🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 grumpy/sunshine
⛰ clean romance
🧳 rom-com
✈️ misadventures

Katie Campbell is a famous travel writer that writes about her adventures, or better said misadventures. She is now on her way to Scotland for an Edwardian Experience. She would spend three weeks in an old, big manor, dressed and living like an “Edwardian”.
As an American Scottish woman, Katie felt more and more like she was at home in Scotland. These feelings had her thinking about home. Where was her home really? And with whom did she feel at home?

I never read a book from Pepper Basham but this book really didn’t disappoint. The writing was great and easy to follow. It felt like I flew through the book. There was so much happening, so it was never boring.
The publisher had an ebook and an audiobook available so I read and listened to it at the same time. The narration was really great. Graeme’s part was read in a Scottish accent which I liked a lot but at some times it could be a bit harder to understand.
The book was categorized as christian fiction but there were only a few mentions of God and faith. The book did have a lot of humor and had me laughing out loud at times. There were a lot of really funny puns.
Overall it was a really great and funny read. I will be picking up more of Pepper Basham’s book in the future.

Thank you NetGalley and Thomas Nelson Fiction for the ARC. All opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

TW: child loss

In this book Katie Campbell is a travel writer who over time has collected other people’s stories labeling her “miss adventure”.

Katie is offered an experience of a lifetime to explore her ancestors roots in none other than Scotland. where she then meets scotsman Graeme MacKerrow.

This book is filled with folklore, community and self discovery.

I want to thank Netgalley & Pepper Bashaw for allowing me a sneak leak ARC of Some Like It Scot.

I hope you enjoy it :)

This was so good!! It's quite the emotional journey for Katie as she's still figuring out where she belongs, but the humor and her "mis-adventures" really balance everything out nicely. The setting for this story is just beautiful, and the idea of an edwardian themed week of classes is so fun!!! Also, #hotscot!! The way the main characters' relationship progressed just felt so natural and I loved it!! Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for my audio ARC!!

Grumpy x sunshine
Travel/ destination
Clumsy FMC
Small Scottish Town
Dual POV

Dual narration

This was a fun listen. I loved the accents! The storyline was fun and interesting. Truly enjoyed this audiobook!

The inclusion of Scottish phrases delighted me and provided a glimpse into Scotland, which I always find enriching. Then add a handsome Scottish man, yes, please!

I thoroughly enjoyed this heartwarming and uplifting story. With just a few charming kisses, it delivered a sense of depth that truly resonated. The themes of navigating past loss while growing in faith and personal growth were beautifully portrayed. It emphasized the importance of opening oneself to love and discovering that not everyone will disappoint you; the right person will inevitably come along. I appreciated the representation of a loving family, which added so much to the narrative.

The witty and playful banter throughout kept me engaged, making it an outstanding read overall.

Thank you @thomasnelson @netgalley for providing this e-book for review. All the thoughts and opinions expressed are mine. 5 🌟

I also reviewed the audiobook version. The female narrator was too slow for me. I sped it up and it was good. The male narrator was fine. Thank you, Thomas Nelson and Zondervan Fiction Audio. 4 🌟

