Thanks to Penguin Random House Canada | Doubleday Canada and NetGalley for this ARC. Unfortunately, this was a DNF for me. I've read Marian Keyes before and always loved her books. I cannot say the same for this one. I think I finally for halfway through and just could not do it!! The story felt like it was going nowhere. I couldn't even tell what the point was and what they were planning to achieve. And while I very much appreciate having a main character who is in her 40s, the amount of times she had to reference her perimenopause and the medicine she was seeking out was simply annoying and repetitious. The rest of the characters weren't necessarily unlikable but there was nothing stand out to make me care. A disappointing partial read for me.

I didn’t realize this was part of a series until after started reading. Nevertheless, I enjoyed Anna’s story as she navigates post pandemic life as a single perimenopausal woman who moves from NYC back home to Ireland.

What a fun fast paced book! I loved the premise of headed back to one’s roots. I loved each and every character and the quirks of country life In Ireland. With a mystery, a love story, and a family tale, this was a terrific summer read. Highly recommend!

What a wonderful book! I loved the story ... taking the main character from NYC back to where she is originally from in Dublin, Ireland, and then on to the small coastal Irish town of Maumtully, or M'town, as the locals call it. From her high pressure, high profile job in the beautycare industry to working for the small business her sister's friend owns and is expanding. The book follows Anna Walsh through the ups and downs of life, from her young girl crushes to her adult relationships that don't always turn out as she expected. Can she help her friend get the town on the side of their new business venture, can she work with their business broker with whom she has a long and complicated history, can life turn out sweet and wonderful for Anna? Read this book and fall in love with the characters just as I did. Long to visit the places the author writes of so well that you picture them so clearly you can nearly smell the sea air. Get to know Anna's crazy, boisterous, loving family and the quirky, wonderful residents of M'Town. And join me in rooting for Anna!
*I received an advanced reader copy of this book from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

I've read a lot of books by Marian Keyes in the past, and I enjoyed all of them. But "My Favorite Mistake" was hard for me to get into and hard for me to keep interested in. I didn't like the way the story jumped back and forth in time, and the series of events were very confusing. It might be that I just wasn't in the right frame of mind to enjoy this book. However, I WILL read more books by this author in the future. But this one just didn't do it for me.

Thank you to Net Galley and to the publisher for an ARC of this novel. My opinion is my own.

Awwwww I am SO happy that Marian wrote another book about the beloved Walshes! This is just like catching up with some old friends.

Loved this story about Anna on her adventures from her return from NYC. So good and definitely add to your list!

Anna had a dream job in NY doing PR for a beauty company. She had enjoyed lots of freebies i.e. all the serums and lotions that you could use.

Anna also had a great boyfriend - Angelo. She thought he was everything she wanted, until the pandemic forced them together without escape for over a year. She realized that he was not to be her lifetime partner. She had lost the love of her life, her husband Aiden, a decade before.

The pandemic also forced her to abandon her usual visits to Ireland to her family. She misses them, she misses Ireland!! She decides to quit her job and flies to Ireland without even informing her family.

When she arrives she is forced to live with one of her sisters as she can’t find a job! She’s either over-qualified, too old to start with a new company (she’s only in her 40’s) or just isn’t the right fit.

One of her sister’s friends is going through a hard time. Their daughter is very ill and they need help!! They are launching a new luxury retreat and have found that the locals are not too happy about it. They hire Anna to please, please find a way to appease the locals to allow them to continue with their building plans.

I found this more like a story being told to me than a novel. There isn’t really a plot to hold it together but it was still entertaining. I did find the middle to be a bit slow moving and the ending predictable.

If you are a fan of this author, or just looking for a good story, than this is the book for you.

I received an ARC of this novel from the publisher through NetGalley. It was my pleasure to read and review this novel.

I lost interest in this book - maybe just poor timing. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

This is a delightful Rom-Com. This book is true to Marian Keyes' style with her witty humour and heartfelt romance. It is the fun, feel-good romp you didn't know you needed.
Anna has come through Covid and lockdown and realizes she wants more from her life. She leaves her boyfriend and her high-powered job and moves back home to Ireland. She soon finds herself helping a friend with a PR job in a small town. Turns out it puts her face to face with a man she has lusted over her whole life.
This book was such a warm feel-good read. Like all of her books, they are a fantastic escape. This is one of a series of books about the Walsh family but it can be read as a stand-alone.
This is sure to be a best seller and hit with her fans. Pick this up for your perfect summer indulgence!
Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Random House Canada for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

I’ve read MANY Marian Keyes and have been a fan for decades now. The Walsh sisters are an amazing crew and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed getting to know them over the years and Anna is definitely a fav!! She’s spunky, loving and lives her grief full on while learning to engage with life fully too. I wish I could say I loved this book - I loved the ideas of this book and the overall storyline but it was too much, too long and too moved too slowly for me. I finished the book but sadly - even though I was cheering for Anna the whole way through - it was a bit of a slog to the end. That said, I will pick up another Marian Keyes again in the future. Thank you for the opportunity to read this one!

Marian Keyes has once again delivered a delightful and heartwarming read with *My Favourite Mistake*. As a long-time fan, it was a joy to reconnect with the beloved Walsh family. The characters, with their distinct personalities and endearing quirks, stayed with me long after I finished reading.

