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#BookReview of #CoverTheBones by Chris Hammer

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne1st November 2023Leave a comment

‘NO ONE IS EVER INNOCENT IN PARADISE.A small town.A closely guarded secret, stretching back decades.And blood in the water‘– Cover the Bones [ About Cover the Bones ] A body has washed up in an irrigation canal, the artery running through Yuwonderie, a man-made paradise on the border of the Outback. Stabbed through the heart,…

#BookReview of Kiera & Me by Noel Fitzpatrick

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne27th October 2023Leave a comment

‘A tale of two best friends and how they saved each other’ [ About Kiera & Me ] Let national treasure Professor Noel Fitzpatrick – the Supervet – break your heart and put it back together again in this beautiful new Christmas story. ‘With you by my side, just doing my best was the best…

#BookReview of #Water by John Boyne

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne24th October 20234 Comments

Water is the first of a quartet of interlinked novels named after the elements by John Boyne [ About Water] The first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her name. To the locals, she is Willow Hale, a solitary outsider escaping Dublin to live a hermetic existence in a…

#BookReview of #Deceit by Casey King

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne23rd October 2023Leave a comment

‘It’s a story as old as time. Girl meets boy. They fall in love. Then it all falls apart.‘– Deceit [ About Deceit ] If you love Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers, don’t miss Casey King’s absolutely gripping and gritty crime thriller about betrayal, revenge and family secrets. Ten years ago Danielle Lewis marries Jason…

#BookReview of The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers | #TheMonkOfMokha

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne16th October 20232 Comments

‘This book is a work of non-fiction that depicts events seen and lived by Mokhtar Alkhanshali’– Dave Eggers, The Monk of Mokha [ About The Monk of Mokha ] From the best-selling author of The Circle – the gripping true story of a young Yemeni American man, raised in San Francisco, who dreams of resurrecting the ancient…

#BookReview of #AWinterToRemember by @roisinmeaney | @HachetteIre

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne12th October 20232 Comments

[ About A Winter to Remember ] Emily loves the festive season. This year she’s hosting a special Christmas lunch at her restaurant to celebrate with family and friends. But as the big day draws near, her plans begin to unravel … Emily and her partner Bill are happily raising his grandson Pip when Bill’s…

#BookReview of #TheForfeit by Florence Gillan

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne10th October 20232 Comments

‘Break the rules and face the consequences‘– The Forfeit [ About The Forfeit ] After enduring a turbulent childhood, Bree O Hagan has managed to build a good life for herself and her daughter, Amy. The arrival of a letter threatens to derail everything she has created. Suddenly her world is invaded by a malignant…

#BookReview of Every Night is Full of Stars by Aoibhín Garrihy | @eriu_books

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne5th October 20232 Comments

‘Themes include love and loss, hope and peace, self-discovery and identity, and each poem has been specially selected for its power to delight and inspire'(Publisher Quote)Every Night is Full of Stars [ About Every Night is Full of Stars ] Every Night is a Full of Stars: More Meaningful Poems for Life is a beautiful collection…

#BookReview of #ThePostcard by Anne Berest |@EuropaEdUK

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne3rd October 20237 Comments

‘A moving novel based on the true story of a family’s endurance and pain, and a heartfelt exploration of Jewish identity in a secular society’The Postcard A MAY 2023 INDIE NEXT PICKA MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2023WINNER OF THE AMERICAN CHOIX GONCOURT PRIZEWINNER OF THE PRIX RENAUDOT DES LYCÉENSWINNER OF THE ELLE READERS PRIZEFINALIST FOR…

#BookReview of #TheGraces by Siobhan MacGowan | @EtainsDream

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne27th September 20233 Comments

Bestowed with the gracesCondemned by a secretRedeemed by a lie– The Graces [ About The Graces ] Dublin, 1918. Rosaleen Moore: The Rose. A seer and a healer. Revered by popular spiritualists and sought after for her gifts of prophecy and healing by fashionable society, the mighty of Dublin Castle and mercurial political agitators alike,…

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