This story had me hooked from the beginning. And I fell in love with the characters quickly, as I remember doing back when I first started reading books by this author. There were a lot of different characters, but they all filled into the story very nicely. Another thing I loved was being in Scotland and getting a lot of Scottish names and words, and when the meaning or pronunciation of the word was given.

Starting off as a police story with the heroine, Robyn, in the line of duty made me wonder just where the story was going to go. And then when we got to Scotland, to meet her father, Mac, it made sense. But it wasn’t just Robyn’s family that we got to know, it was also Lachlan Adair, movie star/celebrity and his family and friends as well.

The mystery was one that I had a tiny inkling as we first met the characters on who was behind it all. And I ended up being right. One thing I love though, is when an author can keep me guessing, making me think, no, that’s too easy, this makes more sense, but then in the end, gets me right where I expected.

The only issue, a very tiny one that I had, was that the book was a little bit long. I don’t know what could actually be cut, because it pretty much all was needed, but it did feel a little long to me, so that’s why on my blog I only rated as 4.5 stars instead of a full 5 stars.

So this is going to be a series I guess, yay! And the series is the Adair Family, so what happens at the end that I assume will lead into the second book was definitely a surprise! I did not see that character becoming a big part or maybe getting their own book. And actually it was a good surprise, it was a loose end that I kept wondering where it was going throughout the story, and I’m pleased that we will get some answers!

Another wonderful story by Samantha Young!

Review first posted on Lisa Loves Literature.