A review by andipants
Highland Crown by May McGoldrick

1.0

Definitely disappointed in this one. I like a fair amount of action with my romance, but the romance plot here was perfunctory at best: insta-love, with no romantic conflict or emotional growth at all, and fade-to-black sex scenes at inexplicable times that do nothing at all to advance the story. The plot as a whole was all action, all the time, so much so that you almost (but not quite) miss the fact that no one's motivations make sense under even the barest scrutiny. The characters are flat archetypes, or in Jean's case, utterly nonsensical; she is by turns cranky, loving, suspicious, trusting, frail, strong, cynical, or hopeful, not due to any kind of organic growth or character development, but simply whatever is convenient for the plot at any given moment. And the big reveal of Cinaed's parentage, and really his entire backstory, just don't make sense. Such a disappointment. Pass.