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January 8, 2010
Kate O’Neill wants to settle down and have a family, so when her tree-hugging boyfriend Brian finally asks her to marry him, she says yes. She doesn’t even mind the fact there’s no ring to go with his proposal. Kate’s family, however, have other ideas and her mother Grace and sister Rachel set about sabotaging the engagement. Their plan is to have Kate spend the summer in Tuscany with Will, the love of Kate’s life, in a bid to show Kate what she could have if she broke up with the tree-hugger. As Kate, Will and Walking Wounded (the band Will manages), head off to Tuscany, will Kate see that settling for second best isn’t what she wants and that it’s Will who truly is the love of her life?
The Disengagement Ring is Clodagh Murphy’s debut novel and is one I’ve been looking forward to reading for a while now. I loved the sound, cover and title of the book and couldn’t wait to finally get my hands on it. Imagine my surprise when Clodagh offered me the chance to read it – I was thrilled and couldn’t wait for it to arrive. I started it a few days after it arrived and I was immediately sucked in.
The Disengagement Ring has a rather fantastic yet devious plot and that was what immediately had me hooked on the book. It helped, of course, that right from the off I felt that Brian was all wrong for Kate. I truly couldn’t stand him. When Grace, Kate’s mother, and Rachel, Kate’s sister, hatch the plan to have Will flirt with Kate in a bid to break Kate and Brian up, I was all for it. I knew it was devious, but I also felt that, actually, Grace was only acting in Kate’s best interests. I can’t say what Rachel’s motives were and I didn’t particularly like her either as she seemed very vindictive. The plot kept me hooked throughout and I genuinely had no idea how the book would end. Just as I thought we were heading to one conclusion, something happened which made it swing completely the other way.
While Kate is seemingly the main focus of the book, the book also focuses on family life and, for me, that was another factor in my enjoyment of the book. Most of the time when I’m reading chick lit, the heroines don’t have particularly close relationships with their family whereas the O’Neill’s are practically in each others pockets all of the time. They’re a huge clan but they all seem to have time for each other. The bit that touched me most about the O’Neill clan was about how welcoming they were to Will when he ran away from his father. That summed the O’Neill’s up for me: anybody who wanted to be part of their family would be welcomed. The main reason they didn’t like Brian was because he didn’t seem to want to be a part of their family. I’d go as far to say that he wanted Kate away from them and the family obviously sensed that and didn’t take it well hence the plot.
Bar the obvious characters who were only there to be disliked, I loved every single character throughout the book. Kate was a fantastic central figure to the book and she seemed very determined about what she wanted whenever she wanted it. I warmed to her immediately and really cared about how everything would work out for her. I loved the O’Neill clan and in particular, Grace, the matriarch of the family. Grace wasn’t afraid to voice her opinions, whether they were right or wrong. It’s safe to say I loved Will the first time he appeared in the book, which was early on, and even when he agreed to Grace’s plot I still really liked him. Seeing his and Kate’s relationship play out was an enjoyment to read. One of my favourite characters was Freddie, Kate’s gay best friend, I thought he was hilarious and it was a shame he didn’t go to Tuscany as that meant he was only in half of the book – if that. Walking Wounded, the band Will manages and Kate goes out to Tuscany to cook for, also seemed incredibly nice considering they’re huge rock stars. Owen, Rory, Phoenix and Georgie were all hilarious and I loved how their band came to be. As you can see, The Disengagement Ring is filled with quite a few characters but don’t fear, it’s easy to keep up once you work out whom is whom. We had quite a few villainous characters: Brian, as I mentioned, Will’s girlfriend Tina who was rather high-maintenance and irritating, Tessa, Rory’s girlfriend who was like Tina. It was a wonderful cast of characters, all who added their own sparkle to the book.
The book is written in third-person and flits from one person to the next. It could be talking about Kate one minute before immediately switching to Will/Grace etc. and, at first, it made my head spin but I quickly got used to it and enjoyed seeing everything from everyone’s point of view. It gave a well-rounded view of events although knowing how everyone felt at all times while the other wondered how they were feeling drove me insane as I wanted them to just figure it out and stop wondering. The book has quite a few twists and turns and while I did wonder how it would all end, I was safe in my assumption I would be happy with the outcome.
