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hollyrosex's review
5.0
For fans of Jenny Colgan’s ‘Mure’ series! Scotland, food, and romance is the perfect combination for a sunny afternoon read and The Little Village of New Starts has all three. It’s sweet and easy to read whilst still having realistic characters with real world issues and a plot that develops. I love the ‘side’ romance and background characters!
I’m excited to go back and read Donna Ashcroft’s other books.
Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for the ARC!
I’m excited to go back and read Donna Ashcroft’s other books.
Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for the ARC!
laurasalwaysreading's review
4.0
This was an uplifting, heartwarming book. I read it in one day. Evie has had some recent heartbreak and so has retreated to her family's farm in Scotland where she feels safe spending her days with her goat, Miss Daisy, and helping her family with the yurts they rent out to vacationers. Everything in Evie's life is nice and predictable, as she prefers, until Callum shows up to stay in a yurt for a month. Callum is an American firefighter trying to solve a mystery about his family's past and recover from his own trauma. He's also everything Evie is trying to avoid. Callum is unpredictable, outgoing, and a lover of adventure. The two find themselves together more than not and begin to realize that, despite outward appearances, they may be more of a match than they thought.
The Little Village of New Starts is a fun, well-written book. It reads like a movie in the best of ways. The setting of Scotland cannot be beat. The cast is full of great characters, including Evie's Nana who is hysterical. I had a hard time putting this one down. I gave the book one 4 stars. I loved it but did find some of the very un-American things Callum would say or do sometimes slightly distracting as they were out of character; however, it wasn't too extreme and did not detract from the story. A great read and an author I would be happy to return to again.
I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley. The opinions here are my own.
The Little Village of New Starts is a fun, well-written book. It reads like a movie in the best of ways. The setting of Scotland cannot be beat. The cast is full of great characters, including Evie's Nana who is hysterical. I had a hard time putting this one down. I gave the book one 4 stars. I loved it but did find some of the very un-American things Callum would say or do sometimes slightly distracting as they were out of character; however, it wasn't too extreme and did not detract from the story. A great read and an author I would be happy to return to again.
I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley. The opinions here are my own.
gemmaflanagan's review against another edition
5.0
This was a lot more than I expected. I really enjoyed the story line and found it amusing and delightful.
The characters were brilliant, likable and deep. It was a fast and really lovely read.
I will certainly be looking for more by this author.
The characters were brilliant, likable and deep. It was a fast and really lovely read.
I will certainly be looking for more by this author.
annarella's review
5.0
A perfect book if you want to smile and escape this bleak times.
It's engrossing and entertaining and I couldn't help rooting for the characters.
Even if it's a light read Eve is a character that can make you reflect how hard it can be to accept change and overcome hour fears.
I loved the characters, the lovely setting and the plot.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
It's engrossing and entertaining and I couldn't help rooting for the characters.
Even if it's a light read Eve is a character that can make you reflect how hard it can be to accept change and overcome hour fears.
I loved the characters, the lovely setting and the plot.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.