This is my first time reading Lucy Connelly, thank you to netgallery for the chance to read this book, I always hesitate reading a book in a series out of order but it really didn't matter in this books case! I enjoyed every page and it was easy to read as a stand alone novel. I will be getting my hands on her first one an American in Scotland to read aswell. I love a crime novel, this one just had something a bit extra, it has all the makings of a good book. Humour, touch of romance, suspense, friendships, and a community where each character stands alone with their own story. The main characters were excellent and I loved the small hints of the Scottish accent that are slipped in bringing back memories of my uncle, nice tug of the heart strings. Oh and I love a strong female lead! Great book to read on a cold winters day.

I adore Lucy Connelly’s Sea Isle series! I love the characters with all their idiosyncratic ways. I did notice some minor editing errors, like there being incorrect characters named and there was one bit at the end that totally took me out of the enjoyment of reading…. At the end when the ihre all back in Sea Isle, Ewan threatens to fine any townsfolk 600 *bucks* (asterisk mine) if they disturb the doc while she’s healing. Of course he wouldn’t fine them 600 bucks - they’re not American! He would fine them 600 pounds/quid as they operate on the pound currency.
Other than that, stellar book!

What’s worse than attending a wedding where several exes will be in attendance and tensions are high? Attending a wedding in a castle where a blizzard strands those who have arrived early and a man is murdered, meaning a killer is stranded among them. As a doctor and coroner, Emilia is working to understand how the man died and saving some of the guests who seem to have been sickened in the same way. With her meager, yet well stocked medical kit, she and her assistant are no longer just guests, they’re working on the case along with the constable.

Can the team figure out the case and snag a murderer before the snow stops and roads are clear again? Will the Bride and Groom make it to the altar, or will the killer shut the wedding down once and for all? Only time and enough clues will tell.

This is the second book in this series and I adore it! Who hasn’t dreamed about escaping life and starting over every once in a while? This is what Emilia has done when she leaves Seattle and in Sea Isle. While reading a great cozy I can also dream and live through Emilia for while. Hoping to see Emilia’s personal life take off in future installments…can’t wait!

I really enjoy this series, largely because as a Scotland-obsessed former-Seattlite, I can relate to Em, but also for the cast. I read the first book not too long ago, but I had a hard time remembering all the minor characters (Mara, Angie, etc.). I wish the author had slipped in, not so much a recap but a bit of a refresher on who everyone was/ the role they played. However, once I was in the mystery, I enjoyed it. I always love a vast castle, and the snowstorm provided a great way to limit suspects and keep them all confined together.

This is the perfect cozy mystery - a community full of interesting characters, an intriguing love interest and a 'snowed in' ensemble.
There wasn't anything particularly new or exciting about it, but it was an easy read and had all the elements that I like - fish out of water, locked room whodunnit.

The book had an appealing setting and vast cast of characters, but never really drew me in. The author did a good job throwing in "British and Scottsisms", but the characters just never clicked for me and made me care about them. The story was good enough to finish though and I never thought of stopping.

I received my copy from Netgally in exchange for my honest opinion.

This is book 2 is the Scottish Isle series, featuring an American doctor who's transplanted to a Scottish village. In this book, Emilia's attending the wedding of her good friend, Angie, and it's taking place in a remote castle. The plot of the book takes full advantage of the setting, from the opulent castle to the Scottish weather and countryside. The mystery involves many relationships past and present (ex-boyfriends, ex-wives, new friends, etc.), and the bonus is getting a peek into some Scottish wedding traditions. My only negative comment is that the cast is so big that it's hard to keep everyone straight, and it makes the plot a little too complicated to me. So, I didn't love this one quite as much as I loved the first one. Still, it's a good mystery for fans of cozies, Scotland, and fish-out-of-water books.

Review copy provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

An American female dr in scottland. This is such a great new series! I loved this. The pace and the anticipation was just on point for a perfect cozy mystery that makes you want to read more and more!! Amazing book!
I just reviewed Death at a Scottish Wedding by Lucy Connelly. #DeathataScottishWedding #NetGalley
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I received a free copy of, Death at a Scottish Wedding, by Lucy Connelly, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This is book 2 of 2 in the Scottish Isles Mystery series. I have always been fascinated with Scotland, when I saw this title I was drawn to this book. American Dr, Emilia Mcroy has been living in Sea Isle, Scotland, but it still does not feel like home yet. When Emilia is invited to a wedding at a castle, she is excited, but then she finds a dead body, and the weather is not helping. Can Emilia solve the mystery? I really enjoyed Emilia, the castle, Scotland and the story.

