I would like to thank netgalley and the author for a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

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3.5 ⭐️

The cover and title of this book is originally what drew me in. During the year of 2019, I got to spend a semester abroad in Dublin and this beautiful country has not left my heart since.

Reading this book, brought me back to the wonders of this magical country. The way the author writes about Irish people, the language, the country, the custom and nature makes my heart ache for the nostalgia of my own time there. She wrote about these things so beautifully I was transported back in time.

Rory and Jaime were adorable characters and I loved the progression of their relationship. Part II of the book made my heart so happy and I admired Rory’s personal growth after her semester abroad. I felt a built frustrated with Rory’s character and her emotional instability, but Jaime was a great grounding force for her.

Overall, a wholesome read that has me checking flights to get back to Ireland 💚

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC!

A Match Made in Ireland was a lighthearted, rich with Irish culture, closed door romance.
I loved how descriptive the novel was with the Irish cities, holidays, and atmosphere. Rory and Jamie were interesting main characters.
I do wish however the side characters were explored in more detail as they seemed a bit two dimensional. Jamie's mother was one of the best and Zoey and Marissa were also great and I wish we got to see more of them.
I felt like some scenes were a little too detailed with the age old telling instead of showing but it was still enjoyable to read.
The further I got into the story and characters, the more I enjoyed reading this novel. Overall it was a good read, and thouroughly immersive.
Thank you to NetGalley and E.D Hackett for providing me with an eARC of this novel.

It was a treat to be whisked away to Ireland in this charming love story. I especially enjoyed diving into the main characters’ travels around the country together and wished for more of those parts! I was a little confused at the main characters’ attraction to one another at the beginning and many of the characters aren’t super likable, but the author still had me rooting for the main pair at the end. A really cute storyline and nice vacation read!

Thank you to the author and NetGalley for providing this ARC for my voluntary and honest review!

Rory makes the decision to spend a semester in Ireland, eager to pursue her dreams and broaden her horizons. She's excited to discuss her plans with her assigned roommates abroad. However, there's a slight twist—instead of sharing a room with another Miss Americana girl, she finds herself rooming with a charming Irish guy she had the misfortune of meeting on the plane, where they had an incredibly frustrating and annoying encounter. What could possibly go awry?

I really enjoyed Rory and Jaime's story, even though it's more of a YA than an adult romance, and despite the book being a closed-door romance.
I found Jaime to be an immensely likable character, Rory, on the other hand, could be frustrating at times due to her frequent self-sabotage. However, as she began to acknowledge and actively address this issue, she became a more sympathetic character. Many of her problems stemmed from her parents' relationship, and I often wished she had a therapist or someone to confide in, offering guidance instead of going in circles. Despite this, I genuinely enjoyed the novel and how Jaime and Rory's story unfolded.



The descriptions of the Irish countryside were stunning. I felt as if I were right there. The writing was vivid and flowed smoothly.

Thank you to Xpresso Book Tours and the author for this free advanced reader copy, and the opportunity to voluntarily provide my own opinions.

This book was cute. The plane fiasco was a classic meet cute and I found Jaime to be a very loveable character. I often found Rory to be frustrating because she sabotaged herself so often, but once she started to acknowledge that, and actively try to get out of her own way, she was better. A lot of her problems came from her parents relationship and I often found myself wishing she had a therapist or someone she was talking to that could’ve acted as a sounding board so that she wasn’t going in circles constantly. Aside from that I enjoyed this novel and how Jaime and Rory’s story panned out.

Cute rom-com adventure that snags you up in the first chapter! If Rory and Jamies meet cute wasn’t fate, then I don’t know what is! Reminded me of the Hallmark Movie “as luck would have it” if you haven’t watched it go watch it it’s so cute! I had to keep reminding myself that we were dealing with early 2000s technology, as I would be like just call him or text him but then 🤦‍♀️ I remembered the times. I really did want to slap Rory sometimes, but hey her and Jamie got there in the end, I want a bonus epilogue tho 😂

Thanks NetGalley & publisher for the free review copy.
This book really did exceed my expectations. I read it in a day and really enjoyed it. The characters were fun & the setting was perfect. I really enjoyed it!

I'm not sure if I liked this book because I was the person who went to Ireland with a specific itinerary and all the things I wanted to do and a want to do it all and it was so great to re-"visit" the Emerald Isle with someone else with that mindset. It was a lot of fun to hear of places that I had recently visited, even in fictional perspective. That said, the story was cute but seemed to jump quickly. The friend's visit could be seen a mile away but the way it went down was just fantastic. I love the friendship that the roommates developed and how that translated into some of their adventures. The ending was so perfect it gave all the warm and fuzzies.
I'm not sure how I'd like this book without the nostalgia factor but it definitely hit all the right notes of romance books.

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They had me a Ireland. This story had it all and I was there for it. I like E.D. Hackett books and will read more of them. Now i must find the others.

This book was difficult to get through. The writing was a bit stilted, and the characters were a bit too immature for my taste.

I really liked the premise for this book, but the writing didn’t meet the demands of the idea.

