Bitchie's Books

When I first heard that Jo was going to be the heroine of Down Dublin Road, I admit to being skeptical. In On Dublin Street, Jo was known for going after wealthy men, and she was portrayed as a simple gold digger. In Down Dublin Road, we learn that things aren't always as they seem, and that Jo has hidden depths.Jo is actually living a very bad life. Her dad was an abusive bastard who went to jail when she was 12, leaving Jo, her alcoholic mother, and her baby brother, Cole. Jo works very hard to take better care of Cole, to give him a better life than she ever had.She dreams of finding the perfect man that will take care of her and Cole. The thing is, Jo isn't your typical gold digger. She doesn't actually accept money from her boyfriends. She just hopes that eventually, she'll find the guy who will be good to her, and more importantly, will take care of her family. Enter Cameron, a man Jo meets at an event with her current boyfriend, Malcolm. There is instant heat between the two, which, of course they fight by sniping at each other. Cam makes snap judgements of Jo, misunderstandings ensue, but they just can't seem to stay away from each other, especially when Cam learns Jo is NOT what he thought she was.I've heard a few people who had issues with the fact that Cam and Jo were both in relationships at the beginning, but I didn't have a problem with it. Jo didn't love Malcolm, I don't think Malcolm loved Jo (although he was very nice!) and Cam definitely didn't love Becca. And I appreciated that once Cam and Jo realized they were feeling things for each other, they ended their relationships. Other than one kiss, they really did nothing wrong, and made it right as soon as possible.There were a few things that were very predictable. As soon as Cam mentioned an old love, I KNEW she would come back into the picture, and sure enough, she did. I KNEW there would be some huge misunderstanding about her, and there was. But I did think it was handled well, and I loved both Cam and Jo, a lot, and highly recommend this book.Heck, I think I even liked it better than ODS, because I bought Jo's issues more than I did Joss's.I do have one complaint- the similarity of the names- Jo/Joss, then Cam/Cole,Ellie/Elodie, they tend to blur together at times.