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class="wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow"><li class="wp-block-post post-4437 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-recommendation category-book-review category-fairy-tale category-fantasy category-folklore category-horror category-kidlit category-middle-grade category-middle-grade-read category-mystery category-speculative-fiction category-spooky category-tonja-drecker category-totp-ktotp-review category-uncategorized tag-atmospheric tag-ballet tag-ballet-school tag-book-review tag-books tag-creepy tag-fairy-tale tag-fantasy tag-fiction tag-horror tag-magical tag-magical-adventure tag-middle-grade tag-spooky"> <div class="wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"><h3 style="margin-bottom:calc(2 * var(--wp--style--block-gap));" class="has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-bbce68db6097640dfb8f4e6b3711ae7e wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-primary-color"><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/04/07/book-review-music-boxes/" target="_self" >Book Review: Music Boxes</a></h3> <figure class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/04/07/book-review-music-boxes/" target="_self" ><img width="800" height="600" src="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/book-review.jpg?w=800" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Book Review: Music Boxes" decoding="async" style="object-fit:cover;" srcset="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/book-review.jpg 800w, https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/book-review.jpg?w=150 150w, https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/book-review.jpg?w=300 300w, https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/book-review.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" data-attachment-id="4459" data-permalink="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/04/07/book-review-music-boxes/book-review-22/" data-orig-file="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/book-review.jpg" data-orig-size="800,600" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Book Review" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/book-review.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/book-review.jpg?w=800" /></a></figure> <div class="has-link-color wp-elements-a5e829c29803b0563802a320802f7d03 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-primary-color"><p class="wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt">This week’s review is Music Boxes by Tonja Drecker. This book has been on my TBR for a long time, but I had forgotten it was there until I saw Tonja’s name pop up recently on MMGM and I remembered I had never read her book (which had been highly recommended to me). Last month… </p></div> <div class="wp-block-template-part"> <div class="wp-block-group has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-561421305fccd8b1d86534b77bb4c732 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> <div class="wp-block-group post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex"><div style="font-size:var(--wp--custom--font-sizes--x-small);" class="is-style-post-author-icon wp-block-post-author"><div class="wp-block-post-author__content"><p class="wp-block-post-author__name">Valinora Troy</p></div></div> <div style="font-size:var(--wp--custom--font-sizes--x-small);" class="is-style-post-date-icon wp-block-post-date"><time datetime="2025-04-07T10:33:59+01:00"><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/04/07/book-review-music-boxes/">April 7, 2025</a></time></div> <div style="font-size:var(--wp--custom--font-sizes--x-small)" class="taxonomy-category is-style-post-category-icon wp-block-post-terms"><a 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</div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-4398 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog-tour category-book-birthday category-book-news category-book-recommendation category-book-review category-book-tour category-drama category-historical category-historical-ya category-new-release category-uncategorized category-ya tag-book-review tag-book-reviews tag-books tag-carol-baldwin tag-drama tag-fiction tag-half_truths tag-historical-novel tag-historical-fiction tag-monarch tag-new-release tag-north-carolina tag-racial-segregation tag-young-adult"> <div class="wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"><h3 style="margin-bottom:calc(2 * var(--wp--style--block-gap));" class="has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-bbce68db6097640dfb8f4e6b3711ae7e wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-primary-color"><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/03/29/half-truths-author-interview-review/" target="_self" >‘HALF-TRUTHS’: Author Interview & Review</a></h3> <figure class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/03/29/half-truths-author-interview-review/" target="_self" ><img width="800" height="600" src="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/book-review-52.png?w=800" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="‘HALF-TRUTHS’: Author Interview & Review" decoding="async" style="object-fit:cover;" srcset="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/book-review-52.png 800w, https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/book-review-52.png?w=150 150w, https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/book-review-52.png?w=300 300w, https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/book-review-52.png?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" data-attachment-id="4433" data-permalink="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/03/29/half-truths-author-interview-review/book-review-52/" data-orig-file="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/book-review-52.png" data-orig-size="800,600" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Book Review (52)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/book-review-52.