Written in individual chapters by Verity, Nessie and Isla. Three women at different stages of their lives.
This was a magical book, beautifully written with a great location, characters which came alive to the reader and an engaging storyline .
This is the second book in the Shetland series, however it is a standalone book ( I haven’t read the first)
It was a book which I didn’t want to put down and didn’t want to end .
Highly Recommended
Thank you to Netgalley, Headline Books and Erin Green for letting me read this book in exchange for an honest review

4 stars. This book had all the right things: friendship, crafters, small business owners, Christmas craft show time, and Shetland (one of my favorite places on Earth!). I didn't realize it was the second in a series so I'm definitely going to go back and hunt up the first. Just a highly enjoyable read that hit all the feels and made you want to curl up with tea and a comfy blankie.

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the advanced copy to read in exchange for my honest opinion. My views are my own and not influenced by anybody. Ever.

Thanks to Headline for the advanced copy of this title in return for an honest review.

I’m sorry, but you’ve given me a book that is set on a magical Scottish island, features cooking and baking, homemade crafting, friendship, family and new love, all during the build up to the best time of the year, and you expect me to give it anything other than a 5 star review? Not a chance. It had me won over before I’d even opened the first page.

What I loved is, whilst I know it’s only October, I read this whilst in my newly purchased tartan winter pyjamas (I’ll give you a moment to get that sexy image out your head), with Christmas music on the radio, tucked up under a big blanket with the only the dog for company. It was simply idyllic, and this book made it even more so.

What struck me about this book, is whilst it is that typical happily-ever-after type festive book, and it’s about people living their dreams with their own handmade businesses, and the magic of Christmas on an isolated island etc, it is so very human. Each of our main characters - and some of our background ones too - have their flaws. They’re not perfect, like every person reading it (sorry if that’s you, but we’re not perfect). They have insecurities, either about themselves physically or their talents or the future; they’re worried and scared, they say the wrong things, they go after the wrong people and push the right ones away. But they try their best, they work hard and they do their upmost to achieve their goals, overcoming small and big obstacles on the way. There’s light and love and life and happiness, but there’s sadness and grief and inner troubles.

Now, I don’t live in a small community. I live in a nice neighbourhood, with lovely neighbours, situated in a very busy town 20 minutes outside of London, so I don’t know what it’s like to live on a sparsely populated island with a small close-knit community. But Erin writes it in such a way that I don’t doubt that every nuance she writes about is absolutely perfect, and whilst I do like the company of others, the idea of doing what one of her protagonists does, and run away for an adult gap year in a far-flung place, with no-one but me to answer to, working on myself and my passions - and falling in love along the way, hopefully - sounds idyllic.

And now, if you don’t mind, I must go and book the next flight to the Shetland islands.

I haven’t read the first book in this series, however From Shetland With Love at Christmas works well on its own.

I really enjoyed this story. It is Christmassy, and I really liked the collection of crafters. I loved the sense of community that they built in the stables. The book is well written, with well thought out details. The characters all have their own stories going on, and seem well realised.

However, I struggled with the sheer number of characters and plot lines going on. I felt like there wasn’t enough time spent on anyone’s story, so I never really got properly involved with any of the characters. I found the constant switching of POV confusing too. I would have liked to focus on Verity and Magnus’s story for this book, and had a separate one for Nessie and Isaac.

Overall, this was a fun, Christmassy story, with a good sense of community.

I was given a free copy of this book, my opinions are my own.

3 women Nessie a blacksmith, Verity who knits and crochet and Isla who is only young but runs the cafe who all feel they have something to prove to their friends and family
A great read. I wish the craft centre really existed, would have loved to go and visit, definitely my kind of place

I didn’t realise when I read this it was the second in a series. I loved this so much I will be going back to read the first book.

So touching and warm. I hate the phrase “heartwarming, but it truly was”.
Three well written, likeable and believable main characters and great storylines. Everything moved along well and keeps you hooked, you don’t want to stop reading.

