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Our Song
IT'S TIME TO FINISH WHAT THEY STARTED...
Laura used to have big dreams, but she gave them up - because that's what grown-ups do. Trying to turn her love of music into a career would have been absolutely ridiculous.
But when she hears one of Tadhg's songs on the radio, she isn't so sure.
Tadhg and Laura used to be in a band together. They used to be a lot of things. Now he's a superstar, touring the world with his songs, reminding Laura of what might have been.
Then she gets an email that could change everything: Tadhg wants to finish a song they started writing together sixteen years ago. Making music again would literally be a dream come true, even if it's with a person she swore she'd never speak to again. And they can keep things professional, right?
As Tadhg and Laura start working together though, sparks begin to fly. Maybe music isn't the only thing that deserves a second chance...
Laura used to have big dreams, but she gave them up - because that's what grown-ups do. Trying to turn her love of music into a career would have been absolutely ridiculous.
But when she hears one of Tadhg's songs on the radio, she isn't so sure.
Tadhg and Laura used to be in a band together. They used to be a lot of things. Now he's a superstar, touring the world with his songs, reminding Laura of what might have been.
Then she gets an email that could change everything: Tadhg wants to finish a song they started writing together sixteen years ago. Making music again would literally be a dream come true, even if it's with a person she swore she'd never speak to again. And they can keep things professional, right?
As Tadhg and Laura start working together though, sparks begin to fly. Maybe music isn't the only thing that deserves a second chance...
349 pages, Paperback
Published June 5, 2025
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Anna Carey
12 books50 followersAnna Carey is a freelance journalist from Drumcondra in Dublin who has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent and many other publications. Anna joined her first band when she was fifteen and went on to sing and play with several bands over the next fifteen years. Her last band, El Diablo, released two albums and toured all over the country.
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May 28, 2025
Our Song is Anna Carey’s first novel for adults and it’s a beaut of a book, so sincere and heartfelt, but also funny and cool. Set on Dublin’s Northside and in Trinity College Dublin, it’s a love letter to making music, creativity, carefree student days and never forgetting your first love.
Tadhg and Laura meet in the Gaeltacht (Irish college) as teenagers and immediately connect, forming a band and forging memories that neither will forget. Their paths diverge and merge multiple times, but Laura is always holding back, believing that there is no way the handsome, talented Tadhg - who goes on to achieve superstardom - could ever feel the same way she does about him.
When years later Tadhg invites Laura to work together and finish a song they wrote together in their college days, Laura is hesitant but can’t help wanting to reconnect. Can they find their creative magic again, and will Laura reveal her true feelings or will it end in tears again?
Our Song is a gorgeous novel that will make you yearn for your student days and root for Laura and Tadhg with all your might. It even has its own Spotify playlist. Really lovely, heartwarming, hug in a book. 🎶 4/5 ⭐️
Tadhg and Laura meet in the Gaeltacht (Irish college) as teenagers and immediately connect, forming a band and forging memories that neither will forget. Their paths diverge and merge multiple times, but Laura is always holding back, believing that there is no way the handsome, talented Tadhg - who goes on to achieve superstardom - could ever feel the same way she does about him.
When years later Tadhg invites Laura to work together and finish a song they wrote together in their college days, Laura is hesitant but can’t help wanting to reconnect. Can they find their creative magic again, and will Laura reveal her true feelings or will it end in tears again?
Our Song is a gorgeous novel that will make you yearn for your student days and root for Laura and Tadhg with all your might. It even has its own Spotify playlist. Really lovely, heartwarming, hug in a book. 🎶 4/5 ⭐️
September 11, 2025
How do I love this book? Let me count the ways.
First and foremost, the protagonist's name is Laura, and she's constantly praised for being talented and stylish, so I'm already on board 😂
Second, I love a dual timeline, and the contrast between the late 90s at Irish college and then at Trinity, when Laura and Tahdg first meet and start making music together, and years later when they reconnect, he a famous musician and she a recently redundant, recently dumped freelancer, is so well handled. Normally I much prefer one timeline over another, but I absolutely loved both.
Third, the music! I was never in a band, but I grew up playing and loving music, and loving sharing that with friends. In many ways, this is a love letter to being in a band, and it's a love letter too to music and creativity and songwriting. Imagine how happy I was when I learned the author is recording the songs Laura and Tahdg work on in the book!
Fourth, the real heart, with characters I genuinely loved, and rooted for, and actually believed were really right for each other. It is a light read, and definitely a romcom rather than a romantic drama but I thought serious topics, especially infertility, were handled very well and never felt like a cliché or thrown in for drama.
Fifth, and actually most importantly, this book made me so happy. At the start of the book Laura says it's nice to have a crush to just add a little sparkle to your day to day life. That's what this book is. I looked forward to getting to pick it back up, and I was sad when I had to put it down. And isn't that the whole point?
First and foremost, the protagonist's name is Laura, and she's constantly praised for being talented and stylish, so I'm already on board 😂
Second, I love a dual timeline, and the contrast between the late 90s at Irish college and then at Trinity, when Laura and Tahdg first meet and start making music together, and years later when they reconnect, he a famous musician and she a recently redundant, recently dumped freelancer, is so well handled. Normally I much prefer one timeline over another, but I absolutely loved both.
Third, the music! I was never in a band, but I grew up playing and loving music, and loving sharing that with friends. In many ways, this is a love letter to being in a band, and it's a love letter too to music and creativity and songwriting. Imagine how happy I was when I learned the author is recording the songs Laura and Tahdg work on in the book!
Fourth, the real heart, with characters I genuinely loved, and rooted for, and actually believed were really right for each other. It is a light read, and definitely a romcom rather than a romantic drama but I thought serious topics, especially infertility, were handled very well and never felt like a cliché or thrown in for drama.
Fifth, and actually most importantly, this book made me so happy. At the start of the book Laura says it's nice to have a crush to just add a little sparkle to your day to day life. That's what this book is. I looked forward to getting to pick it back up, and I was sad when I had to put it down. And isn't that the whole point?
