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Ann McDonald

Ann is originally from Dublin, Ireland and currently lives in Dallas, Texas. She was the secretary to the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland for many years and is an avid book reader and reviewer.

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Book Review: “The Night Portrait” Is A Remarkably Well-Written Tale

Ann McDonaldSeptember 5, 2020September 5, 2020

  An exciting, dual-timeline historical novel about the creation of one of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous paintings, Portrait of a Lady with an Ermine, and the woman who fought to save it from Nazi destruction during World War II.

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Book Review: ‘Road Out Of Winter’ Is A Powerful And Compelling Read

Ann McDonaldUpdated on August 21, 2020August 21, 2020

  Wylodine comes from a world of paranoia and poverty—her family grows marijuana illegally, and life has always been a battle. Now she’s been left behind to tend the crop alone. Then spring doesn’t return for the second year in a row, bringing unprecedented extreme winter.

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Book Review: ‘Winter Counts’ Weaves An Interesting Tale

Ann McDonaldAugust 21, 2020August 9, 2020

  A groundbreaking thriller about a vigilante on a Native American reservation who embarks on a dangerous mission to track down the source of a heroin influx.

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Book Review: ‘Scarlet Odyssey’ Is An Adventurous Quest Fraught With Danger And Excitement

Ann McDonaldJune 27, 2020June 27, 2020

  Men do not become mystics. They become warriors. But eighteen-year-old Salo has never been good at conforming to his tribe’s expectations. For as long as he can remember, he has loved books and magic in a culture where such things are considered unmanly. Despite it being sacrilege, Salo has worked on a magical device …

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Book Review: ‘Lost River’ Is An Exceptionally Well-Written Tale

Ann McDonaldJune 19, 2020June 19, 2020

  When the small town of Angel, Kentucky, is rocked by the vicious killing of an entire infamous local crime family, the bloody aftermath brings together three people already struggling with Angel’s drug epidemic: a young medic-in-training, a DEA agent, and a former police chief who’s had to watch his own young wife succumb to …

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Book Review: ‘The Summer Set’ Is The Perfect Read During These Difficult Times

Ann McDonaldMay 9, 2020May 9, 2020

  The best drama happens offstage in this undeniably charming novel about an idyllic summer theater where hot stars, has-beens, and hopefuls chase roles—and each other.

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Book Review: ‘No Going Back’ Is Not An Easy Story To Read And Has An Even Less Likable Protagonist

Ann McDonaldUpdated on April 7, 2020April 7, 2020

  From Strand Critics Award winner Sheena Kamal, comes the third novel featuring the brilliant, fearless, deeply flawed Nora Watts whose vendetta against a triad enforcer escalates when he places a target on her daughter’s back.

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Book Review: ‘The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives In Your Home’

Ann McDonaldUpdated on March 17, 2020March 17, 2020

  From the New York Times bestselling authors of ‘Welcome to Night Vale’ and “It Devours!’ and the creators of the hit podcast, comes a new novel set in the world of Night Vale and beyond.

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Book Review: Caitlin Mullen’s ‘Please See Us’ Is A Riveting Read

Ann McDonaldFebruary 24, 2020February 4, 2020

  In this sophisticated, suspenseful debut reminiscent of Laura Lippman and Chloe Benjamin, two young women become unlikely friends during one fateful summer in Atlantic City as mysterious disappearances hit dangerously close to home.

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