The Bride and the Beast by Teresa Medeiros

I know a lot of people are simply not bothered about historical authenticity. Her Scots villagers were depicted as a mob of miserable, unkind, superstitious, and unintelligent cowards.

The 'Dragon' thread made no sense to the story and seemed so clumsily added on to the plot as to be redundant.Īs a Scotswoman, I was appalled at the historical errors, the lazy stereotyping, and the total lack of understanding of clan structure and principles. With the exception of the hero, I disliked almost every other character. It didn't live up to its blurb and I found the heroine a pain in the backside. This is a quite well-written, quite entertaining book, but ultimately I found it very disappointing. They interact a few times (nothing happens) and all of a sudden they are in love. Their 'love' comes more from mutual attraction than anything else. Mostly for plot purposes, villagers transcend idiocy past the point of belief. Dumb as rocks sister falls for kind/boring/harmless sidekick. Not charming, as I think it was going for. Besides having an IQ higher than an orange and a childhood crush, that's her main personality. Don't worry about forgetting it, because it's shoved in your face about once a page. I must be revenged! What? I love her? Ok. Dragon analogy is stretch throughout the book in non-clever, corny ways. Now, that's no problem, if engaging characters, rich dialogue, or humorous situations keep you entertained while you read. :)Īfter reading the cover blurb and through Chapter 2, you can pretty much see exactly how the rest of the book will go. There is one point where Brandon tells Gwen she has incredibly soft skin and she replies that most fat girls do. The heroine mentions a million times that she is a bigger curvy girl, and it gets irritating. I liked this book but there is one aspect that really bugged me. This isn't a bad thing because it makes for an interesting change. You can practically imagine it with wood carving illustrations. This book is a little different in that the language and the tone is especially fairy tale like. This story is a popular staple for re-imagining into romance novels. They tie her up and leave her in the ruined castle for an appeasement for their guilt. The villagers think there is a half man/half dragon living in the castle (or possibly a ghost) because of strange sounds. The heroine Gwen is 25 and thought to be strange by her family and village because of her love of science in a time of superstition. He is hiding back out in his ruined castle after many years away. His family was killed and he was taken prisoner for many years.

His family, the lord of a village was betrayed to the English by one of the villagers. This is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast set in 1700's Scotland.

The Bride and the Beast by Teresa Medeiros