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Series: Highland, Georgia, #2
Traits & Tropes: hero is there to help a heroine who is determined to do it all on her own; shy, awkward hero
Publication Date: 02.25.20
Genre/Setting: Contemporary; Highland, Georgia, USA
Rating: 3.5 stars
Iain Connors is rather shy and not great with words, in part due to his unconventional and largely solitary upbringing on the grounds of a Scottish castle. Now that his service in Her Majesty's Army is over, Iain wants to explore his options and decide what to do with his life, even though it is understood by his family and friends that he'll take over his father's position as groundskeeper at Cairndow Castle upon his retirement. But Iain isn't quite ready to settle into that routine so when his friend asks him to go to Georgia, USA, to help plan a Highland festival, Iain accepts, sure it can't be more difficult than leading men in the army.
Energetic dance instructor Anna Maitland is happy to step in and plan the Highland Festival that is a tradition in her hometown. She's used to wrangling children so how hard could it be? She's just not expecting the handsome highlander who shows up to take charge. Even worse, the man is undeniably attractive and Anna is not willing to relinquish control of the planning to him, even if she could use some help, and she certainly isn't planning to explore her attraction to him. After all, he's leaving soon, so there would be no point in exploring any connection that might exist between them.
I liked Anna's character in the previous book and was excited for her story, but her insecurities and fear that everyone will leave her, while understandable, manifested in her being ridiculously judgmental of and unnecessarily hateful and demeaning to Iain. Multiple times when he is being nice to her she's deliberately catty by willfully misinterpreting his words. She may be insecure, but she's popular and familiar enough with men to know the difference, especially after she learns that Iain isn't good with words. I think everyone has the desire to protect themselves from hurt, but much of Anna's behavior and dialogue was just immature and made me dislike her. By the time she started acting like she had some sense, it was a bit late for me to really like her. Iain was charming in his gruff awkwardness, but he also made some questionable decisions that took that awkwardness perhaps too far, although he did make up for it.
As with the previous book, there were some supposed southernisms that didn't ring true for me as a southerner myself, but perhaps things are different in the deeper south. Overall, I enjoyed this story and will continue with this series.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Energetic dance instructor Anna Maitland is happy to step in and plan the Highland Festival that is a tradition in her hometown. She's used to wrangling children so how hard could it be? She's just not expecting the handsome highlander who shows up to take charge. Even worse, the man is undeniably attractive and Anna is not willing to relinquish control of the planning to him, even if she could use some help, and she certainly isn't planning to explore her attraction to him. After all, he's leaving soon, so there would be no point in exploring any connection that might exist between them.
I liked Anna's character in the previous book and was excited for her story, but her insecurities and fear that everyone will leave her, while understandable, manifested in her being ridiculously judgmental of and unnecessarily hateful and demeaning to Iain. Multiple times when he is being nice to her she's deliberately catty by willfully misinterpreting his words. She may be insecure, but she's popular and familiar enough with men to know the difference, especially after she learns that Iain isn't good with words. I think everyone has the desire to protect themselves from hurt, but much of Anna's behavior and dialogue was just immature and made me dislike her. By the time she started acting like she had some sense, it was a bit late for me to really like her. Iain was charming in his gruff awkwardness, but he also made some questionable decisions that took that awkwardness perhaps too far, although he did make up for it.
As with the previous book, there were some supposed southernisms that didn't ring true for me as a southerner myself, but perhaps things are different in the deeper south. Overall, I enjoyed this story and will continue with this series.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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