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Title: McClairen's Isle: The Reckless One (McClairens Isle)
ISBN: 0440226279
Author:
Connie Brockway
Publicate Date: 2000-01-11
Publish: 2000-01-11
List Price: $7.50
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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1: Hoping book 3 is better...
I thoroughly enjoyed the first book in this series, McClairen's Isle: The Passionate One, but The Reckless One was a big disappointment! First of all, like other reviewers have stated, I had a hard time buying Raine as "reckless." He was far too gentlemanly to ever be considered reckless. I, too, was disappointed that his older brother, Ash, from the previous book, was only mentioned in tiny snippets; I thought that at some point the brothers would reunite. I also felt that the heroine, Favor, was a big wimp! She spent the entire book letting everyone tell her what to do and I kept waiting for her to stand up for herself and give Muira a good slap across the face! Throughout the story, I kept waiting for that pivotal moment when Favor would realize her true worth and become her own person, but it never happened! In the first book, Lord Carr was a much more complex character and we got to see his evil, ruthless nature, but if I hadn't read that book, I'd have wondered why everyone was so intimidated by him here. I had to finish the book and see how it ended, which I thought left too many loose ends. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad I read the book because it was a nice escape for me, but I think the third in this trilogy will be much better-I HOPE!
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2: vague and disappointing
There are a few problems with "The Reckless One" -
#1 - Raine is not really reckless at all. He's calculating, disciplined, and, as one other reviewer noted - considerate and dependable.
#2 - Brockway makes poor use of Wanton's Blush - in "The Passionate One" she throws Ash & Rhiannon into the lion's den; both of them are dealing with the evil, the scheming, the dissipation of the Earl of Carr's pleasure palace. But in "The Reckless One" Wanton's Blush is bizarrely incidental, although the whole book is set there. Raine is in hiding and Favor's problems come from a different direction entirely. So there's this great setting for all sorts of drama and conflict, but both the main characters avoid it.
#3 - Raine and Favor are too good at keeping their secrets. Raine doesn't tell Favor who he is; Favor doesn't tell Raine why she wants to marry Carr. And then, by the time the revelations do start pouring out, the book is almost over and there's no time to fuss over them. This means that Raine and Favor spend some quality time together, but their relationship lacks a certain trust, the bonds that come from struggling through difficult issues or cooperating.
#4 - Favor is so busy being told what to do that she never develops much of a personality. And Raine is so totally not what he is described as (i.e., he's called reckless but doesn't behave recklessly; he's called nasty and mean, but he is closer to being funny and sweet) that his personality is a big muddle.
#5 - Carr, who makes a really great enemy in "The Passionate One" is a pretty lame opponent in "The Reckless One" - deluded and delusional. Not an ounce of the cleverness or wit or ruthlessness that he displays in such abundance in "The Passionate One."
I am really looking forward to Fia's story - Fia is, by far, the most interesting character in "The Reckless One" and the only one who has any kind of consistency or definition. Hopefully it will be back up to the quality of the first in the trilogy.
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3: Never got going!
This book was sort of a ho-hum for me. I never got into the characters. THey seemed sort of flat. Raine was okay, but Favor just didn't click. Maybe it was the mood I was in when I read it, but it was sort of boring.
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4: Dark and Riveting
Raine Merrick is every bit as wild and passionate as his older brother Ash (see The Passionate One)! In The Reckless One Connie Brockway continues the fascinating saga of the Merrick family that has brutally stolen McClairen's Isle from its Scottish owners after their massacre at Culloden in 1746. Ronald Merrick, Lord Carr, was responsible for their deaths, and his estranged son Raine falls in love with Favor, not realizing that she is a McClairen. He then has to keep from her that he is a Merrick. But this is much better than Romeo and Juliet. The plot twists, emotional depths and complex characters keep the reader on the edge of her seat. Raine is particularly fascinating as is his father, one of the cleverest and most entertaining evil characters you're likely to meet. Don't miss this dark but riveting series!
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5: a big let down, boring
I enjoyed the first book in this series, The Passionate One, and I never like to not finish a series so I bought the other two. Well I was very disappointed by this book. The story dragged, the plot was dull and the characters never really came alive for me. I hope the third book is better.
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