4.5 rounded up to 5.

Addie has professional wanderlust while Logan wants to rebuild his family's legacy. Their instant easy chemistry turns into a professional rivalry when he learns that his father hired her to reinvigorate their family business. He wants to help tourists experience the real Scotland while she is pitching new tours that hit all the highlights. To win her over, Logan helps her find all the places her mother visited years ago. Is he winning more than just her professional respect, or is he winning her heart?

This book spoke to me in a way I was not expecting. I was crying thought the last 10% or so. The writing was just so emotional and it all snuck up on me. Instant fan of Alexandra Kiley! She blended so much together-friendship, longing, romance-and the story came together beautifully.

I highly recommend this one.

This was such a sweet and cute romance! I loved the setting so much and it makes me want to visit Scotland. And I think I like men in kilts now?! I was immediately invested in their story. I could feel the chemistry from their first meeting. I loved Logan so much! The writing was so descriptive and poetic which is exactly what I love and enjoy. I want to feel like I am THERE and I did!

scotland has always seemed like a beautiful place to visit. so reading this book was like being on a wonderful trip in scotland. at some parts, i did enjoy the descriptiveness but others, it was to much and i just wanted to skip to the next part. but i did learn some interesting facts about scotland.
i liked both addie and logan's personalities but i couldn't figure out how they went together. they seemed attracted to each other but the chemistry between them just didn't work for me.
and from my perspective, it seemed very one sided. logan helped addie to remember pieces of her mother and he helped her to get through and realize that he cared. but she just didn't return it the way he showed it. not right away anyway.
if you like the back and forth between characters then you'll enjoy this book. because logan and addie both had to learn things about themselves before they could learn to love each other.
overall, this book is a 3.5 and i'm glad i got to read something outside my fluffy romance comfort zone.

*thank you to Netgalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for allowing me to read this book. thoughts and opinions are all my own.

I would like to start off that this was an arc that was sent to me. That won’t hinder an honesty in my review. This book was a lovely ride. I’ll admit at the start of it I wasn’t sure how I would feel about it. I do love reading contemporary romance but sometimes they can all blend and feel the same. Sometimes you’ll be able to recognize the story beats and instead of finding it fun it can become kinda annoying or boring. So at the start, it wasn’t quite reeling me in. I don’t know know what happened though, but at some point I was starting to get hooked into the story. Logan is a dreamy love interest. A man in a kilt? Say no more. But he’s sweet, thoughtful, and a funny guy to boot. Addie had her flaws but her character was very relatable in painful ways. There is one thing that I have to point out. Usually there is a third act twist, break up, or miscommunication. A lot of the times I am not here for it. I almost always am underwhelmed. However, without spoiling too much, there’s a conversation that she has on the phone with her dad that had me almost throwing my kindle in a good way. I very much understood that the story could go in any direction and I would understand why. The book overall was a sweet time. It didn’t wow me fully, except for the scenes surrounding that phone call, but I still had a good time.

Cute quick read, perfect for st Patricks day or a trip to Ireland 💚

A little slow in my opinion but cute <3

The star of this book is the lush, storied Scottish landscape. I was ready to book a ticket to Edinburgh as I read.

Addie Macrae is a consultant who works with tour companies abroad. As her firm is new, there's a lot of pressure riding on this new project that is taking her to Edinburgh. We find her already shoving down some nervous energy and other emotions at the beginning of the book as Scotland is a place that holds a family connection for her particularly with her late mother. We see the theme of Addie running from her emotions throughout the book.

Addie meets Logan on the tour she sneaks onto the first day she arrive to get a little intel into this tour company she's working with. However, Addie doesn't realize that Logan is the son of the tour company's owner, and Logan doesn't realize she's a consultant that his father has hired behind his back. Logan takes the trouble the tour company is going through very personally and resists any change Addie suggests.