The Disengagement Ring is a hugely enjoyable novel and Clodagh Murphy is a very promising writer. I say this a lot, but she’s an author to watch and I can’t wait for her next book. It’ll have to be something special to beat this book and it’ll also have to have another fantastic plot, not to mention a unique one. Although I have to say, it does remind me of a film… I can’t for the life of me figure out which one! I recommend you give this book a read – you won’t be disappointed.
The Disengagement Ring is Clodagh Murphy’s debut novel and is one I’ve been looking forward to reading for a while now. I loved the sound, cover and title of the book and couldn’t wait to finally get my hands on it. Imagine my surprise when Clodagh offered me the chance to read it – I was thrilled and couldn’t wait for it to arrive. I started it a few days after it arrived and I was immediately sucked in.
The Disengagement Ring has a rather fantastic yet devious plot and that was what immediately had me hooked on the book. It helped, of course, that right from the off I felt that Brian was all wrong for Kate. I truly couldn’t stand him. When Grace, Kate’s mother, and Rachel, Kate’s sister, hatch the plan to have Will flirt with Kate in a bid to break Kate and Brian up, I was all for it. I knew it was devious, but I also felt that, actually, Grace was only acting in Kate’s best interests. I can’t say what Rachel’s motives were and I didn’t particularly like her either as she seemed very vindictive. The plot kept me hooked throughout and I genuinely had no idea how the book would end. Just as I thought we were heading to one conclusion, something happened which made it swing completely the other way.
While Kate is seemingly the main focus of the book, the book also focuses on family life and, for me, that was another factor in my enjoyment of the book. Most of the time when I’m reading chick lit, the heroines don’t have particularly close relationships with their family whereas the O’Neill’s are practically in each others pockets all of the time. They’re a huge clan but they all seem to have time for each other. The bit that touched me most about the O’Neill clan was about how welcoming they were to Will when he ran away from his father. That summed the O’Neill’s up for me: anybody who wanted to be part of their family would be welcomed. The main reason they didn’t like Brian was because he didn’t seem to want to be a part of their family. I’d go as far to say that he wanted Kate away from them and the family obviously sensed that and didn’t take it well hence the plot.
Bar the obvious characters who were only there to be disliked, I loved every single character throughout the book. Kate was a fantastic central figure to the book and she seemed very determined about what she wanted whenever she wanted it. I warmed to her immediately and really cared about how everything would work out for her. I loved the O’Neill clan and in particular, Grace, the matriarch of the family. Grace wasn’t afraid to voice her opinions, whether they were right or wrong. It’s safe to say I loved Will the first time he appeared in the book, which was early on, and even when he agreed to Grace’s plot I still really liked him. Seeing his and Kate’s relationship play out was an enjoyment to read. One of my favourite characters was Freddie, Kate’s gay best friend, I thought he was hilarious and it was a shame he didn’t go to Tuscany as that meant he was only in half of the book – if that. Walking Wounded, the band Will manages and Kate goes out to Tuscany to cook for, also seemed incredibly nice considering they’re huge rock stars. Owen, Rory, Phoenix and Georgie were all hilarious and I loved how their band came to be. As you can see, The Disengagement Ring is filled with quite a few characters but don’t fear, it’s easy to keep up once you work out whom is whom. We had quite a few villainous characters: Brian, as I mentioned, Will’s girlfriend Tina who was rather high-maintenance and irritating, Tessa, Rory’s girlfriend who was like Tina. It was a wonderful cast of characters, all who added their own sparkle to the book.
The book is written in third-person and flits from one person to the next. It could be talking about Kate one minute before immediately switching to Will/Grace etc. and, at first, it made my head spin but I quickly got used to it and enjoyed seeing everything from everyone’s point of view. It gave a well-rounded view of events although knowing how everyone felt at all times while the other wondered how they were feeling drove me insane as I wanted them to just figure it out and stop wondering. The book has quite a few twists and turns and while I did wonder how it would all end, I was safe in my assumption I would be happy with the outcome.
