Love at First Book | Review

Love at First Book Published by Berkley by Jenn McKinlay
on May 14, 2024
Genres: Adult, Books About Books, Contemporary, Ireland, Romance
Source: Netgalley
Format: ARC, eBook
Find the Book: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Goodreads

ISBN: 0593545745
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When a librarian moves to a quaint Irish village where her favorite novelist lives, the last thing she expects is to fall for the author’s prickly son… until their story becomes one for the books, from the New York Times bestselling author of Summer Reading .
Emily Allen, a librarian on Martha’s Vineyard, has always dreamed of a life of travel and adventure. So when her favorite author, Siobhan Riordan, offers her a job in the Emerald Isle, Emily jumps at the opportunity. After all, Siobhan’s novels got Em through some of the darkest days of her existence.
Helping Siobhan write the final book in her acclaimed series—after a ten-year hiatus due to a scorching case of writer’s block—is a dream come true for Emily. If only she didn’t have to deal with Siobhan’s son, Kieran Murphy. He manages Siobhan’s bookstore, and the grouchy bookworm clearly doesn’t want Em around.
When Siobhan’s health takes a bad turn, she’s more determined than ever to finish her novel, while Kieran tries every trick in the book to get his mother to rest. Thrown into the role of peacemaker, Emily begins to see that Kieran's heart is in the right place. Torn between helping Siobhan find closure with her series and her own growing feelings for the mercurial Irishman, Emily will have to decide if she’s truly ready to turn a new page and figure out what lies in the next chapter.

With the Irish bookshop setting and broody male hero, this book was a guaranteed hit for me.

There were some hilarious moments in this book that still stand out to me–they added levity to a story that could, surprisingly, be a tad bit sad. Those moments typically revolved around the mishaps or silliness of Emily, the main character. As she moves across the world to Ireland to work under her favorite author of all time (think J.K. Rowling) and to help this favorite author in finishing up her beloved book series (think Harry Potter) much to the chagrin of the author’s son–and bookshop owner–Kieran.

Kieran and Emily have immediate chemistry but there’s more to them than that. There’s a push and pull that was quite entertaining to read.

Again, there were more serious topics in this one–the least of which was the rebuilding and understanding between Kieran and his famous-author mother.

I really didn’t want to put this one down once I started.

 

 

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