A lovely uplifting successor to the first book in the series although this can easily be read as a standalone novel. The 2nd sister in the series is going through an emotional roller coaster with job, families, love life and the book flows from one to the other seamlessly with great understanding of human nature and emotions. Carefully crafted, very Christmassy with some interesting facts about Swedish folklore and language - just perfect!

Thank you to Netgalley the author and publishers for an arc in exchange for an honest review

Having read book one of the Skye Sisters trilogy I was excited to read the next book in the series, A Skye Full of Stars (love the play on words). I was not disappointed, this is a delightful read continuing the story of the three Wynter sisters on Skye.

This is Ezzie's story, I really like Ezzie she is organised and efficient and loves her job at Rothach Hall. When the part of the Larson family arrives early for their Christmas break Ezzie has everything organised but she isn't expecting Mats Larson to come with his two adorable children. This story is all about families of different dynamics and Ezzie is in a whirlwind of emotions over her family(s). The characters are well developed and I became involved in their stories quickly.

Set on the island of Skye this delightful story is full of emotion, poignant moments and festive sparkle. I can't wait for the third book to be released.

I’ve just binge read this book as it was so enjoyable. Having read the first in the series, I met some old friends in this part and quickly became ‘involved’ in the lives of these characters. The description of the setting and the storyline itself are very good and the range of characters is wide. The slow burning romance between the main characters is enthralling. I eagerly await the next part of the trilogy.

A lovely follow up read. I enjoyed catching up with Thea, Ezzie and Valentina and seeing how their lives have progressed since the first book. Well-written with great characters and lovely descriptions of Skye. Recommended.

A wonderful book with a great wintery island setting and very believable characters. Best to read the books in order as Ezz is the second of the three adopted sisters to tell her story. Lots of heartwarming moments and a lovely ending. Roll on book 3.

This is brilliant .A second in the series but can read alone. A great great read. The Skye descriptions were lovely. You follow Ezz story. You never think there are two sides to each child being given up for adoption. Made you think. Could not work out the ending but I loved it. Can not wait for book 3. A must must read.

I really enjoyed the first book in the series and the second continues the trend. We are following Ezzie, one of three adopted sisters (having followed Thea last time). The adoption storyline is a big part of this book and Ezzie has some complicated feelings towards her birth parents that are explored.
The romantic relationship aspect with Mats works well and I like the setting at Rothach Hall.
I’m looking forward to reading the next book.

The second in a series that I am really enjoying, The same three sisters and their life on the Isle of Skye. This time it is the uptight sister, Ezzie who holds her emotions in, who can’t open up and who is still holding onto guilt from a lie a long time ago. The island life is explored, the house owners come back to the island to live in the big house that Ezzie is managing. The life of the three adopted sisters is also looked at and the emotions that go with being adopted, with having a family that gave you up. This is quite tender and the fiery sisters really do share everything quite beautifully.

Thank you to Avon Books UK and Sue Moorcroft for the chance to receive a NetGalley ARC of A Skye Full of Stars in exchange for a fair and honest review. I loved how Sue Moorcroft spins the most romantic, uplifting stories that melt hearts – especially her Christmas-based ones.

A Skye Full of Stars is a heartwarming, festive read set in the imaginary snowy winter wonderland of the Isle of Skye at Christmas time. The writing is heartwarming, captivating, and full of evocative descriptions of Skye’s sparking frost-kissed landscape and snow-capped mountain peaks. The storytelling is a poignant romance story exploring deep and sensitive themes about family relationships, adoption, alcoholism, loneliness, and fear.

Sue Moorcroft has a talent for crafting balanced characters who are humanly flawed but also deep, rich, and warm. She perfectly creates a caring community full of loveable characters around Rothach hall, who are all well-developed, likable, and relatable personalities surround the backdrop for the romance between Ezzie and her employer’s eldest son, Mats Larson, who disturbs her peaceful world by arriving early for Christmas with his mum and two children at Rothach Hall.

Their relationship might have ups and downs, but these two are perfect for each other, with a dynamic that is so tender, caring, and supportive. You know they will move mountains together without demanding each other make sacrifices for the relationship, but they will find ways to compromise and work together between their lives in Skye and Sweden.

Sue Moorcroft comes up with some cracking dialogue and hilarious scenes in A Skye Full of Stars, as Ezzie and Mats wind each other up. I crackled like a witch when Mats got on the wrong side of the Wynter sisters, which led to him getting into hot water with his mother. Did I love a grown 40s-something man getting told off by his mummy? You bet! I loved we got the chance to see more of Thea and Dev from Book 1 in their happily-ever-after lives.

An uplifting, family-centric festive romance that brings to life the magic and love we all deserve to feel at Christmastime. You genuinely feel like all is well and at peace after getting snowed in her fictional worlds. I can’t wait to see how the foreshadowing of our find Wynter sister, Valentina, plays out in book 3 – who will be lucky man number 3?

