Good Eggs is a fun and entertaining story about three generations of the Gogarty family. Kleptomaniac grandmother Millie, her son Kevin and one of his 16 year old twin daughters Aideen are the main characters in this light hearted Irish family drama. An enjoyable, if at times slightly far fetched, book that will help take your mind off the present day crisis. Thank you to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for an arc of this book.

This is a wonderfully funny yet poignant tale of three generations of the same Irish family. Milly the gran, Kevin, the son and Aideen his daughter.
Aideen is a troublesome teenager railing against the rules and her perfect twin sister. Kevin is downtrodden, out of work and looking for more than his life is currently offering. And Milly, for me Milly steals the show. She’s so funny and independent and naughty!
Definitely worth a read for warmth and laughs.

A wonderful, funny story of the Gogarty family. Millie the ageing shop lifting grandmother, Aideen ,the rebellious teenager and dad Kevin who is useless. Hilarious antics ending with a transatlantic trip to catch a thief. Loved it.

An easy, enjoyable read. The characters are all likeable and the little funny Irish sayings reminded me of my own Gran❤. The story flows nicely and its easy to follow which perspective is which. Its funny and heartfelt in places, I think its the type of book that would appeal to most people!

I found this book difficult to get into but I am so pleased I carried on. It is about the Gogarty family based in Ireland. Millie the grandma who gets into scrapes such to amuse herself, Kevin and Grace (mom and dad) and 4 children get more and more disjointed. The story is about how life changes when Kevin loses his job and becomes the one at home, fetching and carrying for the children two of which are twin girls who are total opposites and get in each other’s way regularly The book is really about Millie as her antics cause more and more trouble and Kevin is fed up with bailing her out and decides to employ someone to be her carer and here the trouble begins. Aideen, one of the twins, is sent to a weekly boarding school for her own benefit but feels pushed out and makes a friend who gets her into trouble. Grandmas is put in a home for respite after an accident at home which she is not impressed with. The story then concentrates on Grandma and Aideen and what they get up to even disappearing from their homes without telling anyone. It turns out to be a good learning curve for both them but completely stressful for mom and dad which helps eventually to glue them together again. The book gets better as it goes on and I was disappointed when I finished it.

I enjoyed this book, the characters are well written and I found myself warming to them as the book progresses. Lots of it is well written and I had a few giggles along the way. Thanks so much for this arc.

Good eggs is the debut novel by Rebecca Hardiman, and tells the story of Millie the shoplifting grandmother, Kevin her long suffering son and stay at home dad to his children, and Aideen the troubled teen.
Unfortunately I struggled to get into this book, it felt like it was too long to get going, and I found it difficult to get used to the writing style.  About half way it picked up a bit and I did start to get into it a bit more, wanting to find out what was going to unfold next.  Aideen was my favourite character and I warmed to her the most.
I liked the fact that it was written from multiple points of view as that draws me in, but I felt in parts it was a little predictable with not enough going on for me.

I found this book a slow start and dragged in places, but at other times I really enjoyed it. I loved the characters and family dynamics. It had me both laughing and crying.

This book follows three people from the same Irish family. Kevin a middle aged father of four who has found himself unemployed searching for a new job but for the time being is a full-time stay at home dad. Whilst his wife is working long hours to support the family.
Millie is Kevin’s mum an 83 year old who has experienced some difficulties of old age. She’s terrified her son is going to put her in a nursing home.
Aideen, Kevin’s daughter who is having a hard time adjusting to her teenage years and has a reputation for being ‘troubled’.

The narrative follows the story from each of these characters perspectives, navigating through their everyday lives. This book for me took far too long to warm up, I didn’t particularly like the characters but I did warm to them towards the end. There was a lot of drama that I felt was too far fetched and the comedy elements were hit and miss. It was a light-hearted read and is great for anyone who wants to escape in a story about family and family values.

Thank you to NetGalley and Atlantic Books for letting me read this ebook.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for this ARC copy.
Unfortunately I struggled to get into this book and found the writing style didn't seem to suit me at this time.
Perhaps it was just the timing, as it is very rare for me to stop reading, but I just had no inclination to continue with this one.

I just did not get on with this book sadly. The tale of the dysfunctional Irish family seemed to be full of stereotypical characters, with the wildly eccentric grandmother Millie just a step too far.
I did not warm to the writing style, nor to the characters. Unfortunately this was a DNF for me.
My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for my advance copy of this title.

