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Scent of the Soul
In twelfth century Scotland, it took a half-Gael with a Viking name to restore the clans to their rightful lands. Once an exile, Somerled the Mighty now dominates the west. He’s making alliances, expanding his territory, and proposing marriage to the Manx princess.
It’s a bad time to fall for Breagha, a torc-wearing slave with a supernatural sense of smell.
Somerled resists the intense attraction to a woman who offers no political gain, and he won’t have a mistress making demands on him while he’s negotiating a marriage his people need. Besides, Breagha belongs to a rival king, one whose fresh alliance Somerled can’t afford to lose.
It’s when Breagha vanishes that Somerled realizes just how much he needs her. He abandons his marriage plans to search for her, unprepared for the evil lurking in the shadowy recesses of Ireland—a lustful demon who will stop at nothing to keep Breagha for himself.
It’s a bad time to fall for Breagha, a torc-wearing slave with a supernatural sense of smell.
Somerled resists the intense attraction to a woman who offers no political gain, and he won’t have a mistress making demands on him while he’s negotiating a marriage his people need. Besides, Breagha belongs to a rival king, one whose fresh alliance Somerled can’t afford to lose.
It’s when Breagha vanishes that Somerled realizes just how much he needs her. He abandons his marriage plans to search for her, unprepared for the evil lurking in the shadowy recesses of Ireland—a lustful demon who will stop at nothing to keep Breagha for himself.
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First published February 11, 2015
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March 23, 2015
A brisk read offering history, plenty of adventure with enough suspense to enthrall the reader, a sweet romance plucking at your heart strings.
The two main characters are intriguing, Breagha with her olfactory gift along with her faithful canines stir interest from the start. Somerled, all warrior but a softness surrounds his heart. Their draw to each other is unmistakable, you cross your fingers and hope for the best for the twosome soul mates. Loads of action surrounds these two, never dull with activity abundant.
Doherty captures the surroundings, historical points, as well as cleverly inserting paranormal interest along with tangled romance blending into a page turner.
Quick read piquing your curiosity as to the final outcome of the magical potential union of Breagha and Somerled. Will these two soul mates join? Discover for yourself
The two main characters are intriguing, Breagha with her olfactory gift along with her faithful canines stir interest from the start. Somerled, all warrior but a softness surrounds his heart. Their draw to each other is unmistakable, you cross your fingers and hope for the best for the twosome soul mates. Loads of action surrounds these two, never dull with activity abundant.
Doherty captures the surroundings, historical points, as well as cleverly inserting paranormal interest along with tangled romance blending into a page turner.
Quick read piquing your curiosity as to the final outcome of the magical potential union of Breagha and Somerled. Will these two soul mates join? Discover for yourself
March 17, 2015
Being a descendant of Somerled and a member of Clan Donald, when I read the blurb about Scent of the Soul, it grabbed my attention to say the least. I wondered how Ms. Doherty was going to take Somerled, the half Norse, half Gael iconic figurehead of our clan and turn him into a flesh and blood character with thoughts, feelings, hopes, and desires of a real flesh and blood man.
Well, Ms. Doherty has delivered. Her writing swept me away as if on Somerled’s longboat with him, smelling the salt in the air, feeling the wind in my hair, and the pang of regret in my chest.
Scent of the Soul takes you back to the days when Somerled was building what would become The Lordship of the Isles in Scotland. She stays true to actual historical timelines, places, and people while weaving in a magical tale of fated love, paranormal events, and duty that leaves you ignoring what you thought you had to do until you turn the last page.
Somerled and Breagha’s tortured love left me breathless and rooting for them until the end. I was on the edge of my seat hating Ms. Doherty and loving her at the same time while I anxiously read on praying for love to prevail.
I’m not going to ruin it for you by giving you any details, but suffice to say you will not be disappointed. Ms. Doherty has a winner with Scent of the Soul and I can’t wait to read more from this author.
