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#BookReview: Ring the Bells by C.K. McDonnell @TransworldBooks @transworldbooks.bsky.social @cobaltdinosaur @cobaltaxolotl.bsky.social #RingtheBells #GuestReview #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky ...

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Mairéad Hearne (Swirl and Thread Book Blog) @maireadhearne.bsky.social · 5h

#BookReview: Ring the Bells by C.K. McDonnell @transworldbooks.bsky.social @cobaltaxolotl.bsky.social #RingtheBells #GuestReview #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2025/10/09/b... via @damppebbles.bsky.social

“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas . . . For most people, that means a time of celebration, relaxation and inebriation, but not for the staff of The Stranger Times. While a book clu…

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Mairéad Hearne (Swirl and Thread Book Blog) @maireadhearne.bsky.social · 6h

#BookReview

#Nesting by Roisín O'Donnell

✨✨✨✨✨ instant bestseller

Heart-breaking yet powerful tale

A story of hope and resilience, depicting the purest of love between a mother and her children

A beautiful and magnetic debut

Read:
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Fly, Wild Swans by Jung Chang | Review

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Eva @noveldeelights.bsky.social · 2d

"another intense and momentous book written by a courageous individual unafraid to express her views ... educational, compelling and potent"

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Fly, Wild Swans by Jung Chang (Sept16th 2025, William Collins) is a remarkable read from a courageous individual unafraid to express her views

Fly, Wild Swans by Jung Chang | Review

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NickiMags @ Secret Library Book Blog @nickimags.bsky.social · 1d

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"With more fascinating insights, Fly, Wild Swans is another intense and momentous book written by a courageous individual unafraid to express her views."

#BookReview of #FlyWildSwans by Jung Chang #BookSky

Fly, Wild Swans by Jung Chang (Sept16th 2025, William Collins) is a remarkable read from a courageous individual unafraid to express her views

‘House of Splinters’ by Laura Purcell

Mairéad Hearne (Swirl and Thread Book Blog) @maireadhearne.bsky.social · 2d

'House of Splinters' by Laura Purcell noveldeelights.com/2025/10/07/h...
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Author : Laura PurcellTitle : House of SplintersPages : 370Publisher : Raven BooksPublication date : 9th October, 2025Source : Netgalley Belinda Bainbridge has spent her life in the shadow of her a…

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Mairéad Hearne (Swirl and Thread Book Blog) @maireadhearne.bsky.social · 2d

Spell The Month in Books ~ October #Crime #Literary #Fiction #TuesdayBookBlog betweenthelinesbookblog.com/2025/10/07/s...
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Spell The Month in Books ~ October #Crime #Literary #Fiction #TuesdayBookBlog

Spell The Month in Books was originally created by Reviews from the Stacks, and the idea is to spell the month using the first letter of book titles. The Occupation by Deborah Swift One woman’s sec…

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The Hideaway by Nikki Allen #bookreview

Mairéad Hearne (Swirl and Thread Book Blog) @maireadhearne.bsky.social · 2d

The Hideaway by Nikki Allen #bookreview hookedfrompageoneblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/t...
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On my blog today I’m sharing my thoughts on the debut novel by Nikki Allen, The Hideaway. BLURB THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME?When five strangers are chosen for an all-expenses-paid stay at an exclu…

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Mairéad Hearne (Swirl and Thread Book Blog) @maireadhearne.bsky.social · 2d

Top Ten Tuesday - 07/10/25 - Satisfying Book Series - #BookList #TopTenTuesday #BookSky #TuesdayBookBlog #FavouritesSeries #SecretLibraryBookBlog secretlibrarybookblog.com/2025/10/07/t...
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Top Ten Tuesday – 07/10/25 – Satisfying Book Series – #BookList #TopTenTuesday #BookSky #TuesdayBookBlog #FavouritesSeries #SecretLibraryBookBlog

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to…

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Mairéad Hearne (Swirl and Thread Book Blog) @maireadhearne.bsky.social · 2d

Book review: Boleyn Traitor by Philippa Gregory katevane.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/b...
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Book review: Boleyn Traitor by Philippa Gregory

I used to be an avid reader of Philippa Gregory’s novels but at some point I went off them. I felt like the novels had become a bit soapy and samey, more about who’s swiving who than the more profo…

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Murder One International Crime Writing Festival @murderonefest.bsky.social · 2d

“Jordan writes Julia with particular fire, bringing us a woman who has chosen invisibility but who cannot escape what once made her visible.” - The New York Times

