A review by menomica
The Scottish Boy by Alex de Campi

adventurous emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

He knows now the word for the soaring feeling he gets in his chest every time he looks at his squire. He knows now the name of the song his body sings when he touches his friend. It is love. And it is impossible.

Maybe my brain is rotted because everyone’s saying they hated this book meanwhile I was getting my life with this. 

Once you know and understand that this book was originally a stucky fanfic everything clicks. Like once you see and accept that it’s a repackaged and repolished fanfic
I know they had to chang the names for legal reasons but I need to know the original character roster. Who the fuck was Montegue in the original fic??? Every time there was a new character introduced I was like was that originally and MCU character or an OC? Someone send me the characterlist I’m dying to know!!!
off ao3 it makes a lot more sense. Like with this book, I really felt like I was reading a fic, just kind of turning my brain off and enjoying the ride. Like of course they’re just gonna have random sex with no fear of painting, painting doesn’t exist in ao3land!

That being said, I would argue this book does manage to stand on its own. Like for me at least I enjoyed watching Steve Harry and Bucky Ian’s relationship grow. And like I said, since it follows more of the fanfic structure, you shouldn’t be suprised to see hot gay sex first, plot intrigue later. But this book really doesn’t get hot and horny till the 25% mark, and there is actually a lot of plot in this book. 

Idk I liked it. Wouldn’t be mad if there was a sequel 🤷🏾‍♀️.
Uncle Iain is definitely the kids favorite. Plus I’d love to see Aly, Harry and Iain’s relationship after the books.
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