The Bridegroom Wore Plaid (MacGregor Trilogy, #1)

by Grace Burrowes

[Angie]

I quite enjoyed The Bridegroom Wore Plaid. It all starts when Ian MacGregor needs a wife. A rich wife, since his clan is a bit short on funds. Luckily, Eugenia's father wishes to marry her off to a titled man, and Ian fits the bill. Unfortunately, Genie has no interest in an arranged marriage and Ian has no interest in a wife with no interest in him. However, Ian is drawn to Genie's cousin, Augusta, as she is to him, although she doesn't want a titled husband. It's just one big mess which is further complicated by some suspicious financial claims made by the baron.

The Bridegroom Wore Plaid was a very enjoyable read, but I did find the narrative a bit jumpy. Not only do we follow Ian and Augusta, but there's also, on occasion, Ian's two brothers, Augusta's cousins Genie and Matthew, and their aunt Julia. It's not that their perspectives were unnecessary, because they do add to the overall story, but the transitions weren't exactly smooth. Like I said, it was jumpy. But all four couples are tangled up in this big mess of who's marrying who, so I do think those additional POVs were needed.

In addition to all of the romance, there is also this issue of money. The baron claims to be very, very rich which is exactly what Ian is looking for. Of course, Augusta is very poor, and has been taken in by her uncle when her parents died. The baron notices her getting close to Ian and keeps trying to kill her to get her out of the way. On top of that, there's some question about Augusta's missing inheritance. It's super obvious what happened to it, and yet no one even suspects it until the end. I know it wouldn't be proper for Augusta to question about finances, but she could at least think it! I mean, it's SOOO obvious.

I did really like The Bridegroom Wore Plaid. I liked that there was a lot of stuff going on, so it was never boring, except when there was a lot of legal talk (the main plot does revolve around marriage contracts and finances). The jumpy narrative was a bit annoying, but ultimately I think it added to the story.

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