Any books about Shetland always interest me and this didn't disapoint , great story with funny moments.

Not read anything by Erin Green before. I throughly enjoyed this book. There were several different characters which the book followed all working at Lerwick Manor. Each character was really bought to life well. I really liked Verity who had took a year away from her family to find herself. A lovely Christmas book, I didn’t want it to end and hope there will be a follow up. Definitely recommend it, I read it over 3 evenings, I just couldn’t put it down.

2.5 stars. I truly wanted to like this, but I found it very boring. I requested it from NetGalley (thanks for the copy!) because of the storyline: three women entrepreneurs, who are all doing their best to grow their respective creative businesses. I love the idea of an artist conglomerate space, and I love that they are working in close proximity and able to bounce ideas off of and encourage each other in a community.

Verity definitely had the most interesting storyline. She took a year off from being mom to her three adult sons that she raised on her own, and chose to focus on growing her business herself. It's the first thing she's done for herself in a long time. It's brave - and necessary - for women, and more specifically mothers, to put themselves first. Her slow but meaningful, relationship with Magnus felt believable and passionate.

Nessie's storyline was a lot of internal dialogue/brainstorming/worrying. The part of me who does all of that for my own business understands completely, but it also got to be a little bit... almost stressful to read. I felt like I wanted to help or encourage her, and I couldn't just enjoy it as part of the story. Her relationship with Isaac could have been really nice, but nothing interesting happened between them until the book was 80% over.

Isla's bit of the story was the most boring for me. She's young and she is proving everyone wrong that she can be successful in the baking and restaurant business. But it was a lot of her just telling us over and over that she was proving people wrong, or worrying that she wasn't doing a good enough job. It felt like her part of the story could have been eliminated and the book would have been exactly the same.

The setting and community aspects were nice, but this book was not for me.

All-in-all, it's a cozy read with likeable characters. There are three stories weaving in and out throughout the book, each focused on one woman. I'm torn between 3 and 3.5 for this book. The reason I didn't give this 4 stars or higher is the Isla storyline. It just didn't gel for me. It's the only one of the three substories that doesn't feature a romance, but that's not a problem if there's something engaging going on in her story. Unfortunately, I didn't find her story arc interesting. The Nessie and Verity stories, however, were cute and enjoyable.

This is my first book by Erin Green and what a brilliant book it was. I'll definitely be reading more of her books.

. I loved the sense of community and belonging you can feel within the book. As a crocheter I loved The Yarn Barn but I also found it really interesting to learn about other crafts within the book.

The story for me was a really interesting take on a christmas story featuring around the 3 main characters; Nessie, Isla and Verity.

I hope we get follow up books on Isla and Nessie's stories as essentially this was Verity's story with a glimpse into Isla and Nessie's lives.

Great book!

FROM SHETLAND WITH LOVE AT CHRISTMAS by ERIN GREEN

This is the second book in Erin Green’s From Shetland With Love series. Always best to read in order, but this was easy to read as a stand alone story.

This book takes us on a journey with Verity, Nessie and Isla. Three woman all at different stages of their lives and all with their own story to tell.
We follow their ups and downs and see how the three women become firm friends.

With less emphasis on Christmas than the cover may suggest, this book is so warm and feel good. It has a stunning, well described setting, some uplifting friendships, lots of crafting, cooking, a bit of romance and will leave your heart thoroughly warmed.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

With thanks to #Netgalley and #Headline for an ARC of #FromShetlandWithLoveAtChristmas by #ErinGreen.

From Shetland . With Love at Christmas by Erin Green

This gorgeous book tells the story of Verity , Nessie and Isla , three very different woman , at different stages of their lives. They become friends on the Scottish island of Shetland through their love of crafting.
A super cosy read , that makes you yearn for log fires and looking out of the window to snowy hills and mountains..

What a lovely book this really was. It was utterly charming, and I loved the cosy feel of all the various crafts in their own stables at Lerwick Manor.