May 1, 2025
I really loved ‘Our Song’ - I'm recommending it to all my friends! It's funny and moving and page-turning – a great combination. It's a story about friendship and romance and second chances. Laura and Tadhg, were friends (or more?) and in a brilliant band together in college. Things happen, they don't see each other for sixteen years (during which time Tadhg becomes a megastar!) until they get a chance to reconnect to work on a song they never finished ... I loved all the characters and the setting (Dublin’s Northside!) and loved, loved the descriptions of songwriting and being in a band. All the descriptions of their college years – classes, gigs, hanging around with friends, the college newspaper etc – brought me back to my own college days. Grown up Laura and Tadhg are pleasingly three-dimensional with fully rounded personalities, friends and families. I really, really enjoyed it. Would recommend (I was going to say ‘especially to music fans’, but actually instead I’ll say ‘especially to everyone who likes a great immersive read.’)
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July 30, 2025#Gifted
Anna Carey, best known for her beloved YA novels, has published her first book for adults. Our Song is a real stroll down memory lane for those of us in college in Ireland in the early 2000’s, but with a love story at its heart. I really enjoyed it.
Laura is down on her luck. 36, having just lost her job, and newly dumped by her truly terrible fiancé, she finds herself moving in with married friends and putting a brave face on.
Unexpectedly, her life is fully turned upside down when she receives an email from bona fide Irish mega celebrity musician Tadhg Hennessy asking her to meet up to discuss a song they partially wrote together when they were band mates in college.
They haven’t spoken in 16 years but Laura still holds a torch for Tadhg and once they start working together, those old feelings quickly resurface. But it’s just a professional working relationship now, and there’s too much history between Laura and Tadhg for them to move on and reconnect properly..or is there?
The story is told via a dual timeline, so we go back to where the two first met in Irish college in 1999 (this felt VERY nostalgic), and later again in university circa 2002. The present day timeline takes us to Laura and Tadhg writing new music together and drinking endless cups of tea in Tadgh’s fancy Dublin home.
This part felt really cosy and warm, and I loved the attention to detail in the book, describing what Laura wears and which mug she prefers to drink from in his house etc. It made her feel more real to me.
There’s an adjunct storyline regarding fertility that felt sensitively handled; in the afterword the author says that she received a lot of real people’s stories about this, and that’s evident in the book. Speaking of the end note; it was lovely to read about Anna and her husband’s own version of Our Song ☺️❤️
This is a sweet will-they-wont-they, second chance romance. I loved the Irish setting and the characters. A great choice for a summer/holiday read; recommend!
With many thanks @hachetteireland @elaineeganbooks for my early copy. All opinions are my own, as always. Our Song is available to buy now!
Anna Carey, best known for her beloved YA novels, has published her first book for adults. Our Song is a real stroll down memory lane for those of us in college in Ireland in the early 2000’s, but with a love story at its heart. I really enjoyed it.
Laura is down on her luck. 36, having just lost her job, and newly dumped by her truly terrible fiancé, she finds herself moving in with married friends and putting a brave face on.
Unexpectedly, her life is fully turned upside down when she receives an email from bona fide Irish mega celebrity musician Tadhg Hennessy asking her to meet up to discuss a song they partially wrote together when they were band mates in college.
They haven’t spoken in 16 years but Laura still holds a torch for Tadhg and once they start working together, those old feelings quickly resurface. But it’s just a professional working relationship now, and there’s too much history between Laura and Tadhg for them to move on and reconnect properly..or is there?
The story is told via a dual timeline, so we go back to where the two first met in Irish college in 1999 (this felt VERY nostalgic), and later again in university circa 2002. The present day timeline takes us to Laura and Tadhg writing new music together and drinking endless cups of tea in Tadgh’s fancy Dublin home.
This part felt really cosy and warm, and I loved the attention to detail in the book, describing what Laura wears and which mug she prefers to drink from in his house etc. It made her feel more real to me.
There’s an adjunct storyline regarding fertility that felt sensitively handled; in the afterword the author says that she received a lot of real people’s stories about this, and that’s evident in the book. Speaking of the end note; it was lovely to read about Anna and her husband’s own version of Our Song ☺️❤️
This is a sweet will-they-wont-they, second chance romance. I loved the Irish setting and the characters. A great choice for a summer/holiday read; recommend!
With many thanks @hachetteireland @elaineeganbooks for my early copy. All opinions are my own, as always. Our Song is available to buy now!
June 8, 2025
Our Song! This book! Laura and Tadhg! My heart!!
Something I particularly enjoyed is that the yearning for the hot (omg so hot) guy is exactly as strong as the yearning for being in a band and getting to make music in both of the versions of Laura we get to hang out with. Often with dual timelines there’ll be one I want to get back to more than the other, but both of these had me hanging on every word, I was INVESTED all the way!
This is such a gorgeous and properly funny read, I absolutely loved it. Think Mhairi McFarlane but Dublin and songwriting and being an affable Trinity dirtbag. Adored it, didn’t want it to end. 🧡
Something I particularly enjoyed is that the yearning for the hot (omg so hot) guy is exactly as strong as the yearning for being in a band and getting to make music in both of the versions of Laura we get to hang out with. Often with dual timelines there’ll be one I want to get back to more than the other, but both of these had me hanging on every word, I was INVESTED all the way!
This is such a gorgeous and properly funny read, I absolutely loved it. Think Mhairi McFarlane but Dublin and songwriting and being an affable Trinity dirtbag. Adored it, didn’t want it to end. 🧡
June 25, 2025
What a beautiful, funny, delightful book! It was strangely relatable, considering I don't have a musical bone in my body - Laura was such a well-written and well-realised character and I connected with her so much. I loved her awkwardness, her overthinking, but also the fact that she was confident in herself and owned her talents. The book also tackles infertility in a really sensitive, realistic and emotional manner, which is so unusual, but so lovely.
I'm going to miss these characters now that I've finished, which is always the sign of a great book!
I'm going to miss these characters now that I've finished, which is always the sign of a great book!
July 16, 2025
This genre wouldn’t be my usual choice, but I wanted to try something different and ended up thoroughly enjoying this book.
I usual avoid romance books as they are often repetitive and over predictable, but the story here is fresh, the characters are very well written and the writing is skilful and polished.
The setting, timeline and musical themes throughout also really resonated with my own personal life experiences which let me to connect with the book in a very nostalgic way.
I usual avoid romance books as they are often repetitive and over predictable, but the story here is fresh, the characters are very well written and the writing is skilful and polished.
The setting, timeline and musical themes throughout also really resonated with my own personal life experiences which let me to connect with the book in a very nostalgic way.
July 5, 2025
Read for July’s Tired Mammy Book Club and honestly? I absolutely loved it.
