The Angel and the Highlander

Sinclare Brothers #3

by Donna Fletcher

The fearless warrior has finally met his match . . .

When Alyce Bunnock's father tried to marry her off, she fled, taking shelter at Everagis Abbey, donning a nun's habit, and renaming herself Sister Terese. But when Lachlan Sinclare arrives to restore her to her family, the safety of the convent is shattered. At the sight of the handsome Highlander, Alyce fears for her freedom—and weakens with desire.

Lachlan has been tasked with finding shrewish Alyce, but can think only of beautiful Terese. Yet with every forbidden touch, Lachlan comes closer to the truth. And once her secret is revealed, Alyce must choose between the independence she's always craved and the tempting man she cannot resist.

Genres: Historical Romance, Romance, Historical, Medieval, Historical Fiction, Scotland, Forced Proximity

320 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 17, 2009

Reviews

[Angelc · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awww!! This was such a sweet story!! The whole book just left me with a warm and fuzzy feeling!

Lachlan Sinclare is sent to bring home the wayward daughter of the leader of a neighboring clan. She was supposed to be staying with a convent of nuns in the woods, but upon reaching the convent, Lachlan discovers that Alyce Bunnock has died of an illness along with many of the other nuns. The few nuns that remain seem more fierce and independent than any nuns the warriors have ever known, especially their beautiful leader, Sister Therese. Lachlan and his men decide to stay temporarily to protect the nuns from nearby mercenaries. But the 'nuns' seems capable of protecting themselves, and Sister Therese especially doesn't seem willing to accept their help. Will she be able to accept Lachlan's help and tell him the truth?

Lachlan was such a refreshing change from the average romance hero. He was truly kind, caring, and patient from the very start. He made no attempt to hide his love for Alyce (once he found out she wasn't a nun!) and he always had a smile on his face, and an even brighter smile for Alyce. Lachlan was also a brave warrior, and a great leader to his men. I just loved Lachlan, too good to be true or not!

Alyce/Therese was a great heroine in that she was fiercely independent and a warrior to boot. I didn't really like the fact that she tried to hide her true self, Alyce, to be someone she wasn't, Therese. But I do understand her motives. All her life she was condemned for being too forceful with her words and called an ugly shrew because she spoke her mind. With Lachlan's help, she was able to embrace both sides of her personality and not hide her true self.

I loved all the other 'nuns' who lived with Alyce in the convent and I was interested in the budding romances they shared with some of Lachlan's men. Maybe these couples will get their own books because their intriguing stories were left hanging about halfway through the book.

This is a really good book with a unique, intricate plot and an incredibly sweet romance. Sometimes, the sweet factor was laid on a little thick, but for the most part I enjoyed how tender Lachlan and Alyce were with each other. It was a very refreshing break from the norm. I've also read Fletcher's "Under the Highlander's Spell", and I remember liking that book for its sweet hero, too. I'd be interested to read more from Fletcher to see if a sweet love story is her trademark.


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[Jenn (The Book Refuge) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Alyce Bannock is undercover as a nun.

Lachlan is sent to retrieve Alyce and starts to fall for her as Sister Terese. She is afraid once he finds out who she is that he will return her to her father.

This book continues the search for the lost brother Ronan.

This was a friends to lovers.

Another sweet addition to the series.

[Missy · Rating 2 out of 5]

So far all the books in this series read more like a "slice of life" with romance. I think they're more character-driven than plot-driven. If there are plots in these books, then they're boring to this reader. In each book, we see the day-to-day lives of the heroines and their interactions with their heroes. There are threats of barbarians or mercenaries attacking or just being too close to the keep once in a while.

I enjoyed the first half of this book more than the second half. The heroine became too annoyingly stubborn, shrewish, and independent in the second half. I disliked the male characters (her husband and her laird) ordering her around even though it was accurate for that era.

In the first half, we get two or three minor side romances between the heroine's friends and the hero's warriors. They didn't take up a lot of page time but I thought they were kind of cute.

The heroine gets pregnant in the second half, which I haven't seen in a while in HRs.

[Bwmurf · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one was ok but heroine annoyed me and it seemed she was the alpha male in the relationship.

