Cute romance set in Scotland.

While this was marketed as a Christian romance (which I only saw after being granted access to the ARC, whoops), I did not really mind the various religious references. I rolled my eyes and continued with the book.

What annoyed me more was the TERRIBLE fake Scottish accent the female narrator put on. I regret having to write this because she did a great job, but I was ready to stop this book not even halfway into chapter one.
Thankfully the male narrator did a better job of the various accents.

The story was enjoyable. The rivalry with one of the other participants of the Edwardian reenactment was very thin, the setting was not as fleshed out as I would have hoped, and the people in town were a bit cliche. I guess it works for the book.
I did notice some very heavy story elements centered around family. To me this was all added on top of each other to get the effect of Emotional Drama that I could do without. Yes, death happens so we should not shy away from it, but this felt a bit much!
But, the very clean romance was very enjoyable and I grinned at various spots.

3.5 stars rounded down. It was OK but I am already struggling to remember the FMC’s and MMC’s names.

Read as an audiobook.

I received an ARC of this book (thanks!) and these are my own opinions.

🎧 𝘼𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙤𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬

𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠: Some Like it Scot by Pepper Basham
𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩: Audiobook via Netgalley
𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜: ⭐⭐⭐/5
𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨:

♡ Enemies to Lovers
♡ Some Faith Elements
♡ Found Family
♡ Grief & Loss
♡ Dual Narration

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I really enjoyed the forced proximity trope with this one! An American girl and a Scottish Lad! Oh how entertaining the banter was between them and so many other characters as well. Katie and Graham were definitely meant to be! I loved their story so much. How they had the same trauma to bond over and how they had extremely different experiences with how that trauma was dealt with between themselves and their families.

I loved the audiobook so much… mainly because, I LOVE me a good accented narrator, haha! Such a pleasure listening to this book and I’m curious to check out the other work by the author!

I thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook. It was well narrated by both narrators.
The set up of this story reminded me of Austenland and it maybe did have some similarities in that the heroine didn't get the best clothes and was kind of treated poorly for a while but that was the extent of similarities to it. The story had a completely different feel to it. I liked listening to the audiobook because it was great hearing the accent. I would have missed that reading it myself since I don't hear accents well in my own head. There was some fun banter and humorous moments throughout the story and some very touching and meaningful moments as well.
Grumpy Graeme was actually pretty swoony which probably didn't hurt as Katie begins to feel "home" for the first time in years. I loved Graeme's family, especially his nephew who was cute and smart.
This is Christian lit but it wasn't overwhelming or too in your face in my opinion. I had the sense that it was part of their characters which is what made it believable to me.

I enjoyed the story and liked the characters. It was a fun listen.

Some like it Scot by @pepperbasham
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I’ve heard great things about this author so I requested an ARC of this audiobook. I’m so glad I did! I enjoyed this book but I’m 💯 certain the audio version earns extra points. Following the story of Katie Campbell and the Scot she unexpectedly falls in love with warmed my heart and definitely made me have to choke back some tears. Grief is hard. Love is hard. Puns are good.
I’d love to visit Scotland one day and this book only fueled my desire to go there.

I received an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for my review. All opinions are honest and my own. Thank you @thomasnelson, @pepperbasham, and @netgalley!

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I previously reviewed the book for Some Like it Scot:

Kilts. Macaws. Edwardian experiences. I knew it was going to be so good and so quirky. And being a Pepper Basham book, so full of feelings and sweet romance. This book had me from the very beginning.


Basham gives us great characters in this story. Katie has one misadventure after another. Is this another one? Graeme is grumpy and oh so Scottish. Can he ever loosen up? And then there are several secondary characters that will draw you in as well. They’re fabulous and I’m sure I need a trip to Scotland to meet them all.


I also love the faith thread that was throughout Some Like It Scot. It wouldn’t be a Basham book without it. She is unabashedly a faith writer.


If you want a rom com with faith, feelings, and laughter you’ll enjoy this story of finding where you belong. I highly recommend it!


My thoughts haven’t changed for the audio book except to say you must listen to it! Graeme’s Scottish accent is so dreamy. You’ll love it! The readers have done a wonderful job and brought Some Like It Scot to life. I highly recommend it!


I received a complimentary copy of this audio book but was not required to leave a review.

Oh, boy...This amazing story brought together and satisfied all of my wanderlust, Downton, and Scottish romance dreams. I smiled. I laughed out loud. I yearned for someone to call me, "lass." (I'm sure my husband's getting right on that...😂) Pepper Basham is an auto-read author for me at this point and I've been dying to read this one since she announced it. It didn't disappoint and the author's note made me appreciate its beauty even more. Definitely don't skip it! Now, I'm just over here not-so patiently waiting on Pepper's next work of art and continuing to catch up on her backlog...❤️

Katie...This girl is such an authentic FMC. She isn't your stereotypical 5'6"-5'7" thin and blonde heroine who seems to have it all together. Instead, her curvy, tall frame and fiery locks are seen getting into all sorts of crazy misadventures. The comical situations that she finds herself in and the grace that she exhibits as she works through each one is perfection. She does have some baggage (who doesn't?), but I really enjoyed seeing her work through that and finally stop "running."

