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Yearly Archives: 2021

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#BookReview of #TheBurningGirls by @cjtudor / #BlogTour with @MichaelJBooks

Blog Tour, Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne4th February 20216 Comments

500 years ago: eight martyrs were burnt to death30 years ago: two teenagers vanished without traceTwo months ago: the vicar committed suicideWelcome to Chapel Croft.– The Burning Girls [ About the Book ] For Rev Jack Brooks and teenage daughter Flo it’s supposed to be a fresh start. New job, new home. But, as Jack…

#BookReview of #TheArtOfFalling by #DanielleMcLaughlin @johnmurrays

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne3rd February 2021Leave a comment

“It’s designed to self-destruct. Grain by grain, year by year. Then gone…nothing”– The Art of Falling [ About the Book ] Nessa McCormack’s marriage is coming back together again after her husband’s affair. She is excited to be in charge of a retrospective art exhibit for one of Ireland’s most beloved and enigmatic artists, the…

#BookReview of #SilentVoices (D.I. Lottie Parker #9) by Patricia Gibney @trisha460 @bookouture

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne2nd February 2021Leave a comment

‘The hall was empty and dark. She felt for the switch on the wall, but another noise caused her to pause. Was it from upstairs? That’s when she heard the whoosh of sound. The flutter of material. Right before she felt the push between her shoulder blades.‘– Silent Voices [ About the Book ] When…

#Liberation by @emmaeker | #BlogTour with @midaspr

ExtractBy Mairéad Hearne1st February 2021Leave a comment

‘A meditative and spiritual approach on how to thrive in the face of adversity’– Liberation Liberation by life coach and author Emma Eker was just published on January 28th with Evolving Press. Described as ‘raw, introspective, and deeply personal.’ I am delighted to be kick-starting the blog tour today sharing an extract with you all from this…

#BookReview of #TheDarkRoom by @samblakebooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne29th January 20218 Comments

‘It was as if the music lifted him from the dark room of his mind and lit everything up.’– The Dark Room [ About the Book ] Hare’s Landing, West Cork. A house full of mystery… Rachel Lambert leaves London afraid for her personal safety and determined to uncover the truth behind the sudden death…

#BookReview of #UntoThisLast by @rebecca_lipkin

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne28th January 20212 Comments

London 1858, John Ruskin is an eccentric genius famed cross Britain.An obsession with a young student changes the course of his life forever– Unto This Last [ About the Book ] “Men ought to be severely exercised and disciplined in daily life, they should learn to lie on stone beds and eat black soup, but…

#BookReview of #ThePush by Ashley Audrain @audrain @michaeljbooks #BlogTour

Blog Tour, Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne27th January 20219 Comments

‘The women in this family, we’re different . . .’– The Push [ About The Book ] “We expect to have good mothers, and to marry, and to be good mothers. The arrival of baby Violet was meant to be the happiest day of my life. I would be different. I would be like other…

#BookReview of #BlackIrishBlues by @andrewcotto | @brwpublisher

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne26th January 2021Leave a comment

A Caesar Stiles Mystery [ About the Book ] Black Irish Blues is the return-to-origin story of Caesar Stiles, an erstwhile runaway who returns to his hometown with plans to buy the town’s only tavern and end his family’s Sicilian curse. Caesar’s attempt for redemption is complicated by the spectral presence of his estranged father, reparation…

Hodder & Stoughton Fiction Showcase @HodderBooks | #HodderFiction2021

SpotlightBy Mairéad Hearne25th January 20214 Comments

It was with great excitement that I settled down to join the Hodder & Stoughton 2021 virtual fiction showcase which took place last Thursday, 21st January. The event was presented by Sara Cox, one of radio’s most enduring and well-loved broadcasters, known to millions of listeners for her shows on BBC Radio 1 & Radio 2.…

#BookReview of #Family by @OwenMullen6 @BoldwoodBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne22nd January 2021Leave a comment

Family – might be the death of you… [ About the Book ] The Glass family business is crime, and they’re good at what they do. Vengeance took Luke Glass behind bars – but now he’s free and he’s never going back. Luke wants out of the gangster life – all he has to do…

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