The Disengagement Ring is a hugely enjoyable novel and Clodagh Murphy is a very promising writer. I say this a lot, but she’s an author to watch and I can’t wait for her next book. It’ll have to be something special to beat this book and it’ll also have to have another fantastic plot, not to mention a unique one. Although I have to say, it does remind me of a film… I can’t for the life of me figure out which one! I recommend you give this book a read – you won’t be disappointed.
February 24, 2019
Sometimes you take out the trash just so others don't have to.
Having read and really enjoyed Some Girls Do then accidentally paying for KU, I thought I'd try another by the author.
It was disturbingly bad. Not only did I feel like plot-wise it was a slightly more refine Rachel Van Dyken-which is not a compliment by any stretch, within 30% I saw transphobia, a lot of comments on size, and by the end there was casual treatment of addiction, orthorexia, anorexia all in a screwball, cheap laugh kind of way. Very much like Rachel Van Dyken's books strike me. Like the prior book I read by this author, the main character had a zany best friend who was gay. In this book, you basically never forget that. He come off disturbingly like a prop, but then again, so do all the characters-of which there are entirely too many to focus.
In the end, there's a nice dose of xenophobia-again for cheap laughs. There's a lot bitchy females, other than the wonderfully wonderful main character and maybe one or two others.
so yuck, gross, I'm totally bummed out by this. I was kind of fascinated when I started (it's the whole she traveled Africa and now she's hot because she lost weight) and then I thought I'd just take one for the team-and because this book has a whopping 4.something on here. The only way it deserves that is by being a wholly different book. Like completely rewritten. Absent that, I'd go for quiet removal of the transphobia and cheap body shaming jokes--or wait, maybe, yeah, just rewrite the book. It's too woven into the fabric.
Having read and really enjoyed Some Girls Do then accidentally paying for KU, I thought I'd try another by the author.
It was disturbingly bad. Not only did I feel like plot-wise it was a slightly more refine Rachel Van Dyken-which is not a compliment by any stretch, within 30% I saw transphobia, a lot of comments on size, and by the end there was casual treatment of addiction, orthorexia, anorexia all in a screwball, cheap laugh kind of way. Very much like Rachel Van Dyken's books strike me. Like the prior book I read by this author, the main character had a zany best friend who was gay. In this book, you basically never forget that. He come off disturbingly like a prop, but then again, so do all the characters-of which there are entirely too many to focus.
In the end, there's a nice dose of xenophobia-again for cheap laughs. There's a lot bitchy females, other than the wonderfully wonderful main character and maybe one or two others.
so yuck, gross, I'm totally bummed out by this. I was kind of fascinated when I started (it's the whole she traveled Africa and now she's hot because she lost weight) and then I thought I'd just take one for the team-and because this book has a whopping 4.something on here. The only way it deserves that is by being a wholly different book. Like completely rewritten. Absent that, I'd go for quiet removal of the transphobia and cheap body shaming jokes--or wait, maybe, yeah, just rewrite the book. It's too woven into the fabric.
June 6, 2013
Loved this book so I read it twice. It was predictable but sometimes that's what you need, it was an easy read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. There were a couple of parts in the book where I started to get annoyed because there are only so many times things need to go wrong before they can go right. I liked the characters and found Kate's family to be amusing, I couldn't stand her tree hugging boyfriend and I was completely in love with Will in my mind he couldn't be any more gorgeous, he was totally romantic as well. I also liked the fact it was written from both of there points of view so we knew they were both in love with eachother we were just waiting for them to realise. A light hearted romantic novel, well worth a read.
March 16, 2015
I was three quarters of the way into this book and loving it when it turned annoying. I wanted to scream that no one would carry on this long procrastinating about something that was so important to two people. Especially when Kate goes to explain to Brian (the tree hugger) boyfriend that problems in their relationship are too dire to proceed further and then gets co-coerced into staying the night. I literally wanted to hang them both from a tree. My first novel from this author and probably my last.I gave it three stars purely because most of the book was good and I loved the characters especially Kate's best friend Freddie.
