500 Miles From You by Jenny Colgan | REVIEW

500 Miles from You by Jenny Colgan

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Lissie, is a nurse in a gritty, hectic London neighborhood. Always terribly competent and good at keeping it all together, she’s been suffering quietly with PTSD after helping to save the victim of a shocking crime. Her supervisor quietly arranges for Lissie to spend a few months doing a much less demanding job in the little town of Kirrinfeif in Scottish Highlands, hoping that the change of scenery will help her heal. Lissie will be swapping places with Cormack, an Army veteran who’s Kirrinfeif’s easygoing nurse/paramedic/all-purpose medical man. Lissie’s never experienced small-town life, and Cormack’s never spent more than a day in a big city, but it seems like a swap that would do them both some good.

In London, the gentle Cormack is a fish out of the water; in Kirrinfief, the dynamic Lissie finds it hard to adjust to the quiet. But these two strangers are now in constant contact, taking over each other’s patients, endlessly emailing about anything and everything. Lissie and Cormack discover a new depth of feeling…for their profession and for each other.

But what will happen when Lissie and Cormack finally meet…?

500 Miles from You by Jenny Colgan

MY THOUGHTS & REVIEW

500 Miles From You was my first novel by Jenny Colgan, and I adored the way she brought the Scottish Highlands to live. Quaint little towns with quirky characters, surrounded by beautiful nature. It was so easy to picture it all. And I can’t wait to visit the Highlands myself.

To all my slow burn peeps, this one is for you! The love story between Lissie and Cormach was super slow burn. They pretty much fell in love with each other without ever meeting. They started to communicate by email, which was rather sweet. And the falling in love was endearing but the slowest of slows.

And in the end I was left wanting more. More connection. More romance. And more one-on-one. There was just not enough couple time for my taste.

On the other hand, I rather enjoyed the different medical cases that they had on their docket. How different but equally necessary their job was in the Highlands as well as in the city. The difference was fascinating. And if I had a choice, I would have totally picked the Highlands.

I got a bit confused by the change of POV’s throughout the chapters. The author wrote in third person, and she changed the narrative throughout the chapters from one character to the other, and not just the main couple but also side characters. I had to backtrack a couple times to make sure I knew who’s narrative it was. But as always, it was something I got used to, eventually.

500 Miles From You was adorably British, and if not British then Scottish, and that alone made for an entertaining read.

THREE STARS

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500 Miles from You by Jenny Colgan