Review: AWESOME DEBUT NOVEL...5 STARS!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 17, 2014
I want to start with a excerpt from the author about this book and the others in the series to follow...[quote]Dominic is set in Ireland; most of the characters are Irish, and the Irish have a dialect that is completely different from any other dialect in the world. We tend to break words down when speaking and jumble them up; we're weird like that.I want to make it clear that when you see an Irish character in Dominic say the word `me' where `my' should be, that is supposed to be written that way. Everything is `me' here in Ireland and rarely `my'. Here in Dublin, where the book is set, we also leave the out the letter G on most words when we speak, again, this is just another part of our dialect.Spelling is also different here as well, for example, we spell the words `colour' and `favourite' with a U instead of without one. A good few foreign readers who Beta read Dominic thought these were typos and that's just not the case. If you happen to come across a word that you think might be spelt wrong, look it up, and you will see it is spelt different ways. The USA and Canada are the main countries with different spellings, so Americans and Canadians keep this note in mind while reading Dominic.[unquote]I just wanted to put this note in for readers who aren't familiar with Irish dialect, luckily I'm from the UK and I I have worked with Irish so I had lots of inner voices for the characters. But it really annoys me when I see reviews posted on books that are not written in US English Slating the way words are spelt.This book is fast paced.. but I really didn't want it to end, as I was having such a good time reading it.This books main characters are Bronagh and Dominic .. but the secondary characters are so well written that I know I will be ordering the following books, the characters are funny and crazy and there is no way to ignore them .. Branna is Bronagh's older sister/guardian and I loved that every time they needed to have a serious talk they would put the kettle on ( that's what our family does).I loved the way the sisters were handy with their hands, not afraid to smack the obnoxious Slater brothers when they needed it.. I laughed so much!Bronagh is an independent Irish 18yO .. she turned inwards after her parents dying, shutting off and avoiding relationships with anyone but her sister, until she finds a boy sat in her chair!!Dominic (or Nico how he likes to be called, so Bronagh deliberately calls him Dominic to piss him off) is that boy.. He's an obnoxious prick (sorry but it's true) I can definitely say .. in the first 30% or so I hated Him, But slowly he made me fall for him, just like Bronagh does, even though she fights him tooth and nail along the way.There were so many parts that had me taking trips down memory lane, as I met my hubby when I was in my teens and I also had a temper when we were courting! So I could relate when she wanted to throttle Dominic at the same time as kiss him!We get to meet Domenic's brothers - Damien* Dominic twin*, Kane, Alec and Ryder and let me tell you ... I can't wait to get to know these boys in more detail...The Slater brothers past is very dodgy but as a family they take care of each other, no matter what ...and they too have lost their parents.Now I'm not one for spoilers but let me tell you when you get to the end you are going to meet 2 slime balls from hell, and I really wanted to make them bleed!This book is packed full of sarcasm, fights, and laughter but it's also a story of learning to trust and learning to let go. The characters give everything to protect and fight for what they love and believe in.Oh and a word to any males out there..Don't slap an Irish lass on the ARSE ( love how it's spelt the way I have been brought up with, and not ASS) Or you will be sorry :DSo to end, I am so happy that I was lucky enough to get to review this book of this new author, she's on my radar now and I will be stalking her for more, especially the older brothers... Please pretty please let the next book be about Ryder and Branna ( yes they fall for each other in this book)This book has a lot of sex, violence and swearing in it so it's not for the under 18's