✨ 4.5/5 ✨
🔥 2/5 🔥
Tropes:
Grumpy x Sunshine
Irish Setting
Close Proximity
He falls first
Fish out of water
Main characters in their 30s
Just once to get it out of our system
Pet sheep
Open door/ medium spice

It was a really cute story with some great spice (like 2/5) and now I want a hot Irish bartender ASAP please 🥵 I loved how you really felt like you traveled to Ireland with each page! I enjoyed Maddie and Patrick's relationship, they had such a fun dynamic. I truly enjoyed their relationship. It was sweet but had its sexy moments. I also felt Maddie & Patrick were relatable characters.

I do love a story from a duel POV.... something this book did perfectly!
Beautiful characters, a lovely storyline.... all in all a delightful read.

A cute Insta love story set in an Irish town.
Maddie is the last Hart sister to find her happily ever after. After a string of bad relationships Maddie decides to swear off men for a while and heads to Ireland to plan her sisters hens do. Enter Patrick the Irish goal keeper who has been hurt before by his ex’s over his grumpy personality. The two hit it off and go on a roller coaster of will they won’t they.
This story was a lot like the first book in the series that I loved. Maddie is a cheery sunshine to Patrick’s grumpiness. This has low stakes drama and is a great easy happy read. I recommend it if you like cosy character development and he falls first but gets scared vibes.


I voluntarily read a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own.

Maddie impulsively flies to Dingle, Ireland after things didn't work out with her holiday fling in the hopes of working out what she wants from life and at the same time, forcing her sister's fiancée's best friend, Patrick, to help her plan a 12 day road trip around Ireland.

Maddie quickly realises that Patrick owns the bar below the flat she's renting and while he seems fairly standoffish when she first meets him properly, she doesn't let it put her off and she keeps forcing her sunny disposition on him until he breaks and starts letting her in little by little.

Patrick has been burnt before when it didn't work out with his ex-fiancée and since they split 5yrs ago he's not really dated anyone seriously, choosing instead to focus on his family and his businesses. But then he realises that Maddie is different, she's not put off by him, she actually seems to enjoy being around him and he finds himself wanting to open his heart up again.

Initially they agree to keep it short term arrangement as Maddie is only in Dingle for a month before she returns to the US and while they'll spend the road trip together and then the wedding, chances are they won't see each other again after that. But it doesn't take long for either of them to realise that they're starting to feel more - but of course, they can't admit this to each other and cue the 3rd act break up!

I loved both characters - Patrick in particular sounds so hot! I think everyone loves an Irish accent then throw in the tall, dark hair, toned body and tattoos and I'm sold! Maddie was lovely as well and I think their past experiences with relationships have damaged them both slightly but they're able to get past that now that they have each other.

I love it when romance is told in dual POV! I always want to know what the guy is thinking when something happens with the girl he's in love with but I think what was missing on this one, was the spicy scenes from his POV. We get them from Maddie's POV but I think it would have been so hot to read it from Patrick's as well - especially when she tells him exactly what she wants, including being told she's a good girl.

Overall, the book is well-written and has great character growth. There is also a bonus scene if you sign up to Chrissy Hopewell's website. And even though it's the third book in the series, you don't need to have read the first two to read this one.

Thanks to NetGalley and Fox Hollow Publishing LLC for the opportunity to read and review this ARC.

Book 3 of The Hart Sisters and it did not disappoint. I loved this book so much, this series was fantastic.
This book the main character (the main sister) is Maddie Hart and Patrick (Ex-pro soccer goalkeeper and sister's fiance best friend in Ireland.
Maddie has had 9 restaurant jobs and lost them all over 9 bad relationships (bad guys), Now she is onto guy number 10 and she has plans to go visit him in the Caribbean but then she finds out that he is cheating and yet another relationship is done. Upset and ready for a change, or to just hide from her life, she on impulse changes her flight to Ireland and plans her older sister’s pre-wedding Irish road trip, since her contact (Patrick) is there and she can do something good.
Patrick is a nice guy but also such a grump and wants nothing to do with helping with the road-trip. Watching this all play out is sooo funny and entertaining.
In my opinion this book has everything you are looking for in a great rom-com book. THe characters are great, the character development was nice, the background characters were good and the family dynamics (the sisters) were the perfect addition just how they all were in the other books in the series.
I do feel this book could be read as a stand-alone.... BUT I highly recommend that you start at book 1 and read through the series because you will get so much more out of it and all the sisters' stories are great. You will be happy that you did.
I am a big fan of the author Chrissy Hopewell and cant wait to see what else she comes out with and what other books of hers I can get my hands on (2 other books looked it up). :)

This was a cute story and the continuation in the series. I really enjoyed it. Thank you for allowing me to read and review this ARC

4/5
It was a really cute story. I appreciate giving a lot of the tourist traps in Ireland with lesser known places to visit. I enjoyed Maddie and Patrick's relationship.

