A review by readingwithjessica_w
Kilt Trip by Alexandra Kiley

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad 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? Yes

4.5

Writing a review is a bit of a backwards experience. Typically I remember the end (since it’s the most fresh in my mind) and this is the case with Alexandra Kiley’s debut because SWOON! THAT ENDING! THAT EPILOGUE! It could not have been more perfect. 
I think Kiley is an author who really knows her characters and knows who they are and how they’d act. Nothing ever seems out of character, even the third act breakup felt plausible to me. Having fully realized MCs coupled with a book that is very much plot driven as well made me feel like I knew and understood Logan and Addie.
Addie is an escapist. When things are tough she can just hop on a plane and has never taken much stock in making connections with people ever since the loss of her mother and subsequent loss of her father (to grief). So to be the point person for a travel consulting firm is the perfect job for her where she can immerse herself in others’ needs. But what makes this a love story is that Addie never expects Logan. Logan is such a caretaker and thoughtful about every move he makes with Addie. He is the epitome of “hot Highlander”, and yet he very easily becomes tuned in to Addie as she works with his travel tour company. I loved how intuitive he was with Addie, even when they initially didn’t get along, he was still very aware of her. 
It seems that I read very few romances where the FMC is assertive (without being a b$tch), and take charge (without steamrolling) in the bedroom and I loved Addie vocalizing her wants. Even still, as aggressive in the workplace and bedroom that Addie seems, she is afraid of emotions and being vulnerable. We see her bravely living out her mom’s photos but afraid to make lasting connections to Logan. And through it all he is patient, sensitive, and uses storytelling to help her open up to him.
This book has a great meet-cute that helps spark Addie and Logan’s attraction. The first half really felt like it was setting up the story, which is important, but the romance doesn’t kick in until the second half of the book. In that respect I’d deem it a slowburn. Once it did I was all in and especially loved Logan’s trip for Addie. I cannot wait to see what Alexandra Kiley will write next and sure wouldn’t mind seeing Logan’s brother Jack get his own HEA. Thank you to Canary Street Press and Harlequin Trade Publishing for my advanced copy. All opinions are my own.

Book: Kilt Trip
Author Alexandra Kiley
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🪭🪭 (but that desk bang though…🥵)

Plot poorly told through Emojis
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CWs: death of a parent, abandonment of a parent, alcohol use 
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