The story follows the Gogarty’s and is told from the POV of Kevin, Millie and Aideen. All three of these characters are at different stages of life but equally going through difficulties. First we have Kevin a dad of four who has recently lost his job. Whilst trying to find a new one his wife Grace is bringing home the income and he is left to run around after the children. Whilst one has up and left home he still has the other three to worry about, in particular Aideen. In between cleaning the house and keeping on top of the kids social lives he has his mother Millie to keep him on his toes!
Millie is a pensioner who has a problem with shop lifting and it is this that lands her in hot water at the beginning of the story. Despite her slick fingers you can’t help but love Millie, she’s convinced that her son Kevin just wants to put her in a home and she’s determined to keep her independence. She’s full of character and her ability to call a spade a spade often had me chuckling. She is always up to mischief and her antics never fail to entertain.
Lastly we have Aideen who is on the brink of womanhood and about to be sent off to boarding school. Kevin is at his wits end with her and just does not know what to do. He hopes that a stricter school and some time away from her twin will help to set her on the straight and narrow but Aideen has other ideas. I did feel for her and wished that Kevin and Grace sat down to talk to her. It’s hard when there are so many siblings in a family because each child is calling out to be heard and when they are not they find different ways to get attention.
Good Eggs is a slow burn family saga filled with plenty of chuckles, emotion and drama! I adored the mini adventure that Millie and Aideen went on, it was the highlight of the book for me. This shows family in its purest form. The highs and lows, the laughter and tears. it’s hard not to find yourself relating to one or two characters.
Millie is a pensioner who has a problem with shop lifting and it is this that lands her in hot water at the beginning of the story. Despite her slick fingers you can’t help but love Millie, she’s convinced that her son Kevin just wants to put her in a home and she’s determined to keep her independence. She’s full of character and her ability to call a spade a spade often had me chuckling. She is always up to mischief and her antics never fail to entertain.
Lastly we have Aideen who is on the brink of womanhood and about to be sent off to boarding school. Kevin is at his wits end with her and just does not know what to do. He hopes that a stricter school and some time away from her twin will help to set her on the straight and narrow but Aideen has other ideas. I did feel for her and wished that Kevin and Grace sat down to talk to her. It’s hard when there are so many siblings in a family because each child is calling out to be heard and when they are not they find different ways to get attention.
Good Eggs is a slow burn family saga filled with plenty of chuckles, emotion and drama! I adored the mini adventure that Millie and Aideen went on, it was the highlight of the book for me. This shows family in its purest form. The highs and lows, the laughter and tears. it’s hard not to find yourself relating to one or two characters.