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…
‘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…
Since I have started blogging I have been lucky enough to meet some wonderful people. I find Twitter to be the main source for quite a lot of my interaction. It was on Twitter that I came across the lovely writer that is Evie Gaughan. Through one of our many ‘conversations’, I asked Evie would she…
‘It is only when we matter, when we are seen and truly loved, that we know what it means to fully live.’ Every so often a book comes on your lap that just draws you right in. Jacques by Tanya Ravenswater is one of those books. Published by Twenty7, an imprint of Bonnier Zaffre, Jacques is…
Blood Wedding is the latest novel from Pierre Lemaitre. Published by Quercus, it was released in July 2016. I would like to thank Quercus & NetGalley for the ARC that I received in exchange for an honest review.
DID SHE LEAVE OR WAS SHE TAKEN? Distress Signals is the debut novel from Catherine Ryan Howard. It was published earlier this month by Corvus Books. This book I actually purchased myself to review as it was a much hyped book based in my hometown of Cork and therefore one I HAD to read!!
‘SHE CAN FORGIVE. THEY CAN’T FORGET’ The Last Days of Summer is the debut novel by Vanessa Ronan. Published by Penguin Random House UK/Penguin Ireland, it was released on the 5th May 2016. Read on for my thoughts…
Little Bones by Sam Blake was published by Bonnier Publishing on 17th May 2016. I was delighted to receive a copy and be one of the first to review this new voice in Irish Crime Writing. Please read on to to hear my thoughts…
Published in 2015 by Virago Press, Paula McLain’s Circling the Sun, was her much awaited novel, following on from her previous very successful achievement, The Paris Wife. A work of historical fiction, it portrays the true story of Beryl Markham, a woman way ahead of her time. Please read on for my thoughts on this…