And did I mention he’s got an Irish accent? As Rowan and Addie got to know each other, I experienced all of the expected swoony butterflies, but I had to dock a point or two because the swoon really takes a backseat (pun!) to the family road trip antics.

He drives a junker car, loves indie bands, and is usually snacking on dry cereal and trying to mediate arguments between Addie and Ian. He’s tall and skinny, he wears sweaters and tortoise shell glasses. But as the road trip progressed and Addie began to actually process the things that had happened to her over the last year, she softened a bit without ever losing her edge. I appreciate a gal who can take up for herself, but Addie’s got a temper, and she was always quick to act first (usually with her fists) and think later. Along the way, Addie must figure out how to mend both her broken heart and her shattered relationship with her brother.Īt first, Addie actually seemed a little aggro for my taste. The siblings find themselves on a road trip across Ireland with Ian’s internet friend Rowan, where they explore all the stops in a guidebook for the heartbroken on their way to a music festival to see Ian and Rowan’s favorite band.

She still isn’t over everything that happened with her long-time crush Cubby last year, and she’s dreading leaving Ireland and heading to Italy with her brother Ian, where she’ll have to tell her best friend Lina everything.īut when Ian and Addie end up in a fist fight, and Ian tries to bolt on their planned trip to Italy, Addie refuses to let him get away without her.

Sure enough, Addie and her four brothers find themselves on the gorgeous cliffs of Ireland for the romantic nuptials, the absolute WORST place to be for someone as heartbroken as Addie. Maybe because I’ve seen something so similar before, so this doesn’t feel new and exciting? Or maybe because clovers aren’t as delicious as gelato? Hard to say, hard to say…Īddie’s aunt is an HGTV star, which means her destination wedding is bound to be over the top. I’m not sure why I don’t love it quite as much as Love and Gelato‘s. I LOVED the cover of Welch’s Love and Gelato, and Love and Luck being its companion novel, it makes total sense that the covers would be complementary.

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