Beyond the Highland Mist (Highlander)

I just looovvveee this whole series! Karen Marie Moning is one of my all-time favourite authors in regard to historical romances with time-travel. This was the first book I read of hers and since then, I haven't stopped. Her writing will leave you breathless and seduced and thoroughly engrossed! Mystery, intrigue and unpredictable twists, will keep you captivated and wanting...more

I just looovvveee this whole series! Karen Marie Moning is one of my all-time favourite authors in regard to historical romances with time-travel. This was the first book I read of hers and since then, I haven't stopped. Her writing will leave you breathless and seduced and thoroughly engrossed! Mystery, intrigue and unpredictable twists, will keep you captivated and wanting more....even at the end! Karen Marie Moning is a FABULOUS writer and if you haven't tried her work, you just don't know what you are missing!!!!   hide

hot hot hot!

reading it (w/ the newer cover) i've read all the other highland books n this series and 3 out of 5 of the Fever books ex:Faefever

Terrible trashy but fun!

Loved it, it keeps you turning pages!

Beautiful detail, excellent imagination

After finishing books six and seven, I finally decided to do it right by reading the first book in the Highlander Series by Karen Marie Moning. I wasn’t terribly impressed with this novel. I thought the relationship between the main characters felt trite and formulaic and the plot was underdeveloped. In other words, it’s exactly what one would expect from a book of...more

After finishing books six and seven, I finally decided to do it right by reading the first book in the Highlander Series by Karen Marie Moning. I wasn’t terribly impressed with this novel. I thought the relationship between the main characters felt trite and formulaic and the plot was underdeveloped. In other words, it’s exactly what one would expect from a book of it’s’ genre. In all fairness, I would say the final 1/3 of the book isn’t bad. But it felt like the first 2/3 were merely glossing and racing through as quickly as possible to get to the end. The basic premise: Adrienne de Simone is sucked out of the 1990’s and lands herself in the 16th century on the whim of a Fairy. She is forced into a marriage with a man named Hawk who she hates upon first sight for one reason alone: he’s beautiful. I think that’s a poor excuse for a plot and had the author chosen to develop Adrienne’s reasons earlier in the novel, she wouldn’t have come off as such a cold-hearted shrew. Unfortunately, Adrienne’s reasons for treating her husband so cruelly aren’t fully explained until she’s already treated him so poorly that she’s not very likeable anymore. I think the author’s intention was for the reader to see Adrienne as a victim of a really bad past relationship. But rather, Hawk is more of a victim to her tongue than anyone. I think the author could have escaped this by explaining Adrienne’s baggage sooner, rather than later, but she doesn’t. The book is very hot, of course…I’m beginning to suspect that everything Moning writes is done with a very high standard of eroticism, but only worth reading if you plan on reading all the others.   hide

I read this book online shortly after finishing the third book in the Fever series, FaeFever. The fever series made me fall in love with her way of writing and after reading Beyond the Highland Mist I was not dissapointed. When I think Romance books I tend to think the whole thing is about sex and there is no plot. Moning has quickly changed my views. This was an excellent read, one I...more

I read this book online shortly after finishing the third book in the Fever series, FaeFever. The fever series made me fall in love with her way of writing and after reading Beyond the Highland Mist I was not dissapointed. When I think Romance books I tend to think the whole thing is about sex and there is no plot. Moning has quickly changed my views. This was an excellent read, one I completed in hours! After finishing the story I wanted to be sent back to the 1500's in hopes of finding a romantic Scotsman of my own! I can't wait to read the other six books in the Highlander series.   hide

When I first started reading the book, I was not impressed with the writing (actually less the writing and more the editing). However, it was the only book I had brought on a trip... so, I keep reading and I am glad I did. The story is a good one and the telling of it got much better as the book when on. I found the Puck/Adam character wanting, but I can't put my finger on why. Also, if I had had...more

When I first started reading the book, I was not impressed with the writing (actually less the writing and more the editing). However, it was the only book I had brought on a trip... so, I keep reading and I am glad I did. The story is a good one and the telling of it got much better as the book when on. I found the Puck/Adam character wanting, but I can't put my finger on why. Also, if I had had the urge to drink every time I read the word beautiful I would have passed out by the ending. Despite these concerns, the book was a fun read. I thought the idea of how and why the female character moved through time was interesting and unique. I loved the lesser characters' story lines. They really added to the overall feel of the book. This is a deceiving 3.5 stars. The story is worthy of much higher, but the fact that I wanted to run through the first half of the book with my red pen was distracting. As this was the first in the series, I honestly look forward to more books and watching the writing (and editing) grow.   hide