Death at a Scottish Wedding is he second book in the Scottish Isle Mystery series. I enjoyed the first book, An American in Scotland, too. The story takes place on Sea Isle, Scotland. There are the main characters from the first book as well as the new characters that add to the story. Emilia McRoy is the town doctor and coroner. She has come to Scotland from America. Ewan Campbell is the laird, mayor and constable of Sea Isle. Her friend, Angie who owns the family tartan company, is the bride who plans to marry Damien at Morrigan Castle the family home of Ewan Campbell. People are planning to arrive early as there is a snow storm predicted. The wedding is for the whole weekend. Emilia, Ewan and Mara, who helps her grandmother's run their family pub are going in Ewan's car. Also arriving separately are Abigail and her brother, Tommy who work for Emilie as her gardener and Abigail runs the office and household as well as helps the doctor when needed. Abigail and Tommy are going to stay in one of the small cottages on the property. Tommy is mentally handicapped and does not like crowds, The snow storm is very intense and closes the roads so everyone has to stay at the Castle.

While in the garden solarium Emilie thinks she saw someone in the turret and is afraid that he could be hurt. She tells Ewan and they both go into the turret to check it out. She trips over something in the turret and it turns out to be a body. They both do not know who he is. She tells Ewan that she thinks she passed him in the hallway. The man wore a hoodie. Later it is found that the man is Angie's ex-husband, Robbie. He was poisoned by anti-freeze.

The two families are at odds with Angie and Damian marrying each other, especially Damian's family. There is a lot of hostility also with the bridesmaids. The first night there the men are having a stag night in another part of the castle with the ladies having a ladies night. At the party Mara and Angie got sick. When tested it was found that they also were poisoned with anti-freeze. Who was doing this?

This is where the story takes off taking the reader on an adventure of who killed Robbie and who was trying to kill Angie to stop the wedding. There is so much going on in the story that it is hard to put on paper. I will leave it to the reader to enjoy. There are so many suspects, deception and disappearances that the reader is not sure who is the killer until the surprising end. In spite of all that is going on Angie and Damien do have their wedding.

I enjoyed the story with all the suspense and look forward to the next book in the series. Although Emilie and Ewan butt heads there are sparks between them and I am interested to see where the relationship goes.

Thank you NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for this ARC.

It was a fun book to read, not too exciting, but overall a fun cozy mystery read.

The ending was not too twisty or unexpected, but still a fun read overall.

Thank you for the ARC, NetGalley!

Dr. Emilia McRoy moved to Sea Isle from Seattle where she now works as a coroner. So far she’s made friends with Mara who helps her grandparents manage their pub; Jasper, a French-trained pâtissier artist who created the elaborate wedding cakes for Angie— another friend— who’s getting married. They’re all looking forward to attending the gothic-themed wedding. which is a four-day event.

However, at the castle where the wedding is set to take place, a man is found dead. Who killed him and why?

An interesting mystery. Would recommend.
Thank you to Lucy Connelly, NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for the arc of this book.

Dr. Emilia McRoy has recently relocated from Seattle to the coast of Scotland. She is the local doctor and coroner. She has a bit of friction with the local constable. But she has made some firm friendships with several of the locals.

One of her friends is getting married at a local castle. But the weather didn't get the email. They are all snowed in for the duration of the elaborate, Scottish wedding. But then, a body is found. The coroner part of Em kicks in. In addition, the bride and one of her best friends are poisoned. Then, the murderer comes after Emilia, suspecting that she is getting too close to the solution.

In a very well written mystery, we learn more about the Scottish traditions. And we get a ripping good plot. Characters were well-developed. Dialogue was crisp and engaging. The identity of the murderer(s) wasn't entirely surprising but the book had a good share of twists and turns. This was a great read!

The second in a series finds Dr. Emilia McCoy at a friend's wedding when there is a murder in the castle where everyone is staying. This quickly becomes a classic mystery in an isolated location (in this case, stranded by a blizzard) in which one of the people present has to be the murderer. The plot was interesting and the characters are charming with some romantic overtones. Parts of the story seemed repetitive, as Emilia and her friends reviewed the evidence over and over without making much progress. Overall a charming story with characters I will be interested to follow. This is the second in a series but works as a standalone (I haven't read the first and it didn't hurt my understanding of the characters). Thanks to NetGalley and Crooked Lane for the ARC.

