Uplifting, love-filled slice of brilliance *****

Full of joy and fun

Uplifting . . . Books by Cathy Bramley are brilliantly life affirming

Cathy Bramley serves up the perfect concoction of charm and escapism

Romantic, touching and funny - the perfect recipe. I love Cathy’s writing and her characters - her books are delicious

Delightful!

Perfect, feel-good loveliness

The precision in his prose bellies his training as a scriptwriter; the plot unfolds with self-assured ease, and the dialogue lives on the page… He trusts his reader, and the novel has compulsive power because of it. An astonishing debut.

A groundbreaking debut. Montpelier Parade is a taut, riveting, beautifully sparse coming of age tale from a fearless new talent

I hope that someone will give me an advance copy… I’ve heard it’s lyrical, brave and inventive – everything I look for in a novel.

A bittersweet love story… An unusually vivid novel, which presents life how it is, rather than how Hollywood script writers might like it to be.

Karl’s depiction of his home-town is so visceral you can almost feel the dreich air seeping into your bones as you read…. Karl’s acute observations perfectly capture the essence of boyhood bewilderment and bravado. This is an unusually vivid novel that presents life how it is.

A tender, real tale of love…a captivating debut from the Dublin-born author… A luminous, moving story that is full of heart.

Hypnotic and involving.

I adored this unconventional love story. It’s tender, with luminous language, and should catapult the author to literary fame.

Beautiful and tender…a wonderful read whose tender story will stay with you long after turning the last page.

[A] luminous debut novel… The rich, clear prose of Donal Ryan and his affinity for his marginalised characters comes to mind when reading Geary’s novel… Geary’s vivid writing gets to the heart of the matter, but he also knows what should be left unsaid… the reflective and heartfelt voice of Sonny renders this classic but dark romance story utterly memorable’

Geary is the latest player in a recent resurgence of Irish literary talent… In Montpelier Parade, he delivers an unforgettable love story in writing that is often exceptional.

Montpelier Parade is a beautiful, cinematic novel about desire, longing, grief, hope and the things that remain unspoken.

This powerful debut novel is tender and raw and heartfelt – and one you’ll immediately want others to read.

Luminous, moody writing make Geary an author to watch.

A compelling read… Charged with mystery and intimacy in equal abundance.

Reflective, poignant and intriguing, Montpelier Parade is a bittersweet love story that will stay with you for a long time.

Unfolding in the sea-bright, rain-soaked Dublin of early spring, Montpelier Parade is a beautiful, cinematic novel about desire, longing, grief, hope and the things that remain unspoken

An extremely good short novel about a teenage boy from Dublin… This is really very good indeed.

Their love affair, across divisions of class and age, is brilliantly, painfully told. Although Montpelier Parade is – amazingly – Geary’s debut novel, he already knows how to play with the reader’s feelings like a pro. He’s one to watch.

It’s written throughout in the second person, a device that sounds tricksy and ought to jar, but Geary’s deft way with words makes it work. Staggeringly good.

Wow, for a debut book, this blew me away. It is a beautiful, lyrical, almost poetic story of first love, the passion and heartbreak of loss and finding out who you are… The writing just made me sigh (in a good way) and I cannot wait to read Karl’s next book. As this is only a slim book, it will haunt the reader, and for me, it will always have a place in my heart. It is a book to treasure and to tell your friends and family about. It’s one to keep and one to reread, just because.

It’s a sensitively told love story and an evocative picture of rainy, gritty 1980s Dublin. Geary is a writer to keep an eye on.

Geary’s use of the