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Born in Sin (Brotherhood/MacAllister, #3)
by Kinley MacGregor
by Kinley MacGregor
Jess the Romanceaholic's review
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Dec 28, 10
bookshelves: tortured-hero, kilts-ahoy, forced-marriage, physically-imperfect-or-scarred, physically-tortured, family-issues, 2010-read, alpha-male, angsty-read, arranged-or-mail-order-marriage, assassin-mercenary-or-bounty-hunter, beautiful-heroine, blame-it-on-your-parents, celebrity-or-fame, enemies-to-lovers, historical, kidnapped, major-illness-or-injury, outcast, virgin-hero, child-or-children-play-a-big-part, raped-or-abused
Read in December, 2010
Another typical "Kenyon" tortured hero. As one of her earlier works, I definitely recognized later characters in Sin -- my boyfriend (Acheron), as well as pretty much every hero from the "Born In" series under the Kenyon name, and so forth.
Did that stop me from enjoying it? Of course not lol I'm a Kenyon/Macgregor/etc. fangirl, so of course I eat that crap up with a spoon ;) It can get overwhelming if you've decided to glom her writing though, so I find they're better read with a few other books in between.
What worked for me:
*I actually went back and forth on whether this was a pro or con for me, and settled on pro -- I like how our heroine didn't really fight the marriage to Sin past the inital "WTF you can't tell me who I have to marry!" reaction
*Two words: Virgin Hero :D
*This was a heavy book, what with all of the mess Sin had gone through, but it had a lot of hidden humor that rather took me by surprise
What didn't work for me:
*Did NOT like the epilogue -- I found it hard to believe and just too bloody "tidy" for my tastes.
Overall? A very angsty read with a lot of references to lifelong rejection and abuse, but with a sweet love story and just enough "intrigue" to keep things interesting. Solid 4 Stars
Did that stop me from enjoying it? Of course not lol I'm a Kenyon/Macgregor/etc. fangirl, so of course I eat that crap up with a spoon ;) It can get overwhelming if you've decided to glom her writing though, so I find they're better read with a few other books in between.
What worked for me:
*I actually went back and forth on whether this was a pro or con for me, and settled on pro -- I like how our heroine didn't really fight the marriage to Sin past the inital "WTF you can't tell me who I have to marry!" reaction
*Two words: Virgin Hero :D
*This was a heavy book, what with all of the mess Sin had gone through, but it had a lot of hidden humor that rather took me by surprise
What didn't work for me:
*Did NOT like the epilogue -- I found it hard to believe and just too bloody "tidy" for my tastes.
Overall? A very angsty read with a lot of references to lifelong rejection and abuse, but with a sweet love story and just enough "intrigue" to keep things interesting. Solid 4 Stars
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rated it 5 stars
28 de Dic 12:29
I feel you on the Virgin Hero!
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Loved this one. It was my first Kenyon/MacGregor novel and I devoured all I could find only to realize that yes, her heroes are all the same and they are best savored across months instead of gorging in days. Without spoiling anything, I'll just say that Lochlain's book, The Warrior, will be my last Brotherhood book. The epilogue made the entire series a wallbanger for me. :(
