When a Scot Ties the Knot

"First off I should just say that I really enjoyed myself when I read this. There was ALOT of expectations going into this book, and for the most part they met them. I’ll start of with the good bits first:<br/><br/>- I love me some epistolary romance and the basic premise of her making up her brave Scottish Captain Logan Mackenzie, so she doesn’t have to go into her first season in London society<br/>- loved the build up in Maddie and Logan’s slow burn relationship and the banter between them was top notch<br/>- loved the details and basic storyline about how Maddie has a particular talent for illustrations of taxidermed and untaxidermed animals (i.e. Fluffy and Rex, the almost-mating lobsters)<br/>- Maddie’s Aunt Thea and her various concoctions and tonics for every ailment known to man and animal (although I could have used a lot more of her TBH)<br/>- the general dynamics between Logan and his band of soldiers coming home from war<br/>-love a man with a kilt and spectacles on, casually reading a book, what can I say?! A girl can dream right! <br/>- Sex scenes were INCREDIBLE! A++ on that front! Kind of the reason that I am bumping up my rating for this book if I’m being real with myself right now ! <br/><br/>What could have used less of/needed more development for me personally:<br/><br/>- the author brought up this character Lord Varleigh, who you would assume would become a bigger and more important part of the storyline as the book went along, but nope. After the Beetle Ball, he is never really brought up again, which seemed like a missed opportunity IMO<br/>- there wasn’t really any of involvement of Maddie’s family (apart from her Aunt Thea), which I would have liked to see, especially Maddie’s half-brother and sister<br/>- I was more than a little confused about the layout and the general feel of the castle, that it was really hard picturing certain scenes that took place in said castle<br/>- Grant’s whole story arc, even though he was a side character, was lacking and left a lot to be desired at the end<br/>- I was confused at about the 70% mark because I thought I was almost at the end of the book and stuff then happened at the ending that really came out of no where (i.e. Logan’s attack from Grant and his recovery afterwards)<br/><br/>Overall though I really enjoyed myself, I just wish the story had gone in a different direction close to the ending is all. Also just a quick side bar, Logan and his clan’s suggestion about him washing in a loch and Maddie catching him while he was naked would have been an AMAZ-BALLS scene if it had happened is all I’m saying, but alas, things never truly turn out how you want them to be all the time, right?!"

"I loved this so much. The perfect balance of everything I love in a book. Wish I could find more books like this one!"

"Not usually what I reach for when I wanna read a book, but it was recommended to me and it was cute. It was a fun time. The circumstances were wildly improbable but who cares about how likely something is in a highland romance novel? I mean come on!<br/>The characters were fun and funny and there was real heart to the story.<br/>The one thing that put me off, and indeed makes me think that Highland romances in general are still not for me, is how they presented the Scottish men. I get the appeal of these books is that the Scottish man is the uncivilized, rougher alternative to the Regency Gentleman. But I don't like that??? I think this book added more nuance to the situation and it still made me uncomfortable. I don't know, there were just moments and descriptions that would take me out of the book for a second to wonder "do scottish people feel weird about this portrayal of their history and culture?"<br/>Listen I know it's a romance book and it really was a very minor thing but the fetishizing of Scots as savages is not my thing and I will leave the subgenre to the people who actually enjoy it from here on out, I think.<br/>Maybe this is why I never read Outlander"

"Loved!!!!!"

"aww loved this! Such a unique storyline and so swoon worthy"

"Love love love this book!!"

"Great reading with fun characters and sexy scenes."

"Delightful"