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Book Review: Throne of Glass
Author: Sarah J. Maas Genre: Young Adult fiction Age range: 15-17 Reviewed by: Aoife Disclaimer: I generally find fantasy books to have too many characters and sub-plots to keep track of! With that settled and out of the way, I picked up this first book in the Throne Of Glass series on recommendation from a… Read more
Book Review: Two Can Keep a Secret
Author: Karen M. McManus Genre: Young Adult fiction Age range: 12-14 Reviewed by: Aoife I picked this one up and then put it down again because I thought it was a sequel to One Of Us Is Lying, which I haven’t read. I later realised that it wasn’t a sequel however, so I picked it… Read more
Book Review: Daisy Jones & the Six
Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid Genre: Adult Fiction Reviewed by: Ann Daisy Jones and The Six is the fictional oral history of the rise and fall of a 70’s rock band – Daisy Jones and the Six. They became the biggest band of the 1970’s, only to break up suddenly one night after a show in… Read more
Book Review: The Monk of Mokha
Author: Dave Eggers Genre: Adult Non-Fiction Review by: Orla Dave Eggers has polished his craft of writing by doing extensive research and it shows. He has a gift of being able to jump into the mindset of someone else and being able to inhabit their world. He delves into the history of coffee making and… Read more
Book Review: The Queen’s Rising
Author: Rebecca Ross Genre: Young Adult Fiction Age Range: 15-17 Review by: Emma Synopsis: When her seventeenth summer solstice arrives, Brienna desires only two things: to master her passion and to be chosen by a patron. Growing up in the southern Kingdom of Valenia at the renowned Magnalia House should have prepared her for such… Read more
Behind the Books #1: Screen Dreams on Paper by Wayne Byrne
One of Kildare County Council’s own library staff members, Wayne Byrne, is set to release his third book. With this blog Wayne takes a look back at his journey to becoming a published author and journalist. He charts the making of his books, answering some of those questions that he receives from aspiring writers, book… Read more
