Very typical romantic comedy, in the way that it is a very easy simple read. I will admit that this book isn’t anything groundbreaking in my opinion but I do think it’s a nice read. This is the first book I’ve read from this author and it has encouraged me to continue exploring their work.

Thank you to NetGalley and the author for the opportunity to read this book!

Highly recommended! Funny, sweet and you will want to read it in one sitting. Captures irishness so well without being clawing. My favourite author of romantic comedies. I’ve read all four books, waiting impatiently for the next one!

I really enjoyed this world of Katie and Callum.

Katie Collins knows exactly what she wants from life, even if all her friends and family think otherwise. When a big hotel starts building near her home that she shares with her granny she decides to take matter into her own hands. She marches to the site and demands change.

Callum is the person to start the changes on both the site, and in her heart. *swoon*

This is the second novel of Walsh's that I have read and I enjoyed it equally as I did the first. I love the Irish setting, the quirky characters, and the slow burn romances.

Thank you to Bookoutoure for the chance to devour this read.

Loved this book! I love Catherine Walsh! She writes such great characters, fun rom-coms, and has great settings. She has quickly become one of my favorite romance authors! This was a great story, it follows Katie Collins who is trying to save her little Irish village from being taken over by a big company who have plans to totally transform her small little village. She decides to hold a match-making festival that used to be held there. It was where her parents met. Then in comes Callum who is part of this development and also really gorgeous. And little does she know this match-making festival might have more in store for her.

This book was such a delight to read. I just really love how witty, charming and funny the writing is. The characters as well as the narration is such fun.

This was the perfect book to get my out of my reading slump! It was a surprisingly cutte and heartwarming read.

I found the writing style really easy to get along with and found myself flying through it.

I absolutely loved all the main characters, each one bringing something to the story.

Will be definitely adding more of Catherine Walsh's books to my list for future.

Thank you netgalley and the publisher/author for the ARC.

I read holiday romance by the author and really enjoyed it. So I wanted to try other books from her and decided to go with her next release.
The matchmaker is a fun Irish love story set in a small town. Overall I enjoyed it since it had some Funny moments. The downside however was the insta love, wich in turn meant that the romance progressed way to fast for me.
I would still recommend to try it if you want a quick read.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the E-Arc in exchange for an honest review.

I love a small town festival! This story features a matchmaking festival. This has a single pov but wish it would have had a second. There is a great cast of supporting characters and supporting love arc. I love when there is no third act break up and they had great communication expressing what they wanted from the relationship and other person. But overall I found this a bit boring and the festival itself was underwhelming after all the hype. I Loved the grandmother and granddaughter relationship!

Do you want a hallmark movie in a book form? Look no further!
The matchmaker brings you Katie Collins, our small town quirky heroine who stays with her grandmother. She stands against the people who wants to uproot everything in her home town to go big and falls in love with the guy who works in the company along the way.
In this book, you get
- a meet-cute
- Small town where everyone knows and helps eachother
- reviving a once-famous matchmaking festival
- Friends who are more like family
- Our lovely Hero, Callum and his grumpy brother, Jack(loved how he turned out in the end. I want his own HEA)
- grandmother and granddaughter relationship

If you are looking a cute book with cliched things you love in a Christmas movie, this one is for you!!

Catherine Walsh's Holiday Romance was one of my most favourites last year. This book, however, failed to make the mark. It felt too long drawn out and I lost interest in the lead characters midway. The chemistry between them didn't seem believable either.

I am sorry this book didn't work for me as I seem to love the author's writing. Will still look forward to her next books.

2 stars.

Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC.

I loved Callum and Katie, ennisbawn is so cute and i want to escape there for a holiday. This was such a quick fun read that definitely gave me better than hallmark vibes.
All of the characters were lovable and relatable, i loved that the side characters didn’t feel one dimensional.

A fun and quirky read. I loved getting to know the main charater and finding where their story lead. Would happily reccomend

I really enjoyed this sweet small town romance. Katie loves her small Irish town, and her mother is the town matchmaker, something Katie will inherit. She’s heard of a developer named Callum who paves over everything he sees, so when he’s her town, she pickets and will do whatever it takes to keep her town out of the hands of the annoyingly good looking Callum.

