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A review by alessandran
The Bride by Julie Garwood
5.0
I really liked it. Again, 'The Bride' was basically my attempt at satiating my shameless Highland obsession and it did a fairly decent job.
At first I was a tad worried because I thought that Alec might be a bit too misogynistic for my liking. Now, that's not to say I don't appreciate some degree of demanding possessiveness in my romance novel men - it wouldn't really be a romance novel if there wasn't - but sometimes I feel like maybe the author takes it too far. So, when Alec started spouting things about Jamie being his 'chattel' and the like I got concerned. But then, as the story goes on, you find out that really Alec's inner dialogue is more a refelction of what he's trying to convince himself, rather than what he truly believes.
I liked Jamie, too, though her name kind of threw me for a loop as I'm more used to seeing that as a guy's name in Highland romances. She may actually act a bit out of her time, but whatever. It's fiction, right? A simpering protagonist would really just be boring, and while I do appreciate historical accuracy in books,it isn't always necessary for a good story.
Also, I really liked the fact that Jamie and Alec had personalities that clashed fairly significantly, but the author didn't pull a Sandy/Danny in 'Grease' and completely change her charcters so they could be together. They just sort of learned to adapt to one another, and that was something I felt was pretty realistic.
Overall, very enjoyable read.
At first I was a tad worried because I thought that Alec might be a bit too misogynistic for my liking. Now, that's not to say I don't appreciate some degree of demanding possessiveness in my romance novel men - it wouldn't really be a romance novel if there wasn't - but sometimes I feel like maybe the author takes it too far. So, when Alec started spouting things about Jamie being his 'chattel' and the like I got concerned. But then, as the story goes on, you find out that really Alec's inner dialogue is more a refelction of what he's trying to convince himself, rather than what he truly believes.
I liked Jamie, too, though her name kind of threw me for a loop as I'm more used to seeing that as a guy's name in Highland romances. She may actually act a bit out of her time, but whatever. It's fiction, right? A simpering protagonist would really just be boring, and while I do appreciate historical accuracy in books,it isn't always necessary for a good story.
Also, I really liked the fact that Jamie and Alec had personalities that clashed fairly significantly, but the author didn't pull a Sandy/Danny in 'Grease' and completely change her charcters so they could be together. They just sort of learned to adapt to one another, and that was something I felt was pretty realistic.
Overall, very enjoyable read.