[Jessen Reads Romance · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Averie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is definitely my favorite in the series so far!!
I absolutely adored our heroine, in how headstrong, brave, and resilient she was.
I also liked how the hero grew throughout the book in how his views were about marriage and how married women are truly independent women and should be treated as such.

I can't wait to read the last book in this series!!

I read this during the Historical Romance Readathon

[MelissaB · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was an okay story but the heroine was too bitchy and bossy and the hero was too beta.

[Lady Tea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rating: 3.3 / 5

This is already the fourth contrary heroine in a row in terms of Scottish romances. I think I’ve had enough.

At this point, it just feels contrived, like the authors are scrambling to come up with reasons for why the hero and heroine can't be together, and since there aren't any legitimate external reasons, they invent convoluted internal ones like making up identities and not admitting that they're in love.

Makes me question how genuine their "love" (aka attraction) is, to be honest, since I firmly believe that if you really love someone, no reason is good enough to be worth keeping you apart--at least, as long as no criminal activity, other partners, or safety is involved.

But a different name, which equally has no strings attached that can't be cut?

Two syllables: Nuh - UH.

[Amanda · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 - better than Under the Highlander's Spell, and probably a bit better than Return of the Rogue, but again the voice of the book felt clunky or somehow impersonal. I can't quite put my finger on it, but all three books have seemed overly formal somehow. This, however, has been my favourite book so far.

I like Lachlan the most of all the brothers, so far, and I like Alyce the most of the all the women so far. The first half in the book was, in my opinion, better than the second... while they were in convent. However, once they traveled to Caithness, she really did become the shrew she was known for being and I was slightly unimpressed. I was impressed with his ability to continue to love her and not to think, "What have I stupidly done?", because I would have slapped her silly long before she came to her senses.

I like Alyce the best because of her qualities as a leader, how she can really do what all the men do and do it better. I loved her competence and how she depended on herself. But she becomes so insecure about her independence and doesn't have the intelligence to understand she can be married, loved and a smart, independent woman. And as a woman I felt that was slightly daft of her.

I did like how this book wasn't just about love. Love wasn't the issue for them, but trust... and I thought that was quite nice of the author to push the historical romance genre just that little bit past the cliche.

But the story was intriguing and it tied in with their search for Ronan a lot more than the previous book did, which made the book more interesting. I am actually quite interested in reading the next book.

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

It would have to be poorly written for me not to enjoy a book which takes place in Historical scotland, one of my favorite historical novel places. This is a fast read about a woman who enters a convent to avoid marrying the choice her father has for her. She and the nuns travel to their convent where an illness devistates the sisters, and Teresa finds other woman who have had bad experiences and they go to theland the church had and set up a sisterhood. Then the band of Highlanders come, sent by her father, so she pretends that Alyce(her true name) is dead and shows the gave. As they get to know the men, she finds herself attracted to one and the story grows from that. I do not want to be a spoiler. A bit mor sexual situations than I would prefer, but not terribly graphic. Recommended.

[Dina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still Cavan's story was the best so far.. but I so very much enjoyed this one.. especially at the beginning when he thought that she was a nun *snickers* Loved most of all her strong personality.. though at times I wanted to throttle her, she was a type of heroine to behold :)

Beautiful, enjoyable read!! Can't wait to read Ronan's book!!

[Oana · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Criselle · Rating 2 out of 5]

Started off interesting, then got boring and DNF at 50%

[Bunga · Rating 4 out of 5]

Di sini menceritakan tentang Lachlan yang diutus ke sebuah biara untuk menjemput putri dari laird. Alih-alih dia malah menemukan sebuah biara yang hampir kosong karena hampir seluruh suster penghuninya meninggal karena wabah penyakit (termasuk gadis yang akan dijemput Lachlan) dan hanya menyisakan 5 orang suster cantik jelita yang diketuai oleh Suster Theresse. Singkat cerita Lachlan jatuh cinta dengan suster Theresse meski dia tahu itu cinta yang terlarang. Lachlan tidak tahu kalau suster-suster yang ada di biara itu sebenarnya adalah sekumpulan ksatria wanita yang menyamar jadi suster.

[Amana · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wasn't a fan of this book. I found Alyce's character very annoying. She was a bit too stubborn and bossy and snapped quite a lot. I did like Lachlan, he was gentle and patient with her.

