This story will transport you on a whirlwind summer adventure in Galway Ireland. The small towns and the characters you meet are so charming. Chelsea, our FMC lives for stability and having a plan in life. She just learned the Bed and Breakfast she lives at in Boston is closing and realizes she has no plan for the future. She has a month to find a new job and place to live.
A dream opportunity has fallen into her lap but unfortunately it is not at all what Chelsea wants or loves. A chance to spend the summer at a sister B&B in Galway, Ireland. When she arrives she meets a charming Irishman who will commit his summer to make sure Chelsea loves Ireland.

I loved this story and gave me a little bit of P.S. I love you vibes without the sad parts of the story.

This is a really cute read. It was a perfect summer read. I really enjoyed the romance and hearing about their travels around Ireland.

Unfortunately the main female character came across as unlikeable, which really made this difficult to get through.

I loved this book! It was full of adventure and taking chances! All wrapped up in a fun summer love story.

A charming romantic comedy set in Galway, An Irish Summer blends wanderlust, friendship, and a sweet slow-burn romance. The Irish setting was beautifully described and Collin was a standout character. However, Chelsea’s negativity and repetitive back-and-forth about leaving sometimes made it harder to connect with her. Still, readers who enjoy travel romances and lighthearted summer stories will find plenty to enjoy here.
⭐ 3.5/5
Thank you to NetGalley, Alexandra Paige, and Avon/Harper Voyager for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Pros: I loved escaping to Ireland. It was really fun to sightsee along with Chelsea and be on so many lovely places. Collin was a dreamy Irish love interest. The hostel community was sweet and fun. I wanted to be in Chelsea's shoes.

Cons: Chelsea felt hard to relate to. Who hates being in Ireland for this long and stays relatable!? It felt hard to buy Chelsea and Collin as a couple because of it. What does Collin see in her that I don't? I still don't know. The second half of the book was better, but Chelsea was too unlikeable for too long before that.

I wanted to like this book more, but it is ended up feeling pretty meh for me.

The ending makes up for the first half of the book. The FMC was a lot at first, but she got better. MMC was perfect. Side characters were wonderful and this book will make you want to visit Ireland.

I received an arc from netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

In "An Irish Summer", Chelsea loses her job and apartment in one go as the BnB she works at closes for good. She's offered a summer position at the BnB's sister location, a hostel in Ireland, and she begrudgingly takes it despite it deviating from her capital "P" Plan. Once there she discovers that there isn't just one way to measure success.
This was a cute easy summer read, but I needed more character development to enjoy it more. I felt like the fmc and mmc were overly familiar right away with no depth leading up to it.

Thank you NetGalley and Avon & Harper Voyager for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

If you’re looking for a summer read that isn’t just another beach house, lake cottage, flashback montage… this is for you! Adventure gone somewhat sideways makes An Irish Summer unique and fun. All the RomCom goodness I wanted with an extra spin on one of my dream destinations!

At first, I was very irritated with the FMC, Chelsea. She was rigged and had a "plan" of how life was supposed to look. And her interactions with people were annoying. While I was happy to see her evolve, I couldn't get over her personality.

2.75⭐️

Chelsea takes a temporary job at a hostel in Ireland after the inn she works at in Boston closes. The job in Ireland is with the relative of her former employers. Chelsea is reluctant to leave Boston to go to Ireland, but with no other job lined up and no desire to work as a receptionist at her parents doctor's office, she takes the job in Ireland. There she is immediately pulled into the friend group at the hostel. She makes quick friends with Florence, the chef and Collin the tour guide. Collin takes Chelsea on adventures to see the sights and learn about the culture of Ireland.

I will start this one with what I liked, I loved the Irish setting and the hostel all of these characters worked at. I liked learning more about the culture of Ireland and it made me want to pack my bags and head that way! I loved all of the side characters we were introduced to, they were infinitely patient with Chelsea and frankly it was more than she deserved! This was almost a DNF for me. Chelsea had the absolute worst attitude throughout the whole book. She had all of these amazing adventures and opportunities and the whole time she kept talking about getting back to her "real life". She acted like she was better than her coworkers and that working at a hostel was beneath her. She was incredibly frustrating as a character. This one was a miss for me.

The setting of this was perfect and made me wish I was in Ireland with the characters. But that was about all I loved. I didn’t feel the chemistry between the FMC and MMC and hated that every chapter, they had the same conversation and conflict over and over again.

