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#BookReview | Meet Me in Monaco by @HazelGaynor and @msheatherwebb | @HCinIreland

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne4th September 20198 Comments

‘Each scent holds a mystery, its own story. That was the first lesson Papa taught me. “To be a parfumeur is to be a detective Sophie”I would inhale and be whisked away in an instant. A touch of jasmine hinted at carefree days in the sun. Woodsmoke conjured a cool autumn night and rich cassoulet…

#BookReview | A Single Thread by @Tracy_Chevalier | #ASingleThread

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne3rd September 20196 Comments

‘Courage can be found in the unlikeliest of places’– A Single Thread [ About the Book ] It is 1932, and the losses of the First World War are still keenly felt. Violet Speedwell, mourning for both her fiancé and her brother and regarded by society as a ‘surplus woman’ unlikely to marry, resolves to…

#BookReview | In the Absence of Miracles by Michael J. Malone

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne2nd September 20196 Comments

‘And in the absence of truth, in the absence of a miracle, we turn to prayer.And to violence…’ – In the Absence of Miracles [ About the Book ] John Docherty’s mother has just been taken into a nursing home following a massive stroke and she’s unlikely to be able to live independently again. With…

#BookReview | The Nanny at Number 43 by Nicola Cassidy | @ladynicci | @PoolbegBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne30th August 20199 Comments

Be Careful Who You Let Into Your Home – The Nanny at Number 43 When blogger and writer Nicola Cassidy took a local history tour of her home town in Drogheda, Co. Louth she had no idea that a passing tale, told by the guide, would inspire her second novel. The Nanny at Number 43…

#BookReview |#FullOfGrace by Orla McAlinden | @OrlaMcAWrites | @RedStagBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne28th August 20192 Comments

‘In the seconds before the visitor pulls a balaclava over his five o’ clock shadow you already know he is bad news. A solitary figure slouching up the long farm path, no friendly wave, no shouted greeting. Skin-tight denim – drainpipes, your father would have called them. No dungarees, no boiler suit. You know this…

#BookReview | #IHaveSinned by Caimh McDonnell | #McGarryStateside Book 2 | @Caimh | @McFori_Ink

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne23rd August 20195 Comments

‘Nothing is ever easy‘ – I Have Sinned [ About the Book ] Bunny McGarry has finally got a lead in his mission to find the Sisters of the Saint but the lead, one Father Gabriel de Marcos, isn’t willing to play ball. Desperate times call for desperate measures and Bunny has to put the…

#BookReview | #IConfess by Alex Barclay | @alexbarcs | @HCinIreland

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne21st August 20197 Comments

Seven friends.One killer.No escape….– I Confess [ About the Book ] A group of childhood friends are reunited at a luxury inn on a remote west coast peninsula in Ireland. But as a storm builds outside, the dark events that marred their childhoods threaten to resurface. And when a body is discovered, the group faces…

#BookReview | #TheGuiltyMother by Diane Jeffrey

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne20th August 20194 Comments

‘WOULD YOU BELIEVE HER?’– The Guilty Mother [ About the Book] 2013 Melissa Slade had it all: beauty, money, a successful husband and beautiful twin babies. But, in the blink of an eye, her perfect life became a nightmare – when she found herself on trial for the murder of her little girls.  PRESENT DAY…

#BookReview | #TakeItBack by @KiaAbdullah | @HQstories

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne19th August 20192 Comments

Take your place on the jury. Who will you find guilty? – Take It Back [ About the Book ] The Victim: A sixteen-year-old girl with facial deformities, neglected by an alcoholic mother. Who accuses the boys of something unthinkable. The Defendants: Four handsome teenage boys from hardworking immigrant families. All with corroborating stories. Whose…

#BookReview | #FilterThis by Sophie White | @SophWhiteWrites | @HachetteIre

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne16th August 20199 Comments

Are the #instafabulous really #livingtheirbestlives ?– Filter This [ About the Book ] Ali Jones is hell-bent on achieving her #lifegoals: 10,000 Instagram followers and a win at the upcoming Glossie Influencer Awards. So when she inadvertently leads people to believe she is sporting a baby bump and immediately gains thousands of followers, she realises…

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