Daubigny, Monet, Van Gogh
Podcast
"Daubigny, Monet, Van Gogh: Impressions of Landscape" is a special exhibition organized by the Taft...
Versschmuggel: Poetry of Germany and Scotland
Thomas Wohlfahrt and Aurelie Maurin
Book
Versschmuggel is a landmark collection of the finest poetic German and Scottish voices today. A...
The Boys Volume 8: Highland Laddie
Book
Everyone's favourite pint-sized Scotsman from The Boys gets his own origin story. Wee Hughie heads...
Wrong Time, Wrong Place
Book
Have you ever been in the wrong place at the wrong time? You are hiking in the Scottish highlands...
Whatchareadin (174 KP) rated A Highlander Walks Into a Bar in Books
Aug 5, 2019
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to read and review this book.
I was really excited to read this book when I first received it. I have been reading a lot of really steamy romance this summer and I was sure this one was going to be the same. Overall, I enjoyed the book, but it left me a bit confused by the language used. The book is set in the South in the US, with ties back to Scotland, but a lot of the wording made me believe that this book was written by a British author. I am also reading an Advanced Copy, so maybe some of that wording will be changed in the final copy.
All the characters in this book are ones I can see myself hanging out with. Izzy is a clumsy woman who is just trying to figure out the life she's living. Whether it brings her joy or if there is something else she can be doing to be happy. Living with her mother and taking care of their home, and being in charge of the festival are all noble deeds, but are they making her happy. When Izzy meets Alasdair, at first she isn't sure how to feel about him. Yes, he is attractive with a deep Scottish accent, but she isn't sure of his true intentions. The same is true of Gareth, although most of her feelings toward him seem to stem from not seeing her mother with anyone else besides her father.
Both of the Buchanan women need some change in their lives. Will these Scottish men be the ones to bring it to them or will they both be left heartbroken?
The book leaves you knowing there is going to be more to this story and I'm interested to find out what is going to happen next.
Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated Highland Dew in Books
May 13, 2018
The Second Man on the Rope: Mountain Days with Davie
Book
Ranging from Nevis to Glencoe, from the Cuillin to the Cairngorms, this book weaves the story of a...
The Sunlight Pilgrims
Book
This is a pre-apocalyptic novel set in a fictional Scottish town of Clachan Fells in the not too...
Ross (3284 KP) Aug 20, 2019
ClareR (5726 KP) Aug 20, 2019