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leggup's review against another edition
2.0
The cover and book jacket blurb make this book seem like a bunch of chick-lit-rom-com storylines set in Scotland. In actuality, most of the stories are about domestic abuse and child abuse and just not fun stuff. None of the stories are long enough to sink your teeth into; a few had some one-liners that made me chuckle, but that's about it.
ridgewaygirl's review against another edition
2.0
Uneven collection of short stories by Scottish women authors. It leans heavily toward revenge fantasies and wish fulfillment stories, some seem to be first drafts, but there are a few worthwhile tales. The stories by Morag Joss, Tania Kindersley and Julia Hamilton are the rare standouts, but even those feel like rather less than the best these writers could do.
irinam's review against another edition
3.0
I'm not a big fan of short stories. Usually, by the time I finish the last story I have already forgotten the first one. These were ok. I even remember the fist one...
srah's review against another edition
3.0
I thought I had already read this, but none of the stories seemed that familiar. Anyway, a pretty nice collection of short stories by women authors, set in Scotland.
chouhelen27's review
3.0
I struggled with the characters in some of these stories, there seemed to be a lot of mid life crises! I thought Jenny Colgan’s “fringes” story disappointing and ridiculous. And then one about giving your friend laxatives! So I’d read a couple of stories, put it down and eventually pick it up again.
There were a few hidden gems. Aline templeton, Morag Joss and the last one by Katie Agnew were my favourites.
There were a few hidden gems. Aline templeton, Morag Joss and the last one by Katie Agnew were my favourites.
6girlsmom's review
2.0
I really wanted to like this book. The problem with collections of short stories is that some of the stories are really good. They pull you in, get you invested, and end, leaving you wishing it had been a full, standalone book.
Then other stories seem to drag on forever. They are too short to give the attention to developing characters fully enough to be relatable, and you feel like they will never end.
Such was the case with this book. Sadly, the plodding bits overshadowed the enjoyable bits, and brought the overall rating down.
Then other stories seem to drag on forever. They are too short to give the attention to developing characters fully enough to be relatable, and you feel like they will never end.
Such was the case with this book. Sadly, the plodding bits overshadowed the enjoyable bits, and brought the overall rating down.
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