This book has cute premise and interesting characters, 4 stars.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed as in this review are completely my own.

This book was so so fun! I loved reading it and was instantly hooked to Katie and Callum’s love story.

Katie loves her hometown and refuses to stand by as developers come in and start trying to turn the home she loves into a horrible hotel. They’re planning to knock down the pub she works in and is the last connection to her parents as they met at the pub as part of the once famous matchmaking festival. Katie comes up with a plan to save the pub, by reviving the festival and fixing up the wishing well that played a large part in it. She has a lot stacked against her, but is determined to save her home.

‘Or maybe, it’s because I don’t know how I’m going to tear down your favourite place in the world when I can barely stand the thought of you getting caught in the rain.’

Unfortunately for her, Callum is one of the developers and he is incredibly attractive. Katie can’t help but gravitate towards him and as they keep bumping into each other around town, feelings start to grow. There was a lot of tension between these two and I was so here for it!

‘Anywhere you want to go. If you want me to, I’ll follow.’

I really enjoyed this one and will continue to read Catherine Walsh’s books as they never fail to make me smile, swoon, and obsessed with the characters.

Catherine Walsh's humour remains top-tier. No other romance author makes me genuinely cackle like she does!
While the overall story wasn't personally as gripping as Holiday Romance was, I don't believe in comparing different books from the same author; they're different stories and should be treated as such.
Growing to appreciate both Katie and Callum was easy and I was rooting for them from the get-go.
I think this would be a perfect book for those who are unsure whether romance is a genre they might enjoy and would definitely recommend!

This book was short and sweet! The small town and its citizens had so much character that it was hard not to fall in love with it. I rated it 3 stars because I couldn't see myself wanting to read it again or recommending it as a must-read to friends.

I really enjoyed Catherine Walsh’s book Holiday Romance and was excited to read her newest release, The Matchmaker. This story is about Katie and Callum, who battle it out over a pub in Katie’s small village.

This was a fun, sweet, and cute story. I liked the character’s personalities and their banter throughout the story. Even after a rough meeting, Callum is intrigued by Katie and it was fun to see this progress throughout their “battle.” I always love enemies to lovers trope and this was a fun take on it.

The romance did feel a little overshadowed by the plot at times and I did struggle to see their actual romantic connection for a while. Although the plot did keep my attention, I would have liked more development between Katie and Callum before the end. I like to see more of the couple together, even with enemies to lovers stories. Overall, great writing as always and an enjoyable story.

I loved this book. I read it about a month ago and I honestly just keep finding myself thinking about it often. This was so lighthearted and exactly what I needed. I was hooked from the very beginning and couldn’t wait to keep reading to find out what was going to happen. I definitely want to read more of Catherine’s books.

Since reading Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh I’ve been very keen to read everything else she’s ever written. This did not disappoint. It was fun, swoony and hit all the right notes.

There are a couple of factors that I use to differentiate between a general 'chick-lit'/woman's fiction and a romance book, at least to classify it on my blog. If the story within the pages is all about the balance between two people, preferably with both viewpoints, then it counts as a romance. If the romance is a side product of the growth of the lead protagonist (as it usually is) and the machinations and plans during the narrative are for a higher purpose, it is not solely a romantic book.
This story falls under the latter criteria. Although the central plot revolves around matchmaking and couples finding happily ever afters, it is more about Katie Collins finding out what she truly wants in life.
Katie has been living in the same small town forever. She works at the local pub, the same one where her parents met and where she once did her homework. Suffice it to say she is extremely attached to it. When the local developers who have big plans for the neighbouring area (and are in the process of realising them) decide they want to buy the pub as well, Katie has a new agenda.
I liked how the practicalities of hosting a matchmaking event are handled. On the first day, when people are to meet the ones who technically match up to them, things do not go according to plan. The entire scheme is to bring new interest into their town and give them the freedom to retain the 'feel' of their community.
I also liked the final realistic relationship between erstwhile enemies when forced into regular proximity. I have read two other books by the author and like the narrative style. The characters and their conversations are always entertaining, and I ended up reading this in very few sittings.
I would recommend this book and the author for fans of this genre.
I received an ARC thanks to NetGalley and the publishers but the review is entirely based on my own reading experience.