Kilt Trip by Alexandra Kiley
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Addie is a travel consultant who just arrived in Scotland to help a family-run tour company grow their business. As the son of the owner of said business, Logan has his own ideas of how to run their tours and he does not like change.
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What I liked:
-I am sort of obsessed with Scotland so I loved the setting of this book.
-The tension of the battle of wills between Logan and Addie was really good!
-I loved how Addie found connection to her mom with the pictures she had, and how Logan helped her find the places those pictures were taken.
-I love a good rivals-to-lovers story!
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4⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I really enjoyed this story, if you are also obsessed with Scotland and love romance stories then this book will be right up your alley.

I am a huge fan of armchair travel and was so excited to get to visit Scotland through this book; however I’m glad it was a round trip….

Globetrotter Addie Macrae always follows her wanderlust. As a travel consultant, she jet sets around the world—anywhere but Scotland. But when she’s sent on assignment to help a struggling family-run tour company in the Highlands—and save her own job—Addie packs away her emotional baggage and turns on the professional charm.

The author did an amazing job with her details and really makes you feel like you’re in Scotland….but I couldn’t understand anything they were saying!! There were so many unexplained slang terms that really slowed down the pacing as I had to decipher what they meant. Maybe this isn’t fair to say as most books have American settings and I’m sure Europeans feel the same way I do; I guess this is just their turn to have some understanding, I don’t know. The plot has a huge tour guide component so there were also a lot of in depth historical facts/stories and folklore that I simply did not care about and felt it took away from the real plot.

I loved Addie and her love for her mother as well as her journey with grief. It felt very realistic, emotional and inspiring all at once, however towards the end she was coming off as more immature than grieving and was frustrating me to no ends. I did love the male main character Logan and can see why he has become a new fav book boyfriend. However, Addie loved him a little too much as this was way more steamy than I had anticipated. With multiple sex scenes and one last for three whole chapters (?!!!) this took away from the story for me. Maybe I overlooked warnings or just assumed because so many people recommended this to me that it would be semi clean.

Overall, I can see why people loved this and maybe I hyped it too much, but it just fell flat for me. However it does make me want to travel to Scotland ASAP

When Alexandra Kiley asked readers to express their interest in her book, Kilt Trip, I jumped at the chance. After all, who doesn’t love the wilderness of Scotland and a Highland Coo?!

An enemies-to-lovers romance, Addie and Logan have that spark from the offset, you know the one? Everything that a certain person is doing annoys you, but you can’t get enough, and your entire day consists of that back-and-forth banter that results in the desire just getting stronger, despite your head protesting!

The author immerses you into the heart of Scotland itself, with its many castles, stunning scenery and oh-so-much history. The more I read, the closer I could feel myself becoming to Logan, Addie, and Elyse. Elyse was kind and funny and but I think she’d make a good friend!

With Outlander vibes, amazing descriptive writing and warming characters, I’d one hundred per cent recommend adding Kilt Trip to your reading list for this summer.

Thank you to NetGalley, Alexandra Kiley and her publishers for the opportunity to read and review Kilt Trip.

Absolutely adorable read. This is an excellent book and written so well. The characters are written so well, and the story develops perfectly.

Travel consultant Addie McCrae heads to Scotland on her next assignment helping the Heart of Scotland Tours. While there she not only finds her heart and family history but love. Not only did I enjoy the story itself but I loved reading about the various sites and was inspired to find my own piece of history. After reading this delightful story I'm ready to break out some bright colored rainboots and book a flight to Edinburgh, Scotland because my wanderlust has been ignited.

This was such a winning story that was a pleasure to read.

Ugh. Loved this so much! Both characters were so compelling and well built. Each one had a very complex background which was emulated in their decision making.
This made me want to go to Scotland and find my own Logan ASAP!

Some books aren’t as good as their title and cover, and unfortunately I felt like this was the case. I had trouble connecting with the characters and the slow plot and after weeks of starting and stopping, I’m letting this one go.

