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nicoleisalwaysreading 's review for:
An Irish Summer
by Alexandra Paige
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you to NetGalley and Avon/Harper Voyage for the ARC.
Chelsea's comfortable life in Boston is overturned when the owners of the B&B she has worked at since graduating college suddenly tell her they're selling the property and retiring. They give her a month's notice and an offer to work at a relative's hostel in Galway until her next step comes along. She eventually accepts and reluctantly embraces her time at the (initially disappointing to her) hostel and its staff, especially the day trips she goes on with the (charming, flirty, fun, hot) tour guide at the hostel, Collin. As he shoes Chelsea the best of the country he loves so much, Chelsea slowly grows to love the country too, as well as the hostel and its staff, and maybe Collin too. But her time in Ireland has an expiration date, and the lure of a stable, "normal" job in hospitality is seemingly calling her back to Boston.
I loved the setting of a quirky hostel in Ireland, and Collin was a cute love interest. I thought the dialogue was great (I could hear Collin's Irish accent through the way his speech was written), and I loved the side characters, and overall, this was written well. That being said, I got annoyed by Chelsea and how much she complained or seemed snobby about the hostel's less-than-perfect accommodations. Like girl, you are getting an amazing opportunity to work in a unique job IN YOUR FIELD and in a beautiful country with nice, welcoming people? Why are you so standoffish and whiny? I enjoyed seeing how her and Collin's relationship developed, but I was confused as to why Collin put up with her lol. He told her at times he was somewhat offended that she thought she was too good to work there, and that was never really resolved.
Chelsea's comfortable life in Boston is overturned when the owners of the B&B she has worked at since graduating college suddenly tell her they're selling the property and retiring. They give her a month's notice and an offer to work at a relative's hostel in Galway until her next step comes along. She eventually accepts and reluctantly embraces her time at the (initially disappointing to her) hostel and its staff, especially the day trips she goes on with the (charming, flirty, fun, hot) tour guide at the hostel, Collin. As he shoes Chelsea the best of the country he loves so much, Chelsea slowly grows to love the country too, as well as the hostel and its staff, and maybe Collin too. But her time in Ireland has an expiration date, and the lure of a stable, "normal" job in hospitality is seemingly calling her back to Boston.
I loved the setting of a quirky hostel in Ireland, and Collin was a cute love interest. I thought the dialogue was great (I could hear Collin's Irish accent through the way his speech was written), and I loved the side characters, and overall, this was written well. That being said, I got annoyed by Chelsea and how much she complained or seemed snobby about the hostel's less-than-perfect accommodations. Like girl, you are getting an amazing opportunity to work in a unique job IN YOUR FIELD and in a beautiful country with nice, welcoming people? Why are you so standoffish and whiny? I enjoyed seeing how her and Collin's relationship developed, but I was confused as to why Collin put up with her lol. He told her at times he was somewhat offended that she thought she was too good to work there, and that was never really resolved.