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The Highland Lodge Getaway book review

 


I love books set in Scotland as a Scottish reader and this book perfectly captured Scotland's beauty. It included nearly all the reasons I love living here and showed the charm yet danger of the Highlands. 

The Highland Lodge Getaway follows Lottie who was expecting to take over the Christmas shop she works at after her boss moves away but unexpectedly the shop is forced to close leaving her without a job. Luckily she gets offered a job decorating four new self-catering lodges and there she meets the moody Blake Dempster and his hatred for all things Christmas. 

 I am a massive fan of Christmas books and books set in Scotland so this was the perfect combination of both. The setting was super magical and I would love to stay in one of the lodges. The town had a great community feel and I loved how much they all celebrated and supported each other. This was accompanied by a wonderful festive feel and even reading this in moody October it had me feeling festive so I definitely recommend it for getting into that festive feeling. Everyone got into that festive feeling and made sure that everyone around them was also feeling that way. 

I loved the characters too. Lottie was really well developed and I felt like I really got to know her over the course of the book, you could understand most if not all of her decisions and why she went about things the way she did. It was great to get to know more of Blake slowly over the course of the book, you got little drops here and there which really helped build up his character while still wondering more about him. By the end of the book, I think he and Lottie really had gotten to know each other and didn't rush into things which was perfect for them - I would definitely describe this romance as a slow burn which also fits the story perfectly. Lottie's mum and Orla were wonderful characters and I loved how much they supported Lottie going after her dreams. I also really liked Max, Kim and Stephanie and what they created with Lottie along with the support they provided her. 

The romance didn't at all feel rushed and I think it developed perfectly without feeling forced. I was also a fan of while there was miscommunication it wasn't a third act break up and that it was clean but hinted that they were having sex because sex scenes aren't what I normally pick up a book for - I don't mind them but it's nice for a book not to be focused on that sort of connection between characters. 

I highly recommend this book as both a good romance book and a book perfect for the festive season. It will definitely be making some recommendations posts on my bookstagram this year. 

Thank you to Netgalley and One More Chapter for a free e-arc in exchange for an honest review. 


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