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#BookReview of #DogDays by Ericka Waller @ErickaWaller1 @DoubleDayUk

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne24th February 20214 Comments

‘A story about love, loss and what it is to be human’~ Dog Days [ About the Book ] George is very angry. His wife has upped and died on him, and all he wants to do is sit in his underpants and shout at the cricket. The last thing he needs is his cake-baking neighbour…

#BookReview of #BlindingLies by Amy Cronin @AJCronin1 @PoolbegBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne23rd February 20212 Comments

In a web of lies, who can you trust?– Blinding Lies [ About the Book ] Ten years ago, Anna Clarke’s parents disappeared. The mystery haunts her, and she hopes her job in a busy city Garda Station will one day help her find answers. The case of a man shot dead crosses her desk…

#BookReview of A Whole New Plan for Living by Jim Lucey | @ProfJimLucey @HachetteIre

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne22nd February 2021Leave a comment

Achieving balance and wellness in a changing world– A Whole New Plan for Living [ About the Book ] We will all experience times in our lives when our health is challenged. As we navigate an uncertain world, stressors such as financial worries, illness, loss, isolation and loneliness can turn into distress, anxiety and depression.…

#BookReview of NICK by Michael Farris Smith | @michael_f_smith | @noexitpress | #nicknovel

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne18th February 20212 Comments

‘Life before Gatsby as narrator Nick Carraway steps out of the shadow and moves into the spotlight‘– NICK It is an absolute delight to be involved with the blog tour today for NICK, the latest novel from Michael Farris Smith, so I really do hope you enjoy my review below. I have also included a…

#BookReview #ANetForSmallFishes by #LucyJago | @BloomsburyBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne17th February 202110 Comments

‘The Thelma and Louise of the seventeenth century: two mis-matched heroines, two grittily textured lives, an outrageous plot (true!), sex, politics, and a gut-wrenching ending’ Lawrence Norfolk on A Net For Small Fishes [ About the Book ] Frances Howard has beauty and a powerful family – and is the most unhappy creature in the…

#BookReview #WhoTookEdenMulligan by Sharon Dempsey | @svjdempz | @AvonBooksUK

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne16th February 2021Leave a comment

‘They’re dead.They’re all dead.It’s my faultI killed them…’Who Took Eden Mulligan? [ About the Book ] ‘They’re dead. They’re all dead.It’s my fault. I killed them…’ Those are the words of Iona Gardener, who stands bloodied and staring as she confesses to the murder of four people in a run-down cottage outside of Belfast. Outside…

#BookReview of #HappyFamilies by Julia Ma | @reallyjuliema | @welbeckpublish | @ed_pr

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne12th February 20212 Comments

**WINNER OF THE RICHARD & JUDY / WHSMITH SEARCH FOR A BESTSELLER 2020** Three generations, two secrets, one extended family . . .~ Happy Families [ About the Book ] Set in rural Wales, Happy Families shines a tender, funny and heartwarming light on the lives of three generations of a Chinese immigrant family. When was the…

#BookReview of #FindYouFirst by #LinwoodBarclay

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne11th February 20214 Comments

‘ONE WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFEONE WILL END ITWHO WILL…FIND YOU FIRST’ [ About the Book ] It’s a deadly race against time… Tech billionaire Miles has more money than he can ever spend, and everything he could dream of – except time. Now facing a terminal illness, Miles knows he must seize every minute to…

#BookReview of #MakeYourselfAtHome by @ciarageraghty | @HCinIreland

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne9th February 20212 Comments

‘Sometimes you have to confront your past before you can work out the shape of the future…’– Make Yourself At Home [ About the Book ] When Marianne’s carefully constructed life and marriage fall apart, she is forced to return to Ancaire, the ramshackle seaside house perched high on a cliff by the Irish Sea.…

#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…

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