Author: Victoria Roberts
Series: Bad Boys of the Highlands #1
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Publication Date: September 01, 2012
Source: NetGalley
Links: Goodreads | B&N | Amazon
I love myself a great Highland warrior, so I was really excited to get started on this, but sadly, I just couldn’t get into it. After reading through about 40% of it, I finally gave up. This is actually my first DNF, because I’m kind of OCD about finishing a book, but with tons of review books and stressful real life, I just couldn’t make myself continue to read it. Maybe if I had had more time on my hands, I would’ve stuck with it.
This book isn’t bad. It has all the right elements – a strong heroine and a sexy Scottish Laird, but I really couldn’t make myself care about them. I liked Rosalia and really felt bad for her. She’s been through some tough things, but Ciaran is your run of the mill romance hero. The romance was also a bit too “clean” for me. Everything is kind of hinted at. I guess I’m just not used to that anymore.
The biggest drawback to this book is actually the writing. Grammatically, all the sentences are correct. I find no fault with that, but sometimes things just didn’t flow. The writing to me was a bit stilted. Also, I feel the author overdid it a bit with the thesaurus when it comes to different versions of “said”, such as “hedged, grumbled” etc, or using too many adjectives after “said”, like “she said excitingly”. It interrupted the flow of the story and sometimes just sounded weird.
Anyway, I think a lot of people will actually enjoy this. Like I said, it has all the right stuff, but it just didn’t work for me.
*A copy was provided by publisher for review purposes. All opinions expressed are my own and I was not compensated for my review.
Synopsis:Review:
She's On Her Way to Safety
It's a sign of Lady Rosalia Armstrong's desperation that she's seeking refuge in a place as rugged and challenging as the Scottish Highlands. She doesn't care about hardship and discomfort, if only she can become master of her own life. Laird Ciaran MacGregor, however, is completely beyond her control...
He Redefines Dangerous...
Ciaran MacGregor knows it's perilous to get embroiled with a fiery Lowland lass, especially one as headstrong as Rosalia. Having made a rash promise to escort her all the way to Glengarry, now he's stuck with her, even though she challenges his legendary prowess at every opportunity. When temptation reaches its peak, he'll be ready to show her how he really is...on and off the battlefield.
I love myself a great Highland warrior, so I was really excited to get started on this, but sadly, I just couldn’t get into it. After reading through about 40% of it, I finally gave up. This is actually my first DNF, because I’m kind of OCD about finishing a book, but with tons of review books and stressful real life, I just couldn’t make myself continue to read it. Maybe if I had had more time on my hands, I would’ve stuck with it.
This book isn’t bad. It has all the right elements – a strong heroine and a sexy Scottish Laird, but I really couldn’t make myself care about them. I liked Rosalia and really felt bad for her. She’s been through some tough things, but Ciaran is your run of the mill romance hero. The romance was also a bit too “clean” for me. Everything is kind of hinted at. I guess I’m just not used to that anymore.
The biggest drawback to this book is actually the writing. Grammatically, all the sentences are correct. I find no fault with that, but sometimes things just didn’t flow. The writing to me was a bit stilted. Also, I feel the author overdid it a bit with the thesaurus when it comes to different versions of “said”, such as “hedged, grumbled” etc, or using too many adjectives after “said”, like “she said excitingly”. It interrupted the flow of the story and sometimes just sounded weird.
Anyway, I think a lot of people will actually enjoy this. Like I said, it has all the right stuff, but it just didn’t work for me.
Rating: DNF
2 comments:
LOL hedged, grumbled. Sometimes I get annoyed with syntax too, I appreciate an authentic "accent" and use of local terminologies but it has to be done smartly.
awe >.< sorry you didn't enjoy this book like you'd hoped Ning! I've never read about Highland warriors, so I wouldn't know what to look for xD LOL. I Hope you've been good, haven't seen you around the blogosphere lately. o.O ^_^ LOL
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