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#bookreview ~ What Alice Knew by T.A. Cotterell @TACotterell1

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne29th November 2016Leave a comment

‘Sometimes it’s better not to know’ What Alice Knew is unbelievably a debut novel by T.A Cotterell. Published by Black Swan, a Transworld/Penguin Random House imprint, What Alice Knew is available in ebook format from Dec 1st 2016 and will be available in paperback next Spring (20th April 2017). I was so so lucky to…

#bookreview The Girl Behind The Lens by Tanya Farrelly @tanyafarrelly

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne28th November 20164 Comments

‘Where every word’s a lie A picture is worth a thousand’ The Girl Behind The Lens is a new release from Irish Writer Tanya Farrelly, published by Killer Reads (Harper Collins). The ebook was released on 28th October and paperback is due for release in December (2016). I received my copy via NetGalley after a request…

#bookreview Silent is the Forest by Gisa Klönne @BonnierZaffre

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne24th November 20167 Comments

A deeply unsettling psychological thriller for fans of Sophie Hannah, Sarah Hilary and Nicci French… Silent is the Forest is a newly translated novel published in ebook format by Manilla in September 2016. Manilla is the joint initiative of Bonnier Zaffre, an imprint of Bonnier Publishing in the UK, and Ullstein Verlag in Germany. Written…

#bookreview ~ The Shogun’s Queen by Lesley Downer @LesleyDowner

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne22nd November 20162 Comments

‘Only one woman can save her world from barbarian invasion but to do so will mean sacrificing everything she holds dear – love, loyalty and maybe life itself . . .’ – The Shogun’s Queen The Shogun’s Queen from Lesley Downer is a very special book. Published by Bantam Press November 2016, I was honoured…

#bookreview ~ Love Them and Leave Them by Sue Shepherd @thatsueshepherd

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne15th November 2016Leave a comment

‘Sometimes you have to leave the one you love … sometimes you’re the one who’s left behind.’ Love Them and Leave Them is the latest release from author Sue Shepherd. Published by Corazon in September 2016, it is a ‘heartwarming and heartbreaking romantic comedy’  Read on for more…..

#bookreview Preparation for The Next Life by Atticus Lish @TripFiction

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne14th November 20162 Comments

Preparation for The Next Life is a novel written by Atticus Lish. Published to great acclaim by One World Publications, it is a novel I approached with trepidation as I knew it was a novel that had achieved numerous awards. I received my copy from Tripfiction in return for my honest review……. Read on to hear…

#bookreview The Lesser Bohemians by Eimear McBride

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne11th November 20164 Comments

‘I will make myself of life here for life is this place and would be start of mine.’ The Lesser Bohemians is a novel achieving great notoriety in the book world at the moment. Published in September 2016 by Faber & Faber, Eimear McBride has written a novel, I feel, will appeal to a certain few.…

#bookreview ~ Madam Tulip by David Ahern @DaveAhernWriter

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne7th November 20161 Comment

‘Everybody knows that in Ireland seventh sons of seventh sons have extraordinary powers and can do all kinds of mystical things….Hasn’t the gift been male since time immemorial? But Tulip isn’t in the least concerned. Times change even in the realms of the supernatural.’ Madam Tulip is a novel with a difference!! After reading a…

#bookreview : The Last Night by Cesca Major @Cescawrites @CorvusBooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne3rd November 2016Leave a comment

Two women, separated by years, tied by secrets untold and haunted by tragedies that could not be foreseen The Last Night by Cesca Major is her latest novel, following on from the wonderful The Silent Hours. Published by Corvus (3rd November 2016), Cesca Major has written a fictional novel based around true events that took place in…

#bookreview : The Last Days of Leda Grey by @essiefox @orionbooks

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne2nd November 2016Leave a comment

The Last Days of Leda Grey is rather an unusual book with probably one of the most stunning covers I have seen in a long time….truly beautiful! Published by Orion, Essie Fox’s latest novel, is released this month (November 2016) and is one that will transport you, the reader, to a very different time and place!!…

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