Well, Ms. Doherty has delivered. Her writing swept me away as if on Somerled’s longboat with him, smelling the salt in the air, feeling the wind in my hair, and the pang of regret in my chest.
Scent of the Soul takes you back to the days when Somerled was building what would become The Lordship of the Isles in Scotland. She stays true to actual historical timelines, places, and people while weaving in a magical tale of fated love, paranormal events, and duty that leaves you ignoring what you thought you had to do until you turn the last page.
Somerled and Breagha’s tortured love left me breathless and rooting for them until the end. I was on the edge of my seat hating Ms. Doherty and loving her at the same time while I anxiously read on praying for love to prevail.
I’m not going to ruin it for you by giving you any details, but suffice to say you will not be disappointed. Ms. Doherty has a winner with Scent of the Soul and I can’t wait to read more from this author.
March 3, 2015
Amazing story/history, beautifully written! Cannot wait for Julie's next book. Highly recommended!
June 16, 2018
The whole fallen angel religious thing--which quickly overshadowed the story--actually kind of ruined it for me. Can't accuse this of being an historical romance like every other. Indeed, it's less romance than frustrating and depressing. Luckily, the promise of redemption at the end reduces the urge to wallow in despair after having read this.
April 8, 2015
There was a lot going on for me in this book. Lots of locations and cultures coming together….some supernatural elements…..some romance….I don’t know, just a lot.
I know next to nothing about early barbarian history so the whole Vikings, Scottish clans, Irish history was a little lost on me. I found it distracting that there were two conflicting cultures and histories competing here. For me, I would have just stuck with one group: Irish, Vikings or Scots.
Because of all this mixing of cultures and genres, I felt a little lost in the story at times. I think the author needs to limit the scope a little and really focus on developing the central story.
The whole relationship between the characters was difficult for me to justify. I thought it was strange how they just saw each other and boom they were in love. I believe in love at first sight but in the case it seemed more like lust at first sight and there is a difference for me.
I would have been fine if he saw her and lusted after her and then fell in love with her or if he loved her from the moment he saw her and then passively mentioned his desire for her. But in this situation it seemed like the author used love and lust interchangeably.
Individually the characters were interesting. Somerled was a great brooding hero, I felt that his despair and conflict about his feelings for Breagha were justified. Breagha’s character was mysterious and at times I was a little uneasy about her motives but I liked her all the same.
Though this novel was a little rough around the edges, I did enjoy the story and the characters enough to keep reading. I wanted to know more about Breagha’s powers and I also wanted to know if and when Breagha and Somerled would end up together. Overall, I would classify it as an ok read. With a little refining I think it could be great!
See my full review here
I know next to nothing about early barbarian history so the whole Vikings, Scottish clans, Irish history was a little lost on me. I found it distracting that there were two conflicting cultures and histories competing here. For me, I would have just stuck with one group: Irish, Vikings or Scots.
Because of all this mixing of cultures and genres, I felt a little lost in the story at times. I think the author needs to limit the scope a little and really focus on developing the central story.
The whole relationship between the characters was difficult for me to justify. I thought it was strange how they just saw each other and boom they were in love. I believe in love at first sight but in the case it seemed more like lust at first sight and there is a difference for me.
I would have been fine if he saw her and lusted after her and then fell in love with her or if he loved her from the moment he saw her and then passively mentioned his desire for her. But in this situation it seemed like the author used love and lust interchangeably.
Individually the characters were interesting. Somerled was a great brooding hero, I felt that his despair and conflict about his feelings for Breagha were justified. Breagha’s character was mysterious and at times I was a little uneasy about her motives but I liked her all the same.
Though this novel was a little rough around the edges, I did enjoy the story and the characters enough to keep reading. I wanted to know more about Breagha’s powers and I also wanted to know if and when Breagha and Somerled would end up together. Overall, I would classify it as an ok read. With a little refining I think it could be great!
