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#BookReview of #MyOtherHeart by Emma Nanami Strenner | @HutchHeinemann

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne3rd July 2025Leave a comment

‘Mimi Truang did not yet know that her baby was gone. She sat back and closed her eyes, coffee in hand.’– My Other Heart [ About My Other Heart ] May 1998: Mimi Traung and her baby daughter Ngan wait restlessly at the gates of Philadelphia airport. There is still a day’s travelling left before…

#BookReview of #DeadLine by Steph McGovern

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne2nd July 2025Leave a comment

‘Your child has been kidnapped.You’re live on television.’– Dead Line [ About Dead Line ] Going live in 10, 9, 8 . . .Today is a huge day for TV reporter Rose’s career. A live interview with one of the most powerful men in the country, on one of the nation’s biggest TV shows.7, 6,…

#BookReview of #InPlainSight by @JosephCBirchall | @PoolbegBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne1st July 2025Leave a comment

‘She gazed at the red line that ran along the circumference of the woman’s neck, the laceration open slightly like a small crevice in the snow. The woman’s face was paler than her short blonde hair, her blue eyes frozen in a stare as if caught in a photograph. They stared away and behind Darcy…

#BookReview of #TheCountingGame by Sinéad Nolan

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne30th June 2025Leave a comment

Into the woods.Count to ten.Only one of us comes home again.– The Counting Game [ About The Counting Game ] 1995, Ireland. Panic grips the village of Drumsuin when a teenage girl goes missing in the nearby forest. Saoirse is not the first girl to disappear in those woods. And when it’s revealed she was…

#BookReview of The (Wonderful) Life of Connie Maguire by Domhnall O’Donoghue

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne25th June 2025Leave a comment

‘Connie Maguire jolts awake, gasping for air. She scans the bedroom. The wallpaper, mould and a list on the door – rules for this guesthouse on Dublin’s Gardiner Street…’– The (Wonderful) Life of Connie Maguire [ About The (Wonderful) Life of Connie Maguire ] Connie Maguire has always lived in the shadows. Battling low self-esteem,…

#BookReview of #BeforeDorothy by Hazel Gaynor

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne19th June 20256 Comments

‘Long before Dorothy visits Oz, her aunt, Emily Gale, sets off on her own unforgettable adventure much closer to home…‘– Before Dorothy [ About Before Dorothy ] When news reaches Kansas that her beloved sister has tragically died, Emily Gale must become a mother overnight. Her sister’s orphaned child, Dorothy, desperately needs a home. But…

#BookReview of #WeAreAllGuiltyHere by Karin Slaughter

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne16th June 2025Leave a comment

‘The next thrilling mystery from Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Girls and the Will Trent Series.‘– We Are All Guilty Here [ About We Are All Guilty Here ] Welcome to North Falls—a small town where everyone knows everyone. Or so they think. Until the night of the fireworks. When two…

#BookReview of #OurSong by Anna Carey

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne12th June 2025Leave a comment

IT’S TIME TO FINISH WHAT THEY STARTED . . .– Our Song [ About Our Song ] Laura used to have big dreams, but she gave them up – because that’s what grown-ups do. Trying to turn her love of music into a career would have been absolutely ridiculous. But when she hears one of…

#BookReview of The One You Least Suspect by Brian McGilloway

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne10th June 2025Leave a comment

‘It began with Gail’s wedding, The one in the Oceanview Hotel in Moville. That was where they picked me up the first time.’ [ About The One You Least Suspect ] Katie lives a quiet life. She likes her small Derry neighbourhood. She likes her job as a barmaid at O’Reillys. And she loves her…

#BookReview of #Whistle by Linwood Barclay

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne6th June 20254 Comments

‘A woman and her young son move to a small town looking for a fresh start, only to be haunted by disturbing events and strange visions when they find a mysterious train set in a storage shed.‘– Whistle [ About Whistle ] Celebrated children’s author and illustrator Annie Blunt has had a dreadful year. Her…

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