Review: What a strange but entertaining book - 3.5 stars
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 15, 2013
This story is written in a very quaint but intriguing style and I'm not really sure how to describe it. I suspect the author was trying to be authentic to the time period, which I appreciate. The book was clean, which I also appreciate. At times I found it a little 'twee' and a little too cute. I had some issues with the storyline which cost the book a star.***Spoilers***The H inherits a fortune and a castle in Scotland from a distant relative. He goes to Scotland to claim the lairdship and meets the h along the way. The h is the daughter of a nobleman who is trying to sell off his daughter to pay his gambling debts. The proposed husband is a lecher and the h wants nothing to do with him so she attempts to find work as a chef. The H meets her at an inn where she is working and rescues her from the awful wife of the owner. Along the way he discovers her heritage and pretty shortly afterwards he marries her. It's not a terribly romantic tale but it is sweet. The part I had a problem with is that 2 con artists arrive to try and cheat their way into taking the castle and the fortune. I didn't find it at all credible. What saved it from disaster is that the author made the H very cunning in his dealings with the villains.