Week 35 Review: The Irish Goodbye

From Goodreads:

It's hate-at-first-sight when a jilted Irish chef returns home to Inishmore and immediately clashes with a mouthy American tourist.

Cordelia James was once at the top of her game—a renowned street photographer with a massive social media following, gallery showings in Chelsea, and a lucrative book deal. But after the sudden death of her father, Cordelia can barely force herself to leave her apartment. That is, until she sees an ad for a summer gig at a cozy cottage on Ireland's picturesque Inishmore island. Cordelia is on a plane before she can talk herself out of it.

The moment she steps off the boat, she crashes—literally—into Niall O'Connor, a grumpy local who's just returned home to Inishmore from Dublin. Niall is nursing a broken heart and trying to patch up a broken life, and he has no time for posh American tourists. The more Cordelia's and Niall's paths cross, the more they make each other's lives hell. But as with all rivalries, their hatred is about to reach a tipping point—and it's going to heat up their cool coastal nights.

Featuring a lovable band of quirky supporting characters, The Irish Goodbye is a steamy, emotionally gripping tale of love, passion, art, food, and finding where you belong.

My Review:
Oh, this was such a great read! I love her writing, and I was excited to see what her adult debut would bring, and I had such a great time reading Cordelia and Niall's story! The emotions that this story evoked, yeah, I just had to keep reading! 

Cordelia is grieving her dad. It's been about 2 years since her dad died, and grief is still hitting her hard. That she gets this opportunity to spend some time in Ireland, she knows her dad would want her to go. That her camera, the last thing that he gave her before he passed, is broken pretty much immediately when she gets there by bumping into Niall, yeah, not the best start! 

Niall, he's a whole jumble of emotions. He had his perfect future just starting to come to fruition, opening his own restaurant, and engaged,and then his fiance and his business partner stole the restaurant and the money and work that he'd put into it. (I don't know how that's legal, and how he couldn't get it back, but that's beside the point.) So they're both a little bit out of sorts this summer.

I absolutely loved watching them fall in love, with the animosity between them because of the camera, as they got to know each other, as they dealt with the various family pressures and expectations. That third act break up, tha hurt my heart, but I loved watching how it all wrapped up and they got their happy ending! 

Loved reading this book, and I can't wait to read more by Amy Ewing! 

Author: Amy Ewing 
Read: August 30th, 2024
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love her writing, and it sounded really great, and it's a SAC 2024 Book! 
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Published: June 4th 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars