This book was like going on my favourite kind of countryside holiday; full of rampaging farm animals, mud, suspicious locals and hot priests (okay, just one hot priest, and he was a minister, and I’ve never actually encountered a hot minister on holiday but I CAN DREAM). This was witty, lovely, brilliant escapism and my new favourite Abigail Mann book!!

This is Abigail’s 2nd book, and I personally think you can see the development of her writing and her personality coming through on the page.

The writing is genuinely funny, realistic and relatable. I like Ava as a main character and think the book deals with a pretty serious topic in a light hearted way, but without trivialising it.

The setting is lush in Scotland and it’s made me wish I was back in a log cabin looking out over a loch. The characters are brilliant, and I think the relationships written are relatable and fun and lovely.

I had serious Fleabag vibes at some points (hot minister), and I really loved that the characters didn’t do anything annoying that made you want to shake them!

I think this is a great addition to Abigail’s writerly repertoire, and I can’t wait to see what she writes next.

I recommend if you want a contemporary fiction about family, friendship, community and figuring things out a bit.