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/book-review-52.png?w=800" /></a></figure> <div class="has-link-color wp-elements-a5e829c29803b0563802a320802f7d03 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-primary-color"><p class="wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt">This week I am thrilled to interview Carol Baldwin, author of HALF-TRUTHS, a Young Adult story set in North Carolina in the 1950’s, which is due to be released on April 2nd. Here’s the book blurb: It is 1950, and 15-year-old Kate Dinsmore wants to become a journalist. But, her tobacco-farming father can’t afford to… </p></div> <div class="wp-block-template-part"> <div class="wp-block-group has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-561421305fccd8b1d86534b77bb4c732 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> <div class="wp-block-group post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex"><div style="font-size:var(--wp--custom--font-sizes--x-small);" class="is-style-post-author-icon wp-block-post-author"><div class="wp-block-post-author__content"><p class="wp-block-post-author__name">Valinora Troy</p></div></div> <div style="font-size:var(--wp--custom--font-sizes--x-small);" class="is-style-post-date-icon wp-block-post-date"><time datetime="2025-03-29T23:11:03+00:00"><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/03/29/half-truths-author-interview-review/">March 29, 2025</a></time></div> <div style="font-size:var(--wp--custom--font-sizes--x-small)" class="taxonomy-category is-style-post-category-icon wp-block-post-terms"><a 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category-jessica-haight-stephanie-robinson category-kidlit category-marvellous-middle-grade-monday category-middle-grade category-middle-grade-read category-mystery category-speculative-fiction category-the-lucky-diamond-trilogy category-the-secret-files-of-fairday-morrow category-totp-ktotp-review tag-book-recommendation tag-book-review tag-books tag-fairday-morrow-and-the-talking-library tag-fantasy tag-kidlit tag-middle-grade tag-totp-ktotp-reviews"> <div class="wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"><h3 style="margin-bottom:calc(2 * var(--wp--style--block-gap));" class="has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-bbce68db6097640dfb8f4e6b3711ae7e wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-primary-color"><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/03/10/book-review-fairday-morrow-and-the-talking-library/" target="_self" >Book Review: Fairday Morrow and the Talking Library</a></h3> <figure class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/03/10/book-review-fairday-morrow-and-the-talking-library/" target="_self" ><img width="800" height="600" src="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/book-review-51.png?w=800" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Book Review: Fairday Morrow and the Talking Library" decoding="async" style="object-fit:cover;" srcset="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/book-review-51.png 800w, https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/book-review-51.png?w=150 150w, https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/book-review-51.png?w=300 300w, https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/book-review-51.png?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" data-attachment-id="4345" data-permalink="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/03/10/book-review-fairday-morrow-and-the-talking-library/book-review-51/" data-orig-file="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/book-review-51.png" data-orig-size="800,600" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Book Review (51)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/book-review-51.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/book-review-51.png?w=800" /></a></figure> <div class="has-link-color wp-elements-a5e829c29803b0563802a320802f7d03 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-primary-color"><p class="wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt">Special announcement: In honour of Ireland’s patron saint (St. Patrick) The Lucky Diamond trilogy ebook is on sale next weekend from Friday 14th March to Monday 17th March. Book 1 The Lucky Diamond is FREE, Book 2 Revenge of Queen Rose is only $0.99/£0.99 and Book 3 The Great Forest is only $1.99/£1.99 all four… </p></div> <div class="wp-block-template-part"> <div class="wp-block-group has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-561421305fccd8b1d86534b77bb4c732 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> <div class="wp-block-group post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex"><div style="font-size:var(--wp--custom--font-sizes--x-small);" class="is-style-post-author-icon wp-block-post-author"><div class="wp-block-post-author__content"><p class="wp-block-post-author__name">Valinora Troy</p></div></div> <div style="font-size:var(--wp--custom--font-sizes--x-small);" class="is-style-post-date-icon wp-block-post-date"><time datetime="2025-03-10T06:46:00+00:00"><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/03/10/book-review-fairday-morrow-and-the-talking-library/">March 10, 2025</a></time></div> <div 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rel="tag">Jessica Haight & Stephanie Robinson</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/kidlit/" rel="tag">Kidlit</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/marvellous-middle-grade-monday/" rel="tag">Marvellous Middle Grade Monday</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/middle-grade/" rel="tag">Middle Grade</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/book-review/middle-grade-read/" rel="tag">Middle Grade Read</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/mystery/" rel="tag">Mystery</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/speculative-fiction/" rel="tag">Speculative Fiction</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/writing-update/the-lucky-diamond-trilogy/" rel="tag">The