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romancejunkie1025's review against another edition
4.0
a great read full of heart and human angst with a bit of adventure and heartbreak thrown in too!
juliaem's review against another edition
1.0
UGH! This novel cured me, albeit I'm sure only temporarily, of my streak of romances. There was just so much to dislike! London leaned way too heavily into the "look at the man from Scotland trying to adjust to big city London" (I will admit that Outlander raised my awareness about just how much British bullshit gets directed toward Scotland, in addition to, ya know, their history of colonialist violence), and as a result, the Highlander just appears dumb as a rock. I didn't love the chemistry between him and Ellen, and SHE is a piece of work. I suppose her betrayal and his forgiveness is supposed to show us how love conquers all, but her moment of reckoning rings false, and it's not comprehensible why exactly he finds her behavior excusable given that she never even really gave a good apology! Color me frustrated, and it was bad enough that I'm not sure I'd try this author again.
whiskeyinthejar's review against another edition
3.0
The beginning of this book was really good it had a lot of funny parts that started to give me high hopes for it. There is a part where the lead guy "Liam" thinks a little girl "Natalie" is the French invading his room to try and kill him, good stuff. Liam was to shy and awkward for me, but he was endearing; I just like my men to be a little darker. I know, I know it is meant to be more of a light hearted book.
I don't know if anyone else has read this book, but for me the "punish me" sex scene came out of nowhere! I think I even said outloud "wtf". (Well not wtf I actually said the words, but for my fourth blog entry it seems a bit crass to type f***. I have the mouth of a sailor so I am trying to go as long as possible w/out cussing on here.) Did anyone else feel this scene was out of place?
The main female lead "Ellie" oh I hardly knew ye! I just didn't feel connected to her until the last hundred pgs or so of the book.
I kind of lost interest a little more than halfway through the book. Like I said there were some funny scenes: Liam shooting the goose in Hyde Park, and his general thoughts about how the English acted.
I started to really get back into the book w/ the truth and consequences scene, I liked Ellie's thoughts as everyone stared at her. She asks Liam "Have you ever been in love?" He answers "Never" I gasped outloud but then Liam answers "Until recently." Whew!
I also liked the notes Liam writes to his mom, one of the last ones he writes about how women "steal your heart and your kilt" people who read the book will appreciate the kilt part!
By and by it had its funny moments but alas not a keeper; but I did get a good quote from it.
B
I don't know if anyone else has read this book, but for me the "punish me" sex scene came out of nowhere! I think I even said outloud "wtf". (Well not wtf I actually said the words, but for my fourth blog entry it seems a bit crass to type f***. I have the mouth of a sailor so I am trying to go as long as possible w/out cussing on here.) Did anyone else feel this scene was out of place?
The main female lead "Ellie" oh I hardly knew ye! I just didn't feel connected to her until the last hundred pgs or so of the book.
I kind of lost interest a little more than halfway through the book. Like I said there were some funny scenes: Liam shooting the goose in Hyde Park, and his general thoughts about how the English acted.
I started to really get back into the book w/ the truth and consequences scene, I liked Ellie's thoughts as everyone stared at her. She asks Liam "Have you ever been in love?" He answers "Never" I gasped outloud but then Liam answers "Until recently." Whew!
I also liked the notes Liam writes to his mom, one of the last ones he writes about how women "steal your heart and your kilt" people who read the book will appreciate the kilt part!
By and by it had its funny moments but alas not a keeper; but I did get a good quote from it.
B
thenia's review against another edition
2.0
A promising story with a good start that takes a very wrong turn halfway.
Liam is on a mission to recover a family heirloom "beastie" that would save his family from their financial struggles, when he meets Ellen, a beautiful noblewoman with a scandal in her past.
The two start spending time together, getting to know and fall for each other and while a future between them seems impossible, there's hope. That is, until Ellen decides that. From that point on her stupidity continues almost until the end and my patience for her was completely gone, so much so that I didn't care what happened to her at all.
Liam manages to find her, tries to make her see sense, but failing that, retrieves the beastie and returns home.
She eventually does the right thing, almost, and shows up at his family's house, but she does not deserve the happy ending she gets one bit.
Frustrating...
Liam is on a mission to recover a family heirloom "beastie" that would save his family from their financial struggles, when he meets Ellen, a beautiful noblewoman with a scandal in her past.
The two start spending time together, getting to know and fall for each other and while a future between them seems impossible, there's hope. That is, until Ellen decides that
Spoiler
stealing the beastie herself and running away with her daughter is the best way to go about things and ties him to the bed and runs awayLiam manages to find her, tries to make her see sense, but failing that, retrieves the beastie and returns home.
Spoiler
The beastie he retrieved, however, is not the real one, as Ellen swapped it with a fake, worthless one, duping him once again and depriving him of what belong to and would save his family, with the excuse that she and her daughter need it more.She eventually does the right thing, almost, and shows up at his family's house, but she does not deserve the happy ending she gets one bit.
Frustrating...
thenia's review against another edition
2.0
A promising story with a good start that takes a very wrong turn halfway.
Liam is on a mission to recover a family heirloom "beastie" that would save his family from their financial struggles, when he meets Ellen, a beautiful noblewoman with a scandal in her past.
The two start spending time together, getting to know and fall for each other and while a future between them seems impossible, there's hope. That is, until Ellen decides that. From that point on her stupidity continues almost until the end and my patience for her was completely gone, so much so that I didn't care what happened to her at all.
Liam manages to find her, tries to make her see sense, but failing that, retrieves the beastie and returns home.
She eventually does the right thing, almost, and shows up at his family's house, but she does not deserve the happy ending she gets one bit.
Frustrating...
Liam is on a mission to recover a family heirloom "beastie" that would save his family from their financial struggles, when he meets Ellen, a beautiful noblewoman with a scandal in her past.
The two start spending time together, getting to know and fall for each other and while a future between them seems impossible, there's hope. That is, until Ellen decides that
Spoiler
stealing the beastie herself and running away with her daughter is the best way to go about things and ties him to the bed and runs awayLiam manages to find her, tries to make her see sense, but failing that, retrieves the beastie and returns home.
Spoiler
The beastie he retrieved, however, is not the real one, as Ellen swapped it with a fake, worthless one, duping him once again and depriving him of what belong to and would save his family, with the excuse that she and her daughter need it more.She eventually does the right thing, almost, and shows up at his family's house, but she does not deserve the happy ending she gets one bit.
Frustrating...
elinorgray's review
2.0
What a silly book. I can't believe anyone published this, let alone two following.
She explodes during oral sex. EXPLODES. Seriously.
Good for LOLs, though.
She explodes during oral sex. EXPLODES. Seriously.
Good for LOLs, though.
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