Absolutely amazing. Loved every minute of reading this. It's a heartwarming tale of family, love and Christmas. I love the way Sue has combined the Christmas traditions of 2 countries into one.


Thank you so much Sue Moorcroft, Avon book and NetGalley for this fantastic ARC

It's the second book of the series, of which I hadn't read the first previously , so for me this was a stand alone read. Although I will still read the first, I do feel that I knew the origins of the first story and the history of the characters as they are frequently referred to in detail. This one is centred around Ezzie, one of three closely bonded, adopted sisters, as she navigates her life through the festivities as Manager of Rothache Hall, when the family owners come to stay from Sweden for a Scottish Christmas.

Loved the setting of Skye, and I really loved all the references to Swedish Christmas traditions too. I now look forward to reading Valentina's story also.

A cozy, Christmas read full of family secrets, discovery, bonds and love.

Super second book of a trilogy based around the Skye Sisters Valentina, Esmerelda and Thea on the magestical Isle of Skye.

This follows Esmerelda (Essie's) journey of finding family in all its different dynamics and love most unexpectedly with Matts but it's not all plain sailing.

It was great catching up with the other sisters and how they had developed but what I loved was being transported to the magical Isle of Skye again, in all it's glory and festivities. Such a wonderful read, roll on book 3 ♡

I thoroughly enjoyed slipping back into the lives of adopted sisters Ezzie, Thea and Valentina and the lovely setting of the Isle of Skye. This book focusses on Ezzie’s (Esmerelda Wynter) story and her role as manager of Rothach Hall which is open to the public. The family who own the hall arrive for Christmas and this adds to the preparations for the Christmas season for Ezzie and the complications of the story, especially when sparks begin to fly between Ezzie and the owner’s son Mats, a divorced dad of two young children.

It is difficult to review this title without giving too much away, but suffice it to say that readers are treated to a rollercoaster of emotions about relationships and adoption with added Christmas flourishes.

I am really loving this series set on the Isle of Skye and already looking forward to book three about Valentina.

This is the second in a series of books set in Skye following three adopted sisters - Thea , Ezzie and Valentina. This book follows the story of Ezzie who is the estate manger for Rothach Hall (a very grand estate which has been renovated by the Larson family from Sweden). Ezzie absolutely loves her job. She has been recently been promoted to manager from assistant and is looking forward to the challenges she will face when the Larsons' bring their children and grandchildren to the hall for a traditional Scottish Christmas. However, when some of the guests decide to arrive three weeks early she has far more to do than she originally expected. Add to this secrets and surprises from her past which can only complicate matters further.
As both her sisters are also dealing with lots unexpected twists and turns she feels she has nobody to talk to and is very much alone. Swamped with work, family issues and everything else help appears from a very unexpected source - someone who she may even have feelings for!
The story made me laugh and cry , the setting is beautiful and the characters complex and interesting. I really hope that there will be a third book to showcase Valentina and allow us to catch up with everyone.

This is the second book in the Skye sisters trilogy and highly recommend reading the previous one before this one although it could be read as a standalone. In this instalment we return to Rothach hall in the beautiful setting of the isle of Skye for Ezzies story who is the second of the three sisters.

This was a soul searching poignant read which covered loneliness and not feeling like you belong and also adoption and the relationship between the the sisters. . This book is hard to review without giving spoilers and I would just say that you need to read this fabulous captivating series for yourself

Once again this author has captured the beauty of the Isle of Skye and transports the reader there and makes you feel like you are actually there whilst reading with the amazing descriptions. After reading these books it is somewhere I would love to visit.

I am looking forward to the next book in this series for Valentine’s story.

Having already fallen in love with Skye from the first book in this series, I was not expecting to fall even more deeply and buy into the storytelling so quickly. This time, we are following Esmerelda, or rather Ezzie Wynter, as she navigates her own story. Aside from the storyline, I must highlight Sue’s love of Skye and her genuinely remarkable descriptions of the local area. I could even sense the influence of another author who may have lent some personal knowledge of the Viking connection…
When we last visited, we met Ezzie, Thea, and their elder sister, Valentina. That was Thea’s story, which was the perfect introduction to the Skye Sisters and paved the way for this gorgeous story. Once again, the action takes place at Rothach Hall, as well as the local pub and a couple of cottages. We meet up with Thea and her partner, but the focus is squarely on Ezzie.
I loved getting to know Ezzie and soon discovered that I share many of her traits. Driven to work diligently yet fiercely protective of her family and privacy, she’s protected a secret for the last decade and has not even shared it with Valentina. So, when her boss’s son Mats inadvertently places that secret in jeopardy, a sequence of events that could never have been imagined is put into motion.
I was genuinely on the edge of my seat, trying to imagine how this story would work out. Clearly, Ezzie may risk a fling with Mats, but how could that work out? I should never have doubted Sue’s firm hand on this story’s rudder, as all eventually became evident.
Once again, and I’m sure it will feature in the final book, adoption was at the forefront of the story. All three sisters were adopted and had never been moved to seek out their birth families. This was handled beautifully in the first book, but it soon became apparent that Ezzie was resistant to learning more and would guard herself from any unwelcome exposure. Adoption, and in particular birth families, remains a delicate subject and programmes like Long Lost Family tend to cast a romantic gloss over the less savoury elements. I can only imagine how I would feel in the same situation, and I’m afraid I have no clue.
Mats is a terrific addition to the Larson family, and I even liked that he didn’t always make the right choices. There’s a potential for a romantic lead to be a little too perfect, but Sue got the balance right and showed us that he is human. He was not only human but also displayed a depth and warmth that lent itself to him being ideal for Ezzie. It’s a shame that they didn’t live nearer to each other.
For the avoidance of spoilers, I shall leave it there.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon Books UK for this ARC.