Our Song is warm, it’s witty, it’s just the right amount of romantic, and full to the brim with that bittersweet Irish nostalgia that kind of sneaks up on you and catches in your chest. A book about old dreams, unfinished songs, and maybe… not-so-finished feelings either.
Laura and Tadhg were once in a band. They were once something else, too, but that was a long time ago. Now he’s a global superstar, and she’s quietly shelved her musical ambitions and settled into a very ordinary life. Until… he lands in her inbox out of nowhere, asking if she wants to finish the song they started writing sixteen years ago.
What follows is a gorgeously written second-chance romance, full of charm, chemistry, and just the right level of emotional ache. It’s never over the top; it's just honest, tender, and hopeful in that way that sneaks under your skin.
It’s also authentic. That feeling of letting go of a dream because life got in the way? Of wondering what if? Carey captures that quiet ache so beautifully, and somehow spins it into something uplifting.
The dialogue sings, the pace is perfect, and the whole thing just feels so effortlessly readable. It’s funny, tender, and very relatable, and it left me with the biggest smile on my face - you can't help but root for Laura and Tadhg. It's like the best kind of romcom, but with a few extra layers tucked in.
I’d highly recommend this one if you’re after a summery read that’s full of heart, heat, and hope. In other words, it’s a total charmer.
If you’re a fan of Marian Keyes, Catherine Walsh, or Sophie White’s softer side, get this straight onto your TBR.
✨Added bonus? It has a gorgeously nostalgia-inducing accompanying Spotify playlist.
Our Song is warm, it’s witty, it’s just the right amount of romantic, and full to the brim with that bittersweet Irish nostalgia that kind of sneaks up on you and catches in your chest. A book about old dreams, unfinished songs, and maybe… not-so-finished feelings either.
Laura and Tadhg were once in a band. They were once something else, too, but that was a long time ago. Now he’s a global superstar, and she’s quietly shelved her musical ambitions and settled into a very ordinary life. Until… he lands in her inbox out of nowhere, asking if she wants to finish the song they started writing sixteen years ago.
What follows is a gorgeously written second-chance romance, full of charm, chemistry, and just the right level of emotional ache. It’s never over the top; it's just honest, tender, and hopeful in that way that sneaks under your skin.
It’s also authentic. That feeling of letting go of a dream because life got in the way? Of wondering what if? Carey captures that quiet ache so beautifully, and somehow spins it into something uplifting.
The dialogue sings, the pace is perfect, and the whole thing just feels so effortlessly readable. It’s funny, tender, and very relatable, and it left me with the biggest smile on my face - you can't help but root for Laura and Tadhg. It's like the best kind of romcom, but with a few extra layers tucked in.
I’d highly recommend this one if you’re after a summery read that’s full of heart, heat, and hope. In other words, it’s a total charmer.
If you’re a fan of Marian Keyes, Catherine Walsh, or Sophie White’s softer side, get this straight onto your TBR.
✨Added bonus? It has a gorgeously nostalgia-inducing accompanying Spotify playlist.
May 8, 2025
May just be Ireland's answer to Emily Henry, with a charm that is all Carey's own
May 21, 2025
I just finished yesterday and I need another romance from Anna Carey! Our Song is an assured, clever nostalgic love story that sits perfectly comfortably alongside the likes of Curtis Sittenfeld's Romantic Comedy and last year's I Love You, I Love You, I Love You from Laura Dockrill. Every note it hits is right and there is not a flashback out of turn. Especially those pitch-perfect band memories. Music is at the core of this love story and that's one of the things that makes it so very charming. Carey lovingly illustrates the joy of finding not just your romantic soulmate but your musical one too. I found myself desperately wanting to read more of Laura and Tadhg's adventures and when I was done, like a new favourite song, I really wanted to play it again. I'll be recommending others give it a listen all summer long.
June 13, 2025
Our Song by Anna Carey published with Hachette Ireland June 5th. Marian Keyes describes it as ‘a beautiful, moving and uplifting love story’ and that is exactly what it is. With it’s own playlist on Spotify, Our Song is the adult debut novel from Anna Carey. Spending much of her teens and twenties as a musician, Anna ultimately married a former bandmate, which very much adds to the authenticity of the story.
I will always be drawn to a novel with a band in it as I grew up in household surrounded by guitars and vinyls. I turn on music as soon as I enter a room or sit in my car. It instantly soothes but it also gets my heart racing and my feet tapping. Our Song brings me right back to my own college years and my twenties (and thirties) when live music was common place across Cork city. Thankfully the scene is slowly reinvigorating itself with a whole new generation of musicians hopefully getting a platform to showcase their work. But I digress…
Our Song is a fairytale, a beautiful story of love revisited but with a complicated history attached. Laura and Tadhg originally crossed paths in their mid-teens, when still in school, but didn’t meet up again for a number of years until a chance encounter in college. Both were passionate about music but both eventually chose very different careers. Laura completed her degree and worked in advertising while Tadhg toured the world as a highly successful artist. He won global acclaim for his songs but his heart always remained in Dublin, where he kept a base. Over the years Laura would occasionally hear one of Tadhg’s songs on the radio and she would have a moment of reminiscing but wasn’t she better off with the life she now had? Following a career in music was only ever a pipe-dream – wasn’t it?
When Laura’s personal and professional life hit a few obstacles she is distracted and a little depressed, Unsure of where she is at or what her future now holds, she is considering her options, downbeat at her situation, when an unexpected email arrives. Tadhg wants to organise a meeting. He’s back in town and would love if she would consider working on a song that they had started nearly two decades ago.
Laura and Tadhg had shared quite a fractious past but Laura makes a decision to see where the road takes her and, in doing so, realises how much she has missed her guitar and the buzz of creating music. But is being with Tadhg just a step too far for her right now? Isn’t her life already far too complicated?
Our Song is ultimately a feel-good romance that warms the heart and lifts the soul. Anna Carey has written a novel with all the feels. I was completely immersed in Tadhg and Laura’s story and their complex relationship. Their college days as indie musicians trying to get a break, and the atmosphere of those heady times, are all wonderfully described bringing a real nostalgic element to the mix. Although set in Dublin the themes are universal and will capture the attention of all readers. A charming tale Our Song is beautifully written, packed with nostalgia and memorable characters, with scenes that will have you reminiscing about years gone by. An easy recommendation from me.
