No Reservations

by Fiona O'Brien

Dom Coleman-Cappabianca is the divinely handsome owner of Dominic's, the hottest restaurant in town. But he's about to find out things are even steamier out of the kitchen. For starters, his blonde PR exec girlfriend Tanya seems hell bent on promoting her own interests, whatever the expense. Carla Berlusconi, the beautiful Italian American waitress, keeps her New York past to herself in Dominic's. But who is she? And what is her real story? Sexy doctor P.J. O'Sullivan is one of Dom's best customers. Five years on he still struggles to cope with the death of his beloved wife. Will he find true love again? Charlotte Keating is the perfect daughter, the perfect mother and now, the perfectly behaved divorcee. But her daughter Candy is about to change all that. And then Dom's glamorous Italian mother Cici is getting herself into some very hot water. From Dublin to Rome and New York, family fidelity is tested to its limits as the cast of Dominic's discover when love is the dish of the day, it's a recipe for trouble.

Genres: Fiction

448 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2009

Reviews

[Cecly Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Muddled but good

I have absolutely no reservation in recommending this novel. I just didn't get enough of Dom and Carla, and their story was overrun by the drama unfolding behind the scenes with Cici and James and PJ and Charlotte. The characters and plot were not as fluent as expected, but the novel held its general theme and the plot created the right tension for the reader.

[Yael Kofman]

Whenever I get my hands on a Fiona O'brien book I know I'm in for a treat!
She writes about life and all it contains. Just bigger and better. It has everything, love, sex, emotional rollercoasters, laughter, anger, tears.
Fiona lets us feel everything along with her charachters.

[Corinna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I ended up picking this up for an easy beach read and this is exactly what I wanted! This actually surprised me with the stories and how much I enjoyed them without being too serious. And it made me hungry!

[Emma Harley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fab

Can book from start to finish
A real page turned and I e noted it
Definitely recommend this book to all fans

[Mary Geraghty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great read

These books just keep getting better. I loved the myriad of life and characters in this book. We could all do with a Jennifer in our lives. 😊

[Pam Webb · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very readable

Good story but jumped between characters too much for my liking. Did keep me interested enough to read on to the finish.

[Caroline Barber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very easy reading, feel good and heart warming.

[Pat Sharratt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Recommend

Enjoyed this book very much. It was quite predictable but that didn’t matter, lovely feel good book. First book from this author, will read some more.

[Sand · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun light read. Enjoyable story and characters. Perfect for an escape on a rainy weekend

[Felicity Terry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not too sure if I would have enjoyed this quite as much at any other time but given that I've been unwell this was just what the doctor ordered - a nice light read, non-demanding, reading it was a bit like putting on a comfy pair of slippers and having a right good gossip with an old friend.

All about a mixture of individuals and their families, most of whom have Dominic's ('the hottest new restaurant in town') in common, No Reservations, with one or two exceptions, concentrates on the lives of beautiful, really beautiful, sexy women and rich, successful men. Hmm, actually very stereotypical when I think about it - the sexy though ageing Italian mama who loves to cook, the spoilt, rich, 'daddy's little girl', the ageing rock star, the feisty upper middle class grandma who tells it as it is - yes, they are all there, many of them bearing more than a passing resemblance to actual celebrities when I think about it.

A humorous enough read, I thought the authors observations quite perceptive. Not too sure about all of the love scenes though. OK, so there weren't that many of them and they were hardly what you could call explicit but I found them unnecessary and, after a while, boring.

[Nat · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book, shown by the speed I read it I think! It wasn't too taxing, it was a nice easy read, with a good mix of characters and I really warmed to the characters and wanted to keep reading to find out what would happen to them.

Fiona O'Brien is definitely one of my new must-read authors, I would recommend this.

[Rebecca Nelson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy read with likeable characters. Better than your average chick lit, but still chick lit nonetheless, so don't expect anything complex or over demanding (which is the genres appeal after all). As always, ends exactly how you want it to.

[Gemma · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not too much to say about this book slow start gets better towards the end but then end with oh ok

[Munira Khan · Rating 4 out of 5]

thoroughly enjoyed this light weight book!