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3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
Omg this book was so white and the chemistry between the two leads was just not there for me
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A cute novel about figuring out who you are and who you want to be. While navigating another country and trying to figure out why your cookbook proposal wasn't accepted. Ruby decided to move to Scotland to write her cookbook, figuring that it would be easier in Scotland, in a small town, renting a cottage from the owner of the local pub. But like all things, everything is more complicated.
I enjoyed most of the book, but,. like a lot of romance novels I've read recently, it lost it the last 100 or so pages. Right when Ruby comes back from vacation and learns that Brochan thinks she was in on it from the beginning. Yes and no. A lot of those pages were unnecessary, and the author dragged out the solution (both for the town and for the characters) for far too long.
I enjoyed most of the book, but,. like a lot of romance novels I've read recently, it lost it the last 100 or so pages. Right when Ruby comes back from vacation and learns that Brochan thinks she was in on it from the beginning. Yes and no. A lot of those pages were unnecessary, and the author dragged out the solution (both for the town and for the characters) for far too long.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol
emotional
funny
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved every character, even the bad ones. Except for the main character whom I spent most of the book loathing entirely. Where is her loyalty to Grace and Broo?! Ugh.
Some conflicts felt too forced and then resolved way too easily, and everything wrapped up with a neat little bow in two pages after taking 350 pages and over 30 years to simmer to a boil that never came. I loved Grace and Broo the most. I felt sad for Grant.
Some conflicts felt too forced and then resolved way too easily, and everything wrapped up with a neat little bow in two pages after taking 350 pages and over 30 years to simmer to a boil that never came. I loved Grace and Broo the most. I felt sad for Grant.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
funny
lighthearted
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So lovely
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I am so annoyed at this book. The more I think about it the more annoyed I get.
Spoilery rant ahead: Ruby was selfish and immature, and I will never get over her choosing to keep the secret she overheard because the stranger came over and made her pinky swear instead of telling her friends and the guy she was falling in love with. She didn’t even tell him once they started dating! She kept telling herself that there was nothing they could do to stop the sell of the pub, but they could’ve used the time to come up with a plan or just have more time to come to terms with it, and that’s not even getting to the part about Brohan’s father being part of the sale so he will be coming back after decades of being gone. All her rationalizations for keeping the secret were dumb and selfish. Not only did she let her friends be in the dark longer about losing the pub and the father coming back, but she also made no plans for herself since the property included the cottage where she was staying. And then she starts defending the sale, without knowing the whole history of what has happened with the pub and the father, because she’s ok with a little gentrifying of this town she just moved to! This isn’t even her town and she already has opinion on what to do with it?? And then on top of this secret, she seeks out the father and starts meddling because she knows best. She decided that Brohan need to reconcile with his father without even discussing it with him. I’m so glad Rohan abandoned her at the airport. I wish he had broken up with her for real and she had left Scotland and that town alone.
I’m particularly angry that a book about someone quitting their job and moving to Scotland failed me so badly.
Spoilery rant ahead: Ruby was selfish and immature, and I will never get over her choosing to keep the secret she overheard because the stranger came over and made her pinky swear instead of telling her friends and the guy she was falling in love with. She didn’t even tell him once they started dating! She kept telling herself that there was nothing they could do to stop the sell of the pub, but they could’ve used the time to come up with a plan or just have more time to come to terms with it, and that’s not even getting to the part about Brohan’s father being part of the sale so he will be coming back after decades of being gone. All her rationalizations for keeping the secret were dumb and selfish. Not only did she let her friends be in the dark longer about losing the pub and the father coming back, but she also made no plans for herself since the property included the cottage where she was staying. And then she starts defending the sale, without knowing the whole history of what has happened with the pub and the father, because she’s ok with a little gentrifying of this town she just moved to! This isn’t even her town and she already has opinion on what to do with it?? And then on top of this secret, she seeks out the father and starts meddling because she knows best. She decided that Brohan need to reconcile with his father without even discussing it with him. I’m so glad Rohan abandoned her at the airport. I wish he had broken up with her for real and she had left Scotland and that town alone.
I’m particularly angry that a book about someone quitting their job and moving to Scotland failed me so badly.