May 30, 2011
I really enjoyed this book. It was one of those times when I was near the end and found myself slowing down so it wouldn't finish so soon. The characters are wonderful. I particularly liked the main character Kate, and Rory and Freddie. I also enjoyed how the family ties became a part of the plot, good intentions and disasterous ideas woven together.
I am looking forward to reading more by this author.
I am looking forward to reading more by this author.
February 27, 2025
I loved this story. The characters are so rich in detail with a lovely blend of the dramatic and mundane this story will sweep you away until the last page is turned. Laughter, tears, drama, family, scheming - it's all here and for fans of Marian Keyes, Eva Rice and Katie Fforde I can't recommend it enough!
February 18, 2015
This is a lovely book with a quick heart and funny bits. I read it eagerly all the way to the last page skipping over two other less exciting books I had started first.
May 9, 2015
Smiles
Sometimes you just want a happily ever after. Funny,sexy,boy gets the girl good book. This is one of the best
Sometimes you just want a happily ever after. Funny,sexy,boy gets the girl good book. This is one of the best
January 16, 2021
DNF.
Third-person omniscient perspective...what a shite way to write a romance novel. I don't give a blue f*ck about reading the thoughts of seemingly EVERY character in this book - or any book. The blurb presents this as a romance, ergo, the book should focus on the hero and heroine.
This book is a right mess. It's literally all telling and no showing, and full of inane detail that does nothing to move the story forward.
Not that there's an actual story. I can't figure out what is happening here, really. All I know is that the writing style is so clunky and the execution so poor, I can't be arsed with yet another clumsy failure of a heroine and the bawbag she's pined for most of her life. Fuck sake, think of something new. Pathetic seems to be the only kind of heroine in romance these days.
I don't want to read about another heroine who is the loser in her family and the shite way they treat her. I don't care about the h's bitch sister or man-slut brother and how horny he is. And I definitely have no use for a 'hero' who fat shames the heroine in his internal dialogue.
Won't be bothering with this writer again, due to the fact that she probably shouldn't write at all. This was pretty atrocious.
Third-person omniscient perspective...what a shite way to write a romance novel. I don't give a blue f*ck about reading the thoughts of seemingly EVERY character in this book - or any book. The blurb presents this as a romance, ergo, the book should focus on the hero and heroine.
This book is a right mess. It's literally all telling and no showing, and full of inane detail that does nothing to move the story forward.
Not that there's an actual story. I can't figure out what is happening here, really. All I know is that the writing style is so clunky and the execution so poor, I can't be arsed with yet another clumsy failure of a heroine and the bawbag she's pined for most of her life. Fuck sake, think of something new. Pathetic seems to be the only kind of heroine in romance these days.
I don't want to read about another heroine who is the loser in her family and the shite way they treat her. I don't care about the h's bitch sister or man-slut brother and how horny he is. And I definitely have no use for a 'hero' who fat shames the heroine in his internal dialogue.
Won't be bothering with this writer again, due to the fact that she probably shouldn't write at all. This was pretty atrocious.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 30, 2018
2.5 stars
The more I think about this book the more annoyed I become. I actually really liked the experience of reading it, it was fun and sweet and everything it aimed to be.
But there were some lingering complaints that have really festered into full on problems I had with the book:
1. The viewpoint constantly flip flops? Pick a character (or two even) and stick with them
2. So many non sequiturs, she used to be fat? They once had sex? He’s allergic to alcohol? She’s a chef?
They’re in there constantly, but they add absolutely nothing to my understanding of the book.
3. So much cheating. A loooooot of cheating for a book all about true loves. It just made me uncomfortable.
4. Kate is the least confident person ever (I get that it ties into her “formerly fat” thing but it’s lame) and so all the confusions that result are just painful.
I’d give another book of Murphy’s a shot since I actually quite enjoy reading her work, but I gotta hope it’s a bit better planned out next time.
