Almost Like Being in Love – Sariah Wilson

Summary

Maren Kelly and her friend Penny may be lost in the Scottish Highlands, yes. They may be caught in the blizzard of the century, sure. But despite their dire straits, Maren is going to honor her ailing mother’s wish for them to experience all the magic, mystery, and whimsy Scotland has to offer, even if she freezes to death trying. When they’re rescued by the dashing Duncan Campbell, who seems like he walked straight out of the seventeenth century, Maren is more than a wee bit bewildered.

Their shelter is Duncan’s castle in Highglen, a captivating village that feels somehow familiar…as does the laird himself. Brimming with holiday cheer and friendly, boisterous family members, Highglen is a safe haven in the frigid winter storm. Maybe it’s the carolers and the warm hearth—or Duncan’s comforting brogue and stolen kisses—but Maren feels as though she’s come home. And in Duncan, she may have found her long-awaited soulmate.

But is this a miracle that could last a lifetime?

Review

First of all, I absolutely LOVE the cover art for this novella, it’s stunning and sweet, and definitely engages its audience. Huge props to the artist.

Unfortunately, I just really couldn’t connect with the book at all because of the Scottish accent being textually in the dialogues.
In the first couple of chapters the book promised to be a fun ride; I knew what I was getting into (insta-love hello!) so I didn’t care about ‘predictability’ or anything, I was here for a sweet, fun ride about a Christmas love between space-time but hard as I tried, every time I read didnae, dinnae and aye, my mind instantly disconnected from the narrative and I couldn’t enjoy the story at all in the end.

However, if you don’t mind accents being written in characters dialogues then absolutely go ahead and enjoy this book candy! It all boils down to personal preference.