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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Marian Keyes at her brilliant best.
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It went on a bit!!!! The Irish lifestyle was evident throughout the book. Joey seemed lovely.
Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for providing this book, with my honest review below.
I love Marion Keyes writing (especially some of her older books and the Walsh Family series). Lately I’ve her books have explored the mystery genre and reflecting on her depression, and just weren’t for me. With My Favourite Mistake Marion finds a balance between those two topics and with the magic that is the Walsh family she put together an entertaining mystery that is full of humor and just the right balance of melancholy.
I had read Anna Walsh’s story years ago but hadn’t remembered it vividly (in fact had mixed it up with Margaret Walsh’s) until I got going. Anna had lost her husband and was finding a way to break through her grief in her first story. In this one she is about 18 years in the future and has moved on with life. But moving on sometimes means realizing your roots are where you come to roost, which happens to Anna post pandemic. The feelings that many experienced in the pandemic, the reassessment of life, are well done with Anna. What comes as brand new content is Anna’s further realization she’s not dumb or lacks drive, she just needs her passion to be at play. With flashbacks to fill in the past 18 years we see Anna settle into an Irish town as she works to change public opinion about her friends’ retreat while trying to avoid narky Joey, who was a key player in breaking her and her best friend up.
This felt a bit like a hug if you’re a fan of the Walsh family. We get back to that world in a way I haven’t experienced in recent books. At the same time it was great to revisit Anna, who had a great ending the first time around. Like others I hope this and Rachel’s story (which I hadn’t read due to how painful her first time around was - though so well done) starts a trend for revisiting each of the sisters. While this can be read as a standalone you would be missing out not to have experienced the poignancy of Anna’s first book.
I love Marion Keyes writing (especially some of her older books and the Walsh Family series). Lately I’ve her books have explored the mystery genre and reflecting on her depression, and just weren’t for me. With My Favourite Mistake Marion finds a balance between those two topics and with the magic that is the Walsh family she put together an entertaining mystery that is full of humor and just the right balance of melancholy.
I had read Anna Walsh’s story years ago but hadn’t remembered it vividly (in fact had mixed it up with Margaret Walsh’s) until I got going. Anna had lost her husband and was finding a way to break through her grief in her first story. In this one she is about 18 years in the future and has moved on with life. But moving on sometimes means realizing your roots are where you come to roost, which happens to Anna post pandemic. The feelings that many experienced in the pandemic, the reassessment of life, are well done with Anna. What comes as brand new content is Anna’s further realization she’s not dumb or lacks drive, she just needs her passion to be at play. With flashbacks to fill in the past 18 years we see Anna settle into an Irish town as she works to change public opinion about her friends’ retreat while trying to avoid narky Joey, who was a key player in breaking her and her best friend up.
This felt a bit like a hug if you’re a fan of the Walsh family. We get back to that world in a way I haven’t experienced in recent books. At the same time it was great to revisit Anna, who had a great ending the first time around. Like others I hope this and Rachel’s story (which I hadn’t read due to how painful her first time around was - though so well done) starts a trend for revisiting each of the sisters. While this can be read as a standalone you would be missing out not to have experienced the poignancy of Anna’s first book.
A warm, cosy return to the life of the Walsh sisters. Like putting on your favourite hoodie, eating chocolate and catching up on all the news from friends you’ve known for years. Funny, oh-so relatable (I love how the Walsh sisters are aging alongside me), and just fun to read. I found myself smiling as I was reading it. I’m not sure Marian Keyes can do wrong.
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Predictable but nicely done
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Grief
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The pandemic forces Anna to reevaluate her life where she decides to chuck in her career, free herself from a stale relationship and return to her home land of Ireland.
We revisit Anna Walsh now in her late 40’s, (we originally meet Anna in is There Anybody Out There) she is heading into menopause, and is once again on the “bench of life” taking stock of her choices.
A funny yet poignant tale with a slow burn romance.
I really enjoyed getting to know Anna again and becoming reacquainted with the Walsh family.
One little irk was a rekindled friendship that I felt Anna took the lion’s share of responsibility for the breakdown yet the other party really wasn’t held accountable - I felt it was a friendship that would have been best left in the past.
I was sent this book by the publisher in return for an honest review.
We revisit Anna Walsh now in her late 40’s, (we originally meet Anna in is There Anybody Out There) she is heading into menopause, and is once again on the “bench of life” taking stock of her choices.
A funny yet poignant tale with a slow burn romance.
I really enjoyed getting to know Anna again and becoming reacquainted with the Walsh family.
One little irk was a rekindled friendship that I felt Anna took the lion’s share of responsibility for the breakdown yet the other party really wasn’t held accountable - I felt it was a friendship that would have been best left in the past.
I was sent this book by the publisher in return for an honest review.
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-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