Where Have All the Boys Gone?
Fiction
William Morrow Paperbacks
January 7, 2020
Paperback
400
Publisher
From New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan comes this hilarious romance about a woman who trades in the comforts of city life in hopes of finding love in a small Scottish town in the middle of nowhere. Faced with the harsh reality that there are 25,000 more women than men in London, Katie's dating prospects are at an all-time low. While she's glad it's not a man's world anymore, it wouldn't hurt if there were more eligible bachelors. More likely to get murdered than married, according to gleeful media reports, Katie resigns herself to the fact that there's no sex in the city for her and decides to head for the hills--or the Scottish Highlands to be exact. Despite the fact she's never been one for muddy rain boats--and Fairlish is in the middle of nowhere--the tiny town does have one major draw: men. LOTS of them! But while Katie relishes the chance to do battle with armies of admirers, she's not excited about going head to head with her shady new boss, Harry. At least there's the local eye-candy to distract her, including gorgeous newshound Iain. But he is at loggerheads with Harry, and she can't afford to get on Harry's bad side any more than she already has. Life in the country might not be one big roll in the hay, but now that Katie has taken the plunge, can she ever turn her back on the delights of Fairlish and return to city life...?
My review:
I’m a big fan of this author’s work. She writes what I would call perfect palate cleansers, when you need a sweet story after reading something heavy or angst ridden. That’s not to say that her books are pure fluff, they do usually contain characters who have to work through issues. They also have one thing that I love, and that is the way the author sets a scene and you truly feel as though you are immersed within the story and its characters. I definitely got that sense of immersion in this book after we got to the Scottish Highlands, but will admit to rolling my eyes a bit before we got into the meat of the story. Katie and her friends lamenting the lack of eligible bachelors in London and dating assorted cads was not my cup of tea. Once that part was over, I liked the rest of the book and it felt more like others I’ve come to enjoy.
Not my favorite from this author (I’ve really enjoyed some of her series books), but still a worthwhile read for the descriptive setting. Those closer in age to the protagonists may get even more out of it.
