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Yearly Archives: 2026

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#BookReview of #InGlassHouses by Edel Coffey

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne17th February 20262 Comments

When everyone can see insideA killer must hide in plain sight– In Glass Houses [ About In Glass Houses ] Twenty years ago, Eddie’s career as a journalist was destroyed by the Juliet Fox case. Juliet was young and beautiful, born into the privileged world of the Manhattan elite. Pulled into their orbit by her…

#BookReview of #TheIrishGoodbye by Heather Aimee O’Neill

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne13th February 20262 Comments

‘Three adult sisters reunited at their childhood home must confront a shared tragedy in The Irish Goodbye’ [ About The Irish Goodbye ] It’s been years since the three Ryan sisters were all home together at their family’s beloved house on Long Island. Two decades ago, their lives were upended by a tragic accident on their…

#BookReview of #GoodPeople by Patmeena Sabit

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne11th February 20264 Comments

‘Zorah Sharaf could do no wrong. Zorah Sharaf brought shame upon her family.What’s the truth? Depends on who you ask.‘– Good People [ About Good People ] EVERYONE THINKS THEY KNOW WHAT HAPPENED . . . The Sharaf family is the picture of success. They arrived in America as refugees with nothing more than the…

#BookReview of #OneBeautifulYearOfNormal by Sandra K. Griffith

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne10th February 2026Leave a comment

‘Some memories protect you. Others imprison you.‘– One Beautiful Year of Normal [ About One Beautiful Year of Normal ] When August Caine receives a phone call from a Savannah attorney, she is blindsided by the news—her Aunt Helen has passed away. But how can that be, when August’s mother insisted Helen died in a…

#BookReview of #SecondChances by Roisin Meaney | @roisinm.bsky.social

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne4th February 2026Leave a comment

‘It’s never too late for second chances…‘ [ About Second Chances ] For the first time in her life, Lydia is taking a great big leap of faith. She’s moving to a small town on the West Coast of Ireland to overhaul a large, long-abandoned residence named Chance House with her new husband. Then tragedy…

#BookReview of #ThePersian by David McCloskey

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne29th January 2026Leave a comment

‘What happens when a spy is forced to reckon with the consequences of his deception?‘– The Persian [ About The Persian ] Kamran Esfahani, a Persian Jewish dentist from Stockholm, dreams of starting afresh in California. To finance his new life, he agrees to spy for Mossad in Iran, working with a clandestine unit tasked…

#BookReview of #Crucible by John Sayles | @melvillehouse.bsky.social

Blog Tour, Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne27th January 2026Leave a comment

‘A complex and sweeping historical novel about Henry Ford — the Elon Musk of his day, in more ways than one — and his attempt to rule not only an automotive empire but the rambunctious city of Detroit.‘– Crucible [ About Crucible ] Already the gateway for illegal Canadian liquor during Prohibition, the Motor City…

#BookReview of #TheNowhereGirls by Carmel Harrington

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne22nd January 2026Leave a comment

‘Whatever was happening with these girls, his gut instinct warned him that they were in a whole world of trouble’ [ About The Nowhere Girls ] On a cold afternoon in December 1995, two young girls are found abandoned on a platform at Pearse Station in Dublin. Thirty years later, investigative journalist Vega is determined…

#BookReview of Fireflies in Winter by Eleanor Shearer

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne19th January 20264 Comments

‘A mesmeric novel of two young women who fight for love, survival and a spark of hope on the edge of the wilderness.‘ [ About Fireflies in Winter ] Nova Scotia 1796. Cora, an orphan newly arrived from Jamaica, has never felt cold like this. In the depths of winter, everyone in her community huddles together…

#BookReview of The Sky is Not Enough by June O’Sullivan

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne16th January 20262 Comments

‘Before Amelia Earhart, there was Mary Heath: The forgotten Irish Aviatrix who conquered the skies‘ [ About The Sky is Not Enough ] An Irish woman dares to conquer the skies — and discovers that freedom comes at a cost. In 1928, newlywed Lady Heath embarks on her most daring adventure yet: a solo flight…

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