Wednesday, May 27, 2020

#Review: THE HIGHLANDER'S ENGLISH BRIDE by Vanessa Kelly


  4 of 5 stars

This was another enjoyable story from Ms. Kelly although I did think there was a little too much going on with the plot. Graeme Kendrick works unofficially as a spy and is supposed to be very good at his job, however, throughout this book various villains get the jump on him. His number one distraction, Lady Sabrina Bell, keeps invading his thoughts at crucial points in various investigations.

I liked Sabrina. She started out as a typical Regency young woman. She ran her father's household--was organized, and always the dutiful daughter. However, after Graeme rescues her from the Serpentine, her personality seems to be take a 180 degree turn and she could have been a modern heroine. Although her father depends on her, Sabrina has no qualms about leaving him when she accompanies the king on a trip to Scotland. There is plenty of lively banter between Graeme and Sabrina and the Kendrick family, all seemingly at Graeme's expense. The plot moves along at a good pace, but I shaking my head at Graeme's ineptitude as he tries to ferret out clues in a smuggling ring.

All in all, I enjoyed the book, but I do think it could have done without all obstacles thrown in Sabrina' and Graeme's path. These two do nothing but argue throughout the book until they confess their love and get their HEA.

I voluntarily read the advanced reader copy and all opinions are my own.



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