Echoes of Scotland Street (On Dublin Street #5) by Samantha YoungPublished October 7th 2014 by NAL
Paperback, 336 pages
Series: On Dublin Street
Genre: New Adult Contemporary RomanceHeat Rating: Steamy to Sizzling
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Mature Content Advisory, must be 18+ for strong sexual content and language
Summary from Goodreads
From the New York Times bestselling author of On Dublin Street comes a seductive story of forgiving the past and making up for lost time.…
Shannon MacLeod has always gone for the wrong type of man. After she drifted from one toxic relationship to the next, her last boyfriend gave her a wake-up call in the worst possible way. With her world shattered, she’s sworn off men—especially those of the bad-boy variety.
Cole Walker is exactly the sort that Shannon wants to avoid—gorgeous, tattooed, charming, and cocky. But his rough exterior hides a good man who’s ready to find “the one.” He’s determined to pull Shannon from her self-imposed solitude to win her heart.
As Shannon opens up in the face of Cole’s steady devotion, the passion between them ignites to blazing levels. But when Shannon’s past comes back to haunt her, her fears may destroy the trust Cole has built between them—and tear them apart for good.…
Shannon MacLeod has always gone for the wrong type of man. After she drifted from one toxic relationship to the next, her last boyfriend gave her a wake-up call in the worst possible way. With her world shattered, she’s sworn off men—especially those of the bad-boy variety.
Cole Walker is exactly the sort that Shannon wants to avoid—gorgeous, tattooed, charming, and cocky. But his rough exterior hides a good man who’s ready to find “the one.” He’s determined to pull Shannon from her self-imposed solitude to win her heart.
As Shannon opens up in the face of Cole’s steady devotion, the passion between them ignites to blazing levels. But when Shannon’s past comes back to haunt her, her fears may destroy the trust Cole has built between them—and tear them apart for good.…
After reading Fall from India Place and absolutely falling in love
with Samantha Young's storytelling, I knew I had to get my hands on
Echoes of Scotland Street the moment I saw the book pop up on my screen.
Plus, this was Cole's book, and I loved him and wanted more of him in
the last book.
I don't know how to go about this review. It took me a few days to wrap my hand around how I felt after I finished the book. I wouldn't say I am disappointed, but I wasn't very impressed. The writing is still beautiful, Samantha Young really knows how to weave her story and capture the audience attention. Despite me having some issues with this, I found myself devouring the book within two days, unable to put it down.
I loved how the story opened up, with a little flash back showing us exactly how Cole and Shannon met as children. Forward a few years later and Shannon is back in town, looking for a second chance in life and finding a job in a tattoo shop. Cue Cole, a sexy tattoo artist that really made the book dazzle for me. Really, if it wasn't for Cole I probably would have given up on it. I couldn't stand Shannon, I really couldn't. We got off on the wrong foot from the start, and she continued to get under my skin. I did not like the way she treated Cole (protective much eh?), and I did not understand where her accusations stemmed from (yes yes, I get it, she had a bad past and all). Just by looking at him, without knowing him, she accuses him of being a playboy bad boy. Erm, hello... What? It was obvious he remembered her, and was a little taken with her because of the connection the two shared when they met as children. But how does him doing that and being a tattoo artist automatically make him a playboy bad boy? So she keeps accusing him, and calling him that, and it keeps getting old until she says something really hurtful to Cole and I did my best not to let my emotions to get the worse of me....
Cole saved this one for me. But I guess when you become so invested in a character with emotions that's also part of good writing, that it also makes you hate the other for being responsible for their actions I guess could swing your opinion either way.
The one other thing that took away from this for me is that I felt the story probably could have ended at 50%, the rest was kind of mundane and slow. I kept waiting for something big to happen, and even thought there was a fight because of Shannon's stupidity (hurting Cole again, surprise surprise) it felt like the story really could have wrapped up a bit quicker than it did. Regardless, I enjoy Young's writing, and did enjoy Cole in this book. I am glad he finally found him happy ending, even if I don't particularly like Shannon, even now.
I don't know how to go about this review. It took me a few days to wrap my hand around how I felt after I finished the book. I wouldn't say I am disappointed, but I wasn't very impressed. The writing is still beautiful, Samantha Young really knows how to weave her story and capture the audience attention. Despite me having some issues with this, I found myself devouring the book within two days, unable to put it down.
I loved how the story opened up, with a little flash back showing us exactly how Cole and Shannon met as children. Forward a few years later and Shannon is back in town, looking for a second chance in life and finding a job in a tattoo shop. Cue Cole, a sexy tattoo artist that really made the book dazzle for me. Really, if it wasn't for Cole I probably would have given up on it. I couldn't stand Shannon, I really couldn't. We got off on the wrong foot from the start, and she continued to get under my skin. I did not like the way she treated Cole (protective much eh?), and I did not understand where her accusations stemmed from (yes yes, I get it, she had a bad past and all). Just by looking at him, without knowing him, she accuses him of being a playboy bad boy. Erm, hello... What? It was obvious he remembered her, and was a little taken with her because of the connection the two shared when they met as children. But how does him doing that and being a tattoo artist automatically make him a playboy bad boy? So she keeps accusing him, and calling him that, and it keeps getting old until she says something really hurtful to Cole and I did my best not to let my emotions to get the worse of me....
Cole saved this one for me. But I guess when you become so invested in a character with emotions that's also part of good writing, that it also makes you hate the other for being responsible for their actions I guess could swing your opinion either way.
The one other thing that took away from this for me is that I felt the story probably could have ended at 50%, the rest was kind of mundane and slow. I kept waiting for something big to happen, and even thought there was a fight because of Shannon's stupidity (hurting Cole again, surprise surprise) it felt like the story really could have wrapped up a bit quicker than it did. Regardless, I enjoy Young's writing, and did enjoy Cole in this book. I am glad he finally found him happy ending, even if I don't particularly like Shannon, even now.
I loved this Lily, and actually think it was my second favorite outside of Brandon's story. Cole is such a sweetie. While it wasn't a fav I am glad you enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteI really need to at least try book one of this series. I know I have it on my kindle but you know how it goes..way too many books and more hours in the day needed. ;)
ReplyDeleteOh how I hate it when a book I'm dying to read falls short of my expectations. I didn't go past On Dublin Street (love, love), so I'm not at all aware of anything else that happened after that.
ReplyDeleteI hope you'll fare better on your next read!
The one I'm reading right now I think could probably deal with about half as much as well. It's dragging a good bit for me. Bummer this wasn't quite as great as the rest. She's still on my author tbr list. One day hopefully :)
ReplyDeleteI agree this one could have ended earlier but I enjoyed it and Cole was definitely a sweetheart. I love being able to rely on this series as a solid pick-me-up so I'm going to miss it now that it's over. Great review!
ReplyDeleteI like the title. :) Sounds like a nice read and a good series. :)
ReplyDeleteI don't like when book guys with tattoos are automatically judged as bad boys. At all. So that would annoy me too. I have a copy of this, but everyone dislikes Shannon so much that I think I'll need more patience. Always liked Cole, though. Thanks for the review!
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