See my full review here
May 12, 2015
I thoroughly enjoyed Julie Doherty's Scent of the Soul. This #book had me glued throughout, never wanting to stop to do those mundane things like sleeping and eating. Historically correct, I believe, but at the same time exciting, intriguing and full of suspense.
We are with Breagh throughout her ups and downs, and feel that she is one of our friends. You want to step in and help her. My husband thought I'd gone mad when I started telling Somerlad how stupid he was! I couldn't believe the turmoil that Breagh endured, and how she managed to remain so strong, she is a role model for us all.
I'm not sure that some of what Breagh goes through is entirely historical, or just artistic license. Some parts seemed more fantasy than fact to me, this didn't detract from the underlying story though, instead added to it.
My one gripe - the sudden ending! It just stopped, and right at a key point too, almost like Julie got bored and decided to publish as is. I would like to believe this was to leave an opening for a sequel, I hope there is one and soon please.
We are with Breagh throughout her ups and downs, and feel that she is one of our friends. You want to step in and help her. My husband thought I'd gone mad when I started telling Somerlad how stupid he was! I couldn't believe the turmoil that Breagh endured, and how she managed to remain so strong, she is a role model for us all.
I'm not sure that some of what Breagh goes through is entirely historical, or just artistic license. Some parts seemed more fantasy than fact to me, this didn't detract from the underlying story though, instead added to it.
My one gripe - the sudden ending! It just stopped, and right at a key point too, almost like Julie got bored and decided to publish as is. I would like to believe this was to leave an opening for a sequel, I hope there is one and soon please.
February 20, 2015
One of those 'can't put it down' books. SCENT OF THE SOUL held my attention captive from the first chapter and would not let me go. It is the story of a people, time and place that beg not to be forgotten. What better way to accomplish the aforementioned task than through history laced with romance. Ms. Doherty skillfully weaves the history and romance so tightly together that neither detracts from the other.
May 8, 2015
This book offers a sublime mix of history and suspense, and leaves the reader on the edge of their seat for the entire book.
Read full review in the 2015 May issue of InD'tale Magazine.
Read full review in the 2015 May issue of InD'tale Magazine.
May 28, 2017
Utter shite but I still cried at the end.
August 20, 2020
I liked parts of the book, and it was certainly well-written. If not for feeling a bit disappointed after having finished it, it would have been 3 stars.
Scent of the Soul blends history, the supernatural, and romance. I loved the supernatural part of it. It was super creepy and very interesting. I enjoyed much of the history, but there was a tad too much at times. The author would go into too much detail about things happening that weren't relevant to the story, and when this happened towards the last third of the book, it was extra frustrating because I didn't care about the other things going on in history, I wanted to know what was happening to the two main characters.
The romance was not enough for me. I guess I'm not a fan of love at first sight. Maybe if it had been love at first sight plus them getting to know each other even a little, that would have made it better. But throughout the book, Somerled and Breagha spent very little time in each other's presence.
What really ruined it for me was the last third of the book, which was very anti-climactic and disappointing.
Scent of the Soul blends history, the supernatural, and romance. I loved the supernatural part of it. It was super creepy and very interesting. I enjoyed much of the history, but there was a tad too much at times. The author would go into too much detail about things happening that weren't relevant to the story, and when this happened towards the last third of the book, it was extra frustrating because I didn't care about the other things going on in history, I wanted to know what was happening to the two main characters.
The romance was not enough for me. I guess I'm not a fan of love at first sight. Maybe if it had been love at first sight plus them getting to know each other even a little, that would have made it better. But throughout the book, Somerled and Breagha spent very little time in each other's presence.
What really ruined it for me was the last third of the book, which was very anti-climactic and disappointing.
May 22, 2021
There are no words
A teacher once told me, “Who cares if someone has written on your subject before? The world hasn’t heard YOUR version...get writing!” Doherty will never have to worry about another author writing along the same subject matter as her.