I dinnae ken if ye love Scottish stories as much as I do, but either way Some Like it Scot is a must read for Christian romcom fans!
Pepper Basham is one of my very favorite authors! I’ve read every single one of her books, and one of the things I love most about her writing (besides the knee-weakening kisses of course!) is the way I always find hope between the pages of her books! Her words speak truth straight to my heart, and every time I read one it feels like coming home!
I could so relate to Katie! No, I’m not a traveler, but I am a writer, and I’m tall, curvy, and often struggle with feeling unworthy and unwanted so I feel like we have quite a bit in common!
Graeme just might be my dream man! He’s strong, but gentle. Artistic and hardworking. A funny and tender-hearted family man with a heart for the Lord. And I mean come on, the man has a KILT!!!!! Not to mention a swoon-worthy accent that, were it directed at me, could likely make me forget my own name! Yes, please! Sign. Me. Up!
I also adored the side characters, especially little Lachlan, he is just the most precious thing ever!
I fell in love with the setting of this book immediately, and I hated to leave when I reached the end!
The Edwardian era is my favorite historical time period, so I absolutely loved the “Edwardian Experience” featured in this story! That element of the story sorta gave me Austenland vibes and I loved that!
This book gently and gracefully touches on the difficult topic of sibling grief, sprinkled with hope and healing. However, this story never felt depressing or too difficult to read. I’ve not experienced sibling grief, but I have experienced grief at the loss of other loved ones. One of the things I’m amazed by is how seamlessly Pepper Basham balances the heartbreaking and the humorous. Because in addition to being touching and poignant, this story is also hysterically funny! I completely lost track of how many times I laughed out loud while reading!
I totally and completely adored everything about Some Like it Scot!
I seriously wish I could crawl into this book and live there!
I think the world needs a new catchphrase to go alongside “Keep Calm and Carry On.”
I vote for “Dinnae fash yerself, just read Some Like it Scot.”
This book has a spot on my favorites of 2025 list, and I now NEED the paperback for my shelves!
Some Like it Scot is happiness in book form, and I most highly recommend it! Please do yourself a favor and grab a copy of this one! You will not be sorry!
P.S. the audiobook is absolutely phenomenal! Can you say SWOON?!


I received complimentary ebook and audiobook copies of this book from the publisher via Netgalley!
My review was not influenced in any way. All thoughts and opinions are one hundred percent my own

I could not get into this book.

Maybe I’ll try again later. Maybe it’s my mindset at the moment… I’m not sure exactly but I had a hard time connecting.

Couldn’t get into the characters. Didn’t feel the chemistry. The premise was good overall but I also didn’t realize there would be such a focus on religion which is not my thing.

Katie Campbell is a traveler blogger known for her misadventures. She ends up in Scotland and meets Graham who is a broody Scotsman not eager to fall in love again. Katie is a very funny. Character who borders on overly quirky. I enjoyed thay she was quite tall and the issues she faced while traveling due to her height. I often found that i would forget about the romance throughout and get lost in the adventure plot line. The romance with graham felt secondary and almost like an after thought. I was also a bit thrown by this being a Christian romance based on the title. I enjoyed the character of lachlan a lot and thought that he added a lot of humor and was a very sweet little boy. Overall this was a cute book but sadly a bit forgetable.

What a fun trip to Scotland. This slow burn romance has so much love and lore woven into the characters.

Katie Campbell has traveled her entire life. As the daughter of an army chaplain, changing homes--or even countries--was commonplace, so when her wild childhood storytelling turned into a lucrative career as a travel writer, she thought she'd found her perfect match. But as she's nearly thirty with no real place to settle down, she's starting to wonder where "home" actually is. Her own family hadn't felt like home since her sister's death left them all limping through life.

When a lengthy project in Scotland promises to not only give her travel fodder for months but also a shot at a coveted editing position, she accepts and is sent to spend three weeks in the newly created Craighill House, a Scottish home redesigned to offer guests an Edwardian experience. But her entrance to Craighill introduces her to a quirky group of characters and a surly Scot who is helping refurbish the magnificent woodwork of the estate house.

As Katie attempts to live "Edwardian," she learns that all that glitters does not a comfortable lifestyle make . . . and surly Scots may turn out to be dashing and creative uncles raising their orphaned nephews. When a few escapades from the Downton era lead Katie on hunts for mermaids and dragons or to a fireside chat with a family who has grown stronger through tragedy, Katie begins to wonder if "home" looks a whole lot like rolling green hills, magnificent braighs, and a few extra "ayes" thrown in for good measure. But can her world-traveling lifestyle fit in with a Scot whose heart is double-knotted to home?