I will always be drawn to a novel with a band in it as I grew up in household surrounded by guitars and vinyls. I turn on music as soon as I enter a room or sit in my car. It instantly soothes but it also gets my heart racing and my feet tapping. Our Song brings me right back to my own college years and my twenties (and thirties) when live music was common place across Cork city. Thankfully the scene is slowly reinvigorating itself with a whole new generation of musicians hopefully getting a platform to showcase their work. But I digress…
Our Song is a fairytale, a beautiful story of love revisited but with a complicated history attached. Laura and Tadhg originally crossed paths in their mid-teens, when still in school, but didn’t meet up again for a number of years until a chance encounter in college. Both were passionate about music but both eventually chose very different careers. Laura completed her degree and worked in advertising while Tadhg toured the world as a highly successful artist. He won global acclaim for his songs but his heart always remained in Dublin, where he kept a base. Over the years Laura would occasionally hear one of Tadhg’s songs on the radio and she would have a moment of reminiscing but wasn’t she better off with the life she now had? Following a career in music was only ever a pipe-dream – wasn’t it?
When Laura’s personal and professional life hit a few obstacles she is distracted and a little depressed, Unsure of where she is at or what her future now holds, she is considering her options, downbeat at her situation, when an unexpected email arrives. Tadhg wants to organise a meeting. He’s back in town and would love if she would consider working on a song that they had started nearly two decades ago.
Laura and Tadhg had shared quite a fractious past but Laura makes a decision to see where the road takes her and, in doing so, realises how much she has missed her guitar and the buzz of creating music. But is being with Tadhg just a step too far for her right now? Isn’t her life already far too complicated?
Our Song is ultimately a feel-good romance that warms the heart and lifts the soul. Anna Carey has written a novel with all the feels. I was completely immersed in Tadhg and Laura’s story and their complex relationship. Their college days as indie musicians trying to get a break, and the atmosphere of those heady times, are all wonderfully described bringing a real nostalgic element to the mix. Although set in Dublin the themes are universal and will capture the attention of all readers. A charming tale Our Song is beautifully written, packed with nostalgia and memorable characters, with scenes that will have you reminiscing about years gone by. An easy recommendation from me.
October 23, 2025
3 stars 🌟 rockstar romance yes yes yes!!! 🎸🎶🍀 tadghlaura definitely had some history but i never really felt a spark between them 🙈 the miscommunication trope, as annoying as it always is, played a pretty big part in this and was like of stupid and not completely explained in the end ?? i think that the writing in this was good, which is how i got through it so quickly, but otherwise i wasn’t in love with this couple!
August 10, 2025
Music, friendship and romance
Sixteen years after they parted ways, Tadhg emails Laura to help him work on a song. Before they had been college kids with a band... The Band Laura's In, now Tadhg is a megastar and Laura has just lost her job at an advertising agency. They'd always worked well together musically but could they be more than bandmates? Set in Dublin's Northside, these are two characters with chemistry and baggage. A cosy and warm second chance romance.
Sixteen years after they parted ways, Tadhg emails Laura to help him work on a song. Before they had been college kids with a band... The Band Laura's In, now Tadhg is a megastar and Laura has just lost her job at an advertising agency. They'd always worked well together musically but could they be more than bandmates? Set in Dublin's Northside, these are two characters with chemistry and baggage. A cosy and warm second chance romance.
September 8, 2025
A nice enough story set in Dublin. Two former bandmates reconnect to finish a song they started writing at Uni. I had trouble believing that someone could switch their career so easily and with the narrative switching between 'Then and Now'. I think it might worked better (for me) if the story had been linear. Probably being super picky but its my review some I'm allowed too. 🤷♀️
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 5, 2025
**Many thanks to NetGalley for providing me an E-Arc
in exchange for an honest review!**
Laura and Tadhg find themselves together in a band in their early 20s. The timeline flits between these early years in Dublin and 16 years later as they reconnect in the city. I'm not usually a fan of second chance romances but I read this in one sitting. In lesser hands some of the miscommunication between the main characters would have been more frustrating,.but Anna Carey weaves a beautiful, heartfelt story. The awkwardness of those late teens/early adult years and the uncertainty woven in them that you can still carry for years viscerally resonated with me. Selfishly I would have loved a little more at the end after having rooted for them throughout. The resolution crept up on my and I felt a little robbed. However, I can't wait to read what Anna Carey writes next
in exchange for an honest review!**
Laura and Tadhg find themselves together in a band in their early 20s. The timeline flits between these early years in Dublin and 16 years later as they reconnect in the city. I'm not usually a fan of second chance romances but I read this in one sitting. In lesser hands some of the miscommunication between the main characters would have been more frustrating,.but Anna Carey weaves a beautiful, heartfelt story. The awkwardness of those late teens/early adult years and the uncertainty woven in them that you can still carry for years viscerally resonated with me. Selfishly I would have loved a little more at the end after having rooted for them throughout. The resolution crept up on my and I felt a little robbed. However, I can't wait to read what Anna Carey writes next
June 7, 2025
The second book I've read in 24h because the June releases are just too good. This absolutely hit the right note for a romance: fun, references for millennials, and with characters acting reasonably.
May 16, 2025
My Thoughts: ARC provided via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Our Song is a really beautiful, friends-to-lovers romance. I liked Laura and she was definitely more than Tadhg’s Cinderella, his ex-band mate that according to the tabloids, he supposedly “rescued.” I feel like she made the right decision for her mental health, based on the information she had available to her, when she originally broke off all contact with Tadhg. All these years later, she’s built a life for herself and it’s good even if it’s not the music career she dreamed of when she was younger. There were some scenes with Laura’s ex-boyfriend and why that particular relationship ended that might be triggering for certain readers but I feel like they were handled really sensitively.
I like Tadhg and despite all of his success, he’s still really respectful of Laura’s talent as a musician and songwriter. I really enjoyed reading the scenes where they’re writing and playing together because it’s obvious that there’s still chemistry between them and it’s great to see Laura rediscovering not just her feelings for Tadhg but also her love for music and performing.
Our Song is a really beautiful, friends-to-lovers romance. I liked Laura and she was definitely more than Tadhg’s Cinderella, his ex-band mate that according to the tabloids, he supposedly “rescued.” I feel like she made the right decision for her mental health, based on the information she had available to her, when she originally broke off all contact with Tadhg. All these years later, she’s built a life for herself and it’s good even if it’s not the music career she dreamed of when she was younger. There were some scenes with Laura’s ex-boyfriend and why that particular relationship ended that might be triggering for certain readers but I feel like they were handled really sensitively.
