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A review by dragon_lion64
A Dance Through Time by Lynn Kurland
3.0
This book should have been titled “The Taming of the Caveman” because the protagonist didn't act much better than a neanderthal for most of the book.
Elizabeth Smith dreamed of a Scottish man. Then she was transported back in time to medieval Scotland where she was taken to the MacLeod keep. The laird, Jamie MacLeod thought she was a witch so he immediately threw her into a pit where all kinds of slithering things crawled all over her. He left her there screaming for hours.
When Jamie decided against burning her as a witch, he pulled her up and threw her in the lake to get the critters off of her. He threw her a blanket to sleep in the filthy great hall with all his men but when some of them tried to rape her, he let her sleep in his chamber on the floor or in a chair while he slept in his bed. He continued this kind of behavior for a while.
I was captivated by the story even though and probably because of Jamie's atrocious behavior. It was probably more true to life back then than some of the historical romances I read but it still bothered me. What bothered me more was how Elizabeth was so patient and accepting of his behavior and even thought it was cute. It was not okay.
I couldn't help but love some of the secondary characters who I hope I will see in the next book which I will definitely be reading.
Elizabeth Smith dreamed of a Scottish man. Then she was transported back in time to medieval Scotland where she was taken to the MacLeod keep. The laird, Jamie MacLeod thought she was a witch so he immediately threw her into a pit where all kinds of slithering things crawled all over her. He left her there screaming for hours.
When Jamie decided against burning her as a witch, he pulled her up and threw her in the lake to get the critters off of her. He threw her a blanket to sleep in the filthy great hall with all his men but when some of them tried to rape her, he let her sleep in his chamber on the floor or in a chair while he slept in his bed. He continued this kind of behavior for a while.
I was captivated by the story even though and probably because of Jamie's atrocious behavior. It was probably more true to life back then than some of the historical romances I read but it still bothered me. What bothered me more was how Elizabeth was so patient and accepting of his behavior and even thought it was cute. It was not okay.
I couldn't help but love some of the secondary characters who I hope I will see in the next book which I will definitely be reading.