Lucky Diamond trilogy</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/jessica-haight-stephanie-robinson/the-secret-files-of-fairday-morrow/" rel="tag">The Secret Files of Fairday Morrow</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/totp-ktotp-review/" rel="tag">TOTP & KTOTP Review</a></div> <div style="font-size:var(--wp--custom--font-sizes--x-small)" class="taxonomy-post_tag is-style-post-tag-icon wp-block-post-terms"><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/tag/book-recommendation/" rel="tag">Book Recommendation</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/tag/book-review/" rel="tag">Book Review</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/tag/books/" rel="tag">Books</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/tag/fairday-morrow-and-the-talking-library/" rel="tag">Fairday Morrow and the Talking Library</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/tag/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/tag/kidlit/" rel="tag">Kidlit</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/tag/middle-grade/" rel="tag">Middle Grade</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/tag/totp-ktotp-reviews/" rel="tag">TOTP & KTOTP Reviews</a></div></div> </div> </div> <div style="height:120px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> </div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-4302 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-recommendation category-book-review category-fantasy category-irish-author category-irish-writers category-kidlit category-marvellous-middle-grade-monday category-megan-wynne category-middle-grade category-middle-grade-read category-speculative-fiction category-time-slip-adventure category-uncategorized tag-book-review tag-books tag-house-onthe-hawthorn-road tag-kidlit tag-middle-grade tag-speculative-fiction tag-time-slip-adventure tag-time-travellers"> <div class="wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"><h3 style="margin-bottom:calc(2 * var(--wp--style--block-gap));" class="has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-bbce68db6097640dfb8f4e6b3711ae7e wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-primary-color"><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/03/03/book-review-the-house-on-hawthorn-road/" target="_self" >Book Review: The House on Hawthorn Road</a></h3> <figure class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/03/03/book-review-the-house-on-hawthorn-road/" target="_self" ><img width="800" height="600" src="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/book-review-50.png?w=800" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Book Review: The House on Hawthorn Road" decoding="async" loading="lazy" style="object-fit:cover;" srcset="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/book-review-50.png 800w, https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/book-review-50.png?w=150 150w, https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/book-review-50.png?w=300 300w, https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/book-review-50.png?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" data-attachment-id="4320" data-permalink="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/03/03/book-review-the-house-on-hawthorn-road/book-review-50/" data-orig-file="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/book-review-50.png" data-orig-size="800,600" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Book Review (50)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/book-review-50.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/book-review-50.png?w=800" /></a></figure> <div class="has-link-color wp-elements-a5e829c29803b0563802a320802f7d03 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-primary-color"><p class="wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt">TOTP’s best friend is a Cocker Spaniel and last weekend TOTP was invited to his 6th birthday party. We brought a cake (featuring the cocker spaniel, his two feline housemates, TOTP and his sister and nephew, also guests at the party). For once the cake turned out the way I hoped, so I can’t resist… </p></div> <div class="wp-block-template-part"> <div class="wp-block-group has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-561421305fccd8b1d86534b77bb4c732 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> <div class="wp-block-group post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex"><div style="font-size:var(--wp--custom--font-sizes--x-small);" class="is-style-post-author-icon wp-block-post-author"><div class="wp-block-post-author__content"><p class="wp-block-post-author__name">Valinora Troy</p></div></div> <div style="font-size:var(--wp--custom--font-sizes--x-small);" class="is-style-post-date-icon wp-block-post-date"><time datetime="2025-03-03T08:25:00+00:00"><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/03/03/book-review-the-house-on-hawthorn-road/">March 3, 2025</a></time></div> <div style="font-size:var(--wp--custom--font-sizes--x-small)" class="taxonomy-category is-style-post-category-icon wp-block-post-terms"><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/book-recommendation/" rel="tag">Book Recommendation</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/book-review/" rel="tag">Book Review</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/irish-author/" rel="tag">Irish Author</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/irish-writers/" rel="tag">Irish Writers</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/kidlit/" rel="tag">Kidlit</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/marvellous-middle-grade-monday/" rel="tag">Marvellous Middle Grade Monday</a><span 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</span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/tag/time-travellers/" rel="tag">Time-Travellers</a></div></div> </div> </div> <div style="height:120px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> </div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-4281 