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A review by chelseaj91
Forbidden Highlander by Donna Grant
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
So this was okay, but I didn't really like it as much as I liked the last one.
I liked getting a little more on plans and how they handle their Warrior's. The addition of the Scroll is intriguing (and the revelation of certain relation's names was also half a surprise but not although I do wonder how that's going to effect things going forward).
There honestly wasn't enough time spent on Fallon and Larena's relationship, IMO. I mean, on Fallon's side, he saw her once, thought about her for awhile and fell in love. Larena took a minute because she kept running away, but their relationship was very insta-lovey and there just wasn't enough time spent on developing it. They went from "I think I like you" to "I love you" to the third act breakup to being married in about 15 seconds. The conflict between them was also so stupid. Like, Fallon pointed out that Larena was being an idiot and she ran away and they both had some very stupid "woe is me I love him/her" moments. Like, just...I could see partially where the conflict was going to be and the fact that it was also glazed over was just annoying. Especially with how little time was spent developing their relationship.
Broc was an interesting character and I do want to know more about him. He clearly doesn't want Dierdre to win and part of me wonders how much he's been helping keep people away.
I know Dierdre's the big bad and the author has definitely set her up to fail but am I the only one that had a problem with the scene between she and Quinn when he's unconscious in her bedroom?Is no one going to talk about the fact that that basically amounts to rape? Disregarding the fact that he was freaking unconscious, but she'd acknowledged he'd refused her previously so...that scene and her continued "you'll join me" just felt wrong to me.
I liked getting a little more on plans and how they handle their Warrior's. The addition of the Scroll is intriguing (and the revelation of certain relation's names was also half a surprise but not although I do wonder how that's going to effect things going forward).
There honestly wasn't enough time spent on Fallon and Larena's relationship, IMO. I mean, on Fallon's side, he saw her once, thought about her for awhile and fell in love. Larena took a minute because she kept running away, but their relationship was very insta-lovey and there just wasn't enough time spent on developing it. They went from "I think I like you" to "I love you" to the third act breakup to being married in about 15 seconds. The conflict between them was also so stupid. Like, Fallon pointed out that Larena was being an idiot and she ran away and they both had some very stupid "woe is me I love him/her" moments. Like, just...I could see partially where the conflict was going to be and the fact that it was also glazed over was just annoying. Especially with how little time was spent developing their relationship.
Broc was an interesting character and I do want to know more about him. He clearly doesn't want Dierdre to win and part of me wonders how much he's been helping keep people away.
I know Dierdre's the big bad and the author has definitely set her up to fail but am I the only one that had a problem with the scene between she and Quinn when he's unconscious in her bedroom?