Absolutely Brilliant!!!

This story is the perfect example of how the perfect family doesn’t have to be conventional.

The story has so many twists and turns you are left reeling at times but it’s definitely worth the ride in the end.

Much to her mothers disgust at twenty eight Caitlin decides to use a sperm donor to have a baby. Fast forward nearly thirteen years and Caitlin is ready to start dating.

There are so many wonderful characters that make up this lovely little Scottish village. The scenery is painted beautifully and the characters full of life.

This book is warm, funny and will leave you feeling warm and content.

The absolute perfect book to read with a nice hot cup of tea.

This was not for me. Too much banter referencing past books and the characters all had funky names that were distracting. Didn’t much care for the lead characters story at all.

Caitlin been on a speed dating and met Lyle. She also went long with her friend Archie who also mets someone. A few dates here and there and some jealous along the way. We'll that was unexpected and so sweet in a way as well. A friendship changes. To be honest I enjoyed this book more than l thought I would it gave me fuzzy feelings inside. This is a really cute book.

Thank you Lisa Hobman, Rachels Random Resources and Boldwood books for gifting me a digital copy of Wishing under a Starlit Skye in exchange for an honest review; in wishing under a starlit Skye we follow Caitlin the bakery owner and solo parent from Glentorrin. As her daughter Grace is on the cusp of being a teenager Caitlin makes the bold choice of putting herself out there and try dating. Not trusting the dating apps leads her to the local singles events with a very mixed bag of results.
Overall I enjoyed this book; the characters are warm and felt real. I despised Lyle; he made me uncomfortable throughout and made me feel sorry for his daughter. I loved the ending; I did feel like I missed a step with potentially a previous book as there seemed to be a lot of connections that I couldn’t quite follow but overall I thought this was a really good book.

I 3rd day of the advent challenge #boldbookclub omg there's been so meny "Thank-you NetGalley" but my absolute favourite has to be Jessica Redland Author snowflakes over the starfish cafe even though it made me cry like a baby it's a brilliant book.

This is an absolutely delightful book full of love, mother/daughter, man/woman, friends, etc. This book left me smiling and with my heart full. Set in a beautiful seaside village with a magnificent cast of characters you won’t want to put this book down. I have read another book by this author and although it contains the same characters you don’t have to read the other book, but I think you should ! The group of friends is just what every person needs in their lives. Manny thanks to Boldwood Books for allowing me to read the ARC of this heartwarming book.

Another excellent book from Lisa Hobman, part of a series but can easily be read alone as the characters are so well written. A story of dating and deciding what you really want. Very enjoyable. Thank you netgalley for the advance copy

Caitlin decided years ago that she wanted a child, and since she was not in a relationship she went with AI instead. Now that her sweet daughter is basically a teenager she decides to get into the dating game. Not wanting to do online apps, she goes to a few gatherings for singles and comes across Archie, a local businessman, and they become friends. She is also attracted to Lyle, her daughter's BF's father. At few times I was expecting a typical story, but to be honest it was much more and better than I expected. A sweet story that I found hard to put down. Would definitely read this one again, and would highly recommend this book and author.

Another fabulous book, that I got the pleasure of reading before it was published.
After twelve years of bringing up her beautiful daughter, Caitlin decides she fancies meeting a man for some companionship, love and fun. But little does she realise as a woman in her late thirties how meeting a guy has changed. Not really fancying swiping left or right, she goes to a couple of singles nights. What an eye opener lol, she starts to date the dad of one of her daughters friends but is this what she wants?? A lovely story of how you never really realise, what you want, was always under your nose.
Cannot wait for the next book

I received an ARC of, Wishing Under a starlit Skye, by Lisa Hobman. This is a cute story about friendship, romance and growing up.

It was an absolute pleasure to return to Glentorrin in Lisa Hobman's latest book set in this beautiful Skye village. It doesn't matter at all if you haven't read any of the other books (although I recommend them highly as they're great) because all the characters are well explained in this and you get introduced to some new ones as the focus of this story.
Caitlin runs a very successful bakery, which means the book has delicious treats galore and is a foodie-heaven. This book explores her story more and that of her daughter, Grace. As Grace turns 13 Caitlin feels more that she needs to do more for herself and begins to dip her toe back in to dating. Many fun and crazy situations occur on this journey and an unexpected friendship blossoms with Archie, the village camp site owner, as they both embark on speed dating and singles nights.
Meanwhile, a certain amount of shocks and upheavals bring difficult decisions and a lot of soul-searching for all involved. Life definitely brings many chances of happiness, often in the unlikeliest of situations, and following your heart is key as the characters here discover.
I really loved this sweet story and the emotional rollercoaster of character development. The astronomy theme throughout was a lovely touch and really brought the right balance of tenderness and connection.
A bundle of Scottish island comfort for chilly days!

I have recently found Lisa’s books and think her writing is glorious; simple and light-hearted and heart-warming, so I was excited to have been given an early copy of this new book. Anything set in Scotland is an instant win for me.

I really liked the main character of Caitlin and she is living my dream of running a bakery in a quaint village. The secondary characters were all well-rounded and fleshed out, and each had their own purpose in the story and I liked them all. Except for one - I won’t say who - but I really didn’t like them (it should be quite clear upon reading who that is). It takes a good writer to make me really despise a fictional character, but she’s achieved it with this one. I’ve always been rather wary of constantly positive people - in reality and in fiction - but there was a nice balance of everything humanity brings.

It’s warming and joyful and heartbreaking and maddening and funny; it has a bit of everything. It touches on different subjects like artificial insemination, divorce, relationships, death, failure - but it is not morose in any way; in fact it’s very affirming.

It is such a happily-ever-after book, with a storyline I wish I was living (just maybe not all of it).

A predictable but sweet story about a woman looking for love. A fun read. I believe it is part of a series but did not feel anything missing by reading on its own.