Amy Jordan, Gill Perdue & Mary Watson w/ Professor John Deane-O'Keeffe

📌Sat, Oct 18th 12pm

TICKETS:
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Mairéad Hearne (Swirl and Thread Book Blog) @maireadhearne.bsky.social · 2d

#BookReview

#FlyWildSwans by Jung Chang

Sequel to the bestselling memoir #WildSwans

Educational, compelling and potent

A remarkable and momentous book

Published Sept 16th by William Collins/Harper Collins

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Murder One International Crime Writing Festival @murderonefest.bsky.social · 3d

We are delighted that Tim Sullivan will be joining us at #murderonefest2025 Sun, Oct 19th at 2pm with Carmel Harrington & Brian McGilloway - chatting to author Michelle McDonagh in a powerful discussion on character-driven storytelling

BOOK HERE:
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Mairéad Hearne (Swirl and Thread Book Blog) @maireadhearne.bsky.social · 3d

She has certainly. I hope you get the opportunity to see what she's up to.

Mairéad Hearne (Swirl and Thread Book Blog) @maireadhearne.bsky.social · 5d

I am now a fan!

Mairéad Hearne (Swirl and Thread Book Blog) @maireadhearne.bsky.social · 5d

Much appreciated Cathy. xx

#BookReview of #FairPlay by Louise Hegarty - Swirl and Thread

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Cathy @cat-ryan12.bsky.social · 7d

#BookReview of #FairPlay by Louise Hegarty
'an inventive and refreshingly different debut.' writes @maireadhearne.bsky.social

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‘This is a murder mystery.This is a story about love.Or is it? . . .’– Fair Play [ About Fair Play ] Abigail and her brother Benjamin have always been close. To celebrate his birthday, Abigail hires a...

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Mairéad Hearne (Swirl and Thread Book Blog) @maireadhearne.bsky.social · 5d

Eva thanks a mill xx

Into The Fire by M.J. Arlidge | Review

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Cathy @cat-ryan12.bsky.social · 5d

#BookReview of #IntoTheFire by M.J. Arlidge

'a heart-pumping, page-turning stonker of a read' writes @maireadhearne.bsky.social

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Into The Fire by M.J. Arlidge (July 3rd, Orion Books) is book 13 in the Helen Grace series and is an absolute belter of a novel

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Mairéad Hearne (Swirl and Thread Book Blog) @maireadhearne.bsky.social · 5d

Cathy thanks so much xx

#FlashbackFriday – October 2025 Edition #BookReviews #BookRecommendations #BookSky #SecretLibraryBookBlog

Mairéad Hearne (Swirl and Thread Book Blog) @maireadhearne.bsky.social · 5d

#FlashbackFriday - October 2025 Edition #BookReviews #BookRecommendations #BookSky #SecretLibraryBookBlog secretlibrarybookblog.com/2025/10/03/f...
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It’s the first Friday in the month which means I’m joining Kerry @ Chat About Books and Yvo @ It’s All About Books looking back at the books I was reading or listening to in October 202…

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Buckeye by Patrick Ryan @patrickryannyc @patrickryannyc.bsky.social @michael.l.crouch @prhaudio @prhaudio.bsky.social #Buckeye

Mairéad Hearne (Swirl and Thread Book Blog) @maireadhearne.bsky.social · 5d

Buckeye by Patrick Ryan @patrickryannyc @patrickryannyc.bsky.social @michael.l.crouch @prhaudio @prhaudio.bsky.social #Buckeye bluemoodcafe.com/2025/10/03/b...
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the setup… It begins in the small town of Bonhomie, Ohio in the 1920s and the saga continues through the turbulent time of the 1960s and the Vietnam War era. Cal Jenkins was born with a leg deformi…

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Achieve Author Success with Kindle Direct Publishing: Publish your book, connect with readers and drive sales on Amazon. @SkeaMargaret #AllianceofIndependentAuthors #KDP

Mairéad Hearne (Swirl and Thread Book Blog) @maireadhearne.bsky.social · 6d

Achieve Author Success with Kindle Direct Publishing: Publish your book, connect with readers and drive sales on Amazon. @SkeaMargaret #AllianceofIndependentAuthors #KDP jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/10/03/a...
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For anyone who has ever considered self-publishing a book, there is an exciting free event planned for 2.00-5.00pm on 9th October at Riddel Hall, Stranmillis Road, Belfast. You will be able to see …

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Mairéad Hearne (Swirl and Thread Book Blog) @maireadhearne.bsky.social · 6d

Nicki thank you xx