Review: A Soaring Wrap-up For This Series, Loved It!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 11, 2014
Note: While I am reviewing this final book of the Highland Destiny series it would be impossible not to be reviewing the whole series in some respects.While I loved this final book, as I have loved the overall plot, it was a stressful reading experience for me which probably has a lot to do with the talent of the author.  She puts the heroes/heroines in very bad places at times. Well laid plans don’t go as planned, she takes you down dark roads which look to destroy one of the characters, while holding back revealing information, and drove me crazy (not a total bad thing).  The most engrossing part of this novel was the ability of the author to pull you into her red herring deviations and make you believe something that was not happening in reality. It was a novel approach, which is why I said this was stressful reading. It was like those horror movies where you want to scream “Don’t go in there!” Well done, indeed.The other books were a mix of romance and urban fantasy, but this final book was more magical thriller with a touch of romance.  It kept me on edge for the last half of the book or so. I went to bed wondering “what’s next?” and woke up with a desire to get back to the story.I won’t go through the whole cast of characters since every character since book 1 is here. However, a goodly part of the novel was taken up by Liam and Andi who were married …… sorta (can’t explain that here).The other thing I have enjoyed about this series is the writing improved with each book.  I thought the first novel was much more sexually pervasive than fit the story (possibly influenced by the author’s other non-paranormal writings). However, the mix improved with each book, and by book 3 was more in line with the story, as I found this book to be. However, it is still not a G Rated fairy tale.If I had any problem with this novel it was that the first half of the novel was filled with verbiage that caused me to scan parts of the verbose writing without losing any of the story.  This problem disappeared around the 50% mark.  It could be my own reading habits so bear that in mind.The ending, while conclusive for the plotline of these 4 books leaves you with a bit of a hook (far from a cliffhanger) towards future novels. So while this is the final book of this excursion, it will not be the final book using some (if not all) of these same characters.4 Stars only because of the verbiage in the first half. I loved the wrap-up.Reviewed by:  Douglas C. MeeksMember of the Paranormal Romance Review Team