Series: Scottish Escapes #9 (standalone)
Publication Date: 30th July
2025
Purchase Link (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Scottish-Lighthouse-Escape-lighthouse-armchair-ebook/dp/B0D9PLQ25Y
Purchase Link (UK): https://www.amazon.com/Scottish-Lighthouse-Escape-lighthouse-armchair-ebook/dp/B0D9PLQ25Y
Goodreads Book Page: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223145780-a-scottish-lighthouse-escape
Genre: Women’s Fiction,
Contemporary Romance
3.5 Stars
One Liner: Hopeful
Book Blurb:
Get ready to fall
in love with the brand new romance in the Scottish Escapes series from
bestselling author Julie Shackman.
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…
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My Thoughts:
The story comes in Rosie’s first-person POV.
I wondered why the author’s name sounded familiar until I realized I had read another book from this standalone series. Luckily, I like this a bit more than the other one.
The Scottish setting is
beautiful, and the lighthouse has a decent role, so the title suits the book. I
love the descriptions of Rowan Bay, the sea, the misty pathways, the unexpected
storms, etc.
Bronte and Kane, the two
adorable dogs, steal the show in many ways. You can see Brontë running on the
cover. Cutie, right?
There’s also a subplot of
sorts about the FMC’s late grandmother. It was well done, even if the climax
was a bit too saccharine (and that comes from someone who likes HEA). Guess it
aligns with the genre’s vibe to an extent.
The book touches upon some
triggering topics like infidelity, spousal death, death of parents and loved
ones, jealousy, confidence issues, etc.
This is again women’s fiction
with a touch of romance, like the previous book I read (#7). However, it worked
better since I could see a bit of attraction between the main leads, and it
brought everything together.
This may not be an issue for
everyone, but there are too many characters whose names start with R – Rosie,
Recce, Rhea, Ruth… *eyeroll*
To summarize, A Scottish
Lighthouse Escape is a hopeful read despite the predictability and a too-sweet
ending. It’s pretty fast-paced and can be completed in a couple of sittings.
Thank you, Rachel's Random
Resources and One More Chapter (HarperCollins), for the eARC. This review is
voluntary and contains my honest opinion about the book.
#NetGalley
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About the Author – Julie Shackman
Julie Shackman is a feel-good
romance author from Scotland and is published by the HarperCollins imprint One
More Chapter. When not writing or reading, Julie loves to take her Romanian
rescue pup Cooper for long walks, working out, watching romcoms, and indulging
her love of music. A Scottish Lighthouse Escape is her thirteenth novel.
Follow the Author:
Website: Julie Shackman Author
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