Catch of the Day

by Kristan Higgins

What's the market price on a decent guy these days?

Maggie Beaumont's luck is about to change. Sure, she's known for her bad romantic choices--her former boyfriend broke up with her by bringing his new girlfriend home for a visit. And then there was the crush she had on a gorgeous young Irishman, who turned out to be Father Tim, the parish's new priest.

But romantic salvation has arrived in the form of handsome, if surly, fisherman Malone. It turns out there's a heart of gold underneath his barnacle-clad exterior. Will this catch of the day turn into the dish of a lifetime?

• ISBN10: 0373776799
• ISBN13: 9780373776795
• Publish Date: 28 February 2012 (first published 25 September 2007)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Imprint: Mills & Boon
• Edition: Reissue ed.
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Pages: 384
• Language: English

Reviews

[Leigha]

Maggie attempts to find her perfect match in this adorable adult contemporary romp.

This book captures the singles experience so well. Maggie’s antics to find a suitable partner were familiar and genuine. Maggie herself was completely and totally enchanting. I loved her humor, her compassion, and her drive. I spent some time in my 20s fulfilled by my job and family, yet wishing for a romantic partner. I can only imagine the pains of attempting to meet someone in such a small town.

While I adored Maggie and her clan, I was not impressed by Malone. He had no personality! I couldn’t tell you one thing about him other than his profession and his family. I realize the author was going for the “strong, silent” type, but that can’t be his only characteristics. It was a bit of a let down to realize this broody, boring man was supposed to be the romantic lead for Maggie.

At the end of the day, I enjoyed so many elements of this book. The romance may have been a serious let down, but the other characters more than made up for this problem. I wouldn’t classify this as a romance considering how little time and attention is given to developing Malone. Instead, I would recommend this to fans of women’s fiction.

tl;dr I absolutely adored the protagonist, Maggie, but her romantic lead was less than interesting.

[Stephanie]

This review was originally posted on Once Upon a Chapter



I'm not even sure where to begin with Catch of the Day by Kristan Higgins. I suppose I can start by saying that Catch of the Day is my favorite Higgins book to date. There was just too much that worked for me in this book! And there were some parts that didn't.

Maggie is a sort of bumbling loveable woman. Maggie has a hard history of poor choices in men. The most recent being that she fell for the new priest in town. In her defense she didn't know it at the time but she didn't do anything to stop it after the fact either.

I have to say that Maggie's true love interest took me by surprise. M. Malone also know to the locals as Maloner the Loner turns out to be that diamond in the rough you didn't see coming. Malone probably wouldn't work for me in real life but I don't read romance to steep myself in reality. Can I get an amen?

Higgins can write a small town romance that will make you feel like you could go to that town and visit those characters. Not only can you but you want to! In closing I found this not on my phone: It's 11:30 at night. My department is permanently down a person. I'm quietly sobbing on my side of the bed because a dog that doesn't exist outside of a novel has passed and his owner is hurting and I don't want to wake my husband. My kindle tells me I'm not finishing this book until 1:30 am. No regrets.