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-netgalley category-book-recommendation category-book-review category-kidlit category-marvellous-middle-grade-monday category-middle-grade category-middle-grade-read category-mystery category-non-fiction tag-netgalley tag-book-review tag-books tag-kidlit tag-middle-grade tag-non-fiction"> <div class="wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"><h3 style="margin-bottom:calc(2 * var(--wp--style--block-gap));" class="has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-bbce68db6097640dfb8f4e6b3711ae7e wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-primary-color"><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/02/17/book-review-cluedle-the-case-of-the-dumpleton-diamond/" target="_self" >Book Review: Cluedle -The Case of the Dumpleton Diamond</a></h3> <figure class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/02/17/book-review-cluedle-the-case-of-the-dumpleton-diamond/" target="_self" ><img width="800" height="600" src="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/book-review-49.png?w=800" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Book Review: Cluedle -The Case of the Dumpleton Diamond" decoding="async" loading="lazy" style="object-fit:cover;" srcset="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/book-review-49.png 800w, https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/book-review-49.png?w=150 150w, https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/book-review-49.png?w=300 300w, https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/book-review-49.png?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" data-attachment-id="4290" data-permalink="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/02/17/book-review-cluedle-the-case-of-the-dumpleton-diamond/book-review-49/" data-orig-file="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/book-review-49.png" data-orig-size="800,600" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Book Review (49)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/book-review-49.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/book-review-49.png?w=800" /></a></figure> <div class="has-link-color wp-elements-a5e829c29803b0563802a320802f7d03 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-primary-color"><p class="wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt">In a change of genre, this week I review Cluedle: The Case of the Dumpleton Diamond by Hartigan Browne, a non-fiction activity book that is sure to provide hours of fun to all those who enjoy puzzles. The subtitle says it all: 50 Fiendishly Fun Mystery Puzzles for the Whole Family. Inside are a range… </p></div> <div class="wp-block-template-part"> <div class="wp-block-group has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-561421305fccd8b1d86534b77bb4c732 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> <div class="wp-block-group post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex"><div style="font-size:var(--wp--custom--font-sizes--x-small);" class="is-style-post-author-icon wp-block-post-author"><div class="wp-block-post-author__content"><p class="wp-block-post-author__name">Valinora Troy</p></div></div> <div style="font-size:var(--wp--custom--font-sizes--x-small);" class="is-style-post-date-icon wp-block-post-date"><time datetime="2025-02-17T10:13:00+00:00"><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/02/17/book-review-cluedle-the-case-of-the-dumpleton-diamond/">February 17, 2025</a></time></div> <div style="font-size:var(--wp--custom--font-sizes--x-small)" class="taxonomy-category is-style-post-category-icon wp-block-post-terms"><a 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tag-spooky"> <div class="wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"><h3 style="margin-bottom:calc(2 * var(--wp--style--block-gap));" class="has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-bbce68db6097640dfb8f4e6b3711ae7e wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-primary-color"><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/02/03/book-review-the-haunting-of-fortune-farm/" target="_self" >Book Review: The Haunting of Fortune Farm</a></h3> <figure class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/02/03/book-review-the-haunting-of-fortune-farm/" target="_self" ><img width="800" height="600" src="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/book-review-48.png?w=800" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Book Review: The Haunting of Fortune Farm" decoding="async" loading="lazy" style="object-fit:cover;" srcset="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/book-review-48.png 800w, https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/book-review-48.png?w=150 150w, https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/book-review-48.png?w=300 300w, https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/book-review-48.png?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" data-attachment-id="4265" data-permalink="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/02/03/book-review-the-haunting-of-fortune-farm/book-review-48/" data-orig-file="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/book-review-48.png" data-orig-size="800,600" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Book Review (48)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/book-review-48.