The Matchmaker

For Fans of Sophie Kinsella...

Book Summary: 

Katie Collins has barely ever left her tiny Irish village of Ennisbawn. Why would she? With its tightknit community, friendly local pub, surrounded by glistening lakes and perfectly mysterious forests, it’s a place of peaceful beauty.

Or it was peaceful. Until Callum Dempsey turned up. Part of a hot-shot (and, Katie has to admit, hot is annoyingly apt for him…) development team with zero eye for beauty or charm, he’s not only building a hideous hotel just outside the village, he’s also just announced a plan to knock down Ennisbawn’s only remaining pub. To make way for a view from the golf course.

It’s the final blow to the village and the last straw for Katie, who refuses to let her home-from-home disappear. The pub is her life – her job, but also her last connection to her parents, who had met at Ennisbawn’s once-famous matchmaking festival that was held in the grounds.

But, after being laughed off the building site in her best flannel pyjamas for demanding the builders leave, Katie decides enough is enough and hatches a plan. She’s going to revive the matchmaking festival, save the pub, and 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…

Mini Review:

A slow build at times, this was a cute, laid-back romance that you could easily put down and pick back up (trust me – I would know, as it took me almost two months to finish it). While it isn’t highly engaging, your curiosity will keep pulling you back to see if Katie triumphs in her mission to beat big business and save her town. You’ll chuckle here and there, and you might even find yourself smiling, but it’s not the kind of book that will leave you rushing to pick up the next by Walsh.

The Matchmaker is one of those stories that you simply watch unfold. Once you finish, you mark it as read and move on – not leaving much of an impression and forgotten just as easily. But no worries! If this one doesn’t grab you, I highly recommend her Christmas series, starting with Holiday Romance. That’s where Catherine truly shines  – it’s still one of my favorite holiday reads to this day.

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+ 344 Total Pages

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+ 3.5 Star Review

Book Features

Romance Category

Small Town Romance, Rivals to Lovers, Grumpy vs. Sunshine

Spicy Factor

Medium

Formats Available

Paperback, Audiobook, and eBook

Part of Series?

At the time of this publishing, no.

About the Book Author

Catherine Walsh

Catherine Walsh was born and raised in Ireland.

She lived in London for a few years before returning to Dublin where she now lives between the mountains and the sea. When not writing she is trying and failing to not kill her houseplants.

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