This was a sweet, slow burn romance that starts off as a bit of rivals to lovers vibes but morphs into something much deeper as Addie deals with her grief over the death of her mother & Logan works through repairing some of his family relationships. 

Scotland is like a third character in this story, with history, traditions, food, and locations lovingly described throughout. To me, the setting and its lush descriptions were the best part of the book. 

Negatives: this could have been a bit shorter. The parts where Logan is obstructing Addie’s progress just go on and on beyond what really makes sense for the story. For at least the first 40% of the book I was so irritated with Logan I considered DNFing and I still am side-eyeing him a bit. 

Also, Addie’s relationship with her boss/the tour company is very confusing. They are consultants; why is there so much conflict with their clients?? Surely the clients have the final say? That aspect was very odd. 

Spice: open door and multiple scenes but not a particularly spice heavy book. I thought it struck a good balance of mostly plot & building tension.