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Monthly Archives: October 2016

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#bookreview : The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris by Evie Woods

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne18th October 2016Leave a comment

[ This review has been updated with the recent re-release of this novel ] The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris is a book written by Irish writer Evie Woods (Gaughan). ‘An enchanting and escapist novel for 2025 from the internationally bestselling author of The Lost Bookshop‘ A little escapism to a world where good…

Review : #FearDreams by @JoyceSchneider1

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne17th October 2016Leave a comment

‘A sensitive woman fearing insanity……’ Fear Dreams is written by American author J.A. Schneider. A former staffer of Newsweek, Joyce Schneider is the author of the Embryo series of books and the soon to be published ‘Her Last Breath’. I am delighted to be on tour with Joyce for her new release later in the month with…

Q & A : Caimh McDonnell @caimh #author #qanda #whitehairedirishman

Q & ABy Mairéad Hearne14th October 20162 Comments

I was very lucky to get the opportunity to read A Man with One Of Those Faces, the debut novel from Irish Comedian, now writer & all around ‘jack-of-all-trades’, Caimh McDonnell. To read my full review of this very humorous debut please click here: Caimh very graciously took some time out from his very busy…

#Bookreview @JennyBlackhurst #BeforeILetYouIn

Blog Tour, Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne13th October 2016Leave a comment

‘If you don’t know who is walking through the door, how do you know if you should let them in?’ How excited am I to be on the tour bus with Jenny Blackhurst!! Published by Headline, Before I Let You In is the latest psychological thriller from Jenny Blackhurst. WOW…is the reader in for a rather…

Fictional Books – Mental Health Issues #mentalhealthweek

Recommended ReadingBy Mairéad Hearne11th October 2016Leave a comment

I have been lucky enough to read quite a number of books from authors writing about a wide variety of topics. I decided to select three books that I have had the honour of reading  and reviewing that I felt approached the topic of mental health across generations. All wonderful reads and all currently available…

Review : Cristina by Jake Parent @GhostOfChinaski

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne10th October 2016Leave a comment

Cristina, the latest book from American writer Jake Parent, is a psychological suspense novel. Published in July 2016 by Modern Minimalist Press, I received my copy from the author in exchange for an honest review. What did I think?…… Keep reading to find out…

Review: I Found You by Lisa Jewell

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne7th October 2016Leave a comment

‘Everyone has a story. But what if you can’t remember yours?’ I Found You is the current release from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell. Published earlier this Summer, by Century, a division of Penguin Random House, it was a book I was looking forward to reading Everything about the copy I had appealed to me!! It has…

Q & A : Bettina Hartas Geary of @TripFiction

Q & ABy Mairéad Hearne5th October 20168 Comments

The day Tina from TripFiction dropped by for a chat….

Review: Lost in Static by Christina Philippou

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne3rd October 2016Leave a comment

Lost In Static is the debut novel from Christina Philippou. Just published by Urbane Publications, it is a coming-of-age novel that will appeal to a YA audience, as it deals with events surrounding the first year in residence of a group of young people at university. I received my copy from the publisher in exchange for…

Helene Leuschel (@HALeuschel) : Nature, Nurture and the Ability to Empathize #guestpost

Guest PostBy Mairéad Hearne1st October 2016Leave a comment

Earlier in the week I had the pleasure of being joined on Swirl and Thread by writer Helene Leuschel. Helene was very honest and open with her answers and was so enthusiastic that she also wrote a great guest post for my blog. Entitled Nature, Nurture and The Ability to Empathize, it truly is a…

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