[Nikki · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not very fun read and not very romantic. It looses all steam when the heroine has to leave her awesome girl gang.

[Lori · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the 3rd book in the Sinclare Brothers series - this one is about Lachlan, the charmer and lady-killer of the bunch. And this is probably the most aggravating of the series! Don't get me wrong, I love Lachlan, and I couldn't wait to see him fall in love. But once again, the author ruins the story and does a disservice to the characters she's so lovingly built by giving them modern attitudes and vernacular.

The Sinclares are still in search of the youngest brother, Ronan, who was captured by barbarians almost 2 years ago. They know he escaped somehow, but Ronan hasn't yet made his way home. Why? Bethane, grandmother to Zia married to the second brother Artair, says that when they find the barbarian's daughter, Carissa, they'll find Ronan. Bethane is a wise woman, who knows much more than she says, and when she talks often does so in riddles. But Bethane is usually right.

So Lachlan has undertaken a mission for a neighbor laird. Bunnock sent his shrewish daughter Alyce away to a convent to try to tame her tongue and her independent ways. Now Laird Bunnock wants Alyce to return home, hoping that she's learned her lesson and will marry the man of his choosing, as is her duty. Lachlan and his men will fetch Alyce home, while trying to locate a band of mercenaries rumored to have news about Ronan. It's thought that Ronan was sold to these mercenaries, and Lachlan hopes that he'll find his brother among them and bring him home.

When Lachlan and his men arrive at the convent, they're surprised to find what looks more like a farm, and nuns/sisters who dress like regular women - no nun's habits. The sisters tell the men that the rest of their group was killed by illness, and they show the men the graves. Alyce Bunnock is among them.

But the nun in charge, Sister Terese, is a beautiful sight, and Lachlan finds himself drawn to her immediately. He thinks it's just his lust, since he's a man with a great appetite for women and usually has no problem charming any woman he wants. Lachlan sees his men falling for the other sisters, and sternly warns them that they'll all burn in hell for their thoughts, much less if they act on them. But Lachlan and the men also realize that something isn't quite right. There's a band of rogues supposedly in the area, and the neighboring clans are warring with each other in fear of the mercenaries and rogues - each trying to take more and more land. Refugees from burned villages and farms come to Everagis, the convent, for help and safety.

Except neither the rogues nor the mercenaries seem to harm the sisters or the convent. And there's lots of food and other supplies ripe for the picking, not to mention the luscious sisters. Lachlan and his men try to uncover the reason behind all of this; believing that they're superior in tracking, hunting, warring, and dealing with rogues and mercenaries keeps them blind to what's really happening. And the more time Lachlan spends with Sister Terese, the more he falls for her and thinks that she's falling for him.

Sister Terese has more than one secret. It's obvious to the reader from almost the start that she's really Alyce Bunnock. When Sister Terese succumbed to the illness that took the other sisters, Alyce buried Terese as Alyce and took her identity. The other four remaining women aren't really sisters any more than Alyce is; they're simply women who wandered to Everagis needing help. Grateful to the sisters, the women wanted to remain with them and were willing to take the necessary vows, but the illness prevented them from doing so when all the nuns died. Terese wants to tell Lachlan that she's Alyce, but she fears his reaction, since she's heard him talk about the ugly shrew Alyce. But she does tell him that none of the women are truly nuns... and that starts Lachlan and his men pursuing the women. And of course, that means that they're more interested in impressing and wooing than in figuring out what's really going on. So the men set about building shelters for the refugees who keep coming... and doing odd handy work around Everagis. Their attempts to locate and talk to the mercenaries are pitiful, to say the least.

But Terese and her band of women have made contact with the mercenaries. The leader remains hidden, but Septimus is the spokesperson for the leader, and meets with Terese and the women. Terese makes a bargain with the leader and Septimus: in exchange for medical help and a share of the food and goods from Everagis, the mercenaries protect the women and they don't tell Lachlan and his men or anyone else about the mercenaries. Terese figures that the mercenary leader must be Ronan, Lachlan's brother, and that's the reason that the leader won't show his face or speak directly to her.

