Review: Not bad for a quick read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 30, 2014
Review Courtesy All Things Urban FantasyI’ll fully admit to being in a sucker-for-a-kilt stage in my reading tastes, which is why I decided to read this one just on the cover alone. Apart from issues with occasional sketchy choices with accent-writing for their Scottish burr, I was mostly satisfied on that front.The rest of LOVE POTIONS was a little more jumbled. I’m not one to discount a good dose of kilt-lifter erotica, but there were times when it just felt like too much focus on sex for the wrong reasons. And by wrong reasons I mean insta-lust to hook the reader. I understand that shortcuts have to be taken in a shorter book, but the heroine drenching her jeans after hearing the man say hello and then nearly giving him head in the forest right after they talk for the first time because “a spell went wrong” didn’t sit well with me.I think that’s what kept me from loving LOVE POTIONS and why it took me so long to read it. For all the fun I had with the MacGregors, and they are a fun, pranking bunch, they seem to get magic wrong quite a lot for immortal warlocks, and always for plot reasons. Then there’s Erik’s shape-shifting ability – used twice for plot and then never mentioned again. I did like Lydia, though. She’s a strong character and not about to be pushed around by the stubborn Scot, or his family.Overall, LOVE POTIONS is a good mix of erotica, magic, and all things kilt. I might delve back into the world if Charlotte’s story is told, because I like her and I wouldn’t mind another trip down this rabbit hole.