A lovely heroine and hero with a great family and a super satisfying ending, but the older brother is such a drag at the start of the book that it brought down the rating for me. Really looking forward to the rest of the series, though!

Three Scottish Highland sons, born of aristocratic English mother, are required to brave an English season and find themselves some English brides. Interesting already, right! This story only gets better from there. This author covers the gamut of emotions. She can make me cry, sigh, smile and laugh out loud, and she did. Every tale is amazing and this one was no exception. I hope to see more tales about this robust Scottish family who tower over their English counterparts.

The romance between Niall and Amelia-Rose starts off as a kind-of-friendship that will hit you right in the feels. First, Niall appreciates Amelia-Rose’s predicament and her wit—her bravery in telling off his brother in the most fabulous (my words) way possible. And Amelia-Rose appreciates how Niall does so much for others, like taking her on a coffee date to save his brother and fulfill the terms of his parents' agreement. Of course it doesn’t hurt that Niall’s brawny with the most beautiful eyes…

But for all the sparks between them, there are obstacles in the way of their HEA, and they make the book feel really modern, despite being set in the 19th century (a big plus in my book!). First, there's the fact that Niall and Coll are brothers, and that Amelia-Rose’s parents want a titled man for their daughter and Niall is not. Then, there's the fact that Niall and Amelia-Rose have equally misguided preconceived notions of London and the Highlands, respectively, and seemingly incompatible interests, and if Amelia-Rose marries Niall, she'll have a dramatically different life from the one she always dreamt of.

As she always does, Enoch writes beautifully and powerfully, making this world and these people come alive on the page. Amelia-Rose is hilarious and incisive, and also complicated; her desire to please her parents, live up to society’s expectations, and her fears over her future war with her desire to be with Niall. As much as I appreciated her predicament, I still would have liked to have seen a little bit more action from her, particularly at the end of the book (though that might be my more modern sensibilities talking unrealistically, given the time period the book is set in).

For me the stand-out in It’s Getting Scot in Here is Niall, who is delightful—charming and still substantive—willing to take on the problems and responsibilities that others aren’t, and possessing enough faith and hope and steadiness to power the world. He is dreamy.

It’s Getting Scot in Here is a love story written intelligently and sensitively, with an eye to the big problems Niall and Amelia-Rose face. But it’s also lighthearted and truly funny, tender-hearted and sensual. A lovely, super satisfying, big-hearted book. I can’t wait to read more in the series.

It's getting Scot in here is an absolute joy to read with its characters (even Rory), plot and the situations that sometimes seem hopeless. Suzanne Enoch always works some sort of magic into her books. I have read her previous books and those series were absolutely enjoyable. One can't help but want to read the other instalments of the Wild Wicked Highlanders series asap!


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This was my first book written by Suzanne Enoch and it won't be the last. This story is absolutely delightful. I highly recommend the audiobook too.

"she'd been told her entire life that her value lay in making her family proud; in being the perfect sophisticated, cultured young lady; in marrying a title to improve the family's standing."

"the problem with dreams was that they only made sense when one's eyes were closed. in the light of day they were as fragile and fleeting as clouds."

I was a little worried I wouldn’t love this book because the beginning is a little slow (a lot of backstory to develop!). But oh my goodness! This book has everything: Gaelic nicknames, Gretna Green, kilts.

Niall MacTaggert is the peacemaker of his hotheaded Highlander brothers and when they are all dragged to London by a decree from years before - he has his work cut out for him. He just has to get his oldest brother to be decent enough to marry the English bride their mother picked out. Amelia-Rose Hyacinth Baxter is determined to make a match this year. She just has to hold her tongue for long enough to get engaged...

So let's see - Suzanne Enoch - check. Highlanders - check. Mutual pining and some angst? Check. I loved this book. It was a slow burn with some great - "oh no I am falling for you" moments." There is a gamut of family dynamics that felt real. Not to mention some serious steam!

Niall is a sweetie hero who can throw a punch when he needs to and is the peacemaking sibling - which I can so empathize with. I do wish we had even more of his angst and dismay at his own feelings? Purely to prolong that agony. Amelia-Rose tries so hard to be someone she is not and really just wants to find someone who actually likes her for her. I do wish we saw more of her struggle to be what others view her as? I felt like I wasn't totally sure of her struggle until three-quarters of the way through.