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

I enjoyed this book a lot. It was a wonderful book!

Since We're Here is a first person, present tense, dual POV romance novel. It’s the third book in the Hart Sisters trilogy of interconnected standalones, which can be read in any order: If We Pretend, Unless It’s You, & Since We’re Here.
Tropes:

• Grumpy x Sunshine
• Irish Setting
• Close Proximity
• He falls first
• Fish out of water
• Main characters in their 30s
• Just once to get it out of our system
• Pet sheep
• Open door/ medium spice

I read this book as a standalone... The tropes alone sold me to want to read this book, I love closed proximity and grumpy x sunshine books. When he falls first, he will do anything to keep you. He will make sure that the feelings are mutual between the two of you.

I'd give this book 4.5 stars.

It was so adorable and also sexy. The spicy scenes were great (I'd give it two chili peppers) and the romance was believable.

I almost didn't want to stop reading about the main characters.

I related to Maddie in that I have had a lot of jobs. I don't often stick around when I have a bad boss or something that makes me truly unhappy. She and I are a similar age too, I'm 34 and my husband is 40. I kept picturing us when reading about them.

I'm a sucker for a European trip romance novel and this one was no different. I ate this shit up.

I thought it was nearly perfect and really loved it.

This is a story about finding answers to life's questions, and those questions take Maddie to Ireland where Patrick helps her find those answers, while he also finds certain things in life that have been missing. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it, the story is sweet, funny and downright delightful.
I volunteered to review an ARC of this book for Netgalley

What a fun small town romantic comedy, I enjoyed this book a lot. It's the 3rd book in a series, each book is about a sister, but it can be read as a standalone. Maddie is in charge of planning a bachelor/bachelorette road trip for her sister Reese. She's planning it with her sister's fiancées best friend, Patrick, a grumpy Irish bar- and brewery owner. The FMC hasn't got everything figured out yet, she has had 10 dead end jobs and exes and is finding out who she is after the last one. The MMC is a grumpy mess but very likable and a real good guy, loved the pet sheep. They are both in their 30's which I really liked, it made them more relatable to me.
There is bit of open door spice, but isn't too much. It's overall a cute and enjoyable rom-com.
I really loved the readable Irish accent, which adds to the MMC's character and the visualisation of what he is like. I also loved the fact that the writer really takes us on a journey through Ireland. She has clearly done her research.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Thank you so much Netgallery for this e-arc.

I was hooked on their story right away, from the way they met to the way they fell in love. They are so drawn to each other that they can't help but be exactly what the other needs to repair their broken hearts.

4.5⭐- I really loved this story, the plot and chemistry between the characters roped me in. Loved that this took place in Ireland. I loved the first scene between Maddie and Jake in the hallway of his pub.

The only thing I didn't like is the way Jake handled the scene where he got cold and distant with Maddie. It felt borderline narcissistic and felt like a red flag. I also would've preferred more details into the road trip, since it was one of the main reasons for Maddie visiting Ireland. It felt rushed through and I would've like more scene with Patrick and Maddie interacting during the road trip.

Other than that, I also enjoyed some of the funnier scenes and moments in the story. I loved Soairse! She was one of my favorite characters.

at first, I found it hard to get into. about fifty pages in, and I was absolutely obsessed. I couldn't stop turning the pages, I knew I would love it and I did. brilliant romance

Oh my this was fun! Super cute, fun, flirty and a little on the spice side! Cozy! Loved it! Grump and sunshine. Can't wait to read more!

This was an absolute delight! If you're looking for a fun, only slightly spicy romance with sheep and a loving mmc, pick this up! I had no idea I was a sucker for a "he braids her hair moments" but here I am!

4.5 Fecking Delightful Stars ⭐
Spicy Level: 🌶️.5/5

We tell ourselves these little lies, conversations held only in our internal dialogue that no one knows except yourself. This book was an actual representation of one of these conversations I often have...and there goes never telling anyone...

Note: This is an interconnected standalone which means, like me, you can read it without having read the previous two books...but obviously those romances HEA will be present in this...

