Take a photo of a barcode or cover
loverofromance 's review for:
The Laird Takes a Bride
by Lisa Berne
This review was originally posted on Addicted To Romance
The Laird Takes A Bride is the second book in the Penhallow Dynasty and this is where we have Alasdair's book so I was pretty eager for this one, because I adored his character in the first book "You May Kiss The Bride".
In The Laird Takes A Bride we have a story that begins with our heroine. Fiona has witnessed multiple marriages of her family members and clansmen and women, but has never found a marriage of her own. She has had to watch a man she once loved be her sister's husband. Fiona is well learned and independent and strong willed. She is really the glue that keeps her family's home together. But when her father hears of a group of women being gathered to win the hand of Alasdair Penhallow, he forces her to go along with it. From the start Aladair and Fiona are at odds with each other. Fiona really has no desire to win over Alasdair's affections especially when there are many women that want him more than she does. Then fate deals its hand, and Fiona finds herself married to Alasdair.
In The Laird Takes A Bride we have a story that I liked but I won't say that I loved it, in fact there were times I really struggled with this one. The story line was solid and as individuals I become endeared to these characters. Both Alasdair and Fiona were fantastic characters that you want to cheer for. But I have one complaint that really could make the story drag in the first half. The Angst in this book was not my cup of tea. Now many who know my taste in romance, understand I love some good angst in romance. However in this book it felt a bit off and not quite what I was expecting. It disrupted the flow of the story at times and I really had a hard time getting into this one. Thankfully, once you reach the middle of the story, then it starts to level off and we really get to the heart of the romance and this is where it really blossomed. If you like the way that Lisa Berne handled the angst in her writing, thanI definitely feel you won't have any problems with this one. But for some reason, I struggled with it. Once we get past the angsty part of the story, then it gets really good and I couldn't put it down.
There were many other elements that had me really enjoying this story. I did like seeing Alasdair and Fiona work through the issues that had been building in the first half of the book. We see them come to terms with it, accept it and just embrace their new life together. And on the plus side we have a side romance involving Alasair's uncle and Fiona's companion and they were so cute together. They added some charm to the story which I found very appealing.
Overall The Laird Takes A Bride is a story that is humor filled, an full on angst romance that brings together two that bridge the gap between love and hate....a romance to capture your attention!!
[foogallery id="43270"]
The Laird Takes A Bride is the second book in the Penhallow Dynasty and this is where we have Alasdair's book so I was pretty eager for this one, because I adored his character in the first book "You May Kiss The Bride".
In The Laird Takes A Bride we have a story that begins with our heroine. Fiona has witnessed multiple marriages of her family members and clansmen and women, but has never found a marriage of her own. She has had to watch a man she once loved be her sister's husband. Fiona is well learned and independent and strong willed. She is really the glue that keeps her family's home together. But when her father hears of a group of women being gathered to win the hand of Alasdair Penhallow, he forces her to go along with it. From the start Aladair and Fiona are at odds with each other. Fiona really has no desire to win over Alasdair's affections especially when there are many women that want him more than she does. Then fate deals its hand, and Fiona finds herself married to Alasdair.
In The Laird Takes A Bride we have a story that I liked but I won't say that I loved it, in fact there were times I really struggled with this one. The story line was solid and as individuals I become endeared to these characters. Both Alasdair and Fiona were fantastic characters that you want to cheer for. But I have one complaint that really could make the story drag in the first half. The Angst in this book was not my cup of tea. Now many who know my taste in romance, understand I love some good angst in romance. However in this book it felt a bit off and not quite what I was expecting. It disrupted the flow of the story at times and I really had a hard time getting into this one. Thankfully, once you reach the middle of the story, then it starts to level off and we really get to the heart of the romance and this is where it really blossomed. If you like the way that Lisa Berne handled the angst in her writing, thanI definitely feel you won't have any problems with this one. But for some reason, I struggled with it. Once we get past the angsty part of the story, then it gets really good and I couldn't put it down.
There were many other elements that had me really enjoying this story. I did like seeing Alasdair and Fiona work through the issues that had been building in the first half of the book. We see them come to terms with it, accept it and just embrace their new life together. And on the plus side we have a side romance involving Alasair's uncle and Fiona's companion and they were so cute together. They added some charm to the story which I found very appealing.
Overall The Laird Takes A Bride is a story that is humor filled, an full on angst romance that brings together two that bridge the gap between love and hate....a romance to capture your attention!!
How do you feel about Angst romance? Do you love or hate it?
What are some of your favorite highlanders to read?
[foogallery id="43270"]