This is such a delightful book about a dysfunctional family from Ireland. Millie is the zany grandmother of an uptight son whose teenage daughter is completely misunderstood and a bit out of control. The characters are wonderful with Millie being hilarious with her actions and the things she says. She kept me in stitches the whole time. Kevin is unemployed and floundering as a husband and father. He and his wife miss out on what is going on with one of their daughters Aideen. Aideen is a sweet girl but she has nobody to talk to or understands her. When Aideen and Millie venture out together everything that can happen does happen and there are a lot of scheming and laughter. Underneath all the humour is a family struggling to love each other. Thank you to Netgalley and Simon and Schuster Canada for the opportunity to read this fantastic book.

Take one old lady with sticky fingers, her only son and his rather dysfunctional family, and add an American care aide. What could possibly be funny? Read Good Eggs and discover a family like not others. A great read!

I was really looking forward to reading this book about the Gogartys, an Irish family, supposedly full of quirkiness.

It took me a while to get into the book. I have read many novels by Irish authors and have enjoyed them immensely. I was expecting something similar to Maeve Binchy or Marian Keyes, sometimes fluffy but with substance and good a storyline. I had a lot of trouble with the vernacular in this book....I had to look up many words or I had reread a passage a couple times in order to understand what was being said. I found it very surprising that the author actually lives in New Jersey.

Sadly, I could not connect to any of the characters. I tried but I just found not get there. Aideen was a mean, moody character, her twin sister loved to push her buttons, Kevin and Grace seemed detached from themselves and their family and Millie was a thief.

I kept hoping that I would get used to the writing style and that I would find redeeming qualities in the family. That did not happen.

Maybe it was just the wrong time and place for me to read this book. Or, perhaps, it is just the fact that not every book is for everybody.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this Advance Reader's Copy.