Series: Sons of Scotland, #2
Traits & Tropes: arranged marriage; enemies to lovers; illegitimate hero
Publication Date: 03.03.20
Genre/Setting: Historical; Scotland
Rating: 3 stars
Lachlan Blair is poised
to become his clan's next chief until the truth of his illegitimacy
comes to light and his grandfather disowns him. His people send him
away, forcing him to marry a woman from their neighboring enemy clan.
Despite himself, Lachlan is attracted to his new wife, but that won't
stop his determination to gain restitution and return to his rightful
place in his own clan.
Finley Carson has heard much about the brave warrior Lachlan Blair, but she never expected to find herself married to him, or anyone else for that matter. Luckily she and Lachlan both agree to keep their distance and go without making their union official so they can have hope of escaping their forced marriage. But as they work together to determine the truth of Lachlan's lineage and the tragedy that befell both their clans 30 years previously, their delicate bond of friendship begins to deepen into something more. When Lachlan's past catches up to them, they and their fledgling love may not survive.
I have some mixed feelings about this one. The romance took a definite backseat here and in many places the action failed to really pick up the slack and my attention waned. This really didn't pick up until about 60% after which I was pretty invested, but the storyline was still rather convuluted and the villain's motives still don't make much sense to me (though this will likely be revealed more in a later book). I didn't care much for Finley at all just because of her attitude and while I definitely think Lachlan deserved much more vindication than he got, even in the end, I never cared all that much for him either. That said, I did appreciate the brief introduction of the theme of what makes a place home, but I think this couldn't been explored more to add more depth to the relationship between Lachlan and Finley. Speaking of which, I never really felt the spark or believed the love between these two and that lack of connection left me puzzled and rather dissatisfied with this book and its ending as a whole, though I must say I did like it much more than its predecessor. Due to the ongoing mystery of Thomas Annesley and his many illegitimate children, I will likely still continue this series.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Finley Carson has heard much about the brave warrior Lachlan Blair, but she never expected to find herself married to him, or anyone else for that matter. Luckily she and Lachlan both agree to keep their distance and go without making their union official so they can have hope of escaping their forced marriage. But as they work together to determine the truth of Lachlan's lineage and the tragedy that befell both their clans 30 years previously, their delicate bond of friendship begins to deepen into something more. When Lachlan's past catches up to them, they and their fledgling love may not survive.
I have some mixed feelings about this one. The romance took a definite backseat here and in many places the action failed to really pick up the slack and my attention waned. This really didn't pick up until about 60% after which I was pretty invested, but the storyline was still rather convuluted and the villain's motives still don't make much sense to me (though this will likely be revealed more in a later book). I didn't care much for Finley at all just because of her attitude and while I definitely think Lachlan deserved much more vindication than he got, even in the end, I never cared all that much for him either. That said, I did appreciate the brief introduction of the theme of what makes a place home, but I think this couldn't been explored more to add more depth to the relationship between Lachlan and Finley. Speaking of which, I never really felt the spark or believed the love between these two and that lack of connection left me puzzled and rather dissatisfied with this book and its ending as a whole, though I must say I did like it much more than its predecessor. Due to the ongoing mystery of Thomas Annesley and his many illegitimate children, I will likely still continue this series.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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