Such bland dialogue, and characters with no discernable personalities other than what we're explicitly told, i.e., 'this one is ruthless', 'this one is smart but we'll make her fall over a lot to help her seem endearing'. And so, so long!
Also, are we expected to believe that a group of schoolgirls in Ireland in the 90s would be nicknamed "the brainy broads"? I think not! Weird, old ladyish language too, "Heaven knows!" exclaimed one young woman; and so much - again, from 20-somethings in Galway? - "lovemaking"... "but you made love to me"... etc 🤢
2 stars because it must have taken the author a long time to write down all the words, and to be fair, she didn't give up.
Oh, special mention for all the contrived 'perilous' situations that the main character had to find herself in, in order for the "hunk" (yes, they called him a HUNK, more than once) to be all protective towards her, even though she's a high-flying financial whizz of a businesswoman (although, at heart, her secret dream is to own a farmhouse in Tuscany, naturally, because as a businesswomen she'd be horrid like that other ruthless one, who doesnt have dreams of country living and making babies, otherwise), I.e. trapped in a lift, turbulence on a plane, breaking her wrist by falling down stairs in Singapore while on a high flying financial whizzy business trip. And oh my god, every single chapter had a female character, her family members or friends refer to their own or each others' weight and/or looks in general. Size 14 is too chunky for this book, btw. So vapid!
Rubbish.