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#BookReview of #SomeoneInTheAttic by Andrea Mara

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne12th August 2024Leave a comment

‘No secret is safe in this brand new twisty thriller from Andrea Mara‘– Someone in the Attic (Publisher Quote) [ About Someone in the Attic ] Home alone? Think again… Anya is enjoying a relaxing bath when she hears a noise in the roof. Through the open bathroom door, she sees the attic hatch swing…

#BookReview of #HopeNeverKnewHorizon by Douglas Bruton | @PressTaproot

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne8th August 20245 Comments

‘I had written just one word – there was not space for more. I had written only ‘hope’‘– Hope Never Knew Horizon [ About Hope Never Knew Horizon] Wexford County, 1891. The unlikely discovery of a beached blue whale sets in motion a series of events leading to the present-day re-installation of a fundamental piece…

#GuestPost by Philip Rennett, author of Paths Not Yet Taken | @PhilRennett

Guest PostBy Mairéad Hearne6th August 2024Leave a comment

Paths Not Yet Taken by Philip Rennett published April 2024 and is described as ‘a dramatic, wry, feel-good satirical novel that offers hope to us all… eventually.’ It is the first in a series of novels from Philip Rennett, who has had quite an exciting career, and it won the Literary Titan Gold Book Award for…

#BookReview of #TheHotelMaid by Michelle Dunne |@NotDunneYet | @Stormbooks_co

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne1st August 2024Leave a comment

‘I straighten the apron wrapped around my waist and swipe the key card in the guest room door. As I place the cleaning bucket by my feet, I see the woman lying unmoving on the plush carpet, her eyes frozen.‘– The Hotel Maid [ About The Hotel Maid ] Each morning, I arrive at the…

#GuestPost by Zoe McCann author of #TheDrinkShrink

Guest PostBy Mairéad Hearne30th July 20246 Comments

The Drink Shrink by Zoe McCann published July 8th 2024 and is described as ‘a book for people who don’t have time to read – you know, because they’re too busy hoovering up their partner’s body hair and keeping their children alive – and it’s guaranteed to make you laugh out loud.’ Belfast author Zoe…

#BookReview of #TheDeadCity by Michael Russell | @forgottencities

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne29th July 20242 Comments

‘The Second World War may well be drawing to a close, but there is still espionage work for Stefan to do amid the chaos…’– The Dead City [ About The Dead City ] In this dead city, the vultures are circling… Berlin 1944. The beginning of the end for Nazi Germany. And the beginning of…

#BookReview of #KnockKnock by Michelle Teahan

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne26th July 2024Leave a comment

‘From the author of GO SEEK comes a dark, high-octane thriller about a tight-knit suburban community in Cork and what happens when one fearlessly protective mother is threatened by her next-door neighbour.‘– Knock Knock (Publisher Quote) [ About Knock Knock ] CAN YOU EVER REALLY KNOW THE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR? Cowerworth is the picture perfect…

#BookReview of #LongIsland by Colm Tóibín

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne25th July 20244 Comments

‘Is it possible to truly return to the past and renew the great love that seemed gone forever…’– Long Island [ About Long Island ] A man with an Irish accent knocks on Eilis Fiorello’s door on Long Island and in that moment everything changes. Eilis and Tony have built a secure, happy life here since…

#BookReview of #SomethingsAboutToBlowUp by Sam Blake | @samblakebooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne18th July 20242 Comments

‘She’d heard enough explosions to know exactly what one sounded like. And the sickeningly, deathly quiet after it.’– Something’s About To Blow Up [ About Something’s About To Blow Up ] When an explosion rips through the chemistry lab at Raven’s Hill School and six girls are injured, the first thought is that it’s an…

#BookReview of #MeetingMae by Karen O’Connor | @KarenOCC75 | @PoolbegBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne16th July 2024Leave a comment

‘Balancing family, fertility treatments, and a surprising friendship, Susan finds solace in Mae. Will digging into Mae’s past bring closure?’– Meeting Mae (Publisher Quote) [ About Meeting Mae ] Susan Quinn is distracted as she’s driving through a rat run one dark January night and nearly runs elderly Mae over. Sharp-tongued and feisty, Mae sends…

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