great heroine but a JERK hero

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My name is Cyn and in case you didn't notice-I have a serious addiction to books. Especially all genres of horror. I recently read a quote from Dorothy Allison that sums up how I feel about reading/books; "But I want the [poem or]story to burn me. I want the page to crisp my fingers."

I do from time to time read books other than horror and today I'm featuring one of them. 

I'm also a shorter type of reviewer hence calling them musings LOL. I typically don't summarize the plot too much, that's what a book blurb/cover copy etc is for. I rarely discuss spoilers and if I do, I give fair warning. 



Thea Mottram is having a bad month. She’s been let go from her office job with no notice—and to make matters even worse, her husband of nearly twenty years has decided to leave her for one of her friends. Bewildered and completely lost, Thea doesn’t know what to do. But when she learns that a distant great uncle in Scotland has passed away, leaving her his home and a hefty antique book collection, she decides to leave Sussex for a few weeks. Escaping to a small coastal town where no one knows her seems to be exactly what she needs.

Almost instantly, Thea becomes enamored with the quaint cottage, comforted by its cozy rooms and lovely but neglected garden. The locals in nearby Baldochrie are just as warm, quirky, and inviting. The only person she can’t seem to win over is bookshop owner Edward Maltravers, to whom she hopes to sell her uncle’s book collection. His gruff attitude—fueled by an infamous, long-standing feud with his brother, a local lord—tests Thea’s patience. But bickering with Edward proves oddly refreshing and exciting, leading Thea to develop feelings she hasn’t experienced in a long time. As she follows a thrilling yet terrifying impulse to stay in Scotland indefinitely, Thea realizes that her new life may quickly become just as complicated as the one she was running from.



I wanted to like this book more than I did. I had high hopes based on the cover and blurb. Somehow despite this being an easy read, it was not as light and fluffy as you would expect.

What I did love was the setting: Scotland & a bookshop. 

Thea was great- she's in her 40's and was a hoot and realistic. But Edward was a total JERK and kind of juvenile. Not only that I didn't feel like there was any chemistry between them. And in the end I thought Thea deserved better. 



I was provided an eARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. 

This book will be available tomorrow 5/4. 




What are you waiting for- grab your own copies today.






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