Review: Sweet
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2014
A historical romance novel with highlanders is sure not to be missed. My attention was caught with the premise of the book and the gorgeous cover. I was hesitant at first to read it because it was the second in the series, but was glad to see that it could be a stand-alone book. This was my first Samantha Holt book and it was a delightful read.I very much enjoyed the story between Catriona and Finn. Catriona had to take her dead sister's identity and pretend to marry her sister's betrothed. After being rescued from a siege, Catriona began to fall in love with her savior Finn. The whole time I was wondering how Catriona's true identity was going to be revealed and I simply could not wait for Catriona and Finn to kiss. When her sister's betrothed arrived, my heart thudded with the excitement on how everything would unravel. How would the engagement be broken so the two love birds would marry?The relationship between the two main characters was sweet. Finn was the savior while Catriona was the damsel in distress. They were immediately attracted to each other and while they spent some time together, they came to fall in love. The fact that it wasn't instant love, even though it was just a few days they spent together, won many points for me. Also, the love scenes between them were very tender. These scenes weren't as graphic as many other novels, but there was enough that would make a light-hearted person swoon.Though I did enjoy this book, the thing that did not work for me was the magical part. I knew that there were fairies in this book but it did not work for me. The fairies' task was to get the two main characters to meet and fall in love. This sounded cute, but it felt out of place. The transitions between the main storyline to that of the fairies' did not go smoothly. I kept wondering why these scenes with the fairies were there. I simply wanted to get back to the main plot.Overall, this was an enjoyable book. This was great to read after a long hard day of work. Even though I was not completely taken with the idea of the fairies, I was completely taken by Catriona and Finn's relationship and the plot was entertaining.