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Scot and Bothered by Alexandra Kiley
5.0
Thanks to Canary Street Press for the eARC of Scot and Bothered by Alex Kiley. All opinions are my own.
Alex Kiley’s second book is absolutely wonderful and quite different from her first book, Kilt Trip.
While Kilt Trip had me laughing, Scot and Bothered had me in TEARS and my heart was aching. It’s very different tonally, and I think this really helps to showcase Alex’s writing talent.
I really love how Jack and Brooke were forced into a position of having to deal with each other, and address their past, in order to deal with the present, and perhaps see if they have a future together. They have to trust each other, support one another, and comfort individual fears and truths, and also figure out how to say goodbye to a woman who means so much to each of them. Neither is fully living the lives they dreamed of, lives they are scared to dream of even now, and this trip really forces them to reckon with what is holding each of them back.
Alex’s writing is so smooth, descriptive, and she does a wonderful job of taking us through the character arcs. I thought the dual timeline was done exceptionally well, allowing us glimpses into the past to help us understand the present and why Brooke and Jack have, for a lack of a better way of saying it, feeling stuck in their lives.
Mhairi is a gem of a character and so pivotal to the story. If Alex were to ever feel called to write a story about Mhairi when she was younger, I would happily read it!
It is so clear throughout Alex’s two books how much she loves Scotland. I think Scot and Bothered shows us another part of the country, and how it is an incredibly unique, beautiful, and challenging place.
I’m so excited to read more books by Alex!
Alex Kiley’s second book is absolutely wonderful and quite different from her first book, Kilt Trip.
While Kilt Trip had me laughing, Scot and Bothered had me in TEARS and my heart was aching. It’s very different tonally, and I think this really helps to showcase Alex’s writing talent.
I really love how Jack and Brooke were forced into a position of having to deal with each other, and address their past, in order to deal with the present, and perhaps see if they have a future together. They have to trust each other, support one another, and comfort individual fears and truths, and also figure out how to say goodbye to a woman who means so much to each of them. Neither is fully living the lives they dreamed of, lives they are scared to dream of even now, and this trip really forces them to reckon with what is holding each of them back.
Alex’s writing is so smooth, descriptive, and she does a wonderful job of taking us through the character arcs. I thought the dual timeline was done exceptionally well, allowing us glimpses into the past to help us understand the present and why Brooke and Jack have, for a lack of a better way of saying it, feeling stuck in their lives.
Mhairi is a gem of a character and so pivotal to the story. If Alex were to ever feel called to write a story about Mhairi when she was younger, I would happily read it!
It is so clear throughout Alex’s two books how much she loves Scotland. I think Scot and Bothered shows us another part of the country, and how it is an incredibly unique, beautiful, and challenging place.
I’m so excited to read more books by Alex!