I had a hard time really connecting with the two main characters until about halfway through the book. I wish we could've spent more time with Logan's family and really got to see Addie connect with them as found family/ home is really what she was seeking out. I also had a hard time sometimes following the character's thoughts or memories because they would allude to some interaction or something that happened, but that never happened in the book. I feel like I was supposed to make a lot of assumptions. For instance, when Addie leaves Logan's brother gives her a book that's the last in some series. Had Addie been reading a certain series of books while she stays with him? Have they been bonding over books? I don't know; I guess so. Like I said, I really wanted to see more of Addie's interactions with the other characters and not just have to guess.

Overall, an enjoyable read especially thanks to the setting and Logan's storytelling ability. I think it is a really good debut, and I would check out more by the author.

Highlights:
-Amazing Scottish background and stories
- Very earnest MMC
- Some found family (but I wanted more!)

Thank you to NetGalley and Canary Street Press for the ARC.

A little bit Hallmark movie, a lot of Scotland.

Addie spends most of her time on the road for her job as a travel industry consultant. However, this is her first time in Scotland, the land her late mother fell in love with on her honeymoon. She carries a few polaroids of her mom in locations all over Scotland and has always wanted to visit them. Once she meets Logan and his family who run the business she has been hired to help, the personal and the professional start to get mixed up.

I loved the tour of Scotland in this book, however it's not totally geographically accurate. And someone being able to drive a tour van in a foreign country on the wrong side of the road to a remote location seem pretty far fetched. There was charm in the landscape and the story of a family trying to share their heritage were touching. That was the reason I picked this one up and the things I liked about it. On the other side, the romance seemed forced and there was no chemistry implied, just said hey these two are hot for each other. Neither main character was particularly likable. I prefer cozy mysteries set in Scotland, but if open door romance is more your thing, this one is not bad.

An overall beautifully written and sweet romance! The author took great care to capturing the beauty and marvel of Scotland, especially its Highlands, while keeping it grounded in the characters' conflicts and struggles. The story bipassed miscommunication as an easy out for conflict, instead forcing the characters to come to terms with their thoughts and emotions and work to compromise and find a future together.
I definitely look forward to other works by this author in the future!

This was pretty good! It was emotional and really made me want to visit Scotland. I liked how Addie was forming relationships with other people besides Logan, especially his mom and Elyse, which helped add to the sense of home she ends up feeling there. All the connections she ends up feeling to her mom got me really. 🥹 The conflict and back and forth between the main couple was pretty frustrating at times, but at least not in a way where I didn’t want them to end up together.

Thanks to Harlequin and NetGalley for the digital copy in exchange for an honest review.

Oh my goodness this book is SO SWEET. The main characters Addie & Logan, and the plot line that brings them together, are so well fleshed out that you’ll find yourself drawn to them immediately and rooting for them all the way through.

Also, I loved the detailed tour through parts of Scotland that the author took us on along the way. It made me immediately want to visit and take my own heritage tour!

Truly enjoyable love story that had me kicking my feet with glee by the end.

This was exactly what I was expecting in the best way possible. It's predictable, but a super fast read I thought. Reading this definitely made me want to go visit Scotland! As much as I liked this, I didn't love it. I found as fast and easy the read felt, this took me a while to read. I feel like in some parts it felt a bit easy to put down for a bit. All this to say, if you're looking for a travel based contemporary romance, you'll definitely find this one super cute!

Wow! Kilt Trip is a tantalizing novel that will have you searching flights to Edinburgh. Alexandra Kiley writes likeable characters and locations.

I found myself rooting for Addie and Logan as they navigated their relationship. Scotland is written so beautifully that it becomes a secondary characters.

Did I look up tickets to Scotland after just a few chapters? Sure did. This was such a heartwarming story. I loved the characters and all of their background and baggage that they came with. Addie and Logan felt very real. I look forward to reading more by this author in the future!

I truly love anything romantic with Scots. They are so swoonworthy and this one hit all the spots! It was super funny, whimsy, serious when it needed to be but just very cute!