The more I think about this book the more annoyed I become. I actually really liked the experience of reading it, it was fun and sweet and everything it aimed to be.
But there were some lingering complaints that have really festered into full on problems I had with the book:
1. The viewpoint constantly flip flops? Pick a character (or two even) and stick with them
2. So many non sequiturs, she used to be fat? They once had sex? He’s allergic to alcohol? She’s a chef?
They’re in there constantly, but they add absolutely nothing to my understanding of the book.
3. So much cheating. A loooooot of cheating for a book all about true loves. It just made me uncomfortable.
4. Kate is the least confident person ever (I get that it ties into her “formerly fat” thing but it’s lame) and so all the confusions that result are just painful.
I’d give another book of Murphy’s a shot since I actually quite enjoy reading her work, but I gotta hope it’s a bit better planned out next time.
December 25, 2024
I was struggling to finish another book and this one provided a necessary pleasant distraction. It may not be high literature, not even the author's best book (from the ones I've read so far), but it still proved to be a great escapism read, which is what I look for when reading romance.
Here, we find a woman who has never got over a teenage crush on her brother's best friend and sort of extra member of her family... It turns out he wasn't so indifferent to her, only he didn't feel it was right to treat the family's baby in any other way as a little sister. Now, years later, they each have their relationship but circumstances force them together... and the happy ending is unavoidable (after some twists and turns, obviously).
It being a romance, some bits are slightly unbelievable, but it is a good mix of fun (the family meeting really made me laugh) and emotion. I like that, as usual with this author, there are interesting supporting characters, the story is well spun and there's the right touch or irreverence, so it doesn't get too cheesy.
Here, we find a woman who has never got over a teenage crush on her brother's best friend and sort of extra member of her family... It turns out he wasn't so indifferent to her, only he didn't feel it was right to treat the family's baby in any other way as a little sister. Now, years later, they each have their relationship but circumstances force them together... and the happy ending is unavoidable (after some twists and turns, obviously).
It being a romance, some bits are slightly unbelievable, but it is a good mix of fun (the family meeting really made me laugh) and emotion. I like that, as usual with this author, there are interesting supporting characters, the story is well spun and there's the right touch or irreverence, so it doesn't get too cheesy.
June 3, 2018
The Disengagement Ring
What starts out as a girl who has crushed on a family friend years ago. That ended with drunk sex that he doesn't remember. Evolves into their mother's trying to hook them up. His get a him to hire her as his hands chef. Both have other people that they are seeing. Both moms don't like the others. Now added to that the close proximity sparks start to ignite. But will it cause a fire or fizzle out?
What starts out as a girl who has crushed on a family friend years ago. That ended with drunk sex that he doesn't remember. Evolves into their mother's trying to hook them up. His get a him to hire her as his hands chef. Both have other people that they are seeing. Both moms don't like the others. Now added to that the close proximity sparks start to ignite. But will it cause a fire or fizzle out?
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June 30, 2025Not my favorite of her books! It jumped around a lot more and I don’t love reading about the rich & famous lol. but it was still fun and cute and I liked Kate & Will a lot :)
I looove Freddie !!!!
Oh and I love Louise!
Tbh stopped at 90% bc things were working out and I hate when they go wrong right before the end of the book lol
God okay finishing it haha
Yeah Rachel suckssssss
Oh her restaurant ❤️❤️
Aw okay that was a cute ending !!!
I looove Freddie !!!!
Oh and I love Louise!
Tbh stopped at 90% bc things were working out and I hate when they go wrong right before the end of the book lol
God okay finishing it haha
Yeah Rachel suckssssss
Oh her restaurant ❤️❤️
Aw okay that was a cute ending !!!
September 27, 2017
No depth
I wanted to like this book... Really wanted to because I think the author has a unique style and her characters are witty. That being said, the relationship felt forced. There wasn't any real chemistry between the characters and the heroine kept forgetting that she had a boyfriend. It was just weird.
I wanted to like this book... Really wanted to because I think the author has a unique style and her characters are witty. That being said, the relationship felt forced. There wasn't any real chemistry between the characters and the heroine kept forgetting that she had a boyfriend. It was just weird.
