So I want to say first that I was a HUGE Lynsay Sands fan. I gobbled up her older highlander books like potato chips. I adored her lighthearted, even a tad silly, characters. However, I think she has decided that stupid is synonymous with silly.
I won’t go into the plot details because you can read those in the publisher’s summary. I liked the Dwyn isn’t your typical heroine. Her imperfection and positive outlook is endearing. Geordie is likable enough, as well. However, there are several odd, far fetched scenes that made me shake my head. For example, after they sleep together, Geordie ends up being completely naked with what is described as her virginal blood all over his penis, standing in the hallway with Dwyn, his brother and HER FATHER. I mean, come on. Who is going to believe that a man would do that? And how much blood was there that everyone in the hallway could see it and then comment on it!
There are lots of inconsistencies, as well. He carries her everywhere because she gets glass embedded in her feet for days and she then wonders if he will ever come to care for her. He carries you everywhere, Dwyn, and you wonder if he will learn to care for you? What? It was as though Lynsay Sands couldn’t find a reason to cause tension so she just threw a couple sentences in there stating tension without any sort of evidence to show the reader this. It is lazy. In fact, that’s a great way to describe this book. Lazy.
And finally, I don’t know who edited it but she legit used the word “grimace” probably about 40 times. It was so annoying and distracting. Again, lazy. Lazy writing, lazy editing.
The narrator did a good job! Joel Froomkin adds more substance to the story with inflections and voices than the book really deserves.
I am hoping to return this and get my credit back because it just wasn’t worth it. And I think I’m going to turn in my membership to the Lysnay Sands’ Fan Club.