Review: An Annoying Read on many levels
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 05 22, 2011
I almost stopped reading this atleast three times - I kept hoping it would get better, but it just didn't. I liked the premise of the plot, it seeemd like a good story, but there were too many factors that I found annoying that detracted from the story line:- poor editing - this can really make or break a novel, and it definately was notable here.- He spends most of the novel trying to resist falling in love and she spends the first half trying to get away from him, and the reasons for both of these just seemed poor. He lucked out and got a pretty wife when he was expecting a troll, be happy! His reasons for not wanting to fall in love were poorly defined and seemed "lame". Rarely are men ashamed of their past encounters, esp. in that time. She was living in a hovel  and being beaten prior to marrying a nobel - now she lives in a castle and is a lady! Sure she was duped into the marriage, but she's still better off than she was and has no where to go any way. Whats the problem?- Once she ends up in scotland, she turns into this complete kluts (which she didn't seem to be prior) and suddenly she can't even stand up straight with out falling into the man or pulling him down on top of her. It's ridiculous. Like reading a key stone cops scene. There has to be a better way for the two characters to have contact than wacky slap stick. Truly, that's just poor writing.- The animosity of his brothers towards him makes no sense. The clan may like him, but he's so far from being heir and has no designs to - it's just cruelity for no reason other than, "because you exist". Dumb.- I love scottish romances, but this did not really have the true feel of one. There was some dialouge and kilts about, but that didn't give you the real sense of it.Overall, I'm giving 2 stars because I really did like the premise of both this book and the next one, but the rest just detracted too much to enjoy it. I admire any author who tries self publishing and hope this author continues with her ideas and further develops her plots and writing skills.