This was a fun but somewhat predictable story. I loved the characters but the main character was a bit of a wet noodle. Depsite that, I did enjoy it

If you’re looking for fairy folklore from an Irishman who can braid hair, this story of a Bostonian in Galway is for you.

I so enjoyed being transported to Ireland in Alexandra Paige's delightful AN IRISH SUMMER. In this story, Paige turns the typical plot of woman cast adrift to find her own way and place in a strange land, no more secure job or cozy home with her family close by and the routines and expectations she's held for years for the way life is and will be. I felt a kinship with Chelsa, feeling the highs and lows she's going through. I laughed, I gaped, thoroughly immersed in a well-written story with serious romance and falling in love with yourself in a new country. I received a copy of this book and these opinions are my own, unbiased thoughts.

Chelsea is a very relatable character. When her life is thrown for a loop, she hangs onto her previous life plans and looks upon her time in Ireland as an inconvenience. It is so hard sometimes for people to accept that things aren't always set in stone.

Collin is an Irish boy through and through. He tries his best to make Chelsea see the country the way he sees it.

Flo and Ada were perfect friends for Chelsea and always had her best interests at heart.

I was not ready for this book to end. The characters drew me in and I didn't want to say goodbye.

After reading and loving Alexandra Paige’s debut Weekends With You last year, I’ve been anticipating An Irish Summer since it was announced! It turned out to be such a fun and cozy read that made me long for Ireland much like all books set there.
I’m not going to lie, Chelsea REALLLYYY had to grow on me as a main character. Her reluctance to relax and live in the moment was hard to read at times, but I loved how Collin was able to draw her out of the small box she’d drawn for herself and make her realize her “real life” is simply the life she’s living every day. She got there eventually and it was such a relief.
Collin’s tours of the picturesque Emerald Isle were to die for and anyone would be lucky to have him as a guide to all the beauty Ireland has to offer.
The recurring theme of found family in Paige’s books is something I really love and Chelsea finding her way alongside new friends was very sweet.
The slow burn romance was full of fun moments, lots of teaching Irish culture from Collin, and learning to appreciate different things from Chelsea.
This was the perfect summer read full of cozy, feel goodness and I continue to be a fan of Alexandra Paige’s writing.
Thank you to Avon for the gifted eARC via NetGalley.
Publication date 7/1/15

This was a solid, escapist romance that was set in the most charming of settings <3 Chelsea drove me up a wall sometimes, but by the end, you can't help but root for her happily ever after! brb while I go pack my bags for another trip to Ireland...

4⭐️ There something about a story where the main character has to have it one way and realizes it isn’t the best for them. Really enjoyed how this was written. I’ll forgive Chelsea for turning her nose up at the opportunity to go to Ireland.

Chelsea has everything she needs in Boston. Well, until she loses her job and her options are work at a hostel in Ireland or move back in with her parents. She chooses Ireland and doesn’t see how this will work. Everyone is determined to show her all Galway has to offer. Especially, Collin. Just as Chelsea is warming up to the hostel life, the dream job back in Boston calls. Will she stick with what she thinks is best or take the risk?

Thank you Netgalley, Avon and Harper Voyager, and the author for the advanced reader copy.

Chelsea had a life plan. All was going well until the B&B where she worked for years is sold. With little notice, and few options, Chelsea accepts a job with the B&B owner's sister who runs a hostel in Ireland. She views it as a chance to reset, a resting point while works to find a job back in Boston and get back on track. She didn't count on Collin.

I enjoyed the up beat feel of this novel. Chelsea finds herself a new group of friends who have traveled from all over and find themselves employed in a hostel that has become home to them all. And there determined to get Chelsea to find a home there as well. For her part Chelsea so busy counting down the days until she can head back Boston, she doesn't even realize she's falling under Ireland's spell.

I loved the cast of characters. Working at a hostel may not have been a dream job, but they have become family and enjoy their work. They're upbeat, fun loving and dedicated to showing the guests at the hostel a good time. I especially liked Collin. He serves many roles, not the least of which is the hostel's tour guide. He's determined to show Chelsea the beauty of the country. As he tells her, "...give Ireland a chance. I promise, she'll be good to you."

As Collin shares day trips through country with Chelsea, the author paints pictures of the beauty of the countryside, the wonder of its history, the essence of its cuisine, and of course, the proper way to pour a Guinness. It gave the arm chair adventurer in me a chance to revisit one of my favorite places.