Jennie Grant has always been a favorite of mine because she’s such a favorite of Alex’s. Having protected her throughout her childhood, he has a difficult time dealing with his baby sister growing up.
Jennie’s life is a wee bit more difficult than her siblings’ because she was so young when she lost her parents. Though Alex and Brenna tried to fill their shoes, no one can ever replace Mama and Papa. And some effects from such a tragedy can have far-reaching results.
This is one of my favorite books overall. I guess because I was nerdy and loved anatomy, I identified with Jennie’s curiosity.
There’s lots to love in this book. SPOILER ALERT! Stop here if you haven’t read this book yet. Here are a few of my favorite scenes:
- Love on the hill- I fell in love with Aedan Cameron myself when he shares his excitement of astrology with Jennie. Their connection is so genuine and unique that I had fun writing about it.
- Alex worrying about Maddie-Who wouldn’t fall a little more in love with Alex when he panics over his dear wife being bedridden? He wrenched my heartstrings again and again in this book. I also love it when he tells the bairns stories from Maddie’s drawings. I’m guessing his stories were a bit different (more violent) than Maddie’s.
- The Treasure-How odd was it that everyone had heard about the treasure, yet no one knew what it was? When they all saw it, they were quite disappointed. Everyone except Jennie, who fell in love with Aedan a wee bit more for the special gifts he’d arranged for her.
- The Savior-The Brightest Star in the Highlands gives us another reason to love Loki! After his experience in Ayr watching over Celestina, he learned to keep an extra eye out for those he loved. He fancies himself in love with Jennie, so he follows her. And he is the only one who can outsmart her captor. One of my favorite moments is when he drops out of the tree and startles her. Of course, by the end of the book, he realizes he doesn’t love Jennie, and he meets Arabella, who swears to marry him someday.
- The sobbing scene-Just in case you didn’t read it yet, I won’t tell all, but Jennie crying in Alex’s arms sent me over the edge. It’s a good thing I write all my novels on a laptop. If I’d done this one on paper, my tears would have ruined the entire scene.
That’s it for me.
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Keira