I’m certainly no author, but I know what I like, and with this author I wanted more, because she does more so well! However, I still enjoyed what I read, love the setting, the characters, and the accuracy and craziness of family life in Ireland. I think a prologue, with some flashback details, would have added so much to Ruairí and Jayme's story, there was so much there to explore! Due to the length of the story, it goes by way to quickly, and the reader/story connection felt like it was lost. Why is that? Because, all the key details come at the tail end of the book, and readers aren’t baited with enough tidbits in the beginning. Zara Keane has a tendency to reveal the main character's past history, their connection, a little later in the story, which worked in Love and Shenanigans, but unfortunately with this book I think she might lose some readers along the way. I had the pleasure of reading Love and Shenanigans a while ago and it got me hooked on this series, the author's distinct writing style, her fun quirky characters and their zany lives. My problem was, I didn’t get to fall in love with Ruairí and Jayme as much as they were in love with each other. It had the bones for a great second chance love story, but it was over before it even got started. Oh, how I wish the author would have made Ruairí and Jayme the stars of a full length book and not just given them a novella. 3 Stars! Sweet addition to this fun series, but it had the potential to be so much more!

Love and Blarney by Zara Keane