My Review for When in Dublin by Tracy Avery
"You've been house hunting for a year Jess... Maybe it's time to trust your gut instead of your models and spreadsheets."
I adored When in Dublin. 🍀 As a UK resident, I loved the little nuances between the US way of life and that of people living in Dublin. Things like how a proper cup of tea is made (which definitely isn’t putting the water in the microwave btw 😂☕️) really made me smile. I also enjoyed the comparisons between how many people in the UK have travelled to lots of different countries, while many people in the US often haven’t travelled outside of the States because there’s just so much to explore there. Considering we can drive from top to bottom of the UK in a couple of days, it’s no wonder we spread our wings a bit more. 🌍✈️
In my head, Jessie was always capable of so much more than the promotion she’s striving for. She really finds her feet in Dublin and seems to flourish in a completely different environment — albeit one with a lot of rain. 🌧️😂 She definitely needed this move abroad to work out what it is she actually wants from life.
I appreciated that although there’s romance in the story, it’s not at the forefront, which made a refreshing change. For me, it felt much more about Jessie’s journey and self-discovery. 💛
Thank you to Tracy Avery and Literary Media Tours for the opportunity to read and review When in Dublin. 📚
About the Book
Jessie Dunhour has a checklist for her life and a plan for everything. At almost twenty-eight, she’s mostly on her dream promotion within reach, a house under contract and the chance to finally prove that hard work and staying the course pays off. Sure, her relationship timeline hasn’t unfolded the way she expected, but that’s something she’ll figure out once her career is firmly in place.
There’s just one complication. The path to promotion comes with a mandatory year-long relocation to Dublin, Ireland. Jessie doesn’t even have a passport, let alone a desire to upend her carefully curated life.
Thrown into a world of brightly colored Georgian doors, relentless rain and coworkers who actually take lunch breaks, Jessie struggles to find her footing—until she meets Aidan. Charming, spontaneous and well-travelled, he is everything she isn’t. As her assignment ticks away, he pulls her further from her comfort zone and into a life she never one filled with adventure and a future that doesn’t fit neatly into a spreadsheet.
But when her time abroad runs out, Jessie faces the most important choice of her life—return to the path she always planned, or take a chance on the one she never saw coming?
I was raised in Florida, have lived in Ireland and Spain, and now call North Carolina home with my husband and two children. While I draw on my experiences living abroad for my debut, it is very much a work of fiction.
Once upon a time, I was an avid traveler who visited more than 25 countries. These days my passport is collecting dust, but I still draw inspiration from the places I've been and people I’ve met. No matter what journeys my characters go on, I’m a firm believer in happy endings—even if they’re not always the ones you expect.
I'm a CPA by day and a writer by night, so when I'm not juggling spreadsheets, I'm plotting my next book... which is also done in a spreadsheet.
You can find me on Instagram trying (and failing) to keep up with the latest book community trends: @tracyavery.books
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