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/book-review-48.png?w=800" /></a></figure> <div class="has-link-color wp-elements-a5e829c29803b0563802a320802f7d03 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-primary-color"><p class="wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt">It’s officially spring in Ireland on the 1st of February. It’s also the Feast of St. Brigid, one of Ireland’s Patron Saints, which means we have a lovely long weekend to enjoy! It seems appropriate therefore to review a book by Irish author Sophie Kirtley, The Haunting of Fortune Farm. First a quick update on… </p></div> <div class="wp-block-template-part"> <div class="wp-block-group has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-561421305fccd8b1d86534b77bb4c732 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> <div class="wp-block-group post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex"><div style="font-size:var(--wp--custom--font-sizes--x-small);" class="is-style-post-author-icon wp-block-post-author"><div class="wp-block-post-author__content"><p class="wp-block-post-author__name">Valinora Troy</p></div></div> <div style="font-size:var(--wp--custom--font-sizes--x-small);" class="is-style-post-date-icon wp-block-post-date"><time datetime="2025-02-03T11:08:25+00:00"><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/02/03/book-review-the-haunting-of-fortune-farm/">February 3, 2025</a></time></div> <div style="font-size:var(--wp--custom--font-sizes--x-small)" class="taxonomy-category is-style-post-category-icon wp-block-post-terms"><a 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</span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/irish-writers/sophie-kirtley/" rel="tag">Sophie Kirtley</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/speculative-fiction/" rel="tag">Speculative Fiction</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/spooky/" rel="tag">Spooky</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/irish-writers/sophie-kirtley/the-haunting-of-fortune-farm/" rel="tag">The Haunting of Fortune Farm</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/valinora-troy/" rel="tag">Valinora Troy</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/writing/" rel="tag">Writing</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/young-writers/" rel="tag">Young Writers</a></div> 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</span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/tag/irish-author/" rel="tag">Irish Author</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/tag/kidlit/" rel="tag">Kidlit</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/tag/middle-grade/" rel="tag">Middle Grade</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/tag/mystery/" rel="tag">Mystery</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/tag/reading/" rel="tag">reading</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/tag/spooky/" rel="tag">Spooky</a></div></div> </div> </div> <div style="height:120px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> </div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-4121 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-recommendation category-book-review category-fantasy category-folklore category-irish-author category-irish-writers category-kidlit category-middle-grade category-middle-grade-read category-speculative-fiction category-susan-cahill category-the-world-between-the-rain tag-book-review tag-book-reviews tag-books tag-fantasy tag-fiction tag-kidlit tag-middle-grade tag-totp"> <div class="wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"><h3 style="margin-bottom:calc(2 * var(--wp--style--block-gap));" class="has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-bbce68db6097640dfb8f4e6b3711ae7e wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-primary-color"><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/01/27/book-review-the-world-between-the-rain/" target="_self" >Book Review: The World Between the Rain</a></h3> <figure class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/01/27/book-review-the-world-between-the-rain/" target="_self" ><img width="800" height="600" src="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/book-review-47.png?w=800" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Book Review: The World Between the Rain" decoding="async" loading="lazy" style="object-fit:cover;" srcset="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/book-review-47.png 800w, https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/book-review-47.png?w=150 150w, https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/book-review-47.png?w=300 300w, https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/book-review-47.png?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" data-attachment-id="4238" data-permalink="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/01/27/book-review-the-world-between-the-rain/book-review-47/" data-orig-file="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/book-review-47.png" data-orig-size="800,600" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Book Review (47)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/book-review-47.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/book-review-47.png?w=800" /></a></figure> <div class="has-link-color wp-elements-a5e829c29803b0563802a320802f7d03 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-primary-color"><p class="wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt">This week I review Irish author Susan Cahill’s middle grade debut ‘The World Between the Rain’, a hugely imaginative story about grief and coming to terms with loss. First a personal update – we had a big birthday on Friday when TOTP, my dog, turned eight. Poor TOTP got sick last March, and for a… </p></div> <div class="wp-block-template-part"> <div class="wp-block-group has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-561421305fccd8b1d86534b77bb4c732 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> <div class="wp-block-group post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex"><div style="font-size:var(--wp--custom--font-sizes--x-small);" class="is-style-post-author-icon wp-block-post-author"><div class="wp-block-post-author__content"><p class="wp-block-post-author__name">Valinora Troy</p></div></div> <div style="font-size:var(--wp--custom--font-sizes--x-small);" class="is-style-post-date-icon wp-block-post-date"><time datetime="2025-01-27T11:53:23+00:00"><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/01/27/book-review-the-world-between-the-rain/">January 27, 2025</a></time></div> <div