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readingwithhippos's review
3.0
Delilah works for the family business and has always covered for her lazy siblings, but after years of being taken advantage of, she does what any sane person would do and runs away to the Scottish Highlands to learn to bake. (If that premise doesn’t speak to your soul, I can’t help you.) Wouldn’t you know it, the elderly lady she’s apprenticing with has a ruggedly handsome neighbor named Callum who’s been volunteered to show Delilah around. There’s nothing better than escaping to a world where the worst thing that can happen is burning the shortbread.
weemzy's review
5.0
Minus the quickness, excused by the fact it's a short novella, omg... it was SO CUTE. So romantic. It makes me want to go on a surprise whim trip to Scotland and I'm already in Scotland!
kittykat's review
2.5
Was kinda cute, kinda not and the instalove was a bit cringey given it was only after about 3/4 days - which was also a bit hard to see as the passage of time was all over the place.
On a positive note, I want a whole book about Agnes and her fey folks!
On a positive note, I want a whole book about Agnes and her fey folks!
beckalore's review
3.0
Cute novella for the new year. Instalove is always hard for me. I think I just wanted a little more background for Callum and his aunt and the fae.
ssejig's review
3.0
Delilah Solis decides that she's going to stop being a doormat for her family and she's going to run away. Literally. She decides to answer an ad for a bakery intern, flying from Texas to Scotland to get there the next day.
It turns out that the bakery owner, Agnes, has a hot single nephew. She also believes in fairies. But... nephew. He is surly to begin with but eventually gets worn down and starts to appreciate Del and his aunt.
Oh. I rounded up from two and a half stars. I wanted to know more about Del's siblings and why they came to rely on her so much. I wanted to learn more about Del and why she allowed it. I wanted to see more of a relationship develop between Del and Callum.
It turns out that the bakery owner, Agnes, has a hot single nephew. She also believes in fairies. But... nephew. He is surly to begin with but eventually gets worn down and starts to appreciate Del and his aunt.
Oh. I rounded up from two and a half stars. I wanted to know more about Del's siblings and why they came to rely on her so much. I wanted to learn more about Del and why she allowed it. I wanted to see more of a relationship develop between Del and Callum.
miztrebor's review
3.0
It's not easy to find New Year's romances. Not as easy as books set around Christmas at least. Luckily I'm stumbling upon more. And that's how I ended up buying Auld Lang Syne by Rebel Carter. It sounded really good and I'm starting to realize I enjoy stories set in Scotland.
I enjoyed this novella for the characters the most. Del is a woman pushed to be the best due to her family knowing she'll pick up their slack in the family business. She's the best at her job, but it takes a toll. I was happy to see her finally be pushed over the edge and decide that she needed a change. The spontaneous change (heading to Scotland to follow another one of her passions) is just what she needed. Agnes, her new boss was also a great character to read. She believes in the fey while not many others still do. It leads to some issues, but that doesn't stop her. Callum, the other character who plays a big part, while I didn't feel I knew him a lot (1st person, one narrator POV is a little limiting at times), was also a great guy in the end.
This was a good, short read to start out the new year with. It took me a little longer to read in spots and might benefit from another quick edit/polishing up due to a few hang ups. But it was still a great first read from a new-to-me author. I've since bought the second Highlands Holiday book, A Viscount for Valentine's, and the entire Alpha and Omega series. I'm curious to see what Carter can do with the variety of subgenres she writes in. From here, I'll have to check out her mail-order bride books.
I enjoyed this novella for the characters the most. Del is a woman pushed to be the best due to her family knowing she'll pick up their slack in the family business. She's the best at her job, but it takes a toll. I was happy to see her finally be pushed over the edge and decide that she needed a change. The spontaneous change (heading to Scotland to follow another one of her passions) is just what she needed. Agnes, her new boss was also a great character to read. She believes in the fey while not many others still do. It leads to some issues, but that doesn't stop her. Callum, the other character who plays a big part, while I didn't feel I knew him a lot (1st person, one narrator POV is a little limiting at times), was also a great guy in the end.
This was a good, short read to start out the new year with. It took me a little longer to read in spots and might benefit from another quick edit/polishing up due to a few hang ups. But it was still a great first read from a new-to-me author. I've since bought the second Highlands Holiday book, A Viscount for Valentine's, and the entire Alpha and Omega series. I'm curious to see what Carter can do with the variety of subgenres she writes in. From here, I'll have to check out her mail-order bride books.
katieelynnn's review
3.0
Cheesy cutesy. I actually would have loved to read a full novel so we could get more info on the fey, but it was a nice quick read and I enjoyed it quite a bit.
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