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Laird of the Mist (Warner Forever) |
Author: Paula Quinn
Published: 2007-12-01 |
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 MUST READ!!!
This book was exciting from beggining to end and I couldn't put it down! Quinn did a great job writting this book,with characters you cant help but fall in love with. Kate is strong,yet vulnerable.She's smart,witty,passionat,and proud. Callum is strong yet he has "demons" that have haunted him for years. He's proud, passionate,loyal to those he cares for,and fiercely protects his family and friends. "to the death" if need be. He's the ultimate alpha male. I loved both characters and really enjoyed following thier romance as it blossomed. I also cant say enough about several of the secondary characters! Too funny! There are Callums four closest friends; Graham the "heartthrob" who's always got a smile and a lass waitin for him. Jamie,the youngest and most "innocent" of the group,who's always picking flowers(lol),but you dont know why untill later on in the book. Brodie,the only one married but still just "one of the guys". Then theres Angus..... who likes to brawl and doesn't need much of a reason to,and he doesn't go anywhere without a pouch of "Gillis's Brew" on hand,and a belch in his gut to prove it(lol). They remind me of a group of buddies from "our time",only in a rougher,highlander kinda way. The humor and the banter that goes on between them is a hoot! Then theres Maggie(margaret),Callum's sister who's just as haunted as he is but instead of anger and violence she deals with it by being a little......off. Her friends are a collection of misfit animals; Bertrid the Cat,Henry the Pig,Matilda the Goose,Sarah the baby Lamb,and Ahern, Callums old Warhorse. This book has everything in it but a scorned mistress. It's an all around great book to read and I would love for there to be more books on the other characters.I highly recommend reading
'Laird Of The Mist'.
Excellent Read!
This was my first Paula Quinn novel and impressed would be an understatement. I probably should have reviewed this right after I read it but as it is, this will be short and sweet.
Kate Campbell is not only beautiful but can handle a sword better than some men. Though her guardian was Duncan Campbell Earl of Argyll, she lived at her late fathers holding being raised by a handful of his loyal soldiers. Her "dear" uncle had always promised Kate and her brother a home on his land but that day did not come for Kate until she was much older (Robert was away on duty with the Earl). She'd noticed how he gazed upon her with lustful eyes. Luckily for Kate, she never left her holding with the man but she did leave with a MAN.
Callum MacGregor is a honorable and full of revenge against the man who destroyed his family, Duncan Campbell. He comes upon a raid of the Campbell's with one intention: find Duncan! Though they are sworn enemies, he does not want their demise to come from anyone but him. Then his men discover what appears to be a lass fighting for her life. Callum and his men assist The Campbells and their prize is Kate Campbell. What better way to lure the Earl out? What he didn't count on was a beautiful, spirited lass who just might have the key to unlock his heart.
But to release his heart would betray not only his kinsmen but his honor.
Callum's story is so sad. I do believe I cried a few times just reading the sorrows that he and his sister Maggie went through. You come to understand his need for revenge. On a positive note, he is a dark handsome hero who will make your heart melt. Secondary characters make this even more alluring. Graham Grant (Callum's right hand man), Maggie (Callum's sister) Angus, Jamie, Brodie (Callum's other soldiers) and Robert (Kate's brother) all make excellent secondary characters! Angus and Brodie's constant bickering will make you laugh out loud.
Paula Quinn's knack for detail made me feel like I was in the Highlands with Callum, Kate & gang. Excellent character development and plot will pull the reader in and before long you'll be done in one night looking for the sequel, A Highlander Never Surrenders which is about the sexy Graham Grant. Highly recommended and one of my favorites.
 B O R I N G
I bought this book based on the 5-star reviews. Unfortunately, it was much less than I expected. I found it very very slow moving and BORING. I was tempted to leave it many times and only by sheer will did I manage to finish it.
I really can't say that the writing style was bad or the characters unlikable. But the story moved with a very slow pace, Kate Campell not really 3-dimensional but the typical beauty with a heart of gold, brains and strength abudant (but the background covering almost minimal), Calum strong but unrealistic - broke his chains by sheer force? After so many years in dungeon he should be skinny and weak. How did he grow so tall and muscular when he was underfed? Even these things I could have accepted if there was real passion, angst and tension between them. Instead, they fell in love at first sight, but they tried to stay apart because their families were enemies (Kate overcame that rather quickly though).
It was not a bad read, just not particularly engrossing (I do admit that highlands' romances are not my fave, although I've read 2 or 3 I've really liked). It seemed very formulaic and flat to keep my attention, and after having just finished Anne Stuart's Black Ice which I couldn't put down, this one felt very short in comparison.
Loved it!
What a fantastic story. I was captivated from the first page to the last. Great chemistry between the main characters. A very sensual love/romatic story. Kudos to Ms. Quinn. I can't wait to read your next!
 so not good
My recommendation if you are interested in purchasing this book is to read the first few chapters in a book store and then decide whether you still want to buy it. If you like well written believable romance novels that feature fully developed characters and situations then this is definitely not the book for you. This is one of the most absurd stories I've read in quite a while. Let's start with the first couple of chapters. Our heroine actually fights in a vicous battle weilding either a sword or an axe against seasoned warriors and is able to hold them off for a quarter of an hour without even a scratch or breaking a sweat. Either she's one tough amazonian woman or the men she fought were total wimps, but by the time our hero charges in to rescue her he is struck by her beautiful visage and glorious hair and is instantly smitten. When the carnage is over, there are fifty bodies strewn about but just a few hours later our feisty spitfire of a heroine forgets all about this while verbally sparring with the hero. But let's go back to the bit when she is shot in the shoulder with an arrow and instead of being violently thrown from her horse she just simply swoons gracefully into the hero's arms. And absurdity after absurdity continue with this novel. The hero was imprisoned as a child in a dungeon and yet manages to escape years later and also kills all the guards. How is that possible? People imprisoned in dungeons for years would have been suffering from serious ill health and feats of strength would have been impossible. I know this is fiction but seriously you have to suspend a lot of disberlief to take this silly book at face value. Also it's supposed to takes place during seventeenth century Scotland but honestly you'd never know it as there is never a sense of history or place. The charcaters are nothing more than caricatures and never feel like real people. Oh and the romance itself which is why we are all here after all is tepid and boring. If you still want to read this book then check it out from the library and don't waste your money like I did.
I would give this book a grade of D, but honestly it's almost an F. It's that bad:(
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