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torilovesheas's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is not JL’s best book but damn if it isn’t one of my favorites. For a romance written in ‘83, Sheena and Jamie’s story is fairly light compared to other books written around this time by other authors. The signature push/pull that Lindsey is so famous for is front and center, going all the way to the very end because she lives for the dramatics. And Sheena is a signature Lindsey FMC, outspoken and stubborn. But I do think she’s more likable than a lot of other JL leading ladies. She just wants her family to be safe from the clan feud and is only going off of information from her family when it comes to how big and bad Jamie MacKinnion is. I mean…he’s really not lol in the grand scheme of things, he’s a very mellow Lindsey hero. A strong warrior and protective of his clan, he may threaten violence to Sheena a few times but always sputters to reassure her that he’s just being an ass.
There’s not a terrible amount of plot and the only bodice ripping we have is from an attempted assault by Black Gawain, resident turd extraordinaire of Castle Kinnion. It’s mostly just an ongoing mystery to solve involving who’s really responsible for the breaking of peace between Jamie and Sheena’s respective clans. with the MCs in close proximity and Jamie trying to convince Sheena to marry him. But it’s such a fun romp that I don’t even care that there’s better Lindsey’s out there.
A 5/5 re-read for ScottyRoNovember!
There’s not a terrible amount of plot and the only bodice ripping we have is from an attempted assault by Black Gawain, resident turd extraordinaire of Castle Kinnion. It’s mostly just an ongoing mystery to solve involving who’s really responsible for the breaking of peace between Jamie and Sheena’s respective clans. with the MCs in close proximity and Jamie trying to convince Sheena to marry him. But it’s such a fun romp that I don’t even care that there’s better Lindsey’s out there.
A 5/5 re-read for ScottyRoNovember!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Violence
Minor: Death of parent, Animal death, Blood, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Suicide, Sexism, Death, and Alcohol
blake1999's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
The book is pretty boring and a bit lackluster. There is also a scene where the male lead rapes the sleeping female lead.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Murder
ishouldbereading's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- 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
This book was so bad on so many levels but somehow i couldn't put it down. Characters had zero chemistry whatsoever, both were too proud and stubborn. Miscommunication trope was overused and unnecessary and personally I would have preferred her ending up with Colen who seemed to care about her more . Anyway I wouldn't recommend this book much and I regret reading it, there was way too much inapproppriate content.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Stalking, and Suicide
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