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jnesbitt1989's review against another edition
3.0
Overall, I liked it. I loved the setting in Scotland and the side characters who I wouldn't have minded if they had had more time in the book. However, the main character did get on my nerves sometimes, and I think the book dragged a little in some parts.
morethanmylupus's review against another edition
2.0
Scotland is my happy place so I'm always excited to read a book set in Scotland... but this one fell short.
June was horrible. I couldn't relate to her at all. She's immature and judgy and generally just selfish. I don't understand why she thinks if someone is arrogant once, then she can be incredibly rude every single interaction moving forward. Nor did I see why her best friend (who presumably she knows well already!) is suddenly declared pretentious and she doesn't like him anymore.
I think all these things took away from the grief over her brother's death. I think they were probably supposed to be indicative of how she was struggling, but it didn't come through for me.
June was horrible. I couldn't relate to her at all. She's immature and judgy and generally just selfish. I don't understand why she thinks if someone is arrogant once, then she can be incredibly rude every single interaction moving forward. Nor did I see why her best friend (who presumably she knows well already!) is suddenly declared pretentious and she doesn't like him anymore.
I think all these things took away from the grief over her brother's death. I think they were probably supposed to be indicative of how she was struggling, but it didn't come through for me.
A huge thank you to the author and the publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.
kateteaching7and8's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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
4.0
heathercc89's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
shawkins's review
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
cstaude's review against another edition
5.0
What’s your plot twist?
This delightful contemporary romance invites us into the life of June and her remarkably endearing “found family” in Scotland who she found by running away. It deals with love, loss, forgiveness, and honesty in ways that really matter. I loved it, and some of you might too.
This delightful contemporary romance invites us into the life of June and her remarkably endearing “found family” in Scotland who she found by running away. It deals with love, loss, forgiveness, and honesty in ways that really matter. I loved it, and some of you might too.
kieraz's review
3.0
Pacing felt a bit off and I would have loved some additional development and deeper storylines for the characters. June’s actions were frustrating and we didn’t get much below the surface to the motivations for some of her choices. Loved the town it took place in though!
tierraskye's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
I attempted reading this a few months back and DNF’d it for the time being. Now that I’ve made it all the way through I regret not finishing it sooner! June’s story was incredible and told a lot about the love siblings have for each other 💟
smalltownbookmom's review against another edition
4.0
I really, really enjoyed this New Adult romance set in the Scottish Highlands. Reeling after her brother's death, June takes off in the middle of her college semester to deal with her grief and guilt with no real plan in mind. When she arrives in Scotland with no job or place to stay she finds a lovely group of people who take her in plus Lennox, a curmudgeonly hot guy who rescues her from a peanut allergy emergency and ends up being her landlord/roommate.
This book does a good job of exploring June's emotions about her brother and the coverup about her brother's heroin addiction/overdose. I thought there was a great balance of found family, romance and mental health/addiction rep that made for a well rounded story in my opinion.
Good on audio, this is a new to me author who I'm excited to read more from! Recommended for fans of authors like Rachel Lynn Solomon. Much thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
CW: heroin overdose, alcoholism (recovering alcoholic)
This book does a good job of exploring June's emotions about her brother and the coverup about her brother's heroin addiction/overdose. I thought there was a great balance of found family, romance and mental health/addiction rep that made for a well rounded story in my opinion.
Good on audio, this is a new to me author who I'm excited to read more from! Recommended for fans of authors like Rachel Lynn Solomon. Much thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
CW: heroin overdose, alcoholism (recovering alcoholic)