Meanwhile, Lachlan and Terese have started a raging, lusty affair. Terese won't leave Everagis, because it's the only place where she's able to use her leadership gifts and have the independence she craves. No one questions her as a "sister" or demands that she capitulate to a man. She falls for Lachlan, but she justifies to herself that the affair is the only love she'll know and so she succumbs to Lachlan's bed. But she knows the only way to make him leave is to insist that she's not in love with him. Yes, that old fake-him-out trick.

When Lachlan returns home broken-hearted, he must tell Bunnock that his daughter is dead. But, of course, when he learns of Alyce's physical description, he realizes that Terese is Alyce. And he starts thinking with his big brain and not his little brain, and he realizes that he's been tricked about the mercenaries, too.

So back Lachlan goes... it's a 2 month round-trip, and when he arrives, he discovers that Terese/Alyce is pregnant with his child. He has a surprise for her, too: not only does he know who she is, he's convinced her father to allow him to marry him by proxy. Surprise! Alyce is already wed to Lachlan - his wife and his property. And he's taking her home.

But what about Ronan and the mercenaries? Things heat up there, too... and Lachlan and his brothers discover that the answers to Ronan do very well lie within the mercenary camp....
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Yeah. As I said, this was the most disappointing of the series. Lachlan is such a great guy, even though he's a lady-killer. It's great watching him fall for Terese/Alyce, because he's been determined never to fall in love. He'll marry for duty and for his clan. But his elder 2 brothers thought and said the same thing, and look what happened to them!

The whole story too easily falls into the expected. Lachlan and Alyce become almost one-dimensional stereotypes, which is such a shame because they've both got such potential. It is ironic and funny when Alyce learns that none of the Sinclare wives really chose to marry; each, in her own way, was forced into marriage. And yet Honora and Zia couldn't be happier with their husbands and marriages.

Alyce's struggle is that while growing up, her father indulged her independence. She sat at his table and learned about war and strategy and leadership; but when she was old enough to voice an opinion, she was pushed down. As many women do, she got shrill and shrewish, demanding to be listened to... and that got her a trip to a convent, where it was assumed that she would learn how to be obedient and dutiful, putting her true nature aside.

And it is delightful watching Alyce deal with Cavan, the Sinclare laird. I also enjoyed seeing Lachlan deal with Terese/Alyce; while he has much to learn, he still treats her with respect and even deference. He proves that he's not all He-man for the sake of his time.

But that's just the problem. Set in the 16th century and trying to claim some of that time's values and mores, the story quickly devolves because it's so focused on a "modern" attitude towards male-female relationships, female independence, sex, and marriage. It's easy for readers, mostly women, to get caught up in stories where the Heroine fights for her independence and decides when and where to give up her sexual innocence. But it simply wasn't done in that day. Freely giving herself to Lachlan made Terese/Alyce a "fallen woman", plain and simple. Lachlan hadn't a thought about having sex with village women or female servants; he certainly didn't ever think about marrying them, even if they did become pregnant (which none did to our knowledge). The point is that Alyce was almost guaranteeing herself a life of misery and shame by freely offering herself up to Lachlan. Look at Tess of the d'Urbervilles for goodness sakes! Thomas Hardy's whole theme was the injustice of making the woman responsible for that losing her innocence, even when forced!

Only because I wanted to finally find out about Ronan did I read the next book. Again, such a shame, because there's a certain amount of "modern" I can handle with these characters. Lachlan remains true to himself, mostly - true to the character that the author has drawn to this point. I can forgive some of the actions of Lachlan and Alyce due to who they are, but I have a hard time with them totally disregarding the sanctity of the marriage bed so carelessly... so thoughtlessly. Lachlan seeking pure pleasure, yes. Lachlan intending to marry the woman and then seeking pure pleasure, no. It just wasn't done.

[Bailey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Full disclosure: I DNF'd this because of the cover... yeah, I know many a romance readers lurve the clinch covers... I'm a fan of the colors, the background objects/atmosphere, but after having a rocky start with old school historical romances, this was not a good look. Thank goodness I got my head on straight and read this without this guy in mind (Joe Keery of all people was the projected image. Don't ask me why).

Love the emphasis on found family (Alyce becomes Terese and finds safety among the other misfits living as wannabe nuns-go with me on this-on church sanctioned ground), girl power/becoming self-sufficient (this "nuns" are hot to trot, wield weapons better than the men sent to protect them, negotiate with mercenaries, and live sufficiently off the land/off the grid). And as for the romance: poor Lachlan is kinda resigned to marrying "a shrew", and lo and behold, finds Terese "Alyce", who he constantly has to remind himself "is a nun and I'm going to burn in hell for these thoughts".

