Review: Forever the Highlands by Samantha Young

Forever the Highlands by Samantha Young
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was provided both and ALC and ARC of this book via the Author, all opinions are my own.

This is the 6th and I believe the final installment of the Highlands series.  This follows Eilidh Adair and Fyfe Moray, whom we've met in prior installments of the Highlands series and in the Adair Family series.  As with all of the books in both series, this can be read as a standalone, however if you want to know more about the other characters or the Adair estate, I highly recommend the other books in the series.  I've completely fallen in love with Scotland through this series, but I definitely feel like I've taken a trip there through reading this series.  I hope to one day visit the beautiful country Samantha has described so lovingly in her books.

Eilidh is all grown up now, and has become a successful actress.  Fyfe is Eilidh's brother's best friend, and has known the Adair's for years, he has a very successful cybersecurity company.  They have known each other for years, and it is no secret that Eilidh has always harbored a crush on Fyfe.  Fyfe has never had a serious relationship, and he is always clear about his lack of desire for a serious relationship or a family.  Eilidh is feeling burnt out from acting and all of the negativity she receives from social media.  She returns home to Ardnoch to be with family and figure out her next steps.  She and Fyfe have always had a great friendship, but it quickly becomes clear that they both want more.  He knows he can't give her more and keeps his distance, but when an old fling drops a huge surprise off on his doorstep Eilidh steps in to help him.

This has alot going on in terms of plot.  Fyfe has to deal with his child abandonment issues in several scenarios throughout the book, while Eilidh has to deal with the fallout from leaving acting, a stalker, and her feelings for Fyfe which may never be reciprocated.  There is more to the story but I don't want to spoil it.  I thought Samantha did a good job balancing the romance aspect with the suspense aspects while also dealing with some other heavy topics.   This had great character development from both Eilidh and Fyfe.  We get to see many of the characters from the Adair and the Highlands series again as Eilidh and Fyfe sort out their relationship.  This is a bit of a slow burn, but once things get going it has a decent amount of spice.

I loved the second epilogue.  It was so nice to see each of the couples again and where they are now.  It was such a lovely and spicy way to end the series.  It gave a sense of closure to our time at Ardnoch.  I really loved getting to know all of the characters and the times spend on the estate, I just finished and I miss it already.  I see a reread of the entire series in my future soon.

As for the audiobook Shane East and Zara Hampton Brown are magnificent narrators as always.  They are both so talented and give each character a distinctive voice.  They bring every emotion to the forefront in every chapter.  I'm always thrilled when I see either of them as a narrator, and the pair together is even better!

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