Hardiman’s debut novel follows the lives of three generations of the Gogarty family from Dublin. Hare brained Gran, Millie, Kevin, the son; uptight and unhappy and Kevin’s teenage daughter Aideen, who is moody and despondent. Kevin realises he needs to take action after Millie is arrested for shoplifting yet again and his daughter runs after her twin sister with a hot poker during an argument. A carer is appointed for his mother and Aideen is sent to a boarding school. However, things take a drastic turn in every direction for Kevin. There are funny and heartwarming moments along the way. You will inevitably see that they are all suffering and lonely which is the reason they behave in ways they do. But deep down they are ‘good eggs’
I found this book was a good read. I particularly chose this book as it was set in Dublin and found the characters believable, although the Gran is quite eccentric, I could imagine there being a few Millie’s about! I did struggle to begin with where I felt like the plot was taking too long to unfold, once it got there I was wanting to see what happens next. I enjoyed Aideen’s story most of all, She is going through a tough time and it is lovely to see how she develops throughout the story.
I gave this book 3 stars. I found the writing to be just what each of the characters would be thinking and saying. It is a book not to be taken seriously and where you just need to enjoy the crazy journey.

A bonkers but endearing story of a bonkers but endearing family, focusing on three members of the family: eighty-three year old Millie, her son Kevin and her teenage granddaughter Aideen.

When it’s becoming clear to those around her that Millie isn’t looking after herself as well as she ought, she’s determined she’s not going to be “put in a home”. After being caught shoplifting once too often, Kevin sees a way to keep an eye on her without taking that step – he hires a part-time carer, Sylvia, an American woman, seemingly ideal for the job. What could possibly go wrong?

In addition to the normal teenage struggles and angst, Aideen’s are made worse by being constantly compared to her more attractive, more talented and very mean twin sister. Although she has hidden talents of her own, her talent for getting into trouble has brought her parents to the end of their tether and they hope sending her to boarding school will be the solution. Far from reforming her, this move leads her into far more serious trouble and, due to Kevin’s actions, has the potential to destroy the family altogether.

The relationship between Millie and Aideen is delightful and when they each find themselves needing to go on the run, they do so together, seeking to put right a great wrong while they’re at it.

Thoroughly enjoyable, funny, and with an ending I found extremely satisfying.

Good Eggs, an enjoyable entertaining, relatable read. Meet the Gogarty's, 3 generations of the same family and the ups and down of their lives.
The story is told from the perspectives of all 3 characters, Millie the grandma, Kevin the Dad and Aideen the daughter.
Each character and their experiences are a funny, comedic and sometimes serious look at relationships, family life and its ups and downs.
An enjoyable read with plenty of fun and humour and a fun way to pass the time, and escape the real world if just for a few hours.
Read it and journey alongside the Gogarty's you won't regret it.

Thanks to NetGalley and to the publishers for the advance copy to review. .

I really enjoyed this Debut book by the author.

This book tells the story of 3 generations of Irish family called the Gogarty family, I enjoyed the Irish storytelling of this book.

I loved this story and all the characters esp the 83 year old feisty gran as she reminded me of my own gran !

I would recommend this story to everyone

With thanks to Netgalley & Atlantic Books for the arc of this book in exchange for honest review

This was a typically Irish story- Maeve Binchy for the 21st century, but without the predictable love interest. The characters seemed to almost fulfill stereotypes - mad eccentric Granny, unhappy teenagers, stay at home recently redundant dad.
It was an easy read, not thought provoking but passed the time.

A story of an Irish family, this book starts of slowly and somewhat difficult to get into but picks up pace and interest and ends well. The main characters are not easy to identify with and the family is dysfunctional but as the reader gets more involved, it becomes more interesting to read and wants to know what’s going to happen to them.

The Gogartys are an Irish family, and in this book the story centres on three main family members, Grandma Millie, stepson Kevin and teenage daughter Aideen.

The book starts with Millie being arrested for shoplifting (again) and Kevin and his wife Grace deciding to send rebellious Aideen to a boarding school. When the family appoint a carer for Millie and Aideen goes off to focus on her studies, life shifts up a gear for the Gogarty’s and they certainly don’t get the smooth ride they were hoping for!! Nothing goes to plan, and things descend into chaos!

I really enjoyed this story, although it felt like a book of two halves. I absolutely loved feisty old Millie who certainly wasn’t going to take anything lying down, however sometimes her stubbornness did drive to me distraction, and I could completely relate to poor old Kevin! One part of the book I didn’t get was the relationship between twin sisters Aideen and Nuala – they were chalk and cheese and to be honest, I would have loved a bit more focus on how different their lives became when one was shipped off to boarding school and the other one stayed at home.

The second part of the book focuses on the foreign adventure two of the characters have, which I could have read more and more of.

The ending I didn’t get at all, and I think I might have missed something, because I completely didn’t understand the last line of the book and I don’t know what was given to Millie? If anyone could shed any light on it, that would be great.

I adore Irish fiction and if you are a fan of Marian Keyes you will also a love this story.

Millie a real feisty granny, does not want to take advice etc. from her family but makes up her own mind with some dire results. Aileen, her teenage grand-daughter feels as if she is the black sheep of the family with her twin getting more attention than her. A good lighthearted read following their antics.

Really enjoyed this book and the different elements it brought from the main characters. The people are brilliant and come across so well allowing you to buy into the story!