I like Tadhg and despite all of his success, he’s still really respectful of Laura’s talent as a musician and songwriter. I really enjoyed reading the scenes where they’re writing and playing together because it’s obvious that there’s still chemistry between them and it’s great to see Laura rediscovering not just her feelings for Tadhg but also her love for music and performing.
October 21, 2025
It's like a 3.5 for me. I really liked the premise and the setting in Dublin, but I just felt like by the middle / end, I was reading it more so because I had already invested so much time and not because I was genuinely excited anymore. Their romance was fine but nothing really happened with it until the end so I couldn't feel as into it as I would have liked all the way through. I do still recommend this book though because I loved it at first but I think I took too long to read it which makes my excitement dwindle and I feel less invested as time goes on. Second chance rockstar romance is something I don't see every day, but I'm glad I found this one.
May 14, 2025
Major book hangover alert. I couldn’t put this love letter to music down; it was just SO heartfelt, funny, and deeply moving. I teared up quite a few times. Laura and Tadhg felt so real I nearly looked up a gig guide to see when they were playing! I just adored these two and especially how Tadhg championed Laura as a talented musician in her own right (oh the tears when he tells her that it’s her voice in his head while he’s writing songs). I really felt like I was in the rehearsal space with them as they keep jamming until they unlock the sound they're chasing. It was one of the most authentic books about musicians I've read.
Anna Carey really captures the emotional truth of her characters. The flush of first locking eyes with each other, the pain having an intense crush but scared to say anything because it could ruin their friendship and their band, and relatable pushing the other away even though you end up in tears seeing them with someone else. Pace-wise, normally I find flashbacks mess with it, but in this case it was seamlessly woven in to mirror the present day action. Despite it being 16 years apart, I really believed they could make it work in present day. I also really appreciated that this book sensitively tackles infertility and that Laura was allowed to be at peace with it (more tears at Tadhg’s reaction).
An uplifting second chance love story that captures the magic of finding your musical soulmate, creating music and your way back to your person. All killer, no filler. More, more! *ear splitting whistle*
Thanks to Hachette Books Ireland and NetGalley for the ARC. I can't wait to get my hands on the audiobook and a paperback.
Anna Carey really captures the emotional truth of her characters. The flush of first locking eyes with each other, the pain having an intense crush but scared to say anything because it could ruin their friendship and their band, and relatable pushing the other away even though you end up in tears seeing them with someone else. Pace-wise, normally I find flashbacks mess with it, but in this case it was seamlessly woven in to mirror the present day action. Despite it being 16 years apart, I really believed they could make it work in present day. I also really appreciated that this book sensitively tackles infertility and that Laura was allowed to be at peace with it (more tears at Tadhg’s reaction).
An uplifting second chance love story that captures the magic of finding your musical soulmate, creating music and your way back to your person. All killer, no filler. More, more! *ear splitting whistle*
Thanks to Hachette Books Ireland and NetGalley for the ARC. I can't wait to get my hands on the audiobook and a paperback.
June 5, 2025
Full disclosure - I'm not really that keen on romances. I grew up on a diet of Sweet Dreams and Sweet Valley, moved to Helen Fielding, Jill Mansell, and other 'chick lit' 90's fodder and then discovered crime fiction and never looked back. I prefer the darkness.
Well, I say never. There's been a few that broke through my twisted soul. So when I heard that half of my favourite podcaster duo had a book on the way, I had to give it a go. And I'm so glad I did.
Laura and Tadhg are the best types of characters - likeable, funny, relatable, and, best of all, not thick as shite! Yes, there are the misunderstandings required for any romance story but not the contrived nonsense many rely on.
Whilst this is an uplifting and sweet story, the moments it really hits are Laura's moments of heartbreak. I actually felt them viscerally. I was transported back to my own teen years and witnessing my crush asking my best friend to dance and the absolute devastation. I did indeed run off crying. I'd forgotten that until I read this. I should remove a star for the trauma.
But I won't because despite my love of all things 'there' been a murrrrdeeerrr' this romance softened me up. It's absolutely my favourite book of the year so far.
Well, I say never. There's been a few that broke through my twisted soul. So when I heard that half of my favourite podcaster duo had a book on the way, I had to give it a go. And I'm so glad I did.
Laura and Tadhg are the best types of characters - likeable, funny, relatable, and, best of all, not thick as shite! Yes, there are the misunderstandings required for any romance story but not the contrived nonsense many rely on.
Whilst this is an uplifting and sweet story, the moments it really hits are Laura's moments of heartbreak. I actually felt them viscerally. I was transported back to my own teen years and witnessing my crush asking my best friend to dance and the absolute devastation. I did indeed run off crying. I'd forgotten that until I read this. I should remove a star for the trauma.
But I won't because despite my love of all things 'there' been a murrrrdeeerrr' this romance softened me up. It's absolutely my favourite book of the year so far.
July 19, 2025
Our Song by Anna Carey was on my TBR but I was in no rush getting to it. However, when two of my friends independently began pestering me to read it, I walked my little legs into Dubray, picked up the trade paperback (the book format I most despise so, you know I was keen) and started it immediately. Spectacular! Perfect! I loved it, give me a million more chapters please, Anna Carey!
Tadhg and Laura meet in the Gaeltacht as teens and form a band as part of their studies there. There’s a spark between them but fate intervenes before they can acknowledge it and it’s years before they meet again. As time passes, their paths cross more than once, with music always drawing them back together. Laura continues to harbour her teenage feelings for Tadhg but when a Big Awful Thing happens in their young adulthood, they are driven apart for good.
Fast forward to their 30s and Tadhg is an international superstar, headlining Glastonbury and dating a string of beautiful, accomplished women. Laura, conversely, is at the lowest point in her life. So, when Tadhg’s people reach out and invite Laura to work on some of their old songs together, she is hesitant but recognises that she has nothing to lose. What she doesn’t anticipate is the feelings that reconnecting over their music will bring up, and how much the Big Awful Thing still haunts her.
Not only is it so refreshing to read a book where the main characters are well into their 30s and don’t have it all figured out yet, it was so much fun to see Tadhg and Laura’s story play out in Dublin’s northside and to recognise all the local landmarks. The banter is fantastic and genuinely very funny, and I was rooting for them both throughout. I hear the follow-up, featuring Laura’s brutally honest little sister, is already in the works and I cannot wait!
