2.5 Stars 
 This was a disappointing read. Maybe my expectations were too high because I love me some arranged marriages. But Alec quickly and swiftly sent my expectations tumbling wayyyyy down. Now a little bit of brute in a man is sexy, but he was just an utter a**hole who had me shaking my head most of the book wondering... 
 When he wasn't thinking or saying this.. 
 He was thinking or saying this... 
 Or sitting around with his friends saying... 
 And when he wasn't getting on my nerves, Jamie was. 
 I liked her for the most part because she was quirky and determined but she took everything way too serious and really tried my patience at times. I did not understand why she felt the need to protect people who had wronged her from Alec's wrath. She was pleading for Alec to have mercy, whereas I would've been like 'Off with his head!'. 
 The sex rated between hot and ok. Some scenes were a little too short, while others were great. When Alec finallllllllllly got his head out of his behind and realized he still had a heart, then things got very sweet. I mean, he confessed his love in gaelic and it was a real touching moment. 
 His starting to be more affectionate towards Jamie and listening to her ideas more bumped my idea of him up some, but Alec wasn't fully redeemed in my eyes by the end. 
 Meanwhile all this time there's been someone plotting to kill Jamie (which I often forgot about) and I definitely didn't suspect the culprit at all. No idea. Alec's close friends/ warriors were very funny and interesting characters and really made the story. Jamie's sister, Mary, on the other hand, I could've done without.