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The Cosy Cottage in Ireland

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I loved the story and plot line. Its well written and felt myself connecting with the characters. Definitely recommend

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Cozy, cozy, cozy is this books best description. It was a curl up with a blanket and coffee and just melt away to Ireland for a few hours. I will be constantly recommending this book and author to anyone looking for a feel good story. The writing was great. Once I dove in it was like no other place existed. I look forward to coming back to this one again and again.

I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book provided by NetGalley

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Loved this charming and well written book. Read in one sitting and I'm looking forward to reading more by this writer.

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review.

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When you start a page and fall in love already. Get me to that boutique hotel

I loved the story so much. Hannah was a fab strong independent woman and I admired her so much for what she was doing. I love how the trip changed her and how she was on a journey of self discovery.

The first night her and Connor met - wow the chemistry.

What I loved
The setting
The easy style of the writing
The cookery class concept - such a great idea.
The family element.
The romance.

I would definitely recommend this

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I like Caplin's work a lot, but I didn't realize how short of a time frame I had to read this book before it came out.

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Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an ecopy of The Cosy Cottage in Ireland in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoy the Romantic Escapes series and this is one of the best yet! It was a real page turner, I was hooked from the first page!

Can't wait for the next one!

P.S. Can we please have some more in exotic locations 🤞

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Love all of her books. They have warmth, love and humor. Loved the setting in Ireland. It had great discriptions of the place. Love and cooking!

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Lovely feel good book to read. It was a joy to read. Lovely characters. Great plot. The book was charming. Very well written. I’d definitely recommend this book

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This was a cute story. I loved the setting and liked the characters. At times I wished there was a little more happening, I felt the story dragged. I will definitely read another book by this author.

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A heartwarming story and definitely want to get cosy and curl up with.The story centres around Hannah who is looking for time out from her busy life as a lawyer, she books herself onto a cookery course in Ireland, where she meets Conor, a handsome guy that might just make this trip a little more fun. All her life Hannah has been brought up to be levelheaded and sensible one and someone who definitely doesn't take risks. Alone in a Dublin hotel Hannah acts totally out of character, after all it's one night or will fate have other plans? The cookery school plays host to a group of students from different backgrounds and with different personalities, cleverly written to bring the characters together and form friendships. Not a usual cookery school, this one teaches the whole concept of food to table with students needing to help around the farm as well as learning to cook. As always in romantic fiction the path for Hannah and Conor isn't straightforward, and you will be drawn in with their trials and tribulations on the path to finding love.

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Loved this book from start to finish. Set in the countryside of Ireland Hannah begins a cookery course where she falls in love in more ways than one. It's a journey of self discovery and enlightenment with added humour, colourful characters and a touch of suspense.

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The Cosy Cottage in Ireland is the second book by the author that I have read, and it will probably be the last one.
I don’t think her books are particularly bad, I just don’t think they are for me.

This was a buddy read with Amanda. Last year (or maybe in 2020) we read Julie Caplin’s novel set in Croatia (my country) and although we didn’t really enjoy it, we knew we wanted to try her other work.

Just to give you an example how forgettable this story was, I will mention that while we were reading and discussing it, I surely favorited one before the other, and now I don’t even know which one I thought was better: the one set in Croatia or this one set in Ireland (but my bet is on this one).

The writing style was simple but still it wasn’t as easy to read as one would assume.
It felt like we were reading 500+ pages when the book has 373 pages (which is still too long in my opinion).

I didn’t like the guy who was the love interest (and whose name I have already forgot) nor his mother.
He was a sexist full of himself (ok, he had some sexist comments but I don’t think he was a man schwain or anything similar to that) and his mother was cold bitch who didn’t even realize it (and I am not sure the author did either).
If I was Hannah I would ask for money refund and run away.

As for the setting, it was good. Also, it was nice to read about the smaller town from that country.
Do I think I’ve learned something new about Ireland? Not really, but it was still a good escape and I appreciate it.

