Beyond the Highland Mist

Typical Highlands romance with a supernatural twist. It wasn't horrible, but certainly nothing to write home about. It's a '90s novel that shows its age for sure. Was a fun read, but I don't see myself picking it up for a reread in the future.

Ticks all the boxes:
- cold war
- ninjas
- super-soldiers
- sword-fight while falling from an airplane...

I really wanted to like this more than I did.
It just doesn't hold up over time; it was written 20+ years ago and it shows.
For me Hawk was a bit too one dimensional, good at everything, excessively attractive, and no real flaws. I thought for a moment it was going to explore his trauma of being used as the court courtesan but it never went there and just glazed over it, and pretty much said it was fine ‘cause now he's really good in bed... like I said, this book is very much a product of it's time.

The villain/main conflict was really ‘meh' and predictable. I did actually like Adrienne, her present time (1997) story was an odd choice but I guess it works for a good reason to want to stay in the 1500s.
so yeah, it was just kind of a forgettable read for me. I have read others in this series that I liked much more so I'll just keep going and hope the next will be better.

With such a cover and summary, I didn't expect much, but still the characters and story managed to disappoint. It was supposed to be my guilty pleasure for this summer.. Very unfortunate pick.

Yeah I just read a book with a shirtless dude on the cover. I have no explanation other than it's where I'm at right now. 🤷🏽‍♀️