This review is from: Child of the Mist (These Highland Hills, Book 1): These Highland Hills Series, Book 1 (Kindle Edition)
This book had a similar-ish tale to AFFF, in that both were set in Scotland, both involved feuding clans, and both clan leaders and leads were called Niall, and the settling of the feud involved a union between the clans.
This one had SO much more going for it: it had proper Scottish brogue, it actually tells you what year it was set in, it was fast-paced and with intrigue, treachery and feuding. Basically, it had all that the other lacked and more, but only had a chaste romance – but that suited the tale.
I enjoyed this read, perhaps mostly so because of the opening paragraph in this one, where Niall is in a state of grief as his beloved wife dies in childbirth, and as a year on, when everyone expects him to remarry and put the needs of the clan first, he refuses as he is not yet done with his mourning of his beloved, irrespective of what people might say.
Anne, the female lead, had backbone and was headstrong and independent, which was refreshing for a woman of her time, and for Niall to dismiss calls that she was a witch because of her healing skills, was a nice change.
An enjoyable, though without any love scenes, authentic Scottish romance. I don’t think I’ve read a romance without any love scenes that I’ve enjoyed as much, since my very first Mills&Boon in 1981 (Golden Apples by Rose Elver), deliberately chosen due to its tameness, as my mum insisted on reading it first to make sure it was innocent enough!
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This review is from: Child of the Mist (These Highland Hills, Book 1): These Highland Hills Series, Book 1 (Kindle Edition)
I don’t normally read this kind of book, but as it was free, and I wanted to test out my new kindle, I thought I would give the first chapter a read then delete it from my kindle. How wrong I was; unable to put it down, I read it in two days. I found the writer captured the essence on the era, the pages of writing took me right into the midst of the moment. An excellent read, well written and left me wanting more from this author
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This review is from: Child of the Mist (These Highland Hills, Book 1): These Highland Hills Series, Book 1 (Kindle Edition)
It is a good example of its genre and type, which is a Mills and Boone type romance set in the scottish Highlands. Complete with brogue and kilt clad handsome Highlanders. The writer has included issues of superstition and faith of that era, which is an added bonus. Romance readers will probably enjoy this light and easy read.
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A proper Scots romance. SO much better than A Fated Faerie Forever that was also free on the Kindle Top100 romances,
This book had a similar-ish tale to AFFF, in that both were set in Scotland, both involved feuding clans, and both clan leaders and leads were called Niall, and the settling of the feud involved a union between the clans.
This one had SO much more going for it: it had proper Scottish brogue, it actually tells you what year it was set in, it was fast-paced and with intrigue, treachery and feuding. Basically, it had all that the other lacked and more, but only had a chaste romance – but that suited the tale.
I enjoyed this read, perhaps mostly so because of the opening paragraph in this one, where Niall is in a state of grief as his beloved wife dies in childbirth, and as a year on, when everyone expects him to remarry and put the needs of the clan first, he refuses as he is not yet done with his mourning of his beloved, irrespective of what people might say.
Anne, the female lead, had backbone and was headstrong and independent, which was refreshing for a woman of her time, and for Niall to dismiss calls that she was a witch because of her healing skills, was a nice change.
An enjoyable, though without any love scenes, authentic Scottish romance. I don’t think I’ve read a romance without any love scenes that I’ve enjoyed as much, since my very first Mills&Boon in 1981 (Golden Apples by Rose Elver), deliberately chosen due to its tameness, as my mum insisted on reading it first to make sure it was innocent enough!
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|Child in the Mist,
I don’t normally read this kind of book, but as it was free, and I wanted to test out my new kindle, I thought I would give the first chapter a read then delete it from my kindle. How wrong I was; unable to put it down, I read it in two days. I found the writer captured the essence on the era, the pages of writing took me right into the midst of the moment. An excellent read, well written and left me wanting more from this author
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|Romance and a bunch of kilt clad Highlanders,
It is a good example of its genre and type, which is a Mills and Boone type romance set in the scottish Highlands. Complete with brogue and kilt clad handsome Highlanders. The writer has included issues of superstition and faith of that era, which is an added bonus. Romance readers will probably enjoy this light and easy read.
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