Some Like It Scot by Pepper Basham is a charming contemporary romance that seamlessly blends humor, heart, and swoon-worthy moments. Set against a gorgeous Scottish backdrop, it blends humor, heart, and swoon-worthy moments. Perfect for fans of clean and wholesome romance.

This was unfortunately a let down for me. The female narrator put me to sleep. Nothing about the characters or story kept me entertained enough to care.

This book was a really easy read and I really enjoyed it. The story itself was fun and light hearted for the most part. Katie is on a journey of self discovery and realization that she is worth the good things life has to offer. The only thing that felt a little out of place was the religion thing that started about half way through. It felt like it came out of left field. It would have felt more cohesive if Katie would have been religious from the beginning of the book. God’s importance to characters felt like an after thought that the author threw in last minute. Overall this book was a quick read that I would definitely recommend to others. Thank you for the opportunity to listen to this arc I loved the duel pov and the narrator’s did a fantastic job.

This is the first book I've read from Pepper Basham and I was not disappointed. The story was fun and entertaining. I couldn't stop listening because I wanted to know what Katie would get herself into next!. This is so much more than a love story. Katie is on a journey of self discovery and finding out what home means to her and it was such a treat to watch her learn and grow and come into her own.

If you like slow burn you'd love this book. The anticipation, the build up the banter was top tier. The setting, the animals, the mishaps, the setups made for this to easily be a 3 1/2 star read that I would recommend.

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁:

I always love book based in fun destinations so when I saw this slow burn sweet romance in Scotland it was an instant yes. This story follows two characters both who are dealing with loss in different ways and sheds a beautiful light on how we all process grief differently. I love both characters and how they bring balance to each other in different ways. You even get the knight on the shinning white horse moment, iykyk. Really fun book with a lots of depth and character growth. Plus the narration was spectacular and added so much to this story.

𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐬:

Katie is an American travel author and she’s in Scotland the next 3 weeks for an immerse Edwardian Experience. Katie is known for her mishaps, she can’t help that trouble seems to find her and this trip will be no different. Well maybe slightly different as a grumpy Scot seems to keep saving her.

Graeme broke off his engagement, loss his sister and took in his nephew - life has thrown one thing after another at him the last few years. Now he’s renting out his family’s house to earn enough to hopefully renovate it in the future. He is protective of his family and has no plans to ever leave Scotland. Then an American falls into his life literally and he starts to see the possibility of more.

Check out Katie & Graeme’s story when it Releases
on April 8th, 2025.

𝙁𝙖𝙫 𝙌𝙪𝙤𝙩𝙚s:

“I’ve been wandering a long time, trying to find out where I belonged, but I’ve never felt so much at home as when I’m with you.”

“But maybe, when you start figuring out where you belong, you start falling in love with your own story too. Because . . . love does that. It changes everything.”

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒀𝒐𝒖’𝒍𝒍 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒅:

* American Travel Author FMC
* Grumpy Scottish Carpenter MMC
* 3 Week Event: Craighill House’s Edwardian Experience
* She’s a Tall Girl at 6”1’ & Accident Prone
* He Lost His Twin Sister to Cancer & Has Custody of His Nephew
* She’s Searching For “Home” & Running From Grief
* He’s 32 & She’s 28
* Small Town: Glenkirk, Scotland
* Sweet Romance - Only Kissing
* Dual POV

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DNF @46 % I got this as an arc from NetGalley.
I got both the audio and the ebook. I liked the narrators for the audio but did not like the writing. I found myself not paying attention because I wasn’t interested so I decided to call it quits.

I feel like Katie and I would be good friends in real life! I loved how feisty she was. She is such an adventurer as a travel writer! Who also doesn’t love a grumpy highlander too?? Graham’s broody yet teddy bear demeanor was so adorable! I really enjoyed how the author painted the scenery! I felt like I was actually walking through the Scottish highlands. There is a theme of grief that both the main characters deal with which also helped create a sense of connection.