Keyes’ signature humour, wit, and sharp dialogue are ever-present, making this novel a page-turner from start to finish. The story is infused with sharp observations and laugh-out-loud moments that showcase Keyes’ knack for blending comedy with deeper, more poignant themes.

*My Favourite Mistake* is the perfect cozy read, offering a comforting escape into the familiar yet refreshingly vibrant world of the Walsh family. Many thanks to Penguin Random House Canada for bringing us another gem from Marian Keyes. Highly recommended for both new readers and long-time fans alike.

When I started reading this book, I didn’t realize it was one in a series about the Walsh sisters, but I didn’t feel like this one had to be read in order. You get enough backstory to catch up… maybe too much backstory. The book seemed to drag until Anna moves back to Ireland from New York. Then it picks up and becomes interesting.
I liked the characters of Anna and Joey. I also liked the quirky British humor and euphemisms. The small Irish town where Anna takes a temporary job sounds delightful, but I found it slightly difficult to keep all of the townspeople straight. Kudos to Keyes for having such an imagination to create them all, but you might want to keep a ledger to track them. Some of the dialogue is hard to follow without signal phrases. I found myself having to read sections again to determine who said what. Still I did enjoy reading this novel and will look for some of the others in the series.
Thanks to Net Galley and Penguin Random House Canada for this early reading.

Love love love Marian Keyes! The Walshes are one of my favorite families and this book, featuring youngest daughter Anna with lots of appearances by the rest of the family and old friends, is one of the best. Lots of Irish humor and just a great story.

Keyes is a master of characters -- complicated, relatable,and real! This tale was entertaining and unpredictable, the scenery came alive, and I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know the inhabitants of this world.

I love this series of books around the same family, but to be honest, I forget most of the family names and history in the intervening years....therefore, I really struggle to figure out the past story that I ought to know. This installment starts out strong, with Anna experiencing a post ;lockdown lfie change/mid life crisis and her move to Ireland. The on again off again romance with Joseph held my interest for a long while, but toward the end, i was exhausted by their inablility to just date each other without drama. Less would have been more for this reader. The underlying story of a small town was charming.

A very long time ago I did a binge of books by Marian Keyes, however, I have not ready anything by her for a long time and alas, compared to the books I read now, I found it to be slow, drawn out and I didn't feel drawn into the story and characters. While we are served a happy ending, it is a long time coming (are we there yet?!?!).

This is the love story of Anna and Joey, with Anna as the lead character and her journey, through life from a child to celebrating her 50th birthday. Along the way there is love and loss, fights that shatter friendships, the dedication to career and then making a full life change and eventually finding where you need to be in life.

The story jumps back and forth between now and memories/recap of the past to help tell the story, however it is not delineated by chapters, it is often just a switch in paragraph with no lead in. Oten there was a bit of a story/scene jump moving from one paragraph to the next.

Reading the uncorrected ARC also posed some issues for me, due to the formatting which impacted the flow of the read. (sentences not flowing on one line, 2 words might be on a line, one on the next then a full line).

Anna Walsh's story was definitely my least favorite of the Walsh saga, to date.
Anna leaves her high powered, very successful and stressful job in NYC as a high end beauty product broker to become a broker for a coastal retreat being built across the sea.
The people don't want it; the locals are rebellious, she is still reeling from the death of her husband and her former best friend hates her.
So this is Anna's life and it doesn't get much better as you read on.
I found it to be awash in self pity, petty differences and supposed unrequited love.
All the things that make characters very boring and plots continually sidetracked, leaving
one with no clear path ahead.
Not my glass of Guinness.

Perhaps just the wrong time, but I didn’t connect with this book (DNF’d)— I’m going to go back to the beginning and meet the Walshes from book 1

The Walsh family is back! And as everyone who has read one of Marian Keyes Walsh novels knows, you are in for a delicious combination of joy, heartbreak and laughter from this Irish family that you wish was yours. Sometimes. Maybe.

Anna Walsh is returning to Ireland. She is leaving behind memories of life with her husband, dead for sixteen years. She’s quitting her prestigious public relations jockey and she’s breaking up with Angelo, her partner. It’s probably a mid life crisis but she wants to go home. She won’t be unemployed for long. A child’s illness has derailed her friends Colm and Brigit’s plans of turning their farm into a luxury retreat. The nearby village is full of resentful residents and there has been vandalism directed at the project. Anna is to pacify angry people, learn and then solve their complaints and end future destruction.

Now the catch. The liaison between the project and the investors is Joseph Armstrong or, as he is known to the Walshes, Narky Joey or the go-boy. Anna and Joey have many reasons for disliking each other but those reasons are swamped by mutual attraction. What will become of that attraction? Will the hotel be finished? And who are the Beardy Glarers?

Thank you, Marian Keyes, for this absolute gift of a novel. You have a way or making ordinary things special, joyous or sad. Your characters are all vividly alive and your dialogue is snappy. My Favorite Mistake is the latest in the Walsh saga. I cant wait for what comes next! 5 stars!

Thank you to NetGalley, Penguin Random House Canada and Marian Keyes for this ARC.

I’m a long time fan of Marian Keyes and her enchanting novels that catalog the antics and full lives of the Walsh family. This was no exception. I found myself thinking about the book when I wasn’t reading it (always a good sign), and then while reading, debating if I should continue reading because my default was to gobble it up, but I was trying to find ways to make the story last longer. It was a pleasure to be in Keyes’s fictional world again. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC.