The Rebel of Clan Kincaid
Written by Lily Blackwood
Narrated by Ruth Urquhart
3.5/5
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Since childhood, Magnus has been led to believe he is the Laird Alwyn's bastard, and raised to hate the Clan Kincaid. But when he learns he is without a doubt the son of the murdered Laird Kincaid, his life as he has always known it is shattered. Now, hiding his knowledge and his fury, he returns to Burnbryde Castle, awaiting the chance to strike against the man whose treachery robbed him of his legacy. His first act of rebellion: to steal a kiss from the redheaded beauty who's betrothed to the Alwyn's eldest son and heir.
Since her arrival at Burnbryde, Tara Iverach has been confined to a tower to guard her virtue before she marries. But after a surprise embrace with a lean, bare-chested Highlander who claims to be the Alwyn's oldest son, she can't contain her excitement over her good fate. Unfortunately, he is the wrong eldest son, and she is set to marry his cruel and lecherous half brother, Hugh. Can Magnus conquer his rivals and claim his Kincaid destiny before the woman who's captured his heart becomes his sworn enemy's bride?
Contains mature themes.
Lily Blackwood
Since her earliest days, Lily Blackwood has found a friend in books. Raised an Army brat, her family moved often, and books were constant companions who always smoothed the transition to a new location and a new set of friends. Now, Lily lives Texas where she writes sexy historical romance novels about fierce Highlanders looking out over a garden tended by her own handsome, dashing husband. She suffers endless (fun and always welcome!) interruptions by her two children. And like many authors, she writes with a cat-or two-wrapped around her legs. She is the author of The Beast of Clan Kincaid, Single-Minded, and other books.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book was ok. Don't get me wrong, the writing wasn't bad and I didn't hate either of the main characters (though there were little things about each of them I found to be...odd). I just found that things happened a little too fast and a little too conveniently for my particular taste. It overall is a really good quick read.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
After her parents died, Tara spent her childhood in a convent away from her sister. When her powerful guardian the Earl Buchan finally comes to get her, it's to deliver her for marriage. Attacked by outlaws on the journey, Tara is rescued and kissed by a man claiming to be her betrothed.
As the bastard son of the Laird Alwyn, Magnus has had to fight for everything in his life. Now with his real identity in question, he wants revenge. His supposed step-brother Hugh doesn't deserve Tara but Magnus can't make waves as he tries to find out who betrayed the Kincaids.
Tara and Magnus are smack in the middle of clan wars and betrayal but their attraction for one another can't be denied.
Book two in the Highland Warrior series, The Rebel of Clan Kincaid picks up right were the first book left off. You could start with this one but it would better serve you to read the first. We learn in the first that Magnus is really Faelan Kincaid, one of the three missing Kincaid brothers. The Laird Kincaid was betrayed and murdered with his three sons scattered in the wind to escape. Book one is about the oldest Kincaid brother coming back to reclaim his land and because of a matching tattoo, he learns that Magnus is his youngest brother. Magnus decides to stay with the Alwyns so he can figure out who else was responsible for betraying his family. The book picks up the story with the Laird Alwyn preparing for a battle with the returned Kincaid brother to try and get the land back.
With this continuing betrayal story, you can imagine we have a full plate, add in the mystery of what happened to Tara's sister and other various issues dealing with secondary characters and there was a lot going on; this didn't leave much time for Magnus and Tara. Their relationship doesn't even get going until around the 30% mark and even after that, they never really spend any time together; longest time spent together was their first sex scene. This lack of time together gave them an insta-love feel, especially with Magnus. I really liked Magnus and Tara separately. Magnus was strong and sweet with him being the leader of the Pit Warriors and allowing servant women to sleep in his room to avoid Alwyn men wanting to drag them to their beds. Even though she grew up in a convent, Tara was strong and sure of herself in her new environment; she was a pretty self-assured confident heroine. I just didn't have long or enough scenes with the two to grow in love with them as a couple.
Most of the story was about Magnus trying to position himself to learn whom and why betrayed his Kincaid father and while we don't get a complete answer, I imagine the missing third brother will have his own book and we'll get the final answers there. The answers we do get are extremely rushed at the end, I got whiplash from all the reveals and switching of sides. The secondary characters and their storylines were a bit untidy, the Alwyn son Hugh, Tara is supposed to be betrothed to, was over-the-top bad and kind of an empty vessel along with his mother and the sudden reveal of the part she played in it all. Magnus' friend Chissolm, the only Pit Warrior we are really introduced to, makes one or two shallow appearances. I thought Tara and Magnus were fully fleshed out characters but their supporting cast was lacking.
If you're looking for more heat and descriptive sex scenes in your historicals they can be found here but the emotional components I found lacking. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Rebel of Clan Kincaid by Lily BlackwoodHighland Warrior #2In book two of the series Magnus is told that he is someone entirely different than he has always been lead to believe he is. Why? To keep him save because the man who is REALLY his father was killed by the man he THINKS sired him. Add onto that he finds out that he has two brothers that he can’t remember and one despicable half-brother that he is not related to at all. What does he want? Revenge! Tara is on her way to marry despicable Hugh and is not happy about it. She is less happy when she is accosted and robbed while on the road and then kissed by the man who saves her. She is the sister of the woman who died suspiciously while married to despicable Hugh and she wants answers related to that death AND she definitely does NOT want to marry Hugh! There was plenty happening in this book with stolen kisses, fights, a damsel saved, friendships made, evil men thwarted, escapes, intrigue, murder and steamy scenes BUT for some reason the interaction between Magnus/Faelan and Tara seemed too abrupt and highly unlikely and it left me disbelieving. Everything was neatly tied up with problems solved easily without too much worry or bother and at the end I wondered whether or not the third son, Cullan was still alive and if so where in the world he might be. After meeting Robert Buchan I wonder if he might get a book of his own. I also wonder if the men who killed The Kincaid will ever pay for the crimes they committed. Did I enjoy the book? Yes Would I read it again? Probably notDo I want to know what happens in book three? DefinitelyDid I like Magnus and Tara? YesWould I read other books by this author? YesThank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC. This is my honest review.3 Stars
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I did enjoy this story, just not as much as book 1.This story tented to focus more on the political struggles and the clan history and the disagreements between the Kiincaid's and Tara's guardian - Buchan and the mystery of the death of Tara's sister while she was in the protection of Laird Alywn awaiting to marry his son, rather than romance, I felt the story dragged a little with all the past history over load. The second half of the story though had a lot more romance between Tara and Magnus and the story moved along a bit faster but I felt the characters didn't have a lot of chemistry together and were rather flat.But still the story concept was good and I'll be reading book 3 when it is ready.