We are treated to 3 viewpoints, Verity who is taking a year out of her life of being needed by all family members, and escaped to Shetland to run the Yarn Barn. Nessie who is trying to make it as a blacksmith, and is sharing her forge with Isaac the glassblower. And finally 19 year old Isla who has been entrusted with The Orangery, the onsite cafe to try to make it a success, with the help of her granny's recipe book.

Each character has their various ups and downs over the book, and I was really involved in each of the women's stories.

What I somehow didn't quite realise until I was half way through is that this is a sequel to From Shetland, With Love which I hadn't read, but may explain why it took me a while to fully feel invested in this book, and why if felt like I was a tad confused near the start. Purely as there are lots of mentions of what is clearly back story woven in so you don't feel lost, specifically for Jemima and Ned who run Lerwick Manor, and just how everyone in Shetland seems to be related to each other.

Once I twigged, and could accept that and to be fair the story did work perfectly well as a standalone, it probably just needed to be read in longer spurts that I could manage due to real world time issues, than I was doing.

Not really the most festive of Christmassy books, this could easily be read at any time in the year, although that said it really does work as a nice warm and cosy read, curled up with a hot drink and a blanket on your favourite sofa, and devoting some time to reading the loveliness inside.

I loved the various crafts, I really enjoyed Crispy Duck, and the various dramas that unfurled. Plus the hints of romance that are present. I can't help but wonder though with how the book has ended whether there will be another trip to Lerwick and Shetland in the future, as I would love to read more about all of these characters.

Thank you to Headline and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

I loved being in Shetland in this book. I could feel the wind on my face & I could hear the waves on the shore & the sheep bleating in the fields. I'm slightly envious of Verity taking time out from her usual life to start an adventure! She certainly fell on her feet with her home for the following year! The cottage sounds gorgeous & the setting couldn't be better.
With three sons left at home, her parents & a difficult twin sister, this wasn't going to an easy adventure. Verity settles into her new life well but a few 'curve balls' are thrown at her. Enjoy meeting the residents of Shetland at the local gallery & follow their stories too. Enjoy!

Firstly I want to say I really enjoyed the stories in this book It’s a wonderful escapist read. It is the second book in a series but you definitely don’t need to have read the first to enjoy this one.

It focuses around 3 female characters - Verity, Nessie and Isla who are all different ages with completely separate journeys to develop but their stories and experiences intertwine beautifully. It’s a book or friendships, self discovery and romance all set in Shetland .

Each character has their story told from first person point of view which is not my favourite style of story telling but Erin Green really makes it work.

If you’re looking for a gentle, feel good story, one that leaves you feeling relaxed and happy then this is the perfect book for you. If you enjoy small town romance by authors like Debbie Macomber or Robyn Carr then this has a similar feel but set in Shetland rather than the US. Don’t hesitate to treat yourself.

I haven’t previously ready Erin Green but I’m clicking away on Amazon to pick up some more of her books.

Thus title is the second in a series and I hadn't read the first, some plotlines are continued in this but you are not at a disadvantage if you haven't read the other title. Following 3 intertwined stories of 3 women stating out on me chapters in their lives, verify has starred her own knitting business having moves to Shetland for a year, nessie has returned to Shetland as a blacksmith and Isla is the manager of a new cafe. All are working at the new craft centre. As businesses are established, new relationships formed, mysterious happenings and the build-up to Christmas creates opportunities for love, laughter and sadness.
A funny engaging read which will do well at Xmas and will appeal to readers who want a feel good happy read.

A nice story, set in the lovely isle of Shetland. Would have liked a bit more description of the island rather than just the craft centre place, but a pleasant read.

Bit of a juxtapose read for me. I loved the setting, location, the idea of all the local crafts working in such a wonderful environment. I just didn’t like some of the characters, in particular, Verity, who came over as the most selfish person ever. Would love to visit the Shetland Isles

I absolutely adore Erins style of writing. This was another great book. Great descriptions so you felt like you was really there. A lovely book to curl up with this winter.