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A review by jacqueline1989
Taming the Scotsman by Kinley MacGregor
5.0
Wow!
Indeed, another triumph! I loved this book for many reasons- one of which was the basic fact that while on the surface, the plot and story of Nora and Ewan looks to be excessively simplistic. So not the case. While the starting-plot seems such, what with Nora wanting to escape a forced marriage and runs to Ewan in hopes of him guiding her to England, the plot changes up at least twice before the climax of the book. While it seems like a fall-in-love-while-traveling story, that's not the case.
Ewan's character is fascinating in itself for his guilt and own inner turmoil makes him a volatile but interesting character. Nora's independence and strength of will, plus her determination, make her very interesting.
My final favorite aspect to the book lies in the subplot about Kieran's character. At the last chapter, his plaid is sent to the Macalister clan. While he is supposed to be dead, there in lies a possibility of his faked suicide. This is highly fascinating to me for while it looks like Taming the Scotsman is officially the last Macalister novel, the series pseudo-picks up with the Brotherhood of the Sword series. Such questions are supposed to be continued and answered later.
Absolutely a GREAT story!
Indeed, another triumph! I loved this book for many reasons- one of which was the basic fact that while on the surface, the plot and story of Nora and Ewan looks to be excessively simplistic. So not the case. While the starting-plot seems such, what with Nora wanting to escape a forced marriage and runs to Ewan in hopes of him guiding her to England, the plot changes up at least twice before the climax of the book. While it seems like a fall-in-love-while-traveling story, that's not the case.
Ewan's character is fascinating in itself for his guilt and own inner turmoil makes him a volatile but interesting character. Nora's independence and strength of will, plus her determination, make her very interesting.
My final favorite aspect to the book lies in the subplot about Kieran's character. At the last chapter, his plaid is sent to the Macalister clan. While he is supposed to be dead, there in lies a possibility of his faked suicide. This is highly fascinating to me for while it looks like Taming the Scotsman is officially the last Macalister novel, the series pseudo-picks up with the Brotherhood of the Sword series. Such questions are supposed to be continued and answered later.
Absolutely a GREAT story!