Thank you to NetGalley, Canary Street Press and Alexandra Riley for the opportunity to read Kilt Trip. This is my honest and unbiased opinion.
To be honest, if I see a book is set in Scotland I am already intrigued and hoping I will like the story. Sometimes I've been left a bit sad with how the book has turned out, but not with this one! It's funny when you read some of the other lower scored reviews and they say "DNF at 30% of the book" , or the read a few chapters and don't like the main characters. This makes me wonder if they actually finished the book if they might change their mind? The whole idea behind character development is that the people in the story change, learn a lesson or grow in some way. But if you don't stick it out until the end with them you don't see the end of arc.
Anyways, I really liked the book! I love Scotland and have been lucky enough to spend some time there and feel like the author must love the country as much as me. She has captured the feeling it invokes perfectly, and I learned about some new places I'd now like to check out! I did like her characters. I mean, who wouldn't fall for a broody but open, kilted Scotsman? My husband still refuses to call me lass with the accent, so I guess for now the fictional men will have to fill that void.

I know this review is so long overdue. 🫣 I need to catch up on all my ARCs and what not. But I did want to say thank you to NetGalley & Harlequin Trade Publishing for my early copy of Kilt Trip! That being said, all opinions are my own.

I have always wanted to visit Scotland for its architecture, history, and beautifully awe-inspiring landscapes. 🏰🏞️ And I got to do just that through this heartfelt and beautiful romance novel. Alexandra Kiley provides everything and more in Kilt Trip with detailed descriptions of scenery, relatable character arcs, and a perfect amount of tension between the two main characters.

Not only was I drawn in by the experiences and interactions during the tours, but I also fell in love with the MMC’s family and friends that I wanted to be there at their Hogmanay dinner/get-together! 😋🍻

Speaking of Logan, I mean c’mon. 🫠🤤 Is he not the most patient and perfect one-woman man? The way he treats Addie and listens to her speak about her past, you can just tell this man is the perfect combination of respectful yet dominant, and I’m here for it!

I highly recommend this book if you love:
- hot men in kilts
- Scotland
- traveling
- forced proximity
- “enemies” to lovers
- workplace romance
- found family (in a way)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 to Kilt Trip! Will definitely reread when I’m in the mood for a Scotland romance. 🥰

What an adventure reading Kilt Trip was. A funny, slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers romance set in Scotland, with a lot of quick-witted banter.

Our FMC, Addie, nominally goes to Scotland as a consultant to help a failing family-run business. She also maybe has some more personal reasons for going. Logan, our MMC, runs the family tour business and resents an outsider, an American no less, from telling him how to do his job. Once he realizes that Addie may have ulterior motives for taking the job, he masterminds a clever tour to connect Addie with the places and people she might want to connect with most. A fun, quick-paced read that will have you reaching for your passport in no time.

If you're looking for a romcom that takes you on a journey through two people who believe in sharing their passion for Scotland with anyone who wants to experience it. A scottish adventure with a heavy dollop of delectable tropes this is sure to satisfy the wanderlust reader.

A spicy slow burn enemies to lovers that takes you on a road trip taking in the sites. Be careful of the sheep, you never know what mischief you might find yourself swept into.

Sometimes we need to adjust our dreams and goals but when the potential change impacts family, will the decision be easy to make?
Will Logan and Addie be able to find themselves so they can adventure with someone they love?

This book makes me want to go back to Scotland immediately.

While this was a romance book with butterfly moments and spice, there was lots of heart, emotions, and character growth. I loved it!

im not sure what i was expecting but this was SO fun and so exciting. it was a little different, quirky, and unique from what i typically go for, although all the well-loved cliches & tropes were there and excecuted in a wholesome, fun manner. it was fast-paced, with a delicious rivals to lovers banter from the start, and i enjoyed seeing their relationship blossom. i was a big fan of the character development and the healing that occurred, although i would've loved to see it more in depth. but again, this is a romcom, so the surface level is pretty surface level. which is fine because the swoony, spicy romance with tension made up for it. LOVED! and would definitely recommend if youre looking for something light hearted and fun.

Cute story but I’m sorry to say I was extremely bored. I found the writing to be very choppy, and I was confused about a few parts regarding Addie’s career/the decisions made regarding the family business.

Ultimately, I almost DNFed a few times but pushed through. The spicy scenes were great and I loved the tension, but I just couldn’t connect with this one and felt very bored throughout. The plot just kind of dragged and I wasn’t wowed. Cool setting, great chemistry between the characters, but overall I didn’t love it.

Thank you NetGalley and HTP for this ebook in exchange for my honest thoughts!

