Set against the stark beauty of Scotland’s Western Hebrides, The Burning Library begins with the discovery of Eleanor Bruton’s body on a cold, windswept shore. To her family, Eleanor was an unremarkable woman; quiet, helpful at church, fond of flowers but she carried a dark secret: a scrap of medieval embroidery linked to a centuries-old…
Category: Scotland
Once There Were Wolves
In Once There Were Wolves, Charlotte McConaghy delivers a hauntingly beautiful tale centered around Inti Flynn, a biologist leading a project to reintroduce wolves into the Scottish Highlands. As she works to restore the balance of nature, tensions flare among the local townspeople who view the wolves as a threat. But Inti’s connection to the…
Rock Paper Scissors
Everything seems to be going wrong with Mr. and Mrs. Wright. Attempting to save their marriage they’re headed to Scotland for a weekend away. When a snow store leaves them cutoff from the rest of the world, the lies they’ve been telling each other are about to come uncovered. I spent the first few chapters…
Ruby Spencer’s Whiskey Year
Ruby Spencer has quit her job, sold all her possessions, and plans to spend a full year living in Thistlecross, Scotland. She has dreams of spending the year writing her new cookbook while indulging in Whiskey and figure out her life. She does not have plans to fall in love with the brooding and bearded…
The It Girl
One of the most popular thriller authors is back. This time with an academia thriller set in Oxford. It’s been a decade since April Coutts-Cliveden’s murder and trial, but it still feels like yesterday to April’s roommate and best friend Hannah. Ten years of people hounding Hannah for more information and ten years since her…
A River Enchanted
Rebecca Ross is known for her YA fantasy book, and while this is her first venture in Adult fantasy, it’s also my first experience with her writing. It’s being compared to House of Earth and Blood and The Witch’s Heart, but it really gave me Name of the Wind meets Outlander vibes. It’s not a…
The Lighthouse Witches
My second witchy read of the year! There is something about fall that makes me crave stories with spooky, atmospheric, and witchy vibes. The Lighthouse Witches was the perfect fit and would be a great rainy day read. Filled with plenty of Nordic folklore and covering the witch trials during King James VI’s reign in…
Paper & Blood
If you read my review of Ink & Sigil, the first book in this series, you’ll know I loved this series and book 2 did not disappoint. See my review for Ink & Sigil HERE. In Paper& Blood, Al MacBharrais is back along with Buck Foi (a whiskey obsessed hobgoblin), Gladys Who Has Seen Some…