All For You [Kindle Edition]

As an avid Sheila O'Flanagan fan I was extremely disappointed with this book. It was far too long and to be honest I found it
really boring - not a great story line and a bad ending. For the first time ever I found myself skimming over the pages as I
couldn't wait to get to the end of the book. Not up to her usual brilliant standards ......Hopefully her next book will have her back at the top of the Best Sellers list where she belongs.

I'm reading this book now, half way through. I have read every one of this authors books and really enjoyed all of them, but this last one is a disappointment to me. Its very slow to get off the mark. Im also finding it rather jumbled and mixed up with all the characters. I will continue, hoping it gets better, as I'm sure it will.

This was my first Sheila O'Flanagan and I thought the synopsis sounded very good. The front cover is very pretty and attracted me to the book.

It was a real struggle to get into - I just don't care about weather that much! I also thought all the men who were supposed to be irresistable, had bad names (Ken, Ron, Dennis?) I very nearly gave up as in the first 50 pages nothing happens. I decided to keep going and see if it got better.

It does. I found myself getting more into it and really liking the main character, Lainey. It was nice how the book went from the present day and to the past. I was very interested to find out about Lainey's dad and all the mystery surrounding him (I didn't guess what it might be).

The issues I had with the book were that I couldn't stand Deanna. She was just a pain and incredibly selfish. I didn't have any problem with her feminist attitude but I don't think it came over very well - it just seemed to be her forcing it onto the other characters and the reader. At times I wasn't sure where we were or what time it was. This gave the book a somewhat disorientated feel. Also, there were a few mistakes in the book - at one point she tells Shay she isn't working the next day but then phones Ken the next day, on her break from work?! Things like that really annoy me.

I read the book quite quickly and I quite liked the ending. I think O'Flanagan wanted to show us that Lainey had come a long way and she didn't need to tie it all up for the reader.

An ok read but nothing fantastic. I've heard this isn't her best work so I will try another of her novels just to see.