Tadhg and Laura meet in the Gaeltacht as teens and form a band as part of their studies there. There’s a spark between them but fate intervenes before they can acknowledge it and it’s years before they meet again. As time passes, their paths cross more than once, with music always drawing them back together. Laura continues to harbour her teenage feelings for Tadhg but when a Big Awful Thing happens in their young adulthood, they are driven apart for good.
Fast forward to their 30s and Tadhg is an international superstar, headlining Glastonbury and dating a string of beautiful, accomplished women. Laura, conversely, is at the lowest point in her life. So, when Tadhg’s people reach out and invite Laura to work on some of their old songs together, she is hesitant but recognises that she has nothing to lose. What she doesn’t anticipate is the feelings that reconnecting over their music will bring up, and how much the Big Awful Thing still haunts her.
Not only is it so refreshing to read a book where the main characters are well into their 30s and don’t have it all figured out yet, it was so much fun to see Tadhg and Laura’s story play out in Dublin’s northside and to recognise all the local landmarks. The banter is fantastic and genuinely very funny, and I was rooting for them both throughout. I hear the follow-up, featuring Laura’s brutally honest little sister, is already in the works and I cannot wait!
June 19, 2025
Knowing Anna from her excellent podcast, Double Love, I’m already a big fan of her charm and wit, both of which have been poured into this book. This is a nostalgic, beautiful, and incredibly real love story.
I loved the music and fashion - oh the fashion! - and was moved by the references to endometriosis and the thoughtful way it was addressed.
Absolutely delightful.
I loved the music and fashion - oh the fashion! - and was moved by the references to endometriosis and the thoughtful way it was addressed.
Absolutely delightful.
July 26, 2025
This book made me so happy. Set in Ireland. A dual timeline of a woman in her late 30s and memories from her early 20s. A love story. Boys in bands. What’s not to love!
August 3, 2025
I loved this! The perfect companion to a weekend in Paris.
June 20, 2025
For at least fifty percent of this book, I thought it was one of the strongest romance novels I’ve read in a long time. Carey is clearly an experienced enough writer to avoid the pitfalls of early infodumping and understood the assignment when it came to keeping past elements (why Dan really dumped Laura, what happened between Laura and Tadgh to drive them apart) secret for a long time to built curiosity and tension.
I feel a lot of the problem with how everything resolves comes down to – as, in my opinion, many writing problems do – the first person narration. How much more scope third-person has for keeping the main character oblivious while clueing the reader in! In first person, you’re distracted by the fact that the person living the story is also telling it and interpreting it. In third person, you could SHOW Tadgh’s obvious feelings for Laura while letting her interpret them incorrectly. It’s more fun this way!
Third person would also have helped to ramp up the Dan subplot – if third-person narration is showing that Laura is actually very shook by it all but ploughing on regardless, I think it would work better than how calm and mature she is in her own dictation of events. Overall the drama of the story suffers greatly from the fact that everyone is so mature and adult. Even the ‘terrible fight’ Laura and Tadgh had at twenty-one was driven in Tadgh being a truly Good Guy, but Laura misinterpreting his actions. This was a twenty-one-year old man in the early two thousands, mind you. Laura is extremely grounded about losing her job, her fiance, and her purpose in life. Her friend Katie has no problems at all and does fall into the trap of having ‘supportive best friend who’s default LGBTQ rep’ be her only personality trait.
The ending is slightly flat. I guess Carey chose 2019 so as not to have to deal with COVID, but I also assumed there’d be a Romantic Comedy-esque coda in which they came together and wrote an amazing album out of it a la Taylor Swift. A lot of things ended up not ringing true – like a (presumably) Hozier stand-in living in a normal house in Fairview (! – even though he’s from Clontarf?!) and the trajectory of unemployed advertising agent to rockstar and how Laura is still such a stellar guitarist when by her own admission she hasn’t touched her instrument in years. Skills must be maintained! She simply wouldn’t be very good if she hadn’t practiced!
Anyway, there’s loads of potential here. I even downloaded one of Carey’s YA books to see what’s up, but I hope she continues in the adult romance space.
I feel a lot of the problem with how everything resolves comes down to – as, in my opinion, many writing problems do – the first person narration. How much more scope third-person has for keeping the main character oblivious while clueing the reader in! In first person, you’re distracted by the fact that the person living the story is also telling it and interpreting it. In third person, you could SHOW Tadgh’s obvious feelings for Laura while letting her interpret them incorrectly. It’s more fun this way!
Third person would also have helped to ramp up the Dan subplot – if third-person narration is showing that Laura is actually very shook by it all but ploughing on regardless, I think it would work better than how calm and mature she is in her own dictation of events. Overall the drama of the story suffers greatly from the fact that everyone is so mature and adult. Even the ‘terrible fight’ Laura and Tadgh had at twenty-one was driven in Tadgh being a truly Good Guy, but Laura misinterpreting his actions. This was a twenty-one-year old man in the early two thousands, mind you. Laura is extremely grounded about losing her job, her fiance, and her purpose in life. Her friend Katie has no problems at all and does fall into the trap of having ‘supportive best friend who’s default LGBTQ rep’ be her only personality trait.
The ending is slightly flat. I guess Carey chose 2019 so as not to have to deal with COVID, but I also assumed there’d be a Romantic Comedy-esque coda in which they came together and wrote an amazing album out of it a la Taylor Swift. A lot of things ended up not ringing true – like a (presumably) Hozier stand-in living in a normal house in Fairview (! – even though he’s from Clontarf?!) and the trajectory of unemployed advertising agent to rockstar and how Laura is still such a stellar guitarist when by her own admission she hasn’t touched her instrument in years. Skills must be maintained! She simply wouldn’t be very good if she hadn’t practiced!
Anyway, there’s loads of potential here. I even downloaded one of Carey’s YA books to see what’s up, but I hope she continues in the adult romance space.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 18, 2025
Loved the idea of the book but wanted a bit more!
September 2, 2025
Top notch romcom
August 14, 2025
I would say this is more like YA than adult fiction.
August 20, 2025
Laura used to be in a band back in college, but now she works in advertising and those dreams of a music career are long over. Her former bandmate, Tadhg, has turned into a superstar, but they haven't spoken in sixteen year. One day out of the blue, he gets back in touch and asks Laura if she wants to finish writing a song together that they'd started years earlier and could never quite finish. Laura worries what it'll be like to see him and work with him again after so long, but they almost immediately fall back into their old habits together and she starts falling for him all over again.