I’m filing this under WTF Did I Just Read. It is Celtic history/Norse mythology/Celtic Christianity/Roman Christianity/little known angelic history/romance. And even though it’s 287 pages long it feels MUCH longer.
There were so many places where Doherty could have ended the book and left the rest for a second in the series, but like the director’s cut of your favorite film, it goes on...and on...and on...
The other thing that really grated on my nerves was the phonetic spelling in place of assuming your readers are intelligent enough to know a 12th century Scot would speak with a Scottish accent. The really weird thing is she only did it with one word. Everything else was normal but that one word.
Not all of the characters were well developed, and there is the assumption through most of the book that the reader is familiar with The Watchers (Seraphim who fell from grace for having sex with humans). I would have liked to have seen more consistent development.
I’m giving it 3 stars just for the WTF factor alone. She’s got a follow up to this (the Scent of Forever), but I’m not going to tackle that one.
A teacher once told me, “Who cares if someone has written on your subject before? The world hasn’t heard YOUR version...get writing!” Doherty will never have to worry about another author writing along the same subject matter as her.
I’m filing this under WTF Did I Just Read. It is Celtic history/Norse mythology/Celtic Christianity/Roman Christianity/little known angelic history/romance. And even though it’s 287 pages long it feels MUCH longer.
There were so many places where Doherty could have ended the book and left the rest for a second in the series, but like the director’s cut of your favorite film, it goes on...and on...and on...
The other thing that really grated on my nerves was the phonetic spelling in place of assuming your readers are intelligent enough to know a 12th century Scot would speak with a Scottish accent. The really weird thing is she only did it with one word. Everything else was normal but that one word.
Not all of the characters were well developed, and there is the assumption through most of the book that the reader is familiar with The Watchers (Seraphim who fell from grace for having sex with humans). I would have liked to have seen more consistent development.
I’m giving it 3 stars just for the WTF factor alone. She’s got a follow up to this (the Scent of Forever), but I’m not going to tackle that one.
May 22, 2021
A teacher once told me, “Who cares if someone has written on your subject before? The world hasn’t heard YOUR version...get writing!” Doherty will never have to worry about another author writing along the same subject matter as her.
I’m filing this under WTF Did I Just Read. It is Celtic history/Norse mythology/Celtic Christianity/Roman Christianity/little known angelic history/romance. And even though it’s 287 pages long it feels MUCH longer.
There were so many places where Doherty could have ended the book and left the rest for a second in the series, but like the director’s cut of your favorite film, it goes on...and on...and on...
The other thing that really grated on my nerves was the phonetic spelling in place of assuming your readers are intelligent enough to know a 12th century Scot would speak with a Scottish accent. The really weird thing is she only did it with one word. Everything else was normal but that one word.
Not all of the characters were well developed, and there is the assumption through most of the book that the reader is familiar with The Watchers (Seraphim who fell from grace for having sex with humans). I would have liked to have seen more consistent development.
I’m giving it 3 stars just for the WTF factor alone. She’s got a follow up to this (the Scent of Forever), but I’m not going to tackle that one.
I’m filing this under WTF Did I Just Read. It is Celtic history/Norse mythology/Celtic Christianity/Roman Christianity/little known angelic history/romance. And even though it’s 287 pages long it feels MUCH longer.
There were so many places where Doherty could have ended the book and left the rest for a second in the series, but like the director’s cut of your favorite film, it goes on...and on...and on...
The other thing that really grated on my nerves was the phonetic spelling in place of assuming your readers are intelligent enough to know a 12th century Scot would speak with a Scottish accent. The really weird thing is she only did it with one word. Everything else was normal but that one word.
Not all of the characters were well developed, and there is the assumption through most of the book that the reader is familiar with The Watchers (Seraphim who fell from grace for having sex with humans). I would have liked to have seen more consistent development.
I’m giving it 3 stars just for the WTF factor alone. She’s got a follow up to this (the Scent of Forever), but I’m not going to tackle that one.