This is the second book in the Skye Sisters Trilogy about Thea, Ezzie and Valentina. This book focuses on Ezzie, manager of Rothach Hall on the Isle of Skye, living there together with her sister Thea who is head gardener and whose love story we got in the first book, Under a Summer Skye. All three sisters are adopted which comes up quite a bit.

This time it's Christmas and the Swedish Larsson family, owners of Rothach Hall, descend for the festivities. Grete and Erik have three adult children, Mats, Jonas and Maja. Mats and Inger are divorced, and Mats arrives with small children Alvin and Astrid and their nanny Josefin.

Mats develops an interest in Ezzie who first doesn't like him. Ezzie also receives news about her birth parents, and the car accident that played a role in the first book rears its ugly head again. So there's a lot going on and and we learn quite a bit about Swedish Christmas traditions too.

The third book about Valentina is expertly and organically set up. I'm sure you can read each book as a standalone but it's so much better to get the connections in each story because while it focuses on one sister, the other characters are always present too and their stories progress in the background.

This is a cracking read. I absolutely loved the first book and this is even better. Parts of it are predictable but there is so much to hold interest. Also, I've been to Skye and the scenery is just breathtaking. It's like taking a mini holiday in book form! I also like that the author tells us how to pronounce Gaelic words and names. I suppose, if I have to criticise something, it would be the overlong chapters.

This book has it all - a wintery landscape, festive activities, fantastic storytelling with emphasis on family relationships and lots of emotions, a lovely romance and a gorgeous cover. I couldn't put it down and I am so looking forward to the final book in the trilogy, just to meet everybody again. Highly recommended.

I was thrilled to get book 2 of the Skye sisters trilogy and couldn’t wait to read it! Continuing the sisters stories book 2 was centred around Ezzie , in her new post as manager of Rothach Hall, approaching Christmas time Essie is relishing her new role and additional responsibilities but these get tested in the run up to Christmas!
Family dynamics between the sisters are tested, repercussions from the past rear their ugly heads, truths and soul searching a plenty plus a scattering of love on a background of the idyllic Scottish scenery and a sprinkling of festive snow make for a really soul searching, poignant read that will entrance you from start to finish!
Such a privilege to read more of Thea, Valentine and Ezzies lives as they grow and mature and take all that’s thrown at them in their stride, so looking forward to book 3 to catch up on this uniquely formed sisterhood.
Thank you NetGalley for this early read

This is the second book in the Skye series, and it’s great to catch up with the characters again though could be read as a standalone book. The setting is Rothach Hall, surrounded by beautiful scenery on the isle of Skye.

Ezzie is manager of the hall, and unexpectedly, the Swedish Larsson family who own the hall, have decided to spend Christmas there. At first there is tension between Mats and Ezzie, they clash as he seems to be taking over. I enjoyed how the story develops, and the special relationship between the three adopted sisters.

All characters are relatable, and various themes weave their way through the main story, giving a more rounded picture. When Ezzie’s past catches up with her she becomes angry and confused. I could empathise with her feelings as she begins to question her past, though she seems overly harsh at times.

This is a light hearted story about family relationships and romance; there is the strong relationship between the three sisters, with hints of humour but also touching on difficult issues. Crisp snowy scenes with young children enjoying times spent with Mats their dad, exploring the countryside and feeding the animals bring extra amusement. A fast paced story which keeps you turning the pages, and I can’t wait for the third book in the series.

I was so happy to read this after enjoying the first book in this trilogy (Under a summer Skye). This book is about Ezzie who works in Roth’ach Hall with her sister Thea. However we still get to hear about Thea and Dev which I was please about.
I really enjoyed this book and I loved reading more about the Larson family and how in this book they seemed more approachable. I found the adoption storyline very interesting and it really pulled on my heart strings and (no spoilers) some parts had me in tears.
This book is definitely 5 stars and I can’t wait to hear more of Valentina’s story in the third instalment.
Thanks to NetGalley, Avon Books UK and Sue Moorcroft for an advance copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review..