Flying by the Seat of My Knickers by Eliza Watson
This is the first book in a series called The Travel Mishaps of Caity Shaw. Caity is from the Chicago area, and has recently had a few setbacks, both personally and professionally. She'd been in a long term relationship and hadn't realized how bad it was until someone approached her in a restaurant washroom and offered assistance. Emotional and mental abuse is often enacted gradually over time and when one is in it, it is hard to see the reality. When she decided to leave the relationship, the resulting situation also affected her work and she lost her job.
Now her sister Rachel, who works in event planning, has given her a position at an event in Ireland. She takes it, hoping to regain the previous close relationship she had with Rachel, but is finding herself worried about the mistakes she makes. She finds herself taken under the wing of another member of the team, Declan, a freelance event worker, who tells her stories of his own event mishaps to make her feel better.
Rachel is very busy as the lead for this event, and doesn't have the time to spend with Caity, but Declan seems tuned in to her and usually appears to assist her when something goes wrong. As she gains confidence, Caity discovers that she actually enjoys the work, despite the distractions of calls from her parents about job opportunities, her debt issues, and the worry over whether her ex is still following her.
I enjoyed the characters of Caity and Declan, who we saw the most in the novel, and how we learned gradually of their situations. Caity is making a fresh start, never an easy thing, and we can see her grow here. I also enjoyed the travel aspect of the novel, learning more about Ireland. A fun read, with many touches of humour.
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