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A review by emmelnie
Lady Briar Weds the Scot by Fenna Edgewood
4.0
Sometimes it’s hard to see what’s right in front of you. It might take a kidnapping, misperceptions of marriage, and forced proximity to make two people realize they’re meant for one another. Lady Briar Weds the Scot is a charming tale of two people who stumble into love when circumstances move them beyond their societal standings and their assumptions of one another.
The title gives away the crux of the plot: Wren and Briar must wed when Wren’s kidnappers assume she’s his wife (they are riding in a closed carriage, after all). But those kidnappers also bring along Briar’s spurned suitor, they turn out to be not just kidnappers but double-crossers of Wren’s double-crossing relative, and they’re actually returning Wren to a legacy he didn’t realize he had. Talk about a fair amount to unpack!
I liked both Briar and Wren, though Briar’s assumptions of the best of everyone made her at times seem very young and naïve to me. Then she’d have a moment of great wisdom and insight. So I wasn’t quite sure what to make of her. Wren has the opposite problem—he doesn’t tell Briar enough about what they’re facing, and that leads to some unexpected difficulties when they finally reach their Scottish destination. The cast of secondary characters features some stereotypes but also some nicely rounded and surprising characterizations. And I did wish for more of a sense of closure with Wren’s family.
But charm can go a long way, and the amount of charm Edgewood invests Lady Briar Weds the Scot with is plenty to make for an enjoyable romance read.
The title gives away the crux of the plot: Wren and Briar must wed when Wren’s kidnappers assume she’s his wife (they are riding in a closed carriage, after all). But those kidnappers also bring along Briar’s spurned suitor, they turn out to be not just kidnappers but double-crossers of Wren’s double-crossing relative, and they’re actually returning Wren to a legacy he didn’t realize he had. Talk about a fair amount to unpack!
I liked both Briar and Wren, though Briar’s assumptions of the best of everyone made her at times seem very young and naïve to me. Then she’d have a moment of great wisdom and insight. So I wasn’t quite sure what to make of her. Wren has the opposite problem—he doesn’t tell Briar enough about what they’re facing, and that leads to some unexpected difficulties when they finally reach their Scottish destination. The cast of secondary characters features some stereotypes but also some nicely rounded and surprising characterizations. And I did wish for more of a sense of closure with Wren’s family.
But charm can go a long way, and the amount of charm Edgewood invests Lady Briar Weds the Scot with is plenty to make for an enjoyable romance read.