Blog Tour - The Matchmaker by Catriona Innes

For Caitlin Carter, love means business.

She's taken matchmaking back to basics. There is no swiping left. No creepy location tracker. Definitely no unsolicited pics of areas of the anatomy literally no one wants to see. She's made dating great again: personal, patient... and profitable. Her startup is going from strength to strength, the brand her very own happy marriage (her wedding went viral), and now she even has celebrities wanting to use her services.

Caitlin is living the perfect life.

Except it's all a perfect lie. And Caitlin doesn't know how long she can keep it up.

In an era of social media and dating apps, when we have never been more connected yet more isolated, the matchmaker is a story about love, loss and loneliness, and learning to accept your reality.

This is an emotionally charged, funny and warm novel, perfect for fans of THE MAN WHO DIDN'T CALL by Rosie Walsh, SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL by Giovanna Fletcher and IT STARTED WITH A TWEET by Anna Bell.



'The Matchmaker' caught my attention from the synopsis as it was something different and I was looking forward to reading it. Caitlin has set up a business as a matchmaker, in a world where social media and apps are taking the market to a new level, whereas Caitlin has kept it traditional and personal, where she matches potential partners to their ideal match.

I did enjoy the book and loved the cast of characters. There were many characters that I could relate to friends and family and they each had their own traits and back story which all added to the story. It was great to read about a 'dating agency' that had the personal touch, where the owner used their own instincts to find their clients matches and I loved reading about the potential happily ever after dates. These all bought lots of humour and disaster to the read, all reflecting the world today and the perils of dating.

The Matchmaker is a great, easy read, which is perfect for a long autumn weekend. 

Thank you to the publishers, Orion, and to Compulsive Readers Blog Tours for inviting me to take part in the blog tour and for a copy of the book in return for an honest review.