Review: Grudgingly slow beginning
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2014
I read several reviews and from what they say something cool and exciting does eventually happen. I'm still stuck in the first 11 chapters. It's SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BORING. Nothing is happening except the main characters studying books in a library trying to figure out how to send the highlander back in time.They are literally just sitting around for 11 whole chapters with barely any real development. The only focus is on Sam and Evelyn's developing feelings but still it's not so interesting that it makes up for the slow pace. I also don't understand why Piper and Sam couldn't get any sleep. Was the Highlander running through the halls of the manor screaming the first week he showed up?? I didn't get it. They barely talk about the highlander. He pretty much locked himself in a tower till he can be sent back to his time. The writing is good and there is a lot of descriptive detail on their surroundings but no real plot hooks or excitement going on. I'm going to try to push through because of the 5 star reviews but I'm starting to have my doubts. I wish the author chose to write from Piper's perspective as appose to Evelyn's. Since Piper is the one that owns the manor and has a developing romance with the highlander. She also seems to be the main focus throughout the rest of the series. The perspective just seemed weird to me that the reader is seeing it from someone who doesn't seem to have anything to do with anything. Evelyn and Sam are basically just 2 random people who were roped into helping Piper make sense of why she has a highlander from the 1700's in her house. So as the reader we have no clue what is happening since the main perspective has no clue either. Overall It's not a terrible book but it's definitely not what I thought from the reviews.