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willow_garden_3697's review against another edition
2.0
I wanted to like this book, it had promise, but it was a struggle for me to read; it took forever. Part of it was, the writing was not my style. The description and pacing were not the best….. clunky and choppy at times, there were a few scene-cuts that seemed disjointed and took me out of the story. It was almost as if the author didn’t have a clear idea of what was happening and just threw ideas and cliches together.
There just seemed to be something missing……
I was not convinced of the romance between Ian and Kate; I could believe the lust, but the romantic connection was lost to me.
The characters keep flip-flopping between “I’ve found my soulmate we need to be attached at the hip” and “this person I’m attracted to is a complete stranger and I don’t know or understand them, do they even like me back?” It’s whiplash-inducing.
Kate seemed to have no problem adjusting to the time-shift?? She adapted perfectly to the lack of modern amenities??? The difference in culture??? And apparently the magic that transported her to the past also magically allowed her to understand the local speech but maintain her modern lingo???
Why is it that the only other female we really meet in the past is Crazy Mary’s sister???
I’m sorry for being harsh, I respect the author for putting their work out into the world; but this was painful to read.
There just seemed to be something missing……
I was not convinced of the romance between Ian and Kate; I could believe the lust, but the romantic connection was lost to me.
The characters keep flip-flopping between “I’ve found my soulmate we need to be attached at the hip” and “this person I’m attracted to is a complete stranger and I don’t know or understand them, do they even like me back?” It’s whiplash-inducing.
Kate seemed to have no problem adjusting to the time-shift?? She adapted perfectly to the lack of modern amenities??? The difference in culture??? And apparently the magic that transported her to the past also magically allowed her to understand the local speech but maintain her modern lingo???
Why is it that the only other female we really meet in the past is Crazy Mary’s sister???
I’m sorry for being harsh, I respect the author for putting their work out into the world; but this was painful to read.
jujudml's review against another edition
4.0
I don't remember ever feeling as protective as I did towards Ian. What a gorgeous character.
Also, great story, and I'm loving the series.
Also, great story, and I'm loving the series.
kkaste's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
goldie_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
sofiagc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
It got to a point where all the books are the same in this series. I would love to know the story of everybody in the family but I will not continue because all the characters feel they are unlovable and they always have a "strong" excuse to not stay at the end but always come back for some reason. It's always the same!
Even though I like the author's writing and some of the characters, I don't think that it's worth it to continue.
Even though I like the author's writing and some of the characters, I don't think that it's worth it to continue.
racheldida's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
johnsonracing1k's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
clairereadstoomuch's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
4.42 rating?! Really Goodreads?? This is why I have trust issues.
This book is 2 stars at best only because giving one star feels insulting. And here's why.
The actual premise of the story is good: time travel stumbles into XII th century Scotland and meets a handsome and broken Highlander. She suffers from memory loss but there's something familiar about Ian, the Highlander, and his home. So he hires her as a cook.
The thing is that the whole book was flat. No character development. No passion. No heat between them.
For like 80% of the book it was just the FMC throwing herself a pity party. How she's not good enough, how she's a burden and no one wants her, how it's best that she leaves so she releaves Ian of her weight. Ugh. If only she had talked back, at least once, when random people would throw verbal lashings at her, maybe she wouldn't have come across so annoying and flat.
Even him, tall, brutish but gentle Ian felt flat. He was sold as a slave in Baghdad where he spent the last 11 years of his life. His soul is crushed and he understandably suffers from PTSD.
But the "I am not worthy of her because I'm a monster, she deserves someone better" rhetoric only works so far. Absolutely not so far to be used as the third act break up. Nah-ah.
Then all of a sudden, in the last 5% of the book, she finally finds the ball to be other than self-loathing and pitiful?
And don't even get me started on the writing. Ugh. The sex scenes were cringy af. "Ripe form"? What are you describing a woman's body or a fruit?
Just- did we read the same book?
This book is 2 stars at best only because giving one star feels insulting. And here's why.
The actual premise of the story is good: time travel stumbles into XII th century Scotland and meets a handsome and broken Highlander. She suffers from memory loss but there's something familiar about Ian, the Highlander, and his home. So he hires her as a cook.
The thing is that the whole book was flat. No character development. No passion. No heat between them.
For like 80% of the book it was just the FMC throwing herself a pity party. How she's not good enough, how she's a burden and no one wants her, how it's best that she leaves so she releaves Ian of her weight. Ugh. If only she had talked back, at least once, when random people would throw verbal lashings at her, maybe she wouldn't have come across so annoying and flat.
Even him, tall, brutish but gentle Ian felt flat. He was sold as a slave in Baghdad where he spent the last 11 years of his life. His soul is crushed and he understandably suffers from PTSD.
But the "I am not worthy of her because I'm a monster, she deserves someone better" rhetoric only works so far. Absolutely not so far to be used as the third act break up. Nah-ah.
Then all of a sudden, in the last 5% of the book, she finally finds the ball to be other than self-loathing and pitiful?
And don't even get me started on the writing. Ugh. The sex scenes were cringy af. "Ripe form"? What are you describing a woman's body or a fruit?
Just- did we read the same book?
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