3.5+ stars 
 Amber is a planner. She is all about black and white, right and wrong. Every detail on her trip was either planned or carefully left open in hopes of fulfilling her travel list. But she hadn't planned on meeting River, and hadn't planned for the detours she faced after this first meeting. But her trip is also about finding herself, determining if she is who she is because of the influence of her parents or if that is truly her. 
 River is all about his family. Running the family's pub with his younger brother, while worrying over the associations of his older brother. His loyalty and dedication to his family was so strong that he was willing to risk almost anything to keep his family safe. Even when that meant covering for his brother. 
 This book had a slow build up. There is a lot of Irish history, from the potato blight to English rule, to the troubles with the IRA, and all that history and background sometimes gets in the way of the main story here. Yes it's important to have, and it's included as Amber learns it, but for readers, it could be a lot of material that isn't central to Amber and River's story. 
 But when things were happening with River's family, with the police, and with the secrets River was keeping, I didn't want to put this book down. 
 The chemistry between them was hard to feel for a while. Beyond basic attraction, I didn't feel a passion or spark that would have tied them together as strongly as they seemed to be. Perhaps it was that things built so slowly, or that the first half of the book took place with them only bumping into each other randomly. But as they began to open up to each other, and flirt beyond their initial run-in, I loved the banter and ease they had with each other. 
 The combination of Amber's black and white outlook and River's grey area made for great tension and suspense between them. I enjoyed getting a little insight to Alex's friend Ivy while she was in Ireland, and the setup for Surviving Ice. 
 I was gifted a copy in exchange for an honest review.