November 6, 2017
Very entertaining and enjoyable reading
This is a really great story of folk lore that is sure to keep you entertained. The author has written a very interesting story of an earlier time that is very good reading.
This is a really great story of folk lore that is sure to keep you entertained. The author has written a very interesting story of an earlier time that is very good reading.
August 9, 2018
Fascinating concept
This book has a fascinating concept that the author develops, covering from eternity past to present. That part of the book was intriguing. There was good action in it. Part of the storyline I had trouble tracking hence the two stars.
This book has a fascinating concept that the author develops, covering from eternity past to present. That part of the book was intriguing. There was good action in it. Part of the storyline I had trouble tracking hence the two stars.
July 9, 2018
Did not like
Paranormal is not my thing. 0 stars. I finished the book because I was somewhat interested to see how it ended.
Paranormal is not my thing. 0 stars. I finished the book because I was somewhat interested to see how it ended.
April 1, 2019
Such a fine surprise ending
Enjoyed the book. Not what I expected, but I stuck with it. Then suddenly it was what I expected and more.
Enjoyed the book. Not what I expected, but I stuck with it. Then suddenly it was what I expected and more.
April 19, 2019
Disappointed
Not a fun story. It’s depressing, slow, weird, and hard to follow. The storyline is hard. The ending is pretty awful. I hated the whole book.
Not a fun story. It’s depressing, slow, weird, and hard to follow. The storyline is hard. The ending is pretty awful. I hated the whole book.
May 26, 2020
I loved this book! I could not our it down!
November 2, 2020
Very interesting.
February 21, 2026
DNF. Can’t stand it.
April 1, 2015
[Full disclosure: I received a free ebook in conjunction with the blog tour in exchange for an honest review.]
Scent of the Soul is a little jarring at first because 12th century Scotland is not a setting that I and probably many other people are familiar with. Still, Julie Doherty does a good job of orienting readers and quickly captures the essence of the time. You may find yourself with your head spinning as you try to keep all of the names straight but they’re repeated often so that you get a bit of a history of each person or place. By the end of the book you’ll be a pro, trust me on this. Doherty’s world-building just sucks you into her story so quickly that you can’t help but orient yourself quickly. You’ll need to, in order to truly appreciate all that Somerled and Breagha go through.
Somerled is a warlord of sorts who went from penniless exile to mighty king, with many other kings/petty princes/warlords bowing down to him and paying him tribute. We meet him as he’s older and looking for a political marriage to cement all that he has gained, but the sort of inferiority complex he developed as a penniless exile dogs him. In particular around women. So when one of his nominal allies captures a ship with only one sailor who survived and a woman with four dogs, he’s more than ready to give Fergus his wish and grant him ownership of the woman and the dogs. Until he sees her and she sees him, that is. Breagha is not just an incredible woman because of her supernatural sense of smell (among other talents). She goes through so much in the course of this book that it’s really a testament to the strength of her character that while she doesn’t exactly forgive, she doesn’t hold grudges like many people would given the circumstances.
Thankfully, the beginning of Scent of the Soul isn’t too much excitement at once. Of course we get glimpses of the massacre with the strange shadow men and of Semjaza, the book’s villain, but it’s just glimpses as we try to orient ourselves with Somerled’s situation. After that, the pacing most definitely increases for reasons that I can’t quite fully get into without spoiling some of the cool plot points. Julie Doherty doesn’t really let up with the tension after she introduces it and you’ll most definitely find yourself flipping through page after page to learn what happens next. It’s pretty relentless, particularly toward the end.
My only real criticism of this book is that sometimes the time switches can be absolutely jarring, particularly toward the end. There’s a particular scene where Somerled finds something and then it suddenly switches to Somerled happy with Breagha. I get that sometimes a time switch like that can be great but it felt like it wasn’t made clear that Somerled had found something; his part of the story just dropped off the edge of a cliff at that point. Maybe it was the fact my review copy was very poorly formatted so I have no clue whether or not there was a clear page break or other symbol. That’s more than possible but I must admit that even with the clear point of view shifts, sometimes Julie Doherty doesn’t exactly pick the best time to do it and it’s really jarring. Not exciting jarring, but just jarring and it leaves you frantically reading to try to orient yourself again.
