.jpg|762624] but that is primarily because I don't know the customs of Scotland as well. I'm sure the inaccuracies were there. Certainly the usual cliches present themselves. Emily hates polite society and being a proper British lady; she wants to speak her mind and do as she pleases; she is willful, etc. etc. You know the type.
She flees to Scotland because Reasons and assumes the guy dressed like a servant carrying a lamb is a servant.
As one would in real life.
But because this fiction, he is obviously the handsome young farmer who will win her heart. (Note to self, if you ever find yourself in a fictional novel, keep an eye on the hunky farmhands.)
Anyway, pretty bad but clean (aside from a few kisses) and lighthearted enough. What truly brings down the book is the utter lack of a villain. It is a good thing the main characters' miscommunication and misunderstandings drives the rift between them because no one else will.
Literally no one else.
Now, I see you sitting there looking smug. Duh, it is a sequel, you think. Doesn't it say so?
Yes, I grant you. On Goodreads it clearly shows #2. (I see that now, Kris.) But the physical copy gives NO HINT that it is not a stand alone novel.
And I guess, in a way, it is a stand alone. But it spoils Book #1. So just be prepared for that.
Otherwise...it didn't feel quite as horrendously historically inaccurate as [b:Anna and the Duke|776591|Anna and the Duke (The MacLaughlins, #1)|Kathryn Smith|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1387708639l/776591._SY75_.jpg|762624] but that is primarily because I don't know the customs of Scotland as well. I'm sure the inaccuracies were there. Certainly the usual cliches present themselves. Emily hates polite society and being a proper British lady; she wants to speak her mind and do as she pleases; she is willful, etc. etc. You know the type.
She flees to Scotland because Reasons and assumes the guy dressed like a servant carrying a lamb is a servant.
As one would in real life.
But because this fiction, he is obviously the handsome young farmer who will win her heart. (Note to self, if you ever find yourself in a fictional novel, keep an eye on the hunky farmhands.)
Anyway, pretty bad but clean (aside from a few kisses) and lighthearted enough. What truly brings down the book is the utter lack of a villain. It is a good thing the main characters' miscommunication and misunderstandings drives the rift between them because no one else will.
Literally no one else.