I guess I need to talk about the characters, because that's where my mind is. There are castles, and mysterious fog, and hotties in kilts. But then you add in this fantastical place of Doon. Obviously, Scotland is a fun setting- period. I am torn between the characters and the setting. It is so hard to say what I loved about it the most. I received a free copy of this book from Booksneeze in exchange for my honest opinions and review. I have made them in print too, and it feels awful.) Hopefully publishers fix the typo on the back cover in the next edition. Luckily I’m not a grandma! I loved this book tremendously and couldn’t put it down. I think teen girls would love this book, but I know some grandmas who would freak out if they knew what they had purchased at the Bible bookstore. Mentions of “girly parts” and almost sex-scenes would normally be no big deal to me, except that this book was from Blink, an imprint of the Christian publishing house Zondervan. The raciness of Doon really pushed the envelope of what I consider to be clean teen fiction. The problem is, there’s an evil witch on the loose and only two weeks to stop her–and fall in love with some hunky Scottish hotties. The hook is that two teen girls discover ancient rings and find themselves mysteriously transported to the magical land of Doon. The two girls could have everything they've longed for.or they could end up breaking an enchantment and find themselves trapped in a world that has become a nightmare.Īny Brigadoon fans out there? I just had a fun time reading Doon, by Carey Corp and Lorie Langdon. Doon seems like a real-life fairy tale, complete with one prince who has eyes for Mackenna and another who looks suspiciously like the boy from Veronica's daydreams.īut Doon has a dark underbelly as well.
Not only has the imaginary kilted boy followed her to Alloway, she and Mackenna uncover a strange set of rings and a very unnerving letter from Mackenna's great aunt - and when the girls test the instructions Aunt Gracie left behind, they find themselves transported to a land that defies explanation.
But the Scottish countryside holds other plans. But why can't anyone else see the mysterious blond boy who keeps popping up wherever she goes? When her best friend, Mackenna, invites her to spend the summer in Scotland, Veronica jumps at the opportunity to leave her complicated life behind for a few months. Veronica doesn't think she's going crazy.
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