So in short this book has awesome characters, a lot of tension and some pretty awesome world-building. Sometimes the point of view switches are jarring and confusing but the story itself is still coherent and fairly easy to follow. If the blurb has intrigued you, go on and pick up Scent of the Soul. I certainly enjoyed it.
I give this book 4/5 stars.
Scent of the Soul is a little jarring at first because 12th century Scotland is not a setting that I and probably many other people are familiar with. Still, Julie Doherty does a good job of orienting readers and quickly captures the essence of the time. You may find yourself with your head spinning as you try to keep all of the names straight but they’re repeated often so that you get a bit of a history of each person or place. By the end of the book you’ll be a pro, trust me on this. Doherty’s world-building just sucks you into her story so quickly that you can’t help but orient yourself quickly. You’ll need to, in order to truly appreciate all that Somerled and Breagha go through.
Somerled is a warlord of sorts who went from penniless exile to mighty king, with many other kings/petty princes/warlords bowing down to him and paying him tribute. We meet him as he’s older and looking for a political marriage to cement all that he has gained, but the sort of inferiority complex he developed as a penniless exile dogs him. In particular around women. So when one of his nominal allies captures a ship with only one sailor who survived and a woman with four dogs, he’s more than ready to give Fergus his wish and grant him ownership of the woman and the dogs. Until he sees her and she sees him, that is. Breagha is not just an incredible woman because of her supernatural sense of smell (among other talents). She goes through so much in the course of this book that it’s really a testament to the strength of her character that while she doesn’t exactly forgive, she doesn’t hold grudges like many people would given the circumstances.
Thankfully, the beginning of Scent of the Soul isn’t too much excitement at once. Of course we get glimpses of the massacre with the strange shadow men and of Semjaza, the book’s villain, but it’s just glimpses as we try to orient ourselves with Somerled’s situation. After that, the pacing most definitely increases for reasons that I can’t quite fully get into without spoiling some of the cool plot points. Julie Doherty doesn’t really let up with the tension after she introduces it and you’ll most definitely find yourself flipping through page after page to learn what happens next. It’s pretty relentless, particularly toward the end.
My only real criticism of this book is that sometimes the time switches can be absolutely jarring, particularly toward the end. There’s a particular scene where Somerled finds something and then it suddenly switches to Somerled happy with Breagha. I get that sometimes a time switch like that can be great but it felt like it wasn’t made clear that Somerled had found something; his part of the story just dropped off the edge of a cliff at that point. Maybe it was the fact my review copy was very poorly formatted so I have no clue whether or not there was a clear page break or other symbol. That’s more than possible but I must admit that even with the clear point of view shifts, sometimes Julie Doherty doesn’t exactly pick the best time to do it and it’s really jarring. Not exciting jarring, but just jarring and it leaves you frantically reading to try to orient yourself again.
So in short this book has awesome characters, a lot of tension and some pretty awesome world-building. Sometimes the point of view switches are jarring and confusing but the story itself is still coherent and fairly easy to follow. If the blurb has intrigued you, go on and pick up Scent of the Soul. I certainly enjoyed it.
I give this book 4/5 stars.
April 5, 2015
Mmmmmmm....this was not what I was expecting AT all. I was expecting a full on historical romance. Sweet and simple. OH GOODNESS...I WAS WRONG! This was not your a-typical romance. This was intense and I had NO IDEA what was going to happen. HEA seemed very, nearly impossible. Well, even looking at the summary it seems impossible, because Somerlad is a king, while Breagha is a commoner who was captured as a slave. However, as you get into the story it was even MORE impossible.