Graham...What an absolutely swoony book boyfriend! Fun fact: If you listen to the audiobook, you get to hear that wonderful accent for real. 🥵 Graham is just such a solid, steadfast guy. He too is working through some things, but his love for family, art, and his ancestral home is so very admirable and attractive. I adored reading about all the wonderful characteristics he saw in Katie that were so much more than skin-deep. It was also really special to see some major healing moments for him along the way.

Things I loved:

❤️All the travel and fun facts about different destinations
❤️The entire idea of the "Edwardian Experience"
❤️All of Katie's wonderfully charming and often hilarious mishaps
❤️The descriptions of the highlands, lochs, and glens
❤️Buttercups and heather
❤️Katie's fond memories of her grandparents
❤️Mirren's book shop and her relationship with Katie
❤️The "book club grannies"
❤️All the Scottish lore (fairies, mermaids, Nessie, etc.)
❤️Fishing with Lachlan
❤️Graham's art
❤️Pepper's authentic and sensitive rep of the loss of a sibling
❤️All the Scottish words, but especially "lass"
❤️Katie's relationship with Brett
❤️Katie joining Graham's family at church
❤️Family dinner
❤️Katie's secret project
❤️Callum
❤️Mentions of faith and God
❤️Grand gesture
❤️Epilogue
❤️Excellent narrators

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I 100% haven't gotten enough of Katie and Graham. I'm so hoping we might see more of them in the future!

This story was a bit slow and repetitive. It's also written by a Christian author which I wasn't aware of going in & I prefer to avoid such themes/content.

Some Like it Scot was such a fun and sweet book to read, I listened to the audiobook and it did wonders to shake me out of a reading slump, I think the voice actors were perfectly cast for their parts. Katie deals with the losses in her life by keeping on the move. Ever since her grandparents died she has been able to find a place that feels like home and having a mother that wants her to be someone she’s not doesn’t help that. This all sounds like it would make for a sad book but Katie is funny and has a bright outlook that keeps the book light. Her humor and charm mean that even though she often gets herself into predicaments while she travels she’s able to write about that in a way that has earned her travel blog and articles many fans. A chance to travel to Scotland and emerge herself in a regency era experience is her latest assignment. Graeme has all about given up on finding love again and is focused solely on doing whatever he has to do to restore his family home. That’s going to take a lot of money and so he has rented the home to people who will use it as the location of their regency era experience. Even though he hates the idea. Everything about the idea of influencers and social media make him bristle so it’s especially fun to watch him fall for Katie and to watch her trust him enough to fall herself. But try as they might they cannot fight the chemistry between them! All I’m all I would recommend this clean but swoony romance because I enjoyed it so much myself.

This book I got to listen to as an audio, and I love the fact that we got the Scottish accents for the male main character and the other as well. This is a duel narrated Christian fiction romance.
You have the POV‘s of the two main characters this makes you want to go visit Scotland to hopefully find your own hot Scot.
This is a clean romance with only kissing, taking place on page and no hints of other activities.
It will, if not, bring you to tears bring you to the brink of tears with some of the characters because there is mention of sibling loss/parental loss for one of the characters. And listening to a heartbroken Scottish little boy will bring some tears.

I really wanted to like this book but I just couldn’t get into it. I DNF’d at 80% and I couldn’t tell you the main characters names.

I was surprised by this book. I know we should not judge a book by its cover, but I did with this one thinking it will be a funny little romance book, however this book tackled some deeper concepts. Katie is a complex character who is not only finding love but working through grief, finding herself and who she wants to be and where she wants to belong.
This book was not something I would normally gravitate towards but I'm glad I did pick this one up. I was hooked by the Scottish man romance theme but was reeled in by the main character.

I listened to the audiobook and I was very impressed by the narrators. The dual narration was perfect and having the Scottish accents for the Scottish characters really pulled me into the story.

I want to thank the Publisher and NetGalley for providing me a copy of the audiobook.

This was my second read—if you count listening to audiobooks as reading. Honestly, I would’ve given it two stars just for the dute narration style, but listening to the book was fun nonetheless.

I read this book as a digital copy. Please see my review there. I felt it was a very slow read and there were missed opportunities to develop the story line much more. Especially with the supporting characters.

"Sometimes home is a place. Sometimes it's a person. Sometimes it's both."

Romance, humor, faith, and emotional depth combine to create an unforgettable read.

On the surface this is a romcom full of witty banter, romance, hilarious misadventures, and unforgettable characters...but look deeper and you'll find this story is beautiful, layered, healing, and inspirational.

