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Katie Collins has barely ever left her tiny Irish village of Ennisbawn. Why would she? With its tightknit community, friendly local pub, surrounded by rolling hills and perfectly mysterious forests, it’s a place of peaceful beauty. Or it was peaceful. Until Callum Dempsey turned up. A hot-shot (and, Katie has to admit, hot is annoyingly apt for him…) developer with zero eye for beauty or charm, in spite of his chiselled jaw. He’s not only building some hideous hotel just outside the village, but now he’s also planning to knock down Ennisbawn’s only remaining pub, to make way for a good view from the golf course. It’s the final blow to the village and the last straw for Katie, who refuses to see her home disappear. Not to mention that the pub is the last connection to her parents, who had met at Ennisbawn’s once-famous matchmaking festival, both throwing coins into the wishing well that sits in the pub garden. In an instant, Katie knows what to do. She’s going to uncover the now disused wishing well, she’s going to revive the matchmaking festival, and she’s going to single-handedly bring the town back to life again. She might even help her two best friends find love as well. Since, heck, what’s another project when you’re taking on the world’s hottest, evilest man? But what Ireland’s newest matchmaker doesn’t know is that even when someone’s really not your type on paper, love might be a little bit more than just a formula…
Publication Year: 2023
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0Katie is determined to save her small Irish Village of Ennisbawn from a developer that wants to turn it in a touristy area. Callum is working as part of the construction crew with the developer, but after meeting Katie, he's had a change of heart and wants to help her as she makes a decision to bring back an old village tradition of a Matchmaker festival.
I previously read Holiday Romance from Catherine Walsh and I was smitten from the first page. The Matchmaker took a whopping 50% before I felt like I was actually interested in reading the book.
I almost DNF'ed at 40% because I struggled with just not feeling interested. Katie and Callum had very little chemistry, I was actually more invested in the relationship of the side characters.
Overall, just eh about the finished book.
However, huge thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for the ARC. The opinion is 100% my own.
0Thank you to NetGalley and Bookoture for the ARC of this book in exchange for honest feedback.
Just give me all the Catherine Walsh books at this point!!
This book was ridiculously cute and Callum was one of THE best male love interests I’ve read in a while. Seriously, I love that he wasn’t perfect (burnt pancakes anyone?) and yet emotionally he was perfect!!!
The story moves at a pretty good pace. I found a little bit of drag towards the end of the book. I think some of the dramatic plot lines could have been edited better or cut altogether. Between the festival and the last dramatic twist I was a little bored BUT the book was still a great read.
3.5 stars but I’m rounding up to 4 because I liked more about the book than I didn’t.
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