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The first chapter of The Highlander’s Irish Bride gave the impression that this was going to be a Cinderella retelling. It quickly strayed from that course, however. As the book continued, it gave me more Pride and Prejudice vibes (kind of). In Pride and Prejudice, Darcy is socially awkward, and Lizzie does not realize that Darcy has fallen for her until he proposes. In The Highlander’s Irish Bride, Grant is more reserved and awkward with Kathleen. I do not think she is fully aware of his true feelings towards her for most of the book, similar to Darcy and Elizabeth.

While Chapter 1 set Kathleen up as a trouble-maker, she really was not a trouble-maker for the rest of the book. It was quite disappointing. Furthermore, Chapter 1 set Jeannie up as a little sister who adored and worshipped Kathleen. For the rest of the book, she was anything but.

I found it a little tedious that the main internal conflict of the male love interest was similar to The Highlander’s English Bride, the book before this one. In The Highlander’s English Bride, Graeme believes he is too much trouble compared to his twin. In The Highlander’s Irish Bride, Grant believes he is too boring compared to his twin. The internal conflict in these two books was a bit redundant and boring.
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