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#BookReview of #PlainBadHeroines by Emily M Danforth @BoroughPress

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne26th February 2021Leave a comment

‘Picnic at Hanging Rock + The Blair Witch Project x lesbians =Plain Bad Heroines‘ [ About the Book ] Our story begins in 1902, at the Brookhants School for Girls. Flo and Clara, two impressionable students, are obsessed with each other and with a daring young writer named Mary MacLane, the author of a scandalous bestselling memoir. To…

#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 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…

#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…

#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…

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