I enjoy reading romances that have settings that are in different areas and customs. This couple 'battling' over the tours service that she came to help make changes were fun to see them change. The back and forth between the two were funny and gave me a couple of ideas in case I need them! ;-) I now have an urge to travel overseas! I received a free copy of this story from NetGalley in exchange for my personal honest thoughts on the read.

Addie thinks she has her life together. She has a job she loves, co-workers she calls friends, and she gets to travel the world as a consultant. If the downfall is having many acquaintances and few meaningful relationships, well that’s just par for the course. Addie doesn’t realize how much losing her mother at a young age and her father to grief has impacted her choices.
 
Addie arrives in Scotland ready to tackle her next assignment and move on until she meets the Sutherland family. Their tour company is in trouble. They need to make changes to keep their business afloat, but Logan is afraid of making those changes.
 
 Logan is in many ways her exact opposite. He has a deep connection with his family and homeland. Logan tries to help her connection with her mother through her Scottish heritage. Addie tries to help Logan by pushing him to take chances with his struggling family business, while still holding on to what he loves about being a tour guide.  Both characters find themselves at a crossroad.
 
The inclusion of folklore and the Scottish history throughout the book added to the atmospheric feel of this beautiful country, which I have been lucky enough to visit a few times. While some of the descriptions of locations didn’t exactly line up with how I remembered them being that just means I have an excuse to travel back to Scotland to double check.
 
The characters showed growth throughout this book. They each had struggles to deal with and overcome. It delves into sorrow, family roots and the ability to adapt to life’s circumstances.  In the end, “[h]e hadn’t just given her pieces of her family back; he’d given her his as well.”

Kilt Trip by Alexandra Kiley is a charming romp through Scotland. Addie is a travel consultant sent to a family-owned and operated Scottish tour company. Logan is the son hoping to take over the running of the tour company. He is frustrated by his father's decision to hire outside help and immediately resists Addie's work often through immature means. Addie usually breezes in and out of her tourist destinations, enjoying seeing the world without really connecting. This time, however, is special. Her late mother was of Scottish ancestry and Addie has photos from her parents' trip to Scotland. When her mother died, her father closed himself off, and Addie effectively lost all her family leaving her with scars. Kilt Trip explores the attraction between Logan and Addie as well as Addie's grief.

I would have enjoyed a bit more of Logan's background as he didn't feel quite as flushed out.

Thank you NetGalley, Harlequin Trade Publishing, and Canary Street Press for the digital ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Loved this book! I am a sucker for books set in Scotland and this one really delivered. The grumpy/sunshine/enemies to lovers was great. It was a little different twist on the genre with the consultant angle and I can’t wait to read more by this author.

I have read many romance novels lately, but this one was particularly special. I’m not sure if my heart has been touched so quickly while reading before. My heart broke for Addie over the loss of her mother. I can’t imagine my life without mine, but the author truly made me FEEL Addie’s pain. I cried multiple times with my heart aching alongside the main characters. As someone with Scottish heritage, it also awakened a desire in me to reconnect with ancestral ties. I cannot recommend this book enough and am so thankful to have received an arc from netgalley in order to devour it as fast as I possibly could. I eagerly await this author’s next book!

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Post date: 2/10/24

Kilt Trip 4.5⭐️

Book blurb:
Addie travels to different countries to consult for companies to create tours for visitors. But she’s always a visitor herself. She has always avoided Scotland because of the connection to her mother. She is always moving and it’s what she wants, or is it?

Logan is a kilt wearing tour guide who knows everything there is to know about Scotland. He doesn’t want to be any regular tour. He wants to help people connect to Scotland and their own heritage.

Review:
Addie and Logan come together in teasing and banter. I loved that Logan always seemed to be able to sense what kind of support Addie needed and gave it. He is definitely swoon worthy, especially in his kilt as Addie would say. Addie was able to find her home and as a reader it brought me so much joy. There is nothing better than having a main character find not only love, but a family. And Alexandra did an excellent job with that for Addie. I would definitely recommend this one!
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