I listen to a podcast hosted by this author, and I picked up this book after hearing her talk about it on that show. I wasn't sure what to think after the first few chapters, as the story bounced back and forth in time without me getting fully attached to any character, but as the story unfolded, I ended up really enjoying the characters and thoroughly getting into the story to the point where I didn't want to put this down! The plot was simple but effective, and the characters were quite likable. I ended up quite taken in by both the older storyline and the "current" one (I put "current" in quotation marks because it's set in 2019 and I'm not entirely sure why).
This was a very "Irish" novel, for lack of a better description; I learned a lot about Irish names and culture, and it definitely gave the story a firm setting in Ireland instead of something that might have been able to take place anywhere. That was fun, since I don't usually see that in books. Music permeated every chapter and I loved the relationships between Laura and Tadhg in here, especially being able to see how it changed over the years. I did find myself occasionally wishing that some of Laura's friends were slightly more developed, or at least given a little more page time since the focus was almost exclusively on Laura and Tadhg, but because Laura leaned on her friends for support, their occasional appearances weren't enough to fully prevent them from slightly blending together. If I could change anything about this book, I think that's the one thing I'd add: rounding out the story with fuller supporting characters.
That said, I really enjoyed this book overall and found myself eager to get back to the story when I put it down. This was such a lovely, feel-good story and there were so many sweet moments in here. It felt realistic as well, with Laura and Tadhg separated for reasons that felt important instead of manufactured. I felt like this book brought up nostalgia, despite me not living a life like theirs, but that was fun to experience secondhand nonetheless. Glad I read this! I'm looking forward to the followup she mentioned would be in the works soon!
I listen to a podcast hosted by this author, and I picked up this book after hearing her talk about it on that show. I wasn't sure what to think after the first few chapters, as the story bounced back and forth in time without me getting fully attached to any character, but as the story unfolded, I ended up really enjoying the characters and thoroughly getting into the story to the point where I didn't want to put this down! The plot was simple but effective, and the characters were quite likable. I ended up quite taken in by both the older storyline and the "current" one (I put "current" in quotation marks because it's set in 2019 and I'm not entirely sure why).
This was a very "Irish" novel, for lack of a better description; I learned a lot about Irish names and culture, and it definitely gave the story a firm setting in Ireland instead of something that might have been able to take place anywhere. That was fun, since I don't usually see that in books. Music permeated every chapter and I loved the relationships between Laura and Tadhg in here, especially being able to see how it changed over the years. I did find myself occasionally wishing that some of Laura's friends were slightly more developed, or at least given a little more page time since the focus was almost exclusively on Laura and Tadhg, but because Laura leaned on her friends for support, their occasional appearances weren't enough to fully prevent them from slightly blending together. If I could change anything about this book, I think that's the one thing I'd add: rounding out the story with fuller supporting characters.
That said, I really enjoyed this book overall and found myself eager to get back to the story when I put it down. This was such a lovely, feel-good story and there were so many sweet moments in here. It felt realistic as well, with Laura and Tadhg separated for reasons that felt important instead of manufactured. I felt like this book brought up nostalgia, despite me not living a life like theirs, but that was fun to experience secondhand nonetheless. Glad I read this! I'm looking forward to the followup she mentioned would be in the works soon!
November 9, 2025
*WARNING – This review contains spoilers – I don’t know what people do/don’t count as spoilers so while I’ve tried to be careful and not include many, and have tried to flag the ones I had to include, I would proceed with caution if you haven’t finished as I cannot guarantee I didn’t say anything that would ruin the book.*
Did I draw to this book purely for the title being shared with a Taylor Swift song? Maybe…but having read the synopsis, I really felt myself resonating with the main character Laura, which is always a sign that I will enjoy a book. When I realised one of its main themes was music I was sold, and I am so glad I made the choice to read it.
I was HOOKED on this book from the word go, I could not put it down, I literally had to force myself to stop reading on nights when I was working early the next day, and, despite being such a slow reader, I devoured it. I got halfway through in 3 days, which for a book of this size (404 pages, and 35 chapters – which for me is quite long!!) is really good for me.
To start, I mentioned briefly in my intro how I felt I resonated with the main character Laura, which I feel like is a key to get me into a book. I love being able to relate to and see myself in characters, and even if I can’t do that, I need to at least care for them in order to actually like the book or want to finish it. Having this from the word go was pivotal and hooked me straight away. However, Laura is not the only strong character and the fact I cared for so many of them, shows how well-crafted they are. Though Laura and Tadgh are our main characters, our background characters are no less developed, which lead me to love them.
(Spoilers) I will say though, from very early on, I hated Dave, like detested him, not just because he called it off with Laura or because of how he did it, and I get that being there to hate was kind of his purpose, but oh god how I wanted to beat him up. I first started to hate Dave after I finished the chapter after the pregnancy bomb drop, and because of Laura’s reaction, I had a really good idea of what we’re going to find out later, something I actually thought of from a throwaway comment earlier in the book. I knew that if I was correct with this theory (and I was) that I would truly hate him more. Well, I was right, and I detested the man.
I adored the structure, which I think was pivotal in keeping my interest in the story, and made me want to keep reading. Constant switching of our two main storylines, flashbacks to the story from between 1999-2003 and our current timeline in 2019, keep things interesting. It kept you reading because you want to know what happens in each timeline. Things you need to understand to make sense of one timeline, are explained in the other, one timeline gives you questions about the other, which hooked me and kept me wanting to read more. They align perfectly, when there are similar events happening in each timeline, they are told at almost the same point in the book, so we can see how they relate. The flashbacks keep us interested in Laura and Tadgh’s story. Things we needed to know were introduced in a drip feed style and not all dumped at the start, which again kept the story interesting.
The tension between Laura and Tadgh was incredible, in both our past and present timelines. It felt like seeing two teenagers (although that is literally what they were in the first timeline) fall for each other, reminiscent of everyone’s first love story.
It is so quintessentially Irish, and it has such a simple charm that only Irish writers can achieve, reminiscent of the Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling series, a charm which romanticises even the most mundane Irish things (Busking on Grafton Street, the Gaeltacht, even Trinity, but in a much better way than Normal People did), and doesn’t hold back on the swearing, which is so refreshing to see.
