Review by Ronny
A Scottish Lighthouse Escape is a heartwarming story that will take you on an emotional roller coaster ride.
Favourite Quote:
My heart lifted in my chest.
I never realised I could feel this happy and content.
Book Synopsis:
When romance author Rosie Winters’s own fairytale romance ends with a bang, she’s determined to get away from everything. Packing up her belongings she sets off for the furthest place she can think of: Scotland.
Rosie spent her summers at her late grandmother’s coastal cottage in the Highlands and knows it’ll be the perfect place to wallow for a while. Even better that there’s a gorgeous lighthouse and dolphins in the bay.
What Rosie didn’t expect was to bump into the new lighthouse keeper, Mitch. Despite her recent heartbreak, Rosie finds herself fascinated by the mysterious Mitch. As they spend more time together, is it possible that he needs Rosie every bit as she needs him…
Review:
I am a sucker for a small-town romance, and if that small town is located in England or Scotland, that’s even better. I adored this book. Julie is a master at finding that balance between light and fluffy and heavy emotional moments. Let’s first talk about the setting. The small Scottish town that Rosie has fled to comes alive on the pages. The pages are bursting with lush and vivid descriptions that make me feel like I am there. All the secondary characters in this book were delightful and made the story so rich. I love it when the secondary cast of characters complements the main plot perfectly. I found myself so invested in their side stories, and to be honest, I felt like I was a part of this community.
The overall story is typical of Julie Shackman. You get that cozy romance, but also some kind of mystery. Both the romance and mystery unfold beautifully and kept me entertained the entire time. Rosie is a great character. Her life is pretty perfect at the beginning of this book, and all I could think was that shit is about to hit the fan, which of course it does. That perfect life that Rosie had is not shattered into a million pieces with the sudden passing of her husband, who turns out to have been having an affair with another woman for years. Rosie is beside herself and vows she will never write another romance again. She flees to Scotland in order to escape all the reminders of her husband. When she gets there, Rosie meets Mitch, the lighthouse keeper. I liked Rosie. She’s independent to a fault. She has a hard time letting anyone help her, but as the story progresses, she begins to realize that it’s ok to ask for help. And that help comes in the form of the gorgeous and mysterious lighthouse keeper. Mitch’s character was perfect for this story. His character has plenty of depth, and as his relationship with Rosie progresses, we get to peel those layers back and learn more about his mysterious past.
If you are looking for a feel-good romance to get swept into this summer, then you definitely need to read A Scottish Lighthouse Escape.
Thank you, One More Chapter and Rachel’s Random Resources for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