October 21, 2020
Fun book to read
Will is a rock band manager and Kate is the curvy woman that has had a crush on Will since childhood. Put together in a villa in Italy the sparks between these two start to fly. The characters of her family , friends and the band gives so very amusing, laugh out loud moments in the story. Lovable characters and a fun read.
Will is a rock band manager and Kate is the curvy woman that has had a crush on Will since childhood. Put together in a villa in Italy the sparks between these two start to fly. The characters of her family , friends and the band gives so very amusing, laugh out loud moments in the story. Lovable characters and a fun read.
December 24, 2020
Great read - don’t miss it
I stumbled across this novel, the first by this author, and I really enjoyed it. There are so many characters that I got confused at first, but it made for a really interesting romance novel with lots of participating characters. Lots of twists and turns, but in the end, HEA
I stumbled across this novel, the first by this author, and I really enjoyed it. There are so many characters that I got confused at first, but it made for a really interesting romance novel with lots of participating characters. Lots of twists and turns, but in the end, HEA
November 9, 2021
Would have been 4 stars but, man, the heroine's family is trash and the fat shaming got really old. I know part of it was to show that the mean girls were really shallow but, still. Also, copious amounts of drugs, alcohol and sex. I worry for the physical health of some these folks - lots of addiction issues. I did like the rock and roll band stuff.
July 6, 2017
Not the good, not that bad
I don't know what to say. I enjoyed the characters so much. But it just lagged in many places. I did finish it in less than a day because of skipping so much nonsense.
I don't know what to say. I enjoyed the characters so much. But it just lagged in many places. I did finish it in less than a day because of skipping so much nonsense.
March 12, 2017
A fun read!
Lots of twists and turns as to how things are going to play out with the characters. One of those books you want to read in one sitting.
Lots of twists and turns as to how things are going to play out with the characters. One of those books you want to read in one sitting.
June 13, 2017
Thoroughly charming! I'd love a sequel featuring the band!
November 4, 2017
Loved it .The characters were just perfect flaws and all.
September 14, 2018
Really enjoyed this nice easy chic lit
February 25, 2021
Just a mess. Had potential, but needed some serious editing. Didn’t finish it.
July 21, 2021
Slow to get started but after the first few chapters I loved it !!
March 18, 2025
Humorous
This book was a fun aamd easy read. It made me laugh and didn't go into long description of the weather or location. Just a fun read.
This book was a fun aamd easy read. It made me laugh and didn't go into long description of the weather or location. Just a fun read.
December 29, 2025
loved it
Loved this book! Really liked the main characters and disliked the ones we’re supposed to! Also now want to work for a hugely successful band!! Highly recommend!
Loved this book! Really liked the main characters and disliked the ones we’re supposed to! Also now want to work for a hugely successful band!! Highly recommend!
December 27, 2011
I loved this book! It's Clodagh Murphy's debut novel and it's a wonderful read. You can't help but become engrossed in Kate O'Neil's story. She's just arrived home after working as a chef in Africa to attend her sister Rachel's wedding. She's faced not only with a monstrosity of a dress, but also having to face the best man, Will, who she's always been in love with, even though she currently has a boyfriend, Brian, whom her family detests. Brian manages to surprise Kate with a proposal and she agrees. The O'Neil family and Will are thrown into a tizzy as Brian is a pompous "tree hugger" and no can stand him. They scheme to split Kate and Brian up, and recruit Will to do the dirty work by seducing her away from Brian. Will ends up offering Kate a job in Tuscany cooking for the famous rock band he manages, and she agrees.
I really enjoyed reading about Kate. I loved her character. She seemed like the kind of girl I would like to be friends with, so I empathized with her a lot. I also adored Freddie, Kate's best friend and room mate. Ms. Murphy did a wonderful job overall with all of her characters. They were all distinct individuals, except for the famous hanger-ons, groupies, and wannabe famous girlfriends. Besides, the book was extremely difficult to put down once I got started. I was really invested in finding out not only what happened between Will and Kate, but also what happened between Rory and Louise, and Lorcan and Carmen.
