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mpschaff's review against another edition
3.0
It doesn't matter that this book is twenty years old - Nora Roberts gives you the escape read you always want with characters that are flawed but compelling, and a setting that makes you want to hop on the next plane to Dublin. Add in a bit of fairy dust and other fluff, and you've got yourself a book that you throw yourself into and finish in one sitting.
agbb's review against another edition
3.0
More like 3 1/2 stars. The beginning was slow and hard for me to get in to. Looking forward to Brenna's story next. Didn't really like Jude a lot. She was ok. Thought any scene with the siblings talking to each other or with Brenna in it was hilarious. Loved Jude's progress though.
gchreads's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
isitcake's review against another edition
1.0
I'm not a fan Nora Roberts, or at least have yet to find a book I like. This was just fluff. Didn't really like either MC. All the characters act flighty. I listened to this on audiobook which must have been recorded years ago and the Aidan's voice sounded like a leprechaun.
Jude is dumped (cheated on?) and goes to her .. aunt's? grandma's? cottage in Ireland. She comes from money and all the small townfolk can tell. She doesn't fit in at first but over the course of the book gets in touch with her "Irish." She meets the bartender Aiden and learns about his brothers - all of whom the town think will never settle down, clearly setting up the MCs of the series. Everyone thinks Aiden is "married to his bar" but we know he has a thing for Jude. He gets close to her by helping her write her book on Irish folklore. She also sees things in her cottage, which are explained as fae magical legends. She tells about her sightings to Aiden and he believes her.
God I'm already forgetting what the 80% breakup was. Yep completely blanking. There definitely was one and I think she may have threatened to go back to America? But the HEA is that they both are together in Ireland.
God I'm already forgetting what the 80% breakup was. Yep completely blanking. There definitely was one and I think she may have threatened to go back to America? But the HEA is that they both are together in Ireland.
chrstn's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
hannahollihan's review against another edition
Love interest is a distant cousin?!?!? Ick why was that necessary? This is alright. Feeling very lit fic at the moment and not so romantic at 20 percent. Getting booooored. Super bored tbh. Too lit fic for me.
primusucks's review against another edition
4.0
“My own brother calling me a brickhead. Sneering faeries insulting me. Women punching me in the face. How much more am I to swallow in one bloody day?”
Wistful and very enjoyable! Once I really got into it, I kept wanting to pick it back up. So glad it's part of a series; I love the setting, the magical elements, and the memorable cast of characters.
I LOVE JUDE. Give me a somewhat uptight, insecure heroine who doesn't even realize that she's dying for someone to bring her out of her shell, and I will throw all of my love right at her. Her inner dialogue was funny, enjoyable, and completely her.
Aidan is the type of semi-arrogant, confident hero that I have an automatic urge to dislike, but I just found myself unable to. He's so gloriously human that his moments of cockiness were frustratingly endearing rather than off-putting. And damn it, he's just so good at talking--the Gaelic pet names were begrudgingly swoon-worthy.
And the faerie is so funny. I hope to see more of him in the next books and that he gets development of his own.
Wistful and very enjoyable! Once I really got into it, I kept wanting to pick it back up. So glad it's part of a series; I love the setting, the magical elements, and the memorable cast of characters.
I LOVE JUDE. Give me a somewhat uptight, insecure heroine who doesn't even realize that she's dying for someone to bring her out of her shell, and I will throw all of my love right at her. Her inner dialogue was funny, enjoyable, and completely her.
Aidan is the type of semi-arrogant, confident hero that I have an automatic urge to dislike, but I just found myself unable to. He's so gloriously human that his moments of cockiness were frustratingly endearing rather than off-putting. And damn it, he's just so good at talking--the Gaelic pet names were begrudgingly swoon-worthy.
And the faerie is so funny. I hope to see more of him in the next books and that he gets development of his own.
anbananova's review against another edition
3.75
i liked the setting and the fmc, how much she grew up throughout the book. i didn’t like how they essentially repeated the legend with the fumbled proposal.
vschultheis1's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75