This is the second book in a series, and although I did not read the first, I had no trouble picking up on what had taken place previously.

Dr. Emilia (“Em”) McRoy moved from Seattle to Sea Isle in Scotland only three months ago, but it already felt like home to her. She has a good practice, a possible romantic interest in Ewan Campbell (albeit one both she and Ewan deny to themselves) and a new set of best friends.

One of them, Angie, was getting married, choosing as her venue for the four-day event Morrigan’s Castle, owned by Ewan, who was laird, mayor, and Constable of Sea Isle. But the weather threw a wrench into the works. Em, along with the guests, got snowed in at the castle by a blizzard, a situation made fraught with even more peril when a dead man was found in one of the turrets. Moreover, others in the wedding party were victims of poisoning that same first night.

The roads were closed so no one could leave; internet service was down; and obviously the killer was still among those in the castle. And whoever he or she, or even they, may have been, the doctor was getting in the way of the planned disruption, and had to be eliminated.

Evaluation: This is a pleasant “cozy” mystery, with predictable (but not annoyingly so) romantic elements. There isn’t much in the way of Scottish atmospherics, but I imagine the particulars of a murder took precedent. I wouldn’t mind at all continuing with the series.

This had all the makings of a great read: a spin on the classic country house mystery, with the addition of being set during a snowstorm at a Scottish castle. Perfect!

But it didn’t deliver.

What I found endearing in the first book felt stale and rehashed. By the end, I found myself actively disliking Emilia, which is a bit of a dealbreaker for a series. I found her smug and self-satisfied, and she seemed to use “I’m a doctor and I’m the coroner” as an excuse to interfere in every possible scenario. Another thing I found irritating as a reader was the constant gushing about her newfound friends and what a close knit ‘gang’ they were and how much they all loved each other and were a family etc etc. Repeatedly. It felt as if I were twelve again, reading about Nancy Drew and her chums solving mysteries.

The mystery itself was disappointingly lackluster, and for 3/4 of the book it felt like endless pages of Emilia and ‘the gang’ discussing ad nauseum the events of the night in question, despite the fact that no one seemed able to remember anything at all of any importance. Towards the end of the book, Emilia says to the others, “I feel like we keep going over the same things but we aren’t any closer.” This reader agrees wholeheartedly with that statement.

The conclusion came with no great twist and things fell into place with a bit of a weak fizzle. Random clues were never pursued, no one seemed to have the ability to remember who handed them what and when or tell any of the apparently countless dark haired women apart. Are people really this unobservant?

I won’t be continuing this series. It lacks the depth and gradual unveiling I love in a good mystery, and I think this author does way too much telling, not enough showing.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the opportunity to read and review this book in exchange for my honest feedback.

Dr. McRoy is ready for her good friend, Angie’s, wedding at a gothic Scottish castle. All her friends are there as well as the Constable Ewen Campbell. Fun is had by all until, murder happens. Someone is trying to hurt or kill the bride and anyone who gets in the way. The wedding party is snowed in for days with a killer on the the loose. The doctor and her friends ,must find the killer before more death occurs, and so the wedding can go on. This was a very cozy mystery in the vein of Sheila Connolly’s Scottish mysteries.

Death at a Scottish wedding is a nice follow up to the first book in this delightful series. This certainly was a page turner. full of suspense and plot twists that kept me up reading late into the night. Thank you for the ARC netgalley. I really enjoyed this book and can't wait to read the next book in this series! 5/5 stars. ☆☆☆☆☆

Emilia, or Em, an American transplant doctor in Scotland, goes to a wedding in a castle with her friends. Finding a body, and then attacks on the bride to be as well as Em, shows a major concern. Liked this one and kept my interest throughout. Fun read, and one I would highly recommend. This is book 2, but can be read alone.

This is the second book in the series but works well as a standalone. The small town Scotish setting of this mystery acted as a beautiful backdrop to solving the case. I found the characters very interesting, A charming heroine, unique setting, and unexpected surprises. The writing and story were creative and very well done. I want to read the first book now!