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Beyond the Highland Mist (Highlander, Book 1)
written by Karen Marie Moning
Studio : Dell
by Dell
Release Date : 1999-03-09
Publisher : Dell
Released : 1999-03-09
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780440234807
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 143 reviews)
List Price : $6.99
Our Price : $3.33
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Product Description |
He would sell his warrior soul to possess her. . . .
An alluring laird...
He was known throughout the kingdom as Hawk, legendary predator of the battlefield and the boudoir. No woman could refuse his touch, but no woman ever stirred his heart—until a vengeful fairy tumbled Adrienne de Simone out of modern-day Seattle and into medieval Scotland. Captive in a century not her own, entirely too bold, too outspoken, she was an irresistible challenge to the sixteenth-century rogue. Coerced into a marriage with Hawk, Adrienne vowed to keep him at arm's length—but his sweet seduction played havoc with her resolve.
A prisoner in time...
She had a perfect "no" on her perfect lips for the notorious laird, but Hawk swore she would whisper his name with desire, begging for the passion he longed to ignite within her. Not even the barriers of time and space would keep him from winning her love. Despite her uncertainty about following the promptings of her own passionate heart, Adrienne's reservations were no match for Hawk's determination to keep her by his side. . . . |
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Good, but... |
I just wasn't thrilled about this book. After seeing the Moning Mania around the web I thought this was going to be great. The whole "I hate beautiful men." plot was way to unbelievable. Based on one bad experience Adrienne had made up her mind to hate all handsome men. Really? How silly.
What was the point of the time travel? Adrienne just took it in stride much too easily without questioning what happened for more than a few paragraphs. If you're going to do a time travel then show the conflicts that arise from it. The story would have been much better off if she had just been a synical woman from that time.
I actually really liked the conflict between Adrienne and Hawk for the first 1/3 of the novel. She was strong and funny and didn't put up with anything. After the first 1/3 of the novel it just seemed cruel and unnecessary. She even knew that she was being horrible and kept on with her behaviour. It just seemed childish and I started to wish for someone better for Hawk.
Most of the dialogue was just too modern. I like a good Scottish burr and this was definitely lacking it. The language just kept taking me back to the current century. There was some witty banter between the two but it was pretty sparce.
The whole faery thing seemed so cartoonish. Like a bad comedy. Snap your fingers and she's back in the 21st centure. Snap again and she's naked in Hawk's arms. Lame. I like a good fantasy but this was just too contrived.
From the reviews I've read this is not her best work so I'll try again with Grimm's story. |
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Not A Lot of Good Things Happened to Hawk.... |
It's interesting how one author can depict King James IV as a ruthless cad, and another can portray him as honorable to a fault. In this book, Ms. Moning shows the king to be spoiled and vindictive, almost evil. In a book by Patricia Potter called Beloved Stranger, which is fabulous, by the way, James IV is a great man who loves his wife and is loved and respected by all of the Scots.
Adrienne started out with a fairly good sense of humor, but lost it quickly. And we've all read stories where the hero & heroine kiss and the reader thinks that FINALLY it will lead to more, then the scene abruptly ends - well, it happens here a lot.
Hawk was the perfect hero, very loyal to his family and his people, perfect in looks and personality, and was extremely intelligent, and so it was unfortunate that he suffered so much for so long. He really didn't have a happy adult life and it didn't exactly improve with the arrival of Adrienne. She treated Hawk abominably. It was hard to like her.
The overall story was interesting, though. I adored Grimm, but Adam Black was thoroughly unlikable here. |
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This is an awesome story, Karen is a fantastic author and does a wonderful job with this story. She makes the story come to life. I absolutely love all of her books. Each book could stand alone, but they are all a lovely foundation for each other as well. |
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I love her poetic writing... |
I really loved this book overall. I did love the poetic prose she uses! What I didn't love was that Adreinne said Adam's name one too many times and hurt him deeply. I hated that he kept getting so greivously hurt! She's such a great writer I could just 'feel' the Hawk's pain, and wanted it to end, so the book went on a little too long for me. One reviewer had it right-on, when you saw how Hawk really is, you wanted him for yourself!
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time travel |
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my bestfriend got me hook on the highlander time travel series ,i never enjoy a book so much in years. |
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