Review: I wanted more from Thoran, but I was intrigued the entire time...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 14, 2012
I bought the first four as a bundle, so I am going to review them individually before I do the entire bundle.  Keep in mind these are novellas so the story doesn't quite get the chance to develop to its fullest.  This is my first book in this series, but I get the impression that these books are setting the stage for the rest of the books (but I could be wrong).Jolie is studying.  She got a scholarship to study in Scotland and she plans to make good on that scholarship.  She hears a voice, disturbingly, right by her ear.  But she sees no one.  When she hears the voice again, she looks up and finds what appears to be a Scottish highlander sitting across from her.  The highlander's name is Thoran and he has been looking for Jolie for centuries.  He is not about to let her brush him off, which is what she attempts to do repeatedly.  He needs to convince her to go with him and keep her safe from the hunter's at the same time.There wasn't quite enough detail for me.  It alternated POV between Jolie and Thoran.  When we were with Jolie, we got quite a bit of understanding about how she felt about herself, Thoran and the situation.  However, when we were with Thoran we didn't quite get the depth of emotion from him that would make the extent of need for Jolie believable.There wasn't quite a climax in this book.  It almost got there, but then just kind of tapered off before anything really happened.  And Jolie seemed to be refusing the entire time, and then suddenly changes her mind.  It was an awkward ending.