Reviews

Irlantilainen tyttö by Susan Fletcher, Jonna Joskitt-Pöyry

beffo's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I've had this book for about fifteen years and never opened it until this week, when I discovered it's set in the exact area I moved to five years ago. Spooky! (both the coincidence and the book!) 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence

philippakmoore's review against another edition

4.0

My mother in law recommended this to me a few weeks ago when we were visiting them in the same area of Wales that this novel takes place. I read it in one day! Absorbing story, and beautifully written.

rou_lae_88's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

hoserlauren's review against another edition

1.0

Pregnant with her first child, Eve goes down memory lane remembering her single mother and losing her at a young age. Eve went to live with her grandparents in Whales after this tragedy on farm land.

125 pages in to the book and that's really all I could tell you that the book was about because it was so slow going. Eve's future husband worked on the farm and there could have been a story there about how they fell in love with each other but that never really started. There also may have been a girl missing but we only met her about 115 pages in and it was just about how she wasn't the nicest girl. Almost half way through the book and I got fed up with the lack of progress being made and decided to give up.

timewornpages's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.0

aniabooks's review against another edition

3.0

A charming, vivid story. I really loved the atmosphere created by this book, reminded me a little bit of 'The Trouble with Goats and Sheep' but this one was immersed in nature much more. Recommended as the read for a trip to Wales.

joshtenet's review against another edition

nicely expressive writing, and the main character is very well rounded. very much a first novel, though - has some weird plot things near the end.

jiowanna's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

angelica_jardinerica's review against another edition

4.0

One of the better summer reads. A beautifully poetic narrative draws you into the story of Eve as she re-lives her childhood while she awaits the arrival of her first baby. The style and elements of the story reminded me a lot of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' so wasn't surprised to learn it's one of the author's favourite books. Extremely touching without being too sentimental.

jazzy_cat's review against another edition

2.0

I enjoyed the romantic descriptive style of the landscape, the weather and the day to day activities on the farm. It is a well written account of a girls confusion at the world around her as she grows up and how she makes the best of what she may or may not understand. Not only then is it similar to To Kill a Mocking Bird in that regard but also there are events that happen that are similar if not the same e.g fighting at school, a fire, a mysterious outcast that she befriends, an older character that takes a disliking to her. Although the books tackle very different subject matter they use similar events to move the story along.