I look forward to reading Girl in s Spin, as well as Ms. Murphy's newest book, which should be releasing in the summer of 2012.
I really enjoyed reading about Kate. I loved her character. She seemed like the kind of girl I would like to be friends with, so I empathized with her a lot. I also adored Freddie, Kate's best friend and room mate. Ms. Murphy did a wonderful job overall with all of her characters. They were all distinct individuals, except for the famous hanger-ons, groupies, and wannabe famous girlfriends. Besides, the book was extremely difficult to put down once I got started. I was really invested in finding out not only what happened between Will and Kate, but also what happened between Rory and Louise, and Lorcan and Carmen.
I look forward to reading Girl in s Spin, as well as Ms. Murphy's newest book, which should be releasing in the summer of 2012.
August 25, 2010
Kate O'Neill has returned from a long trip abroad to her new-age psychologist but loser-ish boyfriend, Brian, who, seemingly quite reluctantly, asks her to marry him. Kate appears to be the only one who can't see how little regard Brian seems to have for her; her family certainly don't want her to marry him. Neither does close family friend, Will- manager of Ireland's most successful rock band, who Kate once had a bit of a crush on. Kate's mother asks Will to scupper Kate's plans to marry Brian by seducing her, or, if not keen on that idea, by throwing her in the path of one of the hornbag pop stars he manages. Will, a man of honour, is not keen but if he said no then there wouldn't be much story, would there?
I should state now that I "know" Clodagh Murphy from Twitter and she very generously sent me this book to read after I whined at her because her books weren't available for download on Kindle. Now that's out of the way I can honestly tell you this was a fantastic read, I enjoyed the crap out of it. Escapism and humour with a little bit of perfectly placed cynicism and social commentary, fantastically sexy heroes and wonderful women- what's not to love? Kate's family struck a real Marian Keyes cord, reminding me of Keyes's Walsh sisters; Kate's jealous, nasty sister screaming out for her own story of redemption in particular. This was loads of fun, absolutely perfect holiday reading.
I should state now that I "know" Clodagh Murphy from Twitter and she very generously sent me this book to read after I whined at her because her books weren't available for download on Kindle. Now that's out of the way I can honestly tell you this was a fantastic read, I enjoyed the crap out of it. Escapism and humour with a little bit of perfectly placed cynicism and social commentary, fantastically sexy heroes and wonderful women- what's not to love? Kate's family struck a real Marian Keyes cord, reminding me of Keyes's Walsh sisters; Kate's jealous, nasty sister screaming out for her own story of redemption in particular. This was loads of fun, absolutely perfect holiday reading.
September 2, 2016
This book as hilarious! I often have "LOL" moments in books, but this book was full of them. I could absolutely see this book as a movie. The O'Neills are a hurricane family in the best & worst ways. The way they butt into each others lives made for quite the comedy. Kate needed to find more self-worth. She was so insecure that she never felt she deserved better. Will wasn't insecure in the same way Kate was but he always seemed to be taking care of others & never allowed someone to take care of him. The only thing that I didn't like about the book was that it dragged on a bit. Kate was so insecure she never would take what people were saying to her seriously. It was frustrating & I found myself skimming over parts towards the end. I also wish, at some point, Kate would have confronted Rachel about her egotistical & self-centered actions.
This book was a fantastic read that will brighten up the gloomiest of days.
Recommended for readers 17 & up.
Contains sexual content, adult situations & language.
This book was a fantastic read that will brighten up the gloomiest of days.
Recommended for readers 17 & up.
Contains sexual content, adult situations & language.
February 8, 2017
Love this author
This is probably more like 3.5. This first half was so great. Murphy really knows how to bring her characters to life, and the dialog is fantastic. The 2nd half was not quite as good and the ending felt a bit rushed. Still completely entertaining.
This is probably more like 3.5. This first half was so great. Murphy really knows how to bring her characters to life, and the dialog is fantastic. The 2nd half was not quite as good and the ending felt a bit rushed. Still completely entertaining.
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