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a joy to read,

Audio version was lovely and the narration by Melissa Eccleston was terrific, Farfetched slapstick romance. Not dreadful, but my least favorite McInerney novel and I'm very thankful I didn't read this first, or I would have missed out on some great stories Nice romance but the character of Carla was a bit overdone.
Chick lit is not what I would normally read but the two hours that I spend each day in the car on my drive to work is a great opportunity to listen to an audio book where no thinking is required.


I can't give this book any more than two and I did consider a one star rating.
However I settled on two "it was OK" because I did listen to the end,

I disliked the character Maura, The author's idea that she "speaks her mind" and is impetuous translated to me that she is unprofessional and childish.
The side plot about Maura's birth mother was a clunky and unnecessary distraction adding nothing to the main plot,

Overall the story is a predictable piece of fluff that is great for a holiday read or a commute.
I bought 'A Taste For It' after reading about the author, Monica McInerney, and felt the story line to be promising.
The whole mix of Australia Ireland appealed to me greatly and I'm already in love with both wine and food so it seemed a perfect choice for me.
On the whole I enjoyed the book in that I never wished I had finished it before I did but it's not one that I will read over and over again.
The characters came to life easily enough for me although I have to say I didn't immediately bond with Maura.
I felt her character to be quite childlike and found myself cringing with her childish antics at the beginning of the book.
Having said that I did find her more likeable as the book progressed despite her 'glass half empty' attitude towards Dominic.
I never felt completely immersed in their story although I wanted to, The story was very predictable which was disappointing for me as I prefer to be surprised by an author's choice of path and all ends were nicely tied up by the completion of the book.
I will try another book from this author as I have already bought The Alphabet Sisters and would recommend 'A Taste For It' to anyone who likes a nice easy read good for a rainy afternoon in Ireland curled up in front of a fire.
Notsogreat chick lit. Easy, quick read but without any real substance, The only enjoyable parts, really, were the settings: Australia and Ireland,

The protagonist, Maura, is an Australian chef who goes on a tour of Ireland to promote her brother's winery.
Of course, she is paired up to travel with the very guy who she had in a case of mistaken identity insulted and doused with water when he visited her restaurant.
Of course, they misunderstand each other until finally admitting they love each other, It's all pretty ridiculous. Maura is whiny, annoying and impetuous in a terribly unprofessional way, The object of her desire, Dominic, is an infuriating Mr, Darcy type who is so in love with her that he alternately ignores and belittles her, You will roll your eyes a lot while reading this book, Céad Míle Fáilte, the Irish tourist brochures said, A hundred thousand welcomes.

A hundred thousand nightmares, more like it!

Maura Carmodys off on the trip of a lifetime.
A talented chef, shes travelling around Ireland for a month to promote Australian food and wine,

Mauras expecting a straightforward business trip, But what she gets is a whirlwind of mishaps, misunderstandings, rivals and revelations and Dominic Hanrahan, whos giving her plenty of food for thought.


Set in Ireland and Australia, A Taste for It is a warm, funny novel about following your heart and pursuing your dreams.



A good read, Likeable characters. The plot was ridiculous. So was the main character, The stunt with the “food critic”, believing and judging Dominic on gossip, going off half cocked, How is she even a functioning adult with a job

I didnt like any of the characters really.
Carla was just too much of a stereotype, Dominic is a bore. Maura is an idiot. The rest just didn't feature enough to be anything more than background noise,

I dont believe a chef would let somebody get away with

putting a potentially lethal substance in the food and not call the police or keep serving the rest of the food once they knew the kitchen had been compromised.


The near death of the baby was an odd choice, I mean it read as though the author just couldn't think of any other way to get the Maura character out of Ireland suddenly.
As though seeing the man she loved in a compromising position with a naked woman wasn't enough

The bushfire at then end.
Sigh. It's Australia so why not throw in a natural disasterchapters from the end just to get these two characters back together.


Can I roll my eyes any harder I thought the opening scene was clever and funny, I thought the descriptions of the places Australia amp Ireland were great made me homesick for Australia and made me want to visit Ireland.
The story itself was a little predictable, but a nice read, I enjoyed the fact that the author was obviously Australian, knowing things only an Aussie would understand, Interesting enought that I'll try another one of her books,

Maura leaves South Australia to go to Ireland to promote her family wine, but her trip has some unexpected hiccups.
One of those is Dominic, who's making her think about things she hasn't thought about since she had her heart broken.


Although I wasn't a fan of the main character and the story was very predictable it was a nice easy read.
Parts of this book were okay and parts weren't, it does not help when you don't like the main character and I thought Moira was a pain, by the way she always jumped to conclusions without asking and it started when she treated Dominique and Kara badly in her resaturant at Lorikeet Hill Winery in the Clare Valley and instead of being contrite and aplogetic when she ran into Dominique again in Ireland she was rude again and believed the story told to her by someone whe hardly knew.
This happened all the way through the book I don't know why Dominique fell in love with her but there you have it, it happens.
I only just realised on finishing the book just now that is Monica's debut, Having attended an author talk just recently, it is so evident her love for Australia, Ireland, and family, She writes lovely stories, with awesome food and wine references, lots of talk about Aussie food and wine flavour, I was enraptured with all this.


Monica McInerney has come along way since her debut, for me it did lag quite a lot, but still overall, a lovely lighthearted contemporary story.
It was a little cliche, but this doesn't matter all of the time,

The audio was great, with lovely Irish accents, and my commute was filled nicely, The author spoke about her love of family and country, and this is evident in her writing, A solid, and at times, fun debut, Lovely lady, too. So far, I have really enjoyed all of Monica McInerney's books that I have read, and A Taste for It is no exception.
A Taste for It was McInerney's first novel, and I would never have guessed as much, It was funny, and interesting, and really keep me wanting to know how the different plot lines were going to unravel and be resolved.
Another thing that I really liked is, although the main characters centered around a winery, and a wine society, I didn't feel overwhelmed not knowing anything about wine.
The language about wine was all very accessible, which was nice, since it could have easily been written so only people with a thorough knowledge of wines and the wine industry would have been able to understand it.
This is a nice light, entertaining read which I found highly reminiscent of Maeve Binchy, That may have been because of the Irish setting and the rather stereotypical Irish characters, I found the main character to be a bit too silly but the romance was done well and the ending almost had me reaching for the tissues.
Not quite as good as some of her other books but I think it was the first one she wrote and it is definitely an enjoyable way to while away a few hours.
Another cute book by Monica McInerney actually, her first book, but it's therd I've read, This one features Maura, an Australian chef and winemaker who goes to Ireland for four weeks on a tour to promote Australian food and wine.
In Ireland, there are a series of misunderstandings and incidents that fluster Maura while she sells her wine, tries not to fall for a guy she meets, and learns about the Irish countryside and people.
There were a lot of cute scenes and great tension between the characters, You don't have to be a wine drinker to enjoy this, as all the dialogue about wine is easy to understand, but it would probably increase your enjoyment because of the descriptions.


This is definitely a quick and easy read, and I would easily recommend it to people seeking a lighthearted, fun romance.
The author does such a great job describing the food and the scenery, and it made me want to prepare and eat some gourmet meals of my own.
Although a number of the twists/misunderstandings are easy to spot, the story was still fun and engaging, so I didn't mind it too much.
I really liked the characters and loved how it revolved around Ireland and around food, .