𝙎𝙮𝙣𝙤𝙥𝙨𝙞𝙨:
I have always said that if anything bad happened in my life that left me completely alone, I would move to England and work in a pub. And while our main character doesn't necessarily go to England, she goes to Ireland. Maddie (Madison) has pulled out of her hospitality program and found out her "summer fling" who she thought was more, was cheating on her... afraid to tell her sisters she fleas to Ireland to plan the perfect road trip bachelorette for her sister. The best man (who lives in Ireland) is meant to help her, but he is avoiding her emails. But there is no way he can avoid her in person right? On her first night, she kisses a random stranger in the hallway of the pub she is staying above... turns out that stranger is none other than Patrick - the elusive best man... he also happens to own the pub and room she is staying in.

𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙁𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨:
There are just some books out there that speak to your soul. The book might not be perfect but, it just hits every little thing you want to see... This book was like that for me. It spoke to my soul.

Maddie doesn't know what she wants out of life when she arrives in Ireland. All she knows is the hotel business is not for her. Despite this, her personality is determined and spontaneous with this freeing sense of independence and freedom that can't make you do anything but smile and like her.

Patrick is textbook Grumpy in the GrumpyxSunshine dynamic and I LOVE IT! Sworn off dating after his ex messed him up, he very rarely doesn't have more than one encounter with a woman (aka he owns and bar and uses it as a hookup source for one-night stands). But there's just something about this feisty, smiley American woman that might speak to his soul. I love their dynamic together. I love how she slowly whittled away his tough exterior, and how she was able to thaw his frozen heart allowing him to experience life again and have fun. His coating mechanism was burying himself in his work, stuck in a rut and going with the motions pulling him in 50000 directions. I love that Maddie was able to help him reprioritize what he wanted and I love that she was there to support him. She recognised his silent cry for help, even though he couldn't see it himself. Their dynamic is everything a relationship should be. These two had their own, unique lives, but they just empowered each other to be greater. It was also sweet how this grumpy man just looked after Maddie and made sure she didn't kill herself more than once with her reckless behaviour...

What I found surprising is that I LOVED this book and it contained a trope that I typically don't like, the dreaded "third act breakup". While the characters had one I understood it's purpose and it worked for me in the story. Patrick needed to realise and reframe his priorities and realise he was miserable without Maddie. I didn't feel irritated that they broke up and I think that actually speaks to how much I loved this book because when one of my most hated tropes appears and I still rate it high... I think the book is brilliant...

ALSO there were sheep... the one on the cover was actually why I wanted to read this book because your girl is lowkey obsessed with sheep... I have a massive collection of stuffed toy sheep on my couch and they make me so happy... so the presence of Turtle and Kitty and all the sheep-inspired decor in this was AMAZING!

𝙏𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙨:
▶ Dual POV
▶ Irish Romance
▶ Strangers to Lovers
▶ BridesmaidXBest Man
▶ Small Town Romance
▶ GrumpyXSunshine
▶ He Fall's First
▶ Forced Proximity
▶ Workplace Romance
▶ Sheep Animal Companions

𝙈𝙞𝙘𝙧𝙤 𝙏𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙨:
▷ Good Girl
▷ View is Amazing (looking at her)
▷ "Out of our systems"
▷ Washes her hair and Plats her hair
▷ He Takes Care of Her after she's injured

Overall this was just sweet and wholesome, and it just made my soul tingle with all the little tropes and micro tropes. It was like the perfect romance tailored for me.

Thank you for the opportunity to review this ARC.

This was a fantastic cozy, sweet, and snuggly read with the perfect amount of spice. Chrissy pulls you into the Hart sisters world and keeps you hooked with her writing style. It was an interconnected standalone book but I would recommend readers to read book 1 + 2 first.
Patrick is your typical grumpy sunshine MMC and I adored him. He falls first and even though he is in denial, he is honest and you feel all the emotions with him.
Maddie is your typical sunshine FMC trying to figure out her life and piece it back together. I enjoyed the fact that she was resisting and wasn't chasing after Patrick but there relationship is easy and cozy.
They fall into each other without even realising it. One of the best parts about Chrissy's writing is that she has a side goal/plot. In this case, Maddie is planning a bachelor/bachelorette road trip for her sister Reese. It takes you on a journey besides the love plot. Everything is so well researched that it feels like you are there in Ireland with them. Chrissy keeps you on your toes and rooting for the characters! I enjoyed Maddie's boyfriend list that is included and the 3 gifts at the end of Patrick is the best!
A fabulous read and series.

I will be posting my review on goodreads, tiktok, instagram and facebook in the next 2 days.

I enjoyed this story. It was a fun quick read for me. I loved both Maddie and Patrick. This is my first story by this author and it defiantly won't be the last! Enjoy!