Way before they do-the-do, Alyce and Lachlan actually lament on their mutual respect for one another's leadership and have transparent convos: he puts an emphasis on wanting to marry a friend rather than a lusty lover, and she's adamant about being tethered to her "convent" (it's so sweet when he's constantly saying "you're my friend, we're friends"... I mean, just cut the wedding cake already). Discovering secrets is whole other thing: her not being a nun, his reaction is "Your place or mine?", but when he returns to find Terese is actually Alyce (the way he finds out... Angus is sad over his daughter's "death" and starts remembering her appearance... and Lachlan is like "Gee, that sounds awfully familiar. Tell me more!"). His reaction to her pregnancy (and all the subsequent moments that go with it) are the most interesting for an historical romance hero. At first he's angry, saying "did you think about my reaction? When were you going to tell me? Were you ever?!" but then he backtracks with "I'm sorry. It must've been more of a shock for you". Taking her feelings into account is something he does, but also struggles with. I found Alyce's anger at being married by proxy/forced to live with Lachlan's clan very realistic/relatable. Did he think she'd like to leave her home for a man's? One emotional prison to another is how she views marriage/living under a man's thumb. That's the whole reason she feigned being a nun/stole said dead nun's I.D. That shit is bananas.

Luckily, their banter is cute, and Alyce's warrior mode never fades (even nine months pregnant, she's on horseback, out to barter with those same mercenaries).

So why only four stars? I felt like Megan and Andrew deserve their own novel... and as far as I can tell, they don't get one. What gives, Ms. Fletcher?

[Mercè · Rating 2 out of 5]

[ESP/ENG]
ESP:
Al principio me estaba gustando aunque la premisa fuera un poco estraña. Puedo comprar que sea un poco "friends to lovers" aunque no terminé de ver una amistad del todo asentada antes de que fuera a más. Pero aún así, lo compro.
Pero estoy viendo un patrón con la autora y que no me termina de gustar. Y es lo extremadamente cursi que se vuelven sus personajes.
No tengo ningún problema con que sean vocales o con que sean algo poéticos en momentos puntuales. Pero que todo el mundo se ponga a hablar de amor y almas gemelas 24/7 es un poco cansino. Hasta el líder de los mercenarios se puso a decirle a la protagonista que había visto un amor tan fuerta y tan desatado por ella en los ojos de su protagonista, que era evidente que antes perecería que vivir una vida sin ella y bla bla bla. A parte de que se dicen te quiero, te amo y mil variantes todo el santo día. De nuevo, no tengo nada en contra de eso si se usa con mesura. Pero fue un poco demasiado para mi.
Y luego hay subtramas que ni me van ni me vienen. No son negativas pero si se alargan tienen el potencial para aburrirme. Supongo que leeré el siguiente para terminar la saga pero quizás no repita con la autora.

ENG:
This was a bit too cheesy for me. I don't mind seeing PDA or hearing couples being vocal about their feelings. But perhaps having everyone and their mother talks about love and the feeling our h/H have for each other. There's too much of that and too many lectures on the matter for my taste.
I guess this could be considered a "friends to lovers" trope. But for me, their friendship wasn't settled enough for me after it started shifting to love/passion.
As for the rest of the plots and subplots...I didn't really mind. They weren't bad but when they dragged for too long they kind of bored me.
I will read the next book because it's the last one. But I don't think I'll keep reading Donna Fletcher. She's not my cup of tea.

Narrator: Antony Ferguson

[Susan Ross · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book, although there was a little too much sex. I give it a 3.5.

Terese/Alyce is an amazingly capable woman and a born leader. Unfortunately, she can also be stubborn even when she's getting what she wants. Alyce was sent to a convent by her father who deemed her a shrew because she was independent (a trait he initially fostered). Now living with several other women, they've taken over the identities of the nuns who died during an epidemic. They and the surrounding community are thriving.

Along comes Lachlan and his men. Lachlan was sent to retrieve Alyce so her father can marry her off. Terese tells him Alyce died. Lachlan decides to stay and protect the women (who are perfectly capable of protecting themselves) and look for his missing brother. Eventually the truth comes out.