This is the second book I have read by E.D. Hackett and I was not disappointed. It was hard for me to get into the characters in the beginning but I found them enjoyable the more I read about them. I enjoyed the Ireland feel. I think this would be a good beach read. I would recommend this book!


Thank you NetGalley and E.D. Hackett for allowing me to read this ARC in advance for my honest opinion.

• Rory decides to take a semester on Ireland to explore her dreams and expand her knowledge, she’s excited to share this with her assigned roomies abroad. The thing is… there’s a small problem and she’s not sharing a room with another miss americana girl BUT with a cute Irish fella, that she already met on the plane there and had the most horrible-annoying experience. What could go wrong?

• • Here's the thing, the blurb and cover were beautiful, and it seemed like a solid yes for me. But it wasn’t you know? This book just wasn’t for me. The story was good, but I didn’t love it, it felt like I was reading someone else’s travel journal of sorts.

Which takes me to say that the description of Ireland was beautiful and well written! The traditions, story, and places, that part? Yeah, that part I really liked it.
The love story between Rory and Jamie was one that I was rooting for, but they simply had no chemistry, I was more interested in their roommate’s story than their own.

Rory wasn’t my romance heroine and that’s okay, because maybe she’s someone else’s!

An American in Ireland.

I liked that this book was set in Ireland. That was the best part.
Rory is very young, and is studying abroad in Ireland. On her way there, her annoying seatmate is Jaime, who ends up sharing her bedroom in the quad of American girls. He's a boy from Ireland. Of course they start hooking up, even though she has a absent boyfriend back at home (he's a non-issue). Rory spends a lot of time and unneccessary angst worried about does Jaime like her and oh, she's leaving in a few months. This appears to be the start of the series and I wonder how long it will go on for, since its set in 2002-2003.

Rory moves to Ireland for a semester abroad and meets Irish Jaime on the plane fare. He doesn't leave the best first impression and then ends up being her roommate.

The blurb of this book is so good and well-written, I wanted to like this book so much, but, unfortunately, I'm a little disappointed.

While the descriptors of the town and the scenery in Ireland are amazing, I just didn't get into this. I wasn't excited to read and progress in the story for one sole reason. The characters. To me, they felt juvenile and inconsistent. Not to mention their lack of chemistry. On the way over he was an absolute tool and yet she somehow felt attracted to him, needing to force herself to think of her boyfriend. It just felt weird.

I don't like leaving low ratings and write less than positive reviews, but in the end this story just wasn't for me.

It was fun to see Ireland through Rory’s eyes + watch how meeting Jamie helped her to break cycles within her own family. You saw her humanness + the messiness that comes with being from a family of origin that isn’t supportive or loving + how those experiences affect how you move through the world.

Thanks to NetGalley and Xpresso Book tours for providing me with this ARC and trusting me to give an honest opinion considering this is my first.
Please consider that it is not my first language.

I have to say that the traits that most called my attention were the setting and the fact that it is marketed as a “rom-com”, which was what I was looking for at the moment: something light and fun to read.

Main characters: Rory, our female love interest, goes on an exchange program in Ireland to get away from the family drama. This trip begins with the wrong foot, since she has problems with his sitting partner on the airplane and later they both realize that they are roommates. Which brings us to Jamie, who is native from Ireland and is coming back from USA to finish college. The forced-proximity leads them to develop feelings for each other, but they both know it can not last longer than the four months that Rory is meant to stay.

Secondary characters: Rory’s roommates seemed trustworthy and funny, even though they had just met when they arrived in the country. The girls develop this “best friends” dynamic which makes you believe that they have known each other their whole life and I can see them keeping touch, going to each other’s weddings and raising their kids together. Of course, we have the villains of the story, although I saw the plot twist coming, it still surprised me and I enjoyed how they used it to develop Rory’s character.

Setting: I loved how the author tells us about the country’s customs and the best places to visit without giving too much detail so as not to bore the reader but at the same time using them to give context to the plot.

Favorite scene: Thanks giving dinner was intense, but I enjoyed a lot when all the secrets started to come out.

Wonderful story about personal discovery and overcoming emotional obstacles to reach what we want in life.

A Match Made in Ireland by E.D. Hackett is a cute little rom-com.
A delightful romance with lots of humor and heart warming moments.
I instantly fell in love with both of the main characters and the amount of fun they had.
This story is smartly written, entertaining and such a joy.

"I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."

Thank You NetGalley and Xpresso Book Tours for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

This is definitely women’s fiction with romance playing in the background. Rory was so relatable to me. Especially to the way she approached romance based on her experience with her parents. I felt like E.D Hackett wrote about me even though I have never traveled to Ireland.

Speaking of Ireland, this book really does a great job at making you want to travel there lol.

As someone who also did a travel abroad and spent a little time in Ireland while over there, this book was so appealing to me! The descriptions of Ireland were so wonderful and took me right back!

I really loved the characters in this book and I thought that they balanced each other out so well. Their story was lovely to read, and I love the self growth that Rory experienced throughout the novel. My only complaint was the I found it all to be a bit predictable. I would have loved for something more unexpected to happen along their journey! Overall such a fun read though and I look forward to read Jamie’s version!

Thank you to NetGalley and Xpresso Book Tours for an advance copy in exchange for my honest review.