I do suggest if you can, listen to the audiobook too! The MMC’s voice is like butter! I really enjoyed the Outlander and Downton Abbey references!

In this book, we follow Katie, a travel blogger whose next adventure takes her to Mull, Scotland, for a three-week Edwardian experience. As she immerses herself in the charm and eccentricity of the Scottish Highlands, she finds herself drawn to Graeme MacKerrow—a man determined to save his family’s ancestral home and protect the people he loves.

While I enjoyed the book overall, I did have a few issues. At times, the story felt repetitive, though not to the point of ruining my enjoyment. I also struggled to fully connect with the characters and their romance, which made it difficult to appreciate some of the more emotional moments. I think this was partly because the story leaned a little too lighthearted for me, especially considering some of the situations Katie found herself in.

I almost DNFed the book within the first 20% due to difficulties connecting with the writing style, but switching to the audiobook was a game changer. The story worked perfectly in this format, and I ended up binging the last 80% in less than 24 hours. The narrators did an amazing job bringing the story and characters to life.

Even though I didn’t connect with the story 100%, I still found it enjoyable and would recommend it to anyone looking for a heartwarming, clean romance. It explores themes of grief, self-worth, and family dysfunction while maintaining a lighthearted tone.

Thank you to Thomas Nelson and NetGalley for providing a review copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

Unfortunately this is a DNF for me. The story seemed interesting and I never say no to a story set in Scotland, but there was far too much about their faith in this book.

And it was a random start to it. Around the 40% mark is our first real mention of her belief in God. Next thing she's saying all she knows about sheep she learned from the Bible.

Now they are talking about going to Church together.

And at half way in, we have only heard inner monolog about their attraction to each other. Is is very slow.

All in all, not for me.

Another heartwarming, dual POV love story from a fav author about Katie, an accident-prone, globe-trotting travel blogger and Graham, the #HotScot who owns the estate she's come to write about on the Isle of Mull.

This book was full of hilarious moments, a meddlesome parrot, Edwardian re-enactments, a scene stealing little boy, swoony moments and excellent grief rep (both main characters have lost siblings). I loved the charming setting, learning more about the Isle of Mull and the large cast of side characters.

It was good on audio and is sure to delight all the armchair travel enthusiasts looking for their own Jamie Fraser and a Scottish HEA. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital and audio copy in exchange for my honest review!

Steam level: kissing only

Thank you to NetGalley, Pepper Basham, and Thomas Nelson & Zondervan Fiction Audio for the opportunity to review this audiobook.

Pepper Basham delivers an enchanting romance filled with adventure, personal growth, and undeniable chemistry. The story follows a spirited travel journalist who has spent years exploring the world, capturing breathtaking destinations through her words. Her vivid, sometimes overly dramatic descriptions add a layer of charm to her character—though some readers may find her youthful energy more fitting for a sixteen-year-old than a seasoned globetrotter.

In contrast, the male lead is her complete opposite—grounded, responsible, and carrying the weight of his family's expectations. As the eldest son, duty has shaped his every decision, making his interactions with the free-spirited journalist both compelling and dynamic. Their differences create an engaging push-and-pull romance, filled with moments of humor, tension, and undeniable attraction.

The audiobook experience enhances the storytelling even further. The narrators were fantastic, bringing each character to life with distinct voices, emotion, and perfect pacing. Their performances added depth to the characters, making their journey even more immersive and engaging.

Basham's writing shines with immersive settings, heartfelt themes, and a romance that tugs at the heartstrings. While the heroine’s personality may feel a bit exaggerated at times, her journey of growth and self-discovery is rewarding. Readers who enjoy opposites-attract romances with emotional depth and swoon-worthy moments will find plenty to love here.

Perfect for fans of travel-infused love stories and character-driven romance, this audiobook is a delightful escape into a world of adventure and unexpected love.