I really enjoyed this lovely heartwarming story about a beautiful island in Scotland.
Darcie is an influencer and is sent on her next assignment to Skye, she’s not that excited about it, but when she meets the tour guide she’s happy. This was a lovely cozy romance about these two while doing something for the island. It’s a feel good book with the best descriptions of the island. This is a great series, highly recommend. 5stars
Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for a copy.

🌊🏕Darcie's transformation & setting saved it!🌌

3.5-4 🌟 stars
The Scottish island setting was the initial draw to this story for me and the author really did do the island's natural beauty and history justice.

I needed to read way past the opening to actually have any sympathy or connection vis a vis London influencer Darcie, who travels to the Scottish Isle of Skye almost kicking and screaming because it isn't glamorous or a sun-soaked beach! Darcie enters the action totally obsessed with her media presence and her rivalry with River, an influencer who has outstripped her recently in the race for lucrative luxury sponsorships. She's the archetype of a pampered, appearance-obsessed social media star and it gives lots of latitude for her transformation to a more caring, relatable person the longer she stays. Her three weeks on Skye got good, even humorous, and romantic, with some great vignettes of Skye's sights and an emphasis on the hospitality and friendliness she encounters.

So, better story as it progressed, with a slow burn attraction to local Logan and even a mystery to help solve. And the ending had all the romantic vibes I wanted. I just don't understand the title choice, since the action takes place in spring, not summer!

Thanks to HarperCollins UK/One More Chapter and NetGalley for sharing a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest opinion.

Review shared 1/15/25 with Waterstones, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads and Bookbub. To be shared with kobo and Google Play after publication.

This book is set on the idyllic sounding Isle of Skye. We follow the story of Darcie, a social media artist who finds herself having to spend several weeks in the Highlands doing research for a travel book. Darcie is so out of her comfort, having to swap her suitcase of designer outfits for walking boots and fleeces. Her agent teams Darcie up with local guy Logan, who is a real outdoorsy type, in the hope he can help show her the highlights of Skye for her book. Thanks netgalley and publishers for an advanced copy ofthis book.

I’ve read a few of the novels on this series. It’s sermon the gorgeous Scottish island of Skye and the descriptions are breathtaking. The plot is sweet but I could not gel with Darcie’s character at all so felt I wasn’t totally invested in the book and some parts were predictable. Thank you to NetGalley, Harper Collins UK, One More Chapter and the author for the chance to review.

Lovely, light read. It took me a while to connect with Darci, the main character. She definitely improved the longer she was on the island. I am ready to go to the Isle of Skye....

Darcie Freeman has been sentenced to three weeks on Skye to put together a book on visiting Skye while her main social media competitor is away in the sunshine.

Darcie does not expect to fall for Skye or it’s people the way she does.

A fab story about the importance of living in the moment and finding yourself. Set in beautiful Skye it’s a lovely read all round.

The beautiful Skye is a perfect setting for this book and there were lots of famous landmarks featured, I just didn't connect with Darcie, I think it's fair to say we are just not like-minded. This made me not feel invested fully with the story or the ultimate quest they embark on. However I did love Logan and his sister Iona, and there is plenty to enjoy if you like folklore and mysteries.

Darcie is sent to the Isle of Skye for some book research. It’s really the last place she wants to be.
Enter Logan who is supposed to take her around Skye.
I didn’t really care too much for Darcie at the beginning of the book. She changes as the book goes along and by the end I liked her a whole lot more.
This was a little romance mixed with a little mystery.
It’s a nice addition to this series.

Thank you HarperCollins, One More Chapter, and NetGalley for this ARC.

First off all, I'm a sucker for a Scotland setting, and reading about the Isle of Skye has only solidified its position in my top 3 travel goals.

Secondly, I enjoyed the treasure hunt aspect of this book a lot.

Now, onto the characters, the MMC was fun and adventurous, and the secondary characters were great as well. The FMC, unfortunately, came across as standoffish, arrogant, and I, personally, found her insufferable.

She describes herself as "an immature, jealous, cretin" and "self-absorbed liar with no moral compass. Someone who only cared about her social media likes and her own self-interest.". At least she's self-aware, so there's that.

