Slow start but it got sooo much better
347392
This book started pretty slowly.  Gwen, the heroine, seemed like a ditsy character with one goal in mind.  I was discouraged to think this was just another shallow novel with no real plot (besides getting the guy in bed) and no real character development.

But I was wrong.  As the plot unfolded, Gwen showed greater depth and resourcefulness and became someone I cheered for. Drustan, of course, was the magnificent hero with more to him than the gorgeous outside package.  I really enjoyed the time travel and the issues it raised.  I also liked the little substories of Silvan and Nell and of course Dageus.  The ending, with its unexpected twist, certainly brought on a good cry.  And I chuckled at the wonderful teaser for her next book "Dark Highlander" at the end of the book.  I picked up that one almost immediately after I finished "Kiss of the Highlander" to continue on with the story.

I read this really quickly.  A wonderful book to hunker down with on a cold New England night!
3818492
The first 20% of this book was mostly confusing to me. It seemed to hop and jump around from character to character and through time. If the author had given more information about the characters in the beginning I think it wouldn't have been as confusing. Once I could wrap my brain around who was who and what was going on then I really started to like the story. The author is brilliant at painting pictures with her words, but sometimes there were way too many words. There were quite a few breath taking scenes that really made me feel like I was in the story. And it has been a long time since I've read the book and completely loved the ending. I just loved how this book ended. Overall, it was a hard book to get into but I stuck with it and I'm so happy I did. I could see this being an excellent movie.
3154422
slow start, but you must read through it to get all of the relationships
once the book picks up, it is worth it
445223
Personally it was a little slow moving in the beginning but once you got into it, it was worth it. Definitely makes you want to to read the next book in the series!
1076353
It took me a while to get into the story, but I ended up enjoying it very much.
1587744
Loved it, kinda hard to get into at the beginning, but loved it after a couple chapters
2117443
It took me a while to get into this book because it started out slow. Once it picked up, I started enjoying it.
2833305
It had a slow start and hard to follow at first.  It got much better 1/2 way and actually very intriguing all the way to the end.  Glad I persevered!
2705710
In the beginning it took me awhile to get into this book but once I did I couldn't put it down.
1880060
A slow start, but builds steam pretty fast - an very entertaining read
2842124
3/5
I didn't like this book at first, but it grew on me a little by the end. The rating would have been lower otherwise.
The book is about four different people, and it changes characters as it changes months, which it does four times. I thought this was a bit of an odd way to do it, and was wondering how that would work out, but it's done very well.
We start with Jena, who is on vacation with her family and Skye's family. Her and Skye aren't very close, and she's very jealous of Skye, who is an actress. She also meets Dakota, who is a jerk to her, and just glimpses Owen, who is obviously better for her. I did not like her in her chapters, at all. She was way too insecure. I guess some people are this way, and I'm insecure myself, but she was overwhelmingly so. She was always embarrassed about herself, and looking down on herself, whining about it. I could not stand it, and I almost wanted to stop reading because of it.
In the next part, it's in Dakota's point of view. He was a jerk in the first part, but we get to see inside of him in this one. He has more to him, but I still didn't like him too much. He was still a bit of a jerk. He got better at the end of it, redeemed himself a bit, but he was mostly just alright.
Next was Skye. She's an actress, who's been secretly been having a hard time with herself and life. It's mentioned in Jena's chapters that someone had been leaving not good notes in places, and we find out that they're from her. She's a bit fragile, and the end of her part leaves off with a cliffhanger, which we find out the answer to in Owen's chapters. I was hoping to like her more, and she did have some of what I was looking for, but not as much as I'd hoped.
The last part is Owen's. I did like Owen. He mostly stays to himself, and mostly online, as he has a blog. He's been talking to Jena online, and he finds out who she is, and that she knows his brother, which makes him a bit wary, but he decides to meet up with her. Normally, this would be a very bad idea, but since the reader already knows Jena, I wasn't too worried. Besides worrying that it wouldn't work. But he meets up with her, and is very adorable, and Jena is much more confident about herself. She's apparently gotten some good advice, and has been helping Skye out, and has decided to believe in herself.
The ending was very good, and satisfying, especially since I got to meet Owen, who is a cute, geeky/nerdy, inexperienced boy. And it made the rating go up, since I didn't especially enjoy the previous parts of the book.
And I don't know if Mackler wrote the characters like that on purpose, and I'm sure that some of it was, but it also could have been done better so that they were at least a bit more likable. I haven't read any of her other books, and I'm undecided on whether or not I will, (even though I know that I probably will give her another try at some point,) so I don't know if that just how she writes. I'm hoping that some of her other books are better, or at least have more likeable characters.
1991024
It took me a while to really get into this book, but was well worth it after I got into it.
3804916
This book took almost the entire first half to become enchanting, but it draws you in unexpectedly and then you can't put it down.
2167547
During the first third, I wasn't sure how much I was going to enjoy this book. The reviews were good and it's exactly my genre, and the toying with fantasy tropes and running jokes were funny. It just felt like there was nothing to properly attach me to the characters.
I am SO glad I kept reading!!
Things that felt like unnecessary details at the start were revealed as much more, and as Thoral's character developed I found myself truly caring about him and others and needing to know what happened next. It completely made up for the slow beginning. Sadly, I can't go into detail about my favourite bits because it would spoil the best parts of the book. You'll just have to trust me.
2788522
Took a little bit to get going but once I got into this book I really liked it a lot.
1929313
Slow starting, but got better as you went on.!  I liked it  !!!!
374093
It started slow for me, but in the end I really liked it.