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I finished about 3/4 of this, but couldn't stomach another word. It started out with an interesting premise when a nurse from 1945 time traveled back 200 years in Scotland by means of a magic stone circle. Various near-rapes followed, and she married a Scot without much agonizing about the poor husband left behind in 1945.
Even that was okay until he beat her with a belt -- so badly that she couldn't sit down for days. Wife beating was illegal in Britain in the 1700s, so not only was he abusing ...more
Even that was okay until he beat her with a belt -- so badly that she couldn't sit down for days. Wife beating was illegal in Britain in the 1700s, so not only was he abusing ...more
I'm very ambivalent about this book. There was a compelling plot that kept me reading though the umpteen pages, a touch of medicine, and a compelling female hero who gets shit done. Conversely, there was a lot of torture, and an unreasonable amount of rape/near rape, and just a ridiculous amount of "oh, there's a quiet moment, let's throw some ludicrous complication in!"
Also, and I recognize this is my personal issue, but there was entirely the wrong amount of sex. Either this is erotica- in wh ...more
Also, and I recognize this is my personal issue, but there was entirely the wrong amount of sex. Either this is erotica- in wh ...more
I struggled on my rating with this one. There were parts of the book I was really into, and loved. There were other parts that seemed to drag on and on and I had to force myself to keep listening. Bottom line was that this book was waaaaay too long. There were so many parts that I felt could be cut out to make it a better book. It was mostly enjoyable, and sometimes great, but I found myself continually putting it aside to pick up something else and then coming back to it after a long break. The
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This second read-through was fun, but the "romantic" scenes were overtly annoying this time. It might be fun for some people to read about, but it's difficult to read when you're rolling your eyes.
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I can't wholeheartedly endorse some of the choices made, but I really fell in love with this book.
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Sep 09, 2011
Shoshanah
marked it as wish-list
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Sep 14, 2012
Tasha Corcoran
marked it as to-read
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Destiny
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