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A review by jaxyway
In Bed with a Highlander by Maya Banks
2.0
In Bed with a Highlander (McCabe Trilogy #1) by Maya Banks is a Scottish Highlander historical romance novel, very reminiscent of earlier works done by Julie Garwood. While a quick, rainy day read, In Bed with a Highlander does not add anything new to the genre.
It's been years since I've read any of Julie Garwood's historical novels, so I unfortunately cannot do a side-by-side comparison. What I can say, though, is that if I didn't know who had written In Bed with a Highlander, I would have thought Julie Garwood had, maybe when she was sick with the flu, or experiencing writer's block or something.
Bottom line is this: If you have not read any of Julie Garwood's Scottish historical romances, stop, and read those, instead. If you have read Julie Garwood's Scottish historical romances, stop, and re-read those instead. While the writing styles are indeed similar, Julie Garwood mastered the genre that Maya Banks is tentatively stepping in to.
If you do not know much about Scottish history, of clans, lairds, highlanders, and lowlanders, you're not going to learn much here. Going in to this book, the author seems to have expected everyone to have at least a basic understanding of medieval Scotland. In truth, the "historical" aspect of the novel is lacking.
What's not lacking is instant love. Aye, both characters fall in love very quickly, after an instant, powerful attraction. And the end... was just not great.
It's been years since I've read any of Julie Garwood's historical novels, so I unfortunately cannot do a side-by-side comparison. What I can say, though, is that if I didn't know who had written In Bed with a Highlander, I would have thought Julie Garwood had, maybe when she was sick with the flu, or experiencing writer's block or something.
Bottom line is this: If you have not read any of Julie Garwood's Scottish historical romances, stop, and read those, instead. If you have read Julie Garwood's Scottish historical romances, stop, and re-read those instead. While the writing styles are indeed similar, Julie Garwood mastered the genre that Maya Banks is tentatively stepping in to.
If you do not know much about Scottish history, of clans, lairds, highlanders, and lowlanders, you're not going to learn much here. Going in to this book, the author seems to have expected everyone to have at least a basic understanding of medieval Scotland. In truth, the "historical" aspect of the novel is lacking.
What's not lacking is instant love. Aye, both characters fall in love very quickly, after an instant, powerful attraction. And the end... was just not great.