This book quickly made my Scotland obsession skyrocket! The character development in this story was absolutely perfect. I wasn’t expecting to feel such emotion while reading this book. Addie and Logan quickly became one of my favorite book couples I’ve ever read. Love the enemies to lovers/ rivals to lovers trope.

This is the slowest most repetitive burn. Over and over there’s longing glances and tiny touches but neither of them really makes any progress towards anything besides that. Some of it is cringeworthy and overly stereotypical. And some of thbe Scottish elements come across like a google search for “things Scotland is known for” but don’t seem super authentic. I’ve read better. There’s a few scenes that feel very forced and come out of no where. Like the motion sickness. I feel like Addie is very whiny about her past, at least internally and doesn’t make any moves to try to help herself. Addie seems tremendously immature. Both Addie and Logan are unprofessional in the most infuriating ways that make it almost unbelievable. Too many alliterations. There’s not enough viable chemistry between the main characters and their spicy scenes fall flat. The first one taking up far too much book space than it deserved. I’m not usually one to call a book “too cheesy”, usually I’m all for it, the more the merrier, but this book was far too cheesy for me to swallow. They’re both fully grown adults but they lack so much confidence. I would have even loved a bit of a love triangle with one of the brothers or a visit to the distillery that the brother was fixing up. Seems strange no one else is helping him with that project.
When you get to the end, it seems that a lot of Addie's issues with her father have been built up in her mind and she's been out of touch with reality. Over all, the plot is unrealistic and the characters do not act their age. The scenarios in the book are unrealistic even for fiction

Review will be posted on 3/21/24

Addie Macrae is a travel consultant; she travels the world helping tour groups revamp their businesses. Her latest job is in Scotland consulting for Heart of the Highlands Tour Company. Scotland holds a special place in her heart as it is her late mother's favorite destination. While there, she hopes to not only help the struggling tour company avoid bankruptcy but also visit some of her mother's old haunts. Once she meets The Heart of the Highland Tour Company's owner, Logan Sutherland, she realizes this is going to be much harder than she thought. Even though he is a sexy kilt-wearing Scotsman, he is stubborn and isn't open to change despite his parents' insistence that the tour company gets some updates. Logan isn't interested in providing a tour just like everyone else with stops at gimmicky souvenir shops and the usual destinations; he wants to provide a more off-the-beaten-path tour with a lot of heart. While this is all well and good, the tour company needs to make money, so Addie hopes to find a compromise. The more time they spend together, the more sparks fly and the more time Addie is in Scotland, she starts to address her mother's death, a topic she has been avoiding head-on. Kilt Trip by Alexandra Kiley is a romantic debut that had me dreaming of planning my own trip to Scotland.

I absolutely adore books set in Ireland and Scotland, so I knew I'd fall in love with the setting of Kilt Trip. Kiley did not disappoint. Readers who enjoy a good armchair traveling session will especially appreciate this one! I also really enjoyed the budding romance between Addie and Logan, not to mention his Scottish brogue which felt extremely authentic. If you love a heartfelt romance with some depth as Addie does address issues of grief, you'll enjoy Kilt Trip. I can promise, like me, you'll be scanning for some airfare deals to escape to Scotland.

I started Kilt Trip on a whim when I couldn’t sleep and became so addicted that I finished it within a day.

I absolutely loved how the author established the relationship between Addie and Logan. Stoking their interest in each other right off the bat gave their snarky office banter and lingering glances so much weight. I couldn’t get enough. The sexual tension literally KILLED me and Logan is top tier. I love him.

I also really loved how the author had Addie navigate her grief. There was so much emotional depth in the photograph scenes, especially. And that EPILOGUE??? Chefs kiss perfection.

Kilt Trip feels like such an underrated gem and I will be waiting patiently for the other two Sutherland brothers to get their HEA’s!!!

I have a thing for books set in Scotland. Add some enemies to lovers plot line admits Scottish castles and I’m sold! Fun, little quick read!

I loved the idea of the consultant and travel tour guide, I thought it was a unique storyline. I absolutely loved the setting, especially since they touched upon so many areas of Scotland and Edinburg. As someone who is visiting there later this year I was jotting down mental notes the whole time of things to explore myself. I would definitely sign up for one of Logan’s tours! Who doesn’t love a guy in a kilt 👀?
Would recommend to those you like:
- beautiful settings
- travel
- found family
- light steam