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Beware a Scot's Revenge by Sabrina Jeffries

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smuttymcbookface's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced

2.5

This was my first Sabrina Jeffries and it has not encouraged me to read more. This almost felt like a caricature of Scottish romances. There were so many things that were not to my taste:
  • Venetia, who was held at gunpoint and bound in ropes, described Lachlan as "a perfect gentleman." This was such crazy delusion
  • Lachlan was awful. Constant pushing of boundaries,
    taking her virginity when she wasn't sure of it, tricking her into marriage, then denying her in front of her whole clan for no valid reason at all
    . I can deal with bodice rippers, but he was a massive child
  • The interpretation of Scottish men and a Scottish accent was not great. Within the same sentence, you'd see "you" and "ye." The phrase "Mo chreach" was used ad infinitum, perhaps because it was the only real phrase they knew?
  • All the women in this were characterised quite silly, even when they were supposedly very clever. Ridiculously frustrating.
  • Backfilling with the "I've always loved you" plot was just... 🙄
  • I found myself bored for a lot of this. I really should have just DNF'd but I've heard Sabrina Jeffries recommended enough that I felt I should give it a real shot.
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ember_eyes_are_for_tigers's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.5

Lady Venetia (which I dubbed Lady Veneto, after the Italian region) was frustrating and annoying, seemingly lacking any sort of foundation for her personality and character. And, her love interest, is even worse.
However, in a story where the premise is that the main character gets kidnapped
and eventually falls in love with her kidnapper, what I have expected? And, I believe for that matter, it’s entirely my fault for expecting a more intriguing plot with characters that made sense in their situations.

The hero is incredibly frustrating and often times infuriating, all the while being a misogynist (although, I guess it’s historically accurate. But, does it matter to be historically accurate when that’s not the main interest of the readers? Should one purposefully perpetuate and uphold the patriarchy even in a work of fiction? I don’t know.).
Anyway, I would recommend this book to anyone whose searching for a quick and spicy read.
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