Several scenes felt so out of place and time it was nearly cringe-worthy. I can suspend disbelief for a good romance, but the constant use of very contemporary language and social ideas is distracting from the story. I sincerely doubt women and men discussed their Feelings to such great degree. He would fight in wars, even be married at that age (as were most girls). While today a sixteen or eighteen year old young man would be considered a child, certainly in the 12th century a male of 16 was considered a man. The dialogue, save a few "ayes" and "miladys", is contemporary, as well as all notions of age, the language of emotion (how it is discussed or thought about), and general social behavior. MacGregor's style of writing historical romance is to write as if everything is happening today.
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