I was really looking for something to get me in the Christmas mood ( yeah I know it's November but I don't care) after having a hard year and even looI was really looking for something to get me in the Christmas mood ( yeah I know it's November but I don't care) after having a hard year and even looking at the cover makes me smile.
Maggie and Marco come from completely different worlds. He's a handsome American hunk and she's a single mum running her own business in the UK.
The world literally collide one day when Marco crashes into Maggie while out cycling. Marco ends up on the loosing end and winds up in hospital with more than his ego battered. Maggie feels a connection to this handsome stranger and even though she has reserves she agree's to look after him while his family are away.
I just loved the characters in the book. I took a real shine to Maggie and her daughter. They were just really down to earth and relate-able. So much so that I really got into this book and managed to finish it in two sittings because the plot flowed really well!
People sometimes pass over books like this because they don't delve deep into the themes within but sometimes you just need a little bit of magic and romance! I loved watching the relationship between Maggie and Marco develop.
This would be a perfect book to read while sitting by the christmas tree with a glass of mulled wine in hand. Really enjoyable!...more
It's Christmas and we're back on Roone for a third time. I will never ever tire of reading about Roone and it's inhabitants. The magic of this Island seems to just seep through every single page and it has really captured my heart!
Christmas is a stressful time anyway but with 5 kids and a mother in law Laura is really finding it hard. I really enjoyed reading the story from Laura's point of view. We were so used to Nell (whom I also loved) so this was a breathe of frosty Christmas air!
As snarky as Laura's mother in law was I actually loved that she was in this story. She waltzes around in a Hyacinth Bucket (it's bouquet!) fashion making demands and complaining even when her every whim was met! She was a real character and she gave the story a bit of an edge.
On the far side of the world Tilly is boarding a plane hoping to find a sister she's never met and who has no idea she's coming. I really felt for Tilly. She just feels lost, like she doesn't belong anywhere and she hopes that this journey will allow her to find herself.
The story moves back and forth between between the two and the pace slowly builds as the two come closer and closer to meeting. I actually held my breathe my breathe the first time Tilly knocks on the door at Roone.
This was such an immersive story that is full of the lovable unforgettable characters that Roisin always seems be able to create. This book regularly kept me reading till the late hours of the morning. I felt it really captured Ireland and the warmth of our hospitality.
Even though this is the third book set on Roone it could easily be read as a stand alone. Little details are slipped in here and there to give you history of Roone's delightful inhabitants!
As always I highly recommend this book. It highlights the importance of family and friends. Especially at this festive time of year....more
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