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I love everything that Julie Caplin writes and this book is no exception. It is the perfect book to feel 'cosy' with by curling up and reading on your sofa as fictional escapism. I'd highly recommend it.

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Thank you to Netgalley, the publishers and the Author for my copy of The Cosy Cottage in Ireland. I buddy read this book with Irena. We both chose to read this after reading a previous book by the same Author which was based in Croatia.

Caplin has written 8 of these 'Romantic Escape' novels, and the cover and descriptions of all of them are so inviting. This particular one appealed to me because it was based in a cookery school in Ireland. Being a real foodie, I hoped for plenty of foodie descriptions to delight in.

The story follows Hannah who is a lawyer travel from her home town of Manchester, UK to a small village in Ireland to do a month long cookery course. Of course this is a 'Romantic Escapes' book, so of course there was romance with the very tasty sounding Conor.

Although, I enjoyed this book, there was not enough drama for me. It was an easy read, with amazing descriptive surroundings. It sounds like an idyllic place to live or holiday. I'd have liked more foodie talk, but that could be just me wanting overkill on the food talk. I was grateful that they learned to cook a range of foods, like breads, vegetables, etc, not just cakes.

I got a good sense of who all the characters were. Some I took quite a dislike to, and some I liked. I was critical of some of the things that a few characters did, for example the owner of the cookery school seemed to me to be quite selfish money orientated woman, which is not the kind of person I'd expect to run such a school. She didn't seem to care to much about her guests, as she made them work for her and punished them for swearing, by making a swear pot! Not what I'd expect after paying a fortune to go to a high end cookery school.

The book was ok, but it didn't grip me as much as I'd have hoped it would. I wanted a bit more drama towards the end, and I found myself wanting to finish it quickly so I could go onto my next book.

My favourite part of these books are the covers and descriptions, they really make me want to read them all. But sadly, this one has put me off reading anymore of the ' Romantic Escapes' series. After reading many reviews of this book, I think I am in the minority with this decision.

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Another success by Julie! This was a great little story; I love the plot, the setting, the characters and the relationships. I think it could have benefitted from an epilogue, just to finalise some of the other potential ‘will they won’t they’ relationships, but leaving it open has spoilt the story. As always, very much looking forward to the next instalment in the series.

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When Hannah wants a change of pace from her life as a lawyer she books a cookery course in Ireland
There are wonderfully drawn characters, the other cookery course participants and cookery school owners. The food is beautifully described making a mouth watering read throughout. They have to complete tasks to show them how the food they are cooking is grown and collected daily. Wonderful setting in Ireland makes for a great read.

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Can I say I'm a little bit disappointed?
I've loved The little teashop in Tokyo and the Little Swiss Ski Chalet, but with this book I really struggled to go on. Too many informations about food and cuisine ruined my interest in the general plot and the story was heavy to read.
For the moment it's a DNF.
I'll try again in future.

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I love this series and this next addition is no exception. You can't help but get swept away in the fold of the Irish hospitality, the food, the sense of community and of course the romance of it all, with a little bit of a mystery thrown in for good measure. Highly recommend.

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Caplin's writing is absolutely magical making you feel all warm and fuzzy as she transports you to Ireland.

Heartfelt, charming & thought-provoking read, this is it!

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I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Cosy Cottage in Ireland definitely makes me want to visit Ireland as soon as possible. Seriously, I would drop everything like a hot potato and fly there right now if I could. Unfortunately, I need to work in order to make money so I can one day travel. Ugh.

In this, you will meet Hannah and Conor. She, like me, needs a break from her job. An unexpected sabbatical gets her to take a completely random trip to Ireland. While there, she decides to take a cookery course for 6 weeks. Mostly because this girl doesn't know how to cook and figured it was high time to learn this delicious skill.

The chemistry between these two was freaking amazing. I loved everything about them after they first met one another. He's the mysterious and handsome guy that might make this trip to Ireland a lot more fun.

In the end, I devoured this book so quickly. I really enjoyed everything about this and can't wait to read the other books within the romantic escapes series.

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