Broken Down in Ballyclare

Absolutely hated this.I'm from the region this book is "apparently" set in but it's been so poorly researched the premise is frankly offensive. Honestly, Tina, you couldn't have done a worse job than if you had intentionally set out to write a bad book. This book reads more like an alien saw Leap Year, looked at a Map of Northern Ireland and decided that I knew enough about the region, the people and the politics to start writing something that makes everyone sound like leprechauns. Oh and chuck

DNF 42% after the first kiss.This reads like a first novel or rather novella at 124 pages. It’s kind of like the movie Leap Year (which wouldn’t bother me because I love that movie) but that movie was way better. The writing is very literal. The author describes every action the main character does and it’s very annoying. The writing is something like this: “I came home. I shut the door. I took off my shoes. Then I took off my jacket which I set on the couch.” We don’t need to know all this deta

I really enjoyed this. It was sweet, but it wasn't boring. (And it has some pretty good steamy parts!) Ruby Devlin lived for her job, to what she felt was the detriment of every other relationship...including her relationship with her beloved Gran. She's always planned to take Gran to Ireland, but she never took the time away from work. After Gran passed away, Ruby decided to finally take the trip. Instead of her usual meticulous planning, Ruby decides to play everything by ear...and unforseen c