Oh, but doesn't she get better by the end? Sure. And isn't there a reason for her behavior? Absolutely.
In fact, there's a paragraph explaining exactly why she is the way she is, and while I can sympathize, and the dislike lessened throughout the book, she still didn't win me over.

Did I like this book? As a tale of adventure, yes. They go on a few excursions for her travel guide and then there's the treasure hunt aspect, both of which I enjoyed.

As a romance, though, I admit my dislike for the FMC + the MMC's sister's dating history, which was a tad on the nose, left me a bit skeptical about it.

If, like me, you struggle with the FMC, I recommend you push past the first six chapters, as it does start to improve from there.

I'm giving it 3stars, since I liked the setting, the plot, and most of the characters.

Charming book, perfect as a beach read or a distraction on a quiet afternoon

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Having visited Scotland last April, this book was an even bigger treat for me. The descriptions of the area were beautiful and I can say the author is spot on in her description of the weather :) This book was so much more than I thought it was going to be. I love the mystery that was woven into the story. I will definitely read more by this author. I was given an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Collin UK, One More Chapter for providing this book, with my honest review below.

A Scottish Island Summer was the type of sweep you away book that filled the brief, being charming and easy to read and taking place in an absolutely gorgeous location. There are dashes of mystery to accompany the romance and some self discovery and empowerment that make this book an easy way to wile away the day.

Darcie is the one spending her summer on the Scottish Island of Skye (three weeks to be exact) though it doesn’t feel like fun to her given she’s only in the remote location because she feels she’s playing second fiddle to another influencer and the travel guide she’s been asked to write could help raise her profile. Sadly while Skye is full of charming people and gorgeous scenery, Darcie is more concerned about her hair going frizzy and curly in the non stop rain (same though, girl). But as the weeks go on Darcie finds herself thawing with her guide and brother of the local PR rep, Logan, and starts to realize her shallow existence chasing likes and sponsorships may not carry as much meaning as she thought. Add to that a real Skye mystery and we see Darcie start to come into her own… but it may be too late for her fledgling romance.

A wonderful bit of escapism with a beautiful setting, romance and a bit of adventure. I fell in love with Skye and the characters. I can’t wait to read more by this author.

It took me a bit to get into this one, but one I did I enjoyed it. Skye makes a beautiful backdrop for this romance and tiny mystery. A nice bit of escapism doe sure!

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this book!!

What a great book! I really enjoyed this book. I couldn’t put it down. The author has such a good writing style. This was a first for me by this author but will not be my last! I enjoyed the characters. They had good chemistry.

I'm grateful to have enjoyed an ARC of this book thanks to NetGalley.

Darcie is a young single woman in her 20s that loves adventure, but is primarily focused on her career and not on romantic relationships. I always find storylines amusing when a woman comes across a man she fights against her attraction to, and this one certainly didn't disappoint. It was so fun to read and see how Darcie grew in more ways than one, especially after letting down her guard with Logan.

If you're up for character transformation, an adventurous storyline, redemption, and achieving hopes and dreams, besides opening up your heart, this book would be right up your alley. As an American, I find the Scottish elements of this book to be quite amusing, as I'm certain that you might too.

This book was darling!!! I fell in love with the main character! The setting was beautiful and it pulled all the heartstrings. Loved it!

Absolutely bloody brilliant as per normal by Julie. I've just had a year long readers block due to loosing my dad but got the invite for this and haven't been able to put it down. Thank you Julie for taking me to Skye with Darcie on her journey of enlightenment and love. I was willing her and Logan together from the get go. You could feel the chemistry between them off the pages!!! Absolutely gorgeous book loved in from page 1. Thank you for breaking my readers block xx

This was brilliant . Set mainly on the Isle of Skye . I thought it would be a nice love story but it was way more than that . A blogger from London was sent to write a travel guide. Great story and a fab ending. Some good twists. Read it

Opposites eventually attract, enemies to lovers - egotistical spoiled city girl, and earthy logical local boy have forced proximity as she has to navigate the wilds of Sky to try and resurrect her career nosedive, of her own doing (which she doesn't seem aware of). Funny moments but no real surprises.