(Spoilers) I always felt a bomb was going to drop and make me detest Tadgh. I don’t know why, but the entire time reading, I felt like it would, despite the fact that I did genuinely love his character. He was portrayed as incredibly down to earth and sweet, the boy-next-door who got lucky with fame. I loved him deep down, but I was waiting for something to make me hate him. I wasn’t sure what that was, but I felt it coming. And then…boom…a double whammy bomb drop, on both sides of the timeline. I hated young Tadhg for going out with Jess and messing with Laura’s emotions, and I hated older Tadgh for the article thing (even though we find out later it was nothing to do with him, it still felt at the time that he was somehow responsible). I did love that they eventually got their happily ever after, especially after so long, but I hated how she kept giving him chance after chance after chance.
The question that is presented of Should you change your life for one thing is explored brilliantly. Does it take one person to change your life, and does everything happen for a reason. I can’t delve into this without giving away too much of the book, but I think this theme is explored phenomenally.
(Spoilers). Something that I thought was beautiful, that I didn’t necessarily see coming but other people probably did, was that the song, Our Song, the song that the story focuses on, was about him hurting her all along. The reason they couldn’t finish it was because they rekindled their relationship and then she could finish it when he hurt her again. It all just felt beautiful and poetic and I loved it.
I adored the characters, all our main characters and side characters I truly loved (except for Tadgh, a few times I wanted to put him in a wheely bin and chuck him into the Liffey. I detested him for getting with someone else at trinity ball and I detested him for how he treated Laura on multiple occasions).
I never read the acknowledgements after reading a book, I don’t know why, but something made me read them, and this is when I realised that this is almost exactly like the authors own life, which I think is why the story is so well written.
I think the reason I loved it so much, is that it is a book which truly shows the value of music, something that is so important to me and always has been. I definitely recommend this book, especially if you are a music lover like me, but I do I think it has got something in it for everyone, and I’m so glad I decided to give it a go!
Did I draw to this book purely for the title being shared with a Taylor Swift song? Maybe…but having read the synopsis, I really felt myself resonating with the main character Laura, which is always a sign that I will enjoy a book. When I realised one of its main themes was music I was sold, and I am so glad I made the choice to read it.
I was HOOKED on this book from the word go, I could not put it down, I literally had to force myself to stop reading on nights when I was working early the next day, and, despite being such a slow reader, I devoured it. I got halfway through in 3 days, which for a book of this size (404 pages, and 35 chapters – which for me is quite long!!) is really good for me.
To start, I mentioned briefly in my intro how I felt I resonated with the main character Laura, which I feel like is a key to get me into a book. I love being able to relate to and see myself in characters, and even if I can’t do that, I need to at least care for them in order to actually like the book or want to finish it. Having this from the word go was pivotal and hooked me straight away. However, Laura is not the only strong character and the fact I cared for so many of them, shows how well-crafted they are. Though Laura and Tadgh are our main characters, our background characters are no less developed, which lead me to love them.
(Spoilers) I will say though, from very early on, I hated Dave, like detested him, not just because he called it off with Laura or because of how he did it, and I get that being there to hate was kind of his purpose, but oh god how I wanted to beat him up. I first started to hate Dave after I finished the chapter after the pregnancy bomb drop, and because of Laura’s reaction, I had a really good idea of what we’re going to find out later, something I actually thought of from a throwaway comment earlier in the book. I knew that if I was correct with this theory (and I was) that I would truly hate him more. Well, I was right, and I detested the man.
I adored the structure, which I think was pivotal in keeping my interest in the story, and made me want to keep reading. Constant switching of our two main storylines, flashbacks to the story from between 1999-2003 and our current timeline in 2019, keep things interesting. It kept you reading because you want to know what happens in each timeline. Things you need to understand to make sense of one timeline, are explained in the other, one timeline gives you questions about the other, which hooked me and kept me wanting to read more. They align perfectly, when there are similar events happening in each timeline, they are told at almost the same point in the book, so we can see how they relate. The flashbacks keep us interested in Laura and Tadgh’s story. Things we needed to know were introduced in a drip feed style and not all dumped at the start, which again kept the story interesting.
The tension between Laura and Tadgh was incredible, in both our past and present timelines. It felt like seeing two teenagers (although that is literally what they were in the first timeline) fall for each other, reminiscent of everyone’s first love story.
It is so quintessentially Irish, and it has such a simple charm that only Irish writers can achieve, reminiscent of the Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling series, a charm which romanticises even the most mundane Irish things (Busking on Grafton Street, the Gaeltacht, even Trinity, but in a much better way than Normal People did), and doesn’t hold back on the swearing, which is so refreshing to see.
(Spoilers) I always felt a bomb was going to drop and make me detest Tadgh. I don’t know why, but the entire time reading, I felt like it would, despite the fact that I did genuinely love his character. He was portrayed as incredibly down to earth and sweet, the boy-next-door who got lucky with fame. I loved him deep down, but I was waiting for something to make me hate him. I wasn’t sure what that was, but I felt it coming. And then…boom…a double whammy bomb drop, on both sides of the timeline. I hated young Tadhg for going out with Jess and messing with Laura’s emotions, and I hated older Tadgh for the article thing (even though we find out later it was nothing to do with him, it still felt at the time that he was somehow responsible). I did love that they eventually got their happily ever after, especially after so long, but I hated how she kept giving him chance after chance after chance.
The question that is presented of Should you change your life for one thing is explored brilliantly. Does it take one person to change your life, and does everything happen for a reason. I can’t delve into this without giving away too much of the book, but I think this theme is explored phenomenally.
(Spoilers). Something that I thought was beautiful, that I didn’t necessarily see coming but other people probably did, was that the song, Our Song, the song that the story focuses on, was about him hurting her all along. The reason they couldn’t finish it was because they rekindled their relationship and then she could finish it when he hurt her again. It all just felt beautiful and poetic and I loved it.
I adored the characters, all our main characters and side characters I truly loved (except for Tadgh, a few times I wanted to put him in a wheely bin and chuck him into the Liffey. I detested him for getting with someone else at trinity ball and I detested him for how he treated Laura on multiple occasions).
I never read the acknowledgements after reading a book, I don’t know why, but something made me read them, and this is when I realised that this is almost exactly like the authors own life, which I think is why the story is so well written.
I think the reason I loved it so much, is that it is a book which truly shows the value of music, something that is so important to me and always has been. I definitely recommend this book, especially if you are a music lover like me, but I do I think it has got something in it for everyone, and I’m so glad I decided to give it a go!
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