MY ONE TRUE HIGHLANDER is book two in the No Ordinary Hero series by Suzanne Enoch. While book two does peripherally show some characters from the first book in the series, HERO IN THE HIGHLANDS, it can easily be read as a stand alone. I had some minor niggles that mildly brought down my grade of HERO IN THE HIGHLANDS, but MY ONE TRUE HIGHLANDER has more issues than book one.

My book annotations while reading are peppered with comments like, "This is far-fetched," or "This is silly." Enoch stretches well past the bounds of credulity to craft her story. The reasons why a duke is not summoned the instant his sister is kidnapped are the first in long line of crazy plot machinations that leave me feeling less than enthused.

Marjorie falls into bed quickly with her kidnapper, which raises my eyebrows quite a bit. Even more unbelievable, however, are the so-called reasons why Marjorie (the sister of a recently-elevated peer) and Graeme (an impoverished laird who is fighting to keep his small clan safe) can't fall in love or marry. For all the blitheness of their tumble into bed, I would think they would give a little thought to what might come next.

Enoch's books are hit or miss for me, and MY ONE TRUE HIGHLANDER is a book that lands firmly in the thumbs down pile due to its many implausibilities. Because I often find books by Enoch that I enjoy, however, I will pick up the next in her series, in hopes that it will work for me.

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