Review: I love Harper Fox but this was not her best
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 04 11, 2014
I love Harper Fox becauso she can set a scene and provide local flavor with the best of them,  and obviously takes her research seriously.This book was great in those terms.  As a romance,  though,  not so much.Mitch spent the entire first half of the book badmouthing Owen in his head and obsessing over his ex (while comparing Owen to him unfavorably).  He even had to imagine Owen was Lewis to climax.  He didn't even care enough about Owen to be courteous,  much less nice.  Owen was dogged and loyal,  but finally realized it was a lost cause and cut him loose.Within a day,  Mitch realizes he is in love.Uh huh.  That did not build a scene for romance for me.  Mitch obviously suffers from "I want whatever I can't have."  The last thing Mitch does before the sudden epiphany is blow off Owen's advice and run into danger he isn't equipped to cope with,  dragging Owen along,  because he doesn't even care enough about him to want to keep him safe.  Then a couple of pages later they are happily ever after?I think Harper missed the boat on this one.  I wish Owen had too.  I would have liked it better if he'd ditched Mitch and ended up with the ferryman.  Mitch was not at all likeable and she didn't provide enough space for his reformation to take hold.I also had some concerns about some of the historical facts,  but they were pretty minor and for the most part I liked the mystical /historical flavor.