Comments on: REVIEW: Highlander Untamed by Monica McCarty

By: Riding School Stockport « Riding-school-stockport

Riding School Stockport « Riding-school-stockport — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:00:25 +0000

[...] REVIEW: Highlander Untamed by Monica McCarty | Dear Author … – Dear Ms. McCarty: This book brought back my early days of romance reading. It reminded me of a time when Scotland was the setting du jour and revenge and. [...]

By: Ann Bruce

Ann Bruce — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:56:20 +0000

Admittedly, I am on a lego kick, but this might be what the undead highlander would look like (with his horse).

Why do I feel the need to rewatch Army of Darkness? Ooh, if they do release a Highlander Undead, do you think Bruce Campbell could pose on the cover? I'd buy the book for sure!

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:37:15 +0000

I couldn’t really tell that, Kalen. I wasn’t sure whether, at the top of the hill, he paused or not. And the sense of urgency wasn’t really there as we were observing Margaret’s painful ride through the village. But, eh, YM obviously varied.

By: Kalen Hughes

Kalen Hughes — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:32:44 +0000

The book opens with a heartwrenching scene. Margaret MacLeod is being returned to her clan by MacDonald of Sleat who repudiates her on the basis of a physical defect. Margaret is sent through a barrage of villagers in a manner designed to inflict the most amount of humiliation. Rory MacLeod, Chieftan of the Clan MacLeod, watches and his rage against the MacDonalds grow. (Of course, I did wonder why he didn't rush in and save her right away instead of watching).

He’s on a horse riding hell-for-leather trying to get there in time. He doesn’t make it. He sees what’s transpiring from a distance. He's not standing there watching her be humiliated.

I loved Margaret. I really wish she was getting a book of her own!

By: Teddy Pig

Teddy Pig — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:55:52 +0000

Then there is the undercover thriller.

Highlander Unmarked

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:40:19 +0000

Admittedly, I am on a lego kick, but this might be what the undead highlander would look like (with his horse). Link here.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:35:13 +0000

LOL! I know I am very wrong.

Would a zombie groan with a Highland Burr?

Dunno, but I sure as hell don’t want to know what’s under his kilt or what it looks like.

By: Teddy Pig

Teddy Pig — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:39:06 +0000

LOL! I know I am very wrong.

Would a zombie groan with a Highland Burr?

By: Ann Bruce

Ann Bruce — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:06:07 +0000

I'm waiting for Highlander Undead.

OMG. For a second, I actually thought you were serious and had to reread Jane’s post. lol

By: Teddy Pig

Teddy Pig — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:43:31 +0000

I’m waiting for Highlander Undead.

Zombies in kilts just makes me squeal like a little girl.

By: Ann Bruce

Ann Bruce — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:13:52 +0000

it felt like she'd taken a previous story, changed the names and twisted the plot just a little to make another one

Just an observation: When a favourite author does something different koff*MJP*koff, some bash her for deviating from her tried and true formula. Yet when an author sticks to what works for her, others will bash her for not...evolving, I suppose. I will admit that JAK/AQ recycles her plot, but I faithfully read both her personalities because I know exactly what I'm going to get and it's generally a pleasant way to spend a few hours.

By: Jennifer McKenzie

Jennifer McKenzie — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:38:36 +0000

I think this is why I don’t read historicals anymore. When I read an Amanda Quick book and it felt like she’d taken a previous story, changed the names and twisted the plot just a little to make another one, I haven’t bought one since.
*sigh*. I can’t say anything. I couldn’t write one to save my life.

By: jaq

jaq — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:57:43 +0000

uhm, I was trying to figure out what heck is an “Untamedy”, then I realized it’s a typo in your post title. ;-)