It took me a couple chapters before I got into it, because I was confused. There are SO many characters introduced and some much going on, it took my brain a while to figure it out. Once I did manage to get the going ons and the characters, all was well for me.
Okay....I will be honest here....I thought Breagha's "power" was laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame. Really? You can smell really good? So silly. I was hoping there was more to it. Like she can smell AND have awesome cat like moves. IDK just something to go along with a good smell. It certainly can benefit her, but it was still kinda lame. I would be pissed if that was what my gift was...especially during the 12th century. Smelly. Ew.
ANYWAYS
I also wasn't a fan of the time shifts near the end. It kind of ruined the how-in-the-hell-are-they-going-to-get-their-HEA? Don't get me wrong...I was still rather worried, BUT there are a couple of spoiler moments in those time hops.
But yes, this was a nice ride. Not your a-typical romance. I totally recommend this to those that may not be huge HRs, but do like action and a wee bit of fantasy intertwined. It was certainly an interesting book. Out of five stars, I stamp this with 3 stars. :)
Favorite Character(s): The old woman from the beginning (I can't remember her name...the names are hard in this one), Breagha (even tho her power was kinda lame), the dogs, & Maguire.
Not-so Favorite Character(s): The main baddie (creep)
It took me a couple chapters before I got into it, because I was confused. There are SO many characters introduced and some much going on, it took my brain a while to figure it out. Once I did manage to get the going ons and the characters, all was well for me.
Okay....I will be honest here....I thought Breagha's "power" was laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame. Really? You can smell really good? So silly. I was hoping there was more to it. Like she can smell AND have awesome cat like moves. IDK just something to go along with a good smell. It certainly can benefit her, but it was still kinda lame. I would be pissed if that was what my gift was...especially during the 12th century. Smelly. Ew.
ANYWAYS
I also wasn't a fan of the time shifts near the end. It kind of ruined the how-in-the-hell-are-they-going-to-get-their-HEA? Don't get me wrong...I was still rather worried, BUT there are a couple of spoiler moments in those time hops.
But yes, this was a nice ride. Not your a-typical romance. I totally recommend this to those that may not be huge HRs, but do like action and a wee bit of fantasy intertwined. It was certainly an interesting book. Out of five stars, I stamp this with 3 stars. :)
Favorite Character(s): The old woman from the beginning (I can't remember her name...the names are hard in this one), Breagha (even tho her power was kinda lame), the dogs, & Maguire.
Not-so Favorite Character(s): The main baddie (creep)
March 11, 2016
I couldn't put it down. It was not at all what I expected and I was shocked, thrilled and entranced. It is not a book for my Mennonite friends but I would gladly share it with others, but I only have it on Kindle so I guess everyone else is just going to have to buy a copy. I could never guess where the story was going and am glad that I finally read it. I want more. Do you hear me Julie Doherty. I want more!
-Annie
-Annie
April 14, 2015
Review to follow soon.
October 19, 2016
Good read! Excellent research!
April 3, 2017
Disappointing
The whole story was a complete let down. It built up with great hope then cast you down on the rocks, even the reigniting of the two souls was a great disappointment
The whole story was a complete let down. It built up with great hope then cast you down on the rocks, even the reigniting of the two souls was a great disappointment
May 1, 2017
Romantic and fantasytastic
Well told love story, full of colorful descriptions....and dark demons. A page turner that has you rooting for a villain turned hero, along with several other characters. Will definitely add Julie Doherty to my preferred authors list.
Well told love story, full of colorful descriptions....and dark demons. A page turner that has you rooting for a villain turned hero, along with several other characters. Will definitely add Julie Doherty to my preferred authors list.
June 25, 2017
SEND HELP: I think I'm in some sort of book hangover from ACOWAR still bc the last two books I grabbed have both been strike outs and nothing has been able to pique my interest. I honestly have no desire to go on with this one, which really sucks bc it sounds so interesting. I rarely DNF, so two in a row is pretty much unheard of.
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