| Title : The Legend MacKinnon Author : Donna Kauffman Reading Dates : 4 Dec - 6 Dec 2010 |   |
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Three centuries ago in Scotland a curse was born of the long-standing feud between the Claren and the MacKinnon clans. Now, generations later, destiny has decreed that three women, the last of the Claren line, be granted one final chance to set things right. | |
Book Review of The Legend MacKinnon.
The first time I read the book I loved it. Unfortunately, The Legend MacKinnon didn’t survive my re-read. I could barely keep myself reading on and skipped chunks of the story just to finish it.
The first time I picked up the book was some years ago and I actually liked the 3 couples in the story then. But this time round, apart from Alexander and Delaney, the others seem like boring stereotypes. That’s not to say that Alexander and Delaney isn’t a cliche as well. Only that their characters were still interesting despite the fact and fun to read because of the way they went at each other. It was just too bad there weren’t more time spent on building up this particular pair’s relationship rather than giving all 3 equal time.
The other reason this book failed to keep my interest this time round was the lack of suspense. Wondering how they’d resolve their curses was a big part of the reason why the tale remained interesting in the past. Without even that mystery to solve, there simply isn’t enough tension or point to this tale.
The first time I read the book I loved it. Unfortunately, The Legend MacKinnon didn’t survive my re-read. I could barely keep myself reading on and skipped chunks of the story just to finish it.
The first time I picked up the book was some years ago and I actually liked the 3 couples in the story then. But this time round, apart from Alexander and Delaney, the others seem like boring stereotypes. That’s not to say that Alexander and Delaney isn’t a cliche as well. Only that their characters were still interesting despite the fact and fun to read because of the way they went at each other. It was just too bad there weren’t more time spent on building up this particular pair’s relationship rather than giving all 3 equal time.
The other reason this book failed to keep my interest this time round was the lack of suspense. Wondering how they’d resolve their curses was a big part of the reason why the tale remained interesting in the past. Without even that mystery to solve, there simply isn’t enough tension or point to this tale.
My conclusions :
- Would I re-read the book ? Not likely.
- Would I want to read the next book in the series if there were one? Definitely, not.
- Would I want to own my personal copy if I didn’t already own it ? No.
- Who would I recommend this too? Romance fans looking for a little paranormal element. The emphasis here is on the romance rather than the paranormal elements.
- For those looking to read the book, would I recommend buying or borrowing the book? Borrowing is the better choice.
