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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…

#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…

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…

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…

#bookreview : A Man with One of Those Faces by Caimh McDonnell (@caimh)

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne28th September 20162 Comments

‘So, how did you become the Granny Whisperer then?’ A fair question indeed! A Man with One of Those Faces is a very funny book. Written by Irishman Caimh McDonnell, it was published by McFori Ink earlier this month. I received my copy from the author in exchange for my as ever honest review. I…

The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena – My Review

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne26th September 2016Leave a comment

‘You never know what’s happening on the other side of the wall’ The Couple Next Door is a book I frequently saw mention of on Social Media. Published last August, I spotted it on the shelves of many book stores so I was intrigued as to what it was all about. Read on to find…

#bookreview ~ The Joyce Girl by Annabel Abbs @annabelabbs

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne22nd September 2016Leave a comment

‘There are sins or (let us call them as the world calls them) evil memories which are hidden away by man in the darkest places of the heart but they abide there and wait.’ James Joyce, Ulysses, 1922 Now I’m going to honest here and, even though I am Irish, I have never read James…

Cartes Postales from Greece by Victoria Hislop – My review

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne20th September 20162 Comments

‘Who knows if the tales people told me are true or false? I suspect some of them are complete fabrications, others are exaggeration – but perhaps some of them are real. You can decide.’ There are certain books that land through my letterbox that result in a funny dance and a scream of joy!! Cartes…

#bookreview : The Accidental Wife by Orla McAlinden (@OrlaMcAWrites)

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne14th September 20163 Comments

Set against the tense background of Northern Ireland’s Troubles, The Accidental Wife by Orla McAlinden follows the twists and turns of the McCann family over seven decades.

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