Review: Captivating
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 30, 2011
Miriam Minger is a superb writer whose books reflect her intelligence, humor, and wit. She has an imagination which knows no bounds. Her men are charming, sexy, and controlling, but also conscientious and honorable. The women are intelligent, beautiful, and proud, as well as feisty and willful. The relationships are explosive and exciting(oooh boy), but still somehow realistic(at least in my mind;)). The antagonists are so loathsome and destructive that you never know if love can possibly survive, which keeps me up way past my bedtime! Miriam has a real gift for describing the many geographical settings in her books and her knowledge of language and culture is quite impressive. I am always captivated from cover to cover.Maddie is such a great example of a brave and empowered woman! Garrett is so compassionate and endearing, he could turn any woman's loyalty in his favor. I really loved how all-encompassing this book is. I was fascinated by the heartwrenching details regarding Culloden, the resultant strife, and the havoc it wreaked on all. This book was so much more than a airy romance you read over an afternoon and forget. A+++++