style="font-size:var(--wp--custom--font-sizes--x-small)" class="taxonomy-category is-style-post-category-icon wp-block-post-terms"><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/book-recommendation/" rel="tag">Book Recommendation</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/book-review/" rel="tag">Book Review</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/folklore/" rel="tag">Folklore</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/irish-author/" rel="tag">Irish Author</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/irish-writers/" rel="tag">Irish Writers</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/kidlit/" rel="tag">Kidlit</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/middle-grade/" rel="tag">Middle Grade</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/book-review/middle-grade-read/" rel="tag">Middle Grade Read</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/speculative-fiction/" rel="tag">Speculative Fiction</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/irish-writers/susan-cahill/" rel="tag">Susan Cahill</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/category/irish-writers/susan-cahill/the-world-between-the-rain/" rel="tag">The World Between the Rain</a></div> <div style="font-size:var(--wp--custom--font-sizes--x-small)" class="taxonomy-post_tag is-style-post-tag-icon wp-block-post-terms"><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/tag/book-review/" rel="tag">Book Review</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/tag/book-reviews/" rel="tag">book-reviews</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/tag/books/" rel="tag">Books</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/tag/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/tag/fiction/" rel="tag">fiction</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/tag/kidlit/" rel="tag">Kidlit</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/tag/middle-grade/" rel="tag">Middle Grade</a><span class="wp-block-post-terms__separator">, </span><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/tag/totp/" rel="tag">TOTP</a></div></div> </div> </div> <div style="height:120px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> </div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-4122 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-review category-historical category-introduction-to-creative-writing category-kidlit category-middle-grade category-middle-grade-read category-murder-most-unladylike category-murder-mystery category-mystery category-robin-stevens tag-1930s-tale tag-boarding-school tag-book-review tag-book-reviews tag-books tag-fiction tag-middle-grade tag-murder-mystery tag-mystery tag-robin-stevens"> <div class="wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"><h3 style="margin-bottom:calc(2 * var(--wp--style--block-gap));" class="has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-bbce68db6097640dfb8f4e6b3711ae7e wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-primary-color"><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/01/20/book-review-murder-most-unladylike/" target="_self" >Book Review: Murder Most UnLadyLike</a></h3> <figure class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/01/20/book-review-murder-most-unladylike/" target="_self" ><img width="800" height="600" src="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/book-review-46.png?w=800" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Book Review: Murder Most UnLadyLike" decoding="async" loading="lazy" style="object-fit:cover;" srcset="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/book-review-46.png 800w, https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/book-review-46.png?w=150 150w, https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/book-review-46.png?w=300 300w, https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/book-review-46.png?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" data-attachment-id="4134" data-permalink="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/01/20/book-review-murder-most-unladylike/book-review-46/" data-orig-file="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/book-review-46.png" data-orig-size="800,600" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Book Review (46)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/book-review-46.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://valinoratroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/book-review-46.png?w=800" /></a></figure> <div class="has-link-color wp-elements-a5e829c29803b0563802a320802f7d03 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-primary-color"><p class="wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt">I did an event in a school last November on the world of The Lucky Diamond, the magic and monsters, family dynamics of my young protagonists, and the dangerous quest they must embark on. Afterwards one of the pupils approached me and asked me excitedly whether there were any murders in my books. People die… </p></div> <div class="wp-block-template-part"> <div class="wp-block-group has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-561421305fccd8b1d86534b77bb4c732 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> <div class="wp-block-group post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex"><div style="font-size:var(--wp--custom--font-sizes--x-small);" class="is-style-post-author-icon wp-block-post-author"><div class="wp-block-post-author__content"><p class="wp-block-post-author__name">Valinora Troy</p></div></div> <div style="font-size:var(--wp--custom--font-sizes--x-small);" class="is-style-post-date-icon wp-block-post-date"><time datetime="2025-01-20T11:32:44+00:00"><a href="https://valinoratroy.com/2025/01/20/book-review-murder-most-unladylike/">January 20, 2025</a></time></div> <div style="font-size:var(--wp--custom--font-sizes--x-small)" class="taxonomy-category is-style-post-category-icon wp-block-post-terms"><a 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