I absolutely fell in love with Scotland, Katie, Graeme, and the whole MacKerrow clan!

Pepper Basham has such an electric way with words. Her ability to draw emotion and hold you captive and then release it at just the right moment with a look, a touch, or a witty retort is everything! I get completely lost in her books, in the worlds she creates and the characters she breathes life into.

I had the opportunity the listen to the audiobook after reading the book and let me just say...the narrators are phenomenal! The accents, the emotion, the pacing, the way they truly brought the story to life, all combined to create an excellent listening experience.

I highly recommend this book in whichever format you prefer!

*Thanks to NetGalley and Thomas Nelson Fiction for the ARC, and to Thomas Nelson and Zondervan Fiction audio and NetGalley for the ALC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Katie Campbell has a travel blog; it is not your usual travel blog. Katie shares stories about people she meets along her way. She was raised traveling; her father was an army chaplain which meant moving a lot from one town to another, from one state to another, from one country to another. She grew up making new friends and collecting stories. She managed to take her talent and turn it into a very nice career.
She is offered the opportunity to travel to Scotland for an Edwardian event at Craighill House. She visits with the towns people collecting stories and Scottish myths. The guests are an eccentric bunch. They are expected to live an Edwardian life for three weeks. When she arrives, she is greeted by a parrot swoping through the air. There is a Scot handyman, Graeme, that catches her eye. He appears to be grumpy but as she gets to know him her opinion changes. He is actually very striking, dashing, and formidable. He is raising his nephew. Katie is a bit accident prone and the strong Scot always seems to be there to recuse her.
Katie wants a home, a real home, one with roots, with a man that loves her, one with children but she also wants to continue traveling. Katie has never known true love or the comfort of home.
The romance between Graeme and Katie was so sweet. His family was delightful, especially his nephew. This tale has strong overtures of Christianity. I love this tale. The author’s note was touching and added so much to the story.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

Thank you NetGalley and Thomas Nelson publishing for allowing me to listen to this audiobook I really enjoyed this book. I read a lot of different genres but I enjoy a nice clean rom com book ever so often and this one did not disappoint.. Katie is a travel blogger/writer who has traveled everywhere. But nothing like Scotland. Graeme is so funny the banter/ wit between these two was perfect. I can’t wait to read more from this author this book made me laugh and cry a little yes I know I’m emotional (haha) but it was worth it.

This is my second book by Pepper Basham’s and I can’t wait to read more.

This book is so fun. So full of heart and humor and a swoony Scotsman.

Katie is absolutely adorable. I love that she was travel writer. She’s in Scotland for an Edwardian experience to share with her followers. (Oh my goodness, so many funny moments from that and Katie’s “misadventures”.) I love how Katie immersed herself into Craighill and Scotland. It makes me want to visit. The author did a fantastic job with the setting and characters. I loved the town and the knitting ladies. Lachlan (he was adorable. I loved his and Katie’s sweet relationship) and Graeme’s mum were also wonderful.

Graeme’s painful past was enduring. And Katie’s losses and disappointments were hard too. Each of them finding what they needed in each other was wonderful.

Once Katie broke through Graeme the grumpy beast, their conversations were so lovely. But the ones before that were just as good too. Graeme and Katie had amazing back and forth banter. The dual POV showed the inner thoughts of each so well.

I loved the shout out to Jaime Jo Wright!

And wow that kiss! The ending, it was simply perfect. (The author’s note also tugged at my heart.)

The audio narrators were fabulous. They played these characters just right. Joshua Manning nailed the Scottish accent and the other he needed to portray. Stina Nielsen too did a great job. Their expression and tone were so well done.

I received a NetGalley link from the publisher. And a NetGalley approval from the publisher for the audio book. All views are my own.

I enjoyed Some Like it Scot by Pepper Basham. If you enjoy witty banter in your romcoms, this one is for you.

First and foremost, the audio voice actors did a great job! Unfortunately all these Ireland/Scotland romances are all too similar. The male main character has a family member that died, and they have some sort of hidden talent that they’re not sharing with the world that the female encourages them to share. And someone is always named Callum. I’m just not sure why it can’t be made a little more unique?

I found the main character to be insufferable when she was having conversations with her brother. She kept encouraging him to make more of his art and that they should visit her abroad. He clearly explains that he’s focusing on his family right now and that they don’t have any money. And she continues to harp on him!! What?! It was just annoying to read over and over again. In the end it balances out which I appreciate.

It wasn’t bad by any means, but I don’t think I’ll recommend it to anyone.

This book was heartwarming, hopeful, and made me giggle. I absolutely had a great time on my adventure with Katie. I found this to be very emotional, as I could feel the grief of the characters so well. The writing was so fun, and I loved all of the puns. Definitely a book to pick up if you love romance books with lots of depth! I listened to the audiobook and absolutely loved the narration from both of the narrators.
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