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The Mirror and the Magic
Mirror, Mirror, Tell Me Do: Who's The Man Who'll Love Me True?
Sensible Julia Addison never believed in fairy tales. Nor did she think she'd ever stumble from the modern world into an enchanted wood. Yet, there she was in a Highland forest, held captive by seven lairds and their quick-tempered chief.
Hardened by years of war with rival clans, Darach MacStruan acted more like Grumpy than Prince Charming. Still, Julia was convinced that behind the dark-eyed Scotsman's gruff demeanor beat the heart of a kind and gentle lover. But in a land full of cunning clansmen, furious feuds, wicked witches and poisonous potions, she could only wonder if her kiss had magic enough to waken Darach to sweet ecstasy.
Sensible Julia Addison never believed in fairy tales. Nor did she think she'd ever stumble from the modern world into an enchanted wood. Yet, there she was in a Highland forest, held captive by seven lairds and their quick-tempered chief.
Hardened by years of war with rival clans, Darach MacStruan acted more like Grumpy than Prince Charming. Still, Julia was convinced that behind the dark-eyed Scotsman's gruff demeanor beat the heart of a kind and gentle lover. But in a land full of cunning clansmen, furious feuds, wicked witches and poisonous potions, she could only wonder if her kiss had magic enough to waken Darach to sweet ecstasy.
441 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published April 1, 1996
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May 5, 2010
Easy read. It's one of those lovely, summer, casual read books with time travel.
I really loved the characters in this book.
After reading it I wonder what she all decided to take back with her and what I'd take back if it was me :)
I really loved the characters in this book.
After reading it I wonder what she all decided to take back with her and what I'd take back if it was me :)
May 10, 2025
Loved this Scottish Snow White retelling!
The banter and humor was peak perfection and the characters including the seven clansmen were fun and each has their own unique voice.
The villainess was kind of silly in this one but I liked that the main conflict was more about the internal struggle of the MMC.
I also had a hard time reading cause it was phonetically written to have a Scottish brogue.
Also again despite the cover- there was one spicy scene.
It amuses me that these are considered “naughty” particularly by some gentlemen when there is more emphasis on character development.
Really fun read overall.
The banter and humor was peak perfection and the characters including the seven clansmen were fun and each has their own unique voice.
The villainess was kind of silly in this one but I liked that the main conflict was more about the internal struggle of the MMC.
I also had a hard time reading cause it was phonetically written to have a Scottish brogue.
Also again despite the cover- there was one spicy scene.
It amuses me that these are considered “naughty” particularly by some gentlemen when there is more emphasis on character development.
Really fun read overall.
February 25, 2023
fucking bonkers - but really what did I expect when I decided to purchase a book I had not yet learned of with an amazing cover and step back? for a dollar? There is running away from some sort of organized crime syndicate, escaping to Europe, time travel caused by meddling Fae (of course!), Scottish people, etc. I was confused. I was outraged! I was entertained.
October 24, 2016
Guys.
Guys.
This book is so bad.
It's supposed to be a re-telling of Snow White and Seven Dwarves, but I honestly somehow missed that until a bit into the book. Maybe because the characters and dialogue are so distracting.
I finished it, because I found it amusing how badly written it was. There were so many random things thrown in that were never addressed. Like how she magically starts knowing words she'd never heard before. Or how he swears he'd seen her in a dream. I honestly expected those two things to tie in together, some sort of telepathic connection or something, but nope. Just sprinkles of half-thought out tidbits that are promptly forgotten. And as someone who reads quite a few of Highlander-Time-Travel novels, I'm used to some dialectal writing. But this terrible. And it was pretty cringe-worthy when she began slipping in and out of that style of speaking. Better to imply the accent and style of speaking than attempt to strong-arm it into dialogue.
Guys.
This book is so bad.
It's supposed to be a re-telling of Snow White and Seven Dwarves, but I honestly somehow missed that until a bit into the book. Maybe because the characters and dialogue are so distracting.
I finished it, because I found it amusing how badly written it was. There were so many random things thrown in that were never addressed. Like how she magically starts knowing words she'd never heard before. Or how he swears he'd seen her in a dream. I honestly expected those two things to tie in together, some sort of telepathic connection or something, but nope. Just sprinkles of half-thought out tidbits that are promptly forgotten. And as someone who reads quite a few of Highlander-Time-Travel novels, I'm used to some dialectal writing. But this terrible. And it was pretty cringe-worthy when she began slipping in and out of that style of speaking. Better to imply the accent and style of speaking than attempt to strong-arm it into dialogue.
January 2, 2015
A fun easy read with enjoyable and quirky characters that is something of a retell of Snow White. Not much in the love scenes department and it was kind of long, but it definitely kept my interest. There were a few idiosyncrasies that drove me nuts - like the fact that I'm also not sure whether or not I liked that the heroine developed a Scottish burr as the book progressed - realistic perhaps, but it happened over just a few months and was a touch annoying) I wouldn't pay full price for this book, but for a garage sale buy, this was rather entertaining.
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