I loved the main and secondary characters, especially the women.

I was slightly disappointed in the ending. I won't say why because that would involve spoilers. Let's just say Alyce deserved to be a leader.

[S · Rating 2 out of 5]

This installment of the series is just so - so. It's better than Artair's story but no better than Cavan's (the oldest brother). So far ... at least.
The plot was interesting enough. Hero (Lachlan) was tasked to bring back the hellion heroine (Alyce who had resumed a new name and identity Terese). He had the worst opinion of her and couldn't wait to get this job done as quickly as possible.
Upon arriving at the nunnery, he found no Alyce but the beautiful sister Terese and unknowingly fell in love with her.
Unbeknownst to Lachlan, sister Terese was Alyce and she also found herself falling in love with the charming Lachlan.
The story was straight forward with no angst nor mystery. I would have liked a little more tension between the couple. This was a tad bit too dull for my liking.

[Fae · Rating 2 out of 5]

i was looking forward to reading this book because i really liked Lachlan in his brothers' books and couldn't wait to read about his own romance. unfortunately, this book couldn't capture my attention by the third chapter. i was just forcing myself to read on until i decided to stop at chapter 12.

honestly i found it hard to like Alyce because of her personality and her lies to Lachlan about her identity. i don't like lies in a relationship. the book also focused more on Alyce with her 'nun' friends and mercenaries and i was sooo bored because i wanted a book that focused on the romance between hero and heroine. i decided to just save myself the misery of skimming and stopped.

it's sad because i really liked Lachlan and his caring self but the book was just boring.

[Kiara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I know some people found our fl frustrating but for me she was self made, strong, resilient and always stuck to her morals. For me that was admirable and even the times when it seemed she was being too much it was always for good reason.
Kinda just proves to me women are better than men.

I am upset though she actually left her town and her friends there. I loved their connection and missed them in the 2 half.

Was this my perfect romance? Did I truly believe in the romance between the two? Not really but it was still a good read and interesting- though the mercenary plot wasn’t tied up and I was expecting answers but that’s probably for the brothers book.

[Nithusa · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I started reading this book I thought this book might be my favourite in the series. However this book turned out to be the least favourite in the series so far. I found myself not in love with Teresa but then I just started disliking her after Lachlan found out she was Alyce. I felt like she was acting like more of a bitch than necessary and I just kept getting annoyed with her. I also was really looking forward to Lachlan’s story but I feel like his character wasn’t as interesting as it was in the other books. The book was a little bit of a let down cause my expectations were so high but it was an ok book. Definitely a 3.5🌟 read!

[Elizabeth Layman · Rating 3 out of 5]

A friend threw a gods/goddesses-themed party this fall, which I sadly had to miss, but she gifted me this book as a (post-)party favor. Apparently, one of the party guests proclaimed herself the Goddess of (Outdated) Romance Books and came with a box of secondhand romance books from circa 1980-2010 for all the other guests. My friend was gifted the leftover books, and so I got to enjoy this romp. It made me laugh with its premise and some of those tried-but-true one liners. Perfect light reading for a cold, dark winter day at the end of a long, painful year.

[Christina Govan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super reading series. You just can't put them down.

I love all Donna Fletcher stories. Especially the ones that have series of family members to keep the story line going. Always love and adventure. This Sinclare Brothers series is awesome. Can't wait to start the next one. Enjoy.😅

[Ushmi · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked it until she had to leave Everagis for fulfilling marital duty🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 if she was a strong willed woman why can't she make him(H) to stay with her in Everagis??!!!! It should be her choice. I'm disappointed.
And after that I just couldn't like this story anymore..

IT'S A 2.5 🌟

[Heather Halloran · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can’t give full stars. The first half of the book was wonderful. Then a plot twist and her stubbornness was so bad it was ridiculous. The heroine went from a likeable character to an annoying one.

[Jessica · Rating 2 out of 5]

FMC comes off as a spoiled, whiny brat to me. She runs off hotheaded over and over and they then say it is the MMC’s fault because he should have known. He is supposed to know she is the ultimate warrior and has more knowledge of all things than anyone else.

[Kari · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars