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Title: Good premise, poor execution
Review: Stock characters and trite dialogue -- very disappointing, considering the subject matter. I had every reason to like this book, as I work at Stanford myself; study Scots Gaelic and all things Celtic. I think the author's background in the romance genre is glaring -- hopefully if this does turn into a trilogy, Hanna will drop the "by the numbers/formula" style of writing and make more of an effort to develop genuine characters who say things as unique and real as the situations they are involved in.
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