Last Call for Love is a captivating story set on a quaint Irish island. The protagonists, Briggs and Maeve, are caught in a historic rivalry between their families' pubs. When Maeve unexpectedly inherits a property, she is compelled to journey to Ireland and sell it, but fate intervenes. The book includes insightful moments and a satisfying epilogue that answers lingering questions. Overall, it is a highly recommended read, and the reviewer expresses gratitude for receiving an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

DNF, unfortunately. It was not what I expected. I hate mentioning negative comments about the writjng, but I just found this to be a little too simply-written.
Additionally, I found this book under Teens & YA, and while I get that age 25 is considered a young adult by most people, this book won't be purchased for our library solely because our library is in a high school. This book isn't quite appropriate for that. Thank you for giving me a copy, NetGalley.

She’s a control freak whose life is currently out of control. Her ex boyfriend played the long con and left her with tens of thousands of dollars in debt and disappeared.

He’s a commitment phobe with an actual heart problem trying to protect himself from real attachment to anyone.

Meet Maeve and Briggs.

Maeve finds herself on a remote island off the coast of Ireland via Chicago, poised to inherit — and quickly sell — the pub her dead father left to her. And why not? She needs the money (see: debt) and feels no fondness for the Moorings because she’s never even met her late father.

But something surprising happens to our control freak, color coded, never late heroine: she lets herself be a bit of a mess and finds she doesn’t hate it.

And with a hundreds years friendly rivalry between her pub and the Thatch, Briggs’ pub, what harm can come of a few pranks and jokes to keep the tourists happy?

Falling in love wasn’t part of the plan, but might be just what each needs to fix what’s broken.

This was a pitch perfect romcom for me. He falls first, she’s messy with a heart of gold. Throw in the quintessential best friend, Hugh — who I would gladly read a whole book about; that man is funny — a cast of island locals who brighten the landscape, and an evil lawyer from the past who manufactures the third act break up.

Add in competitive kickball, a little karaoke, and some real feelings and voila! Perfection!

Thanks to @netgalley and Skyscape for the ARC to read and review. Available August 6, 2024.

Ah, to have an estranged father leave you a pub as an inheritance on a picturesque island in Ireland... Sounds like a dream, right? Unfortunately, I couldn't suspend my disbelief for long enough to stop rolling my eyes at every page. Maybe I'm just a cynical hater, but I just couldn't fully get into this.

First off, the third-person dual POV, cringy conversations, and the narration in general didn't work for me. Then, we have the issue of the most stereotypical romance characters ever: her, a clumsy control freak, and him, a playboy sex god. It's a no from me.

Maybe I'm too quick to judge. Maybe I read one book too many with a similar plot and tropes. Or maybe this just isn't the original, enticing romance I was looking for.

“Last call for love” is a lovely story full of insightful moments that will make you experience different emotions with every chapter. Expect to be charmed not only by the protagonists but also the other characters around them.

This romantic story is about two people who met in the middle of a quaint little island in Ireland. Briggs is the owner of a famous pub and Maeve is the stranded daughter of the deceased owner of the rival pub in this small island. The historic rivalry of the two families that own each pub is what sustains the island and the rest of the businesses. So, when Maeve out of nowhere inherits a property from a father she never met, she’s forced to travel to Ireland in order to sell the place and continue with her life. Destiny however has something else plan for her.

I always love books with epilogues but this particular one was perfect. The best end for a lovely story. It sums every question you may have at the end of the last chapter plus a very insightful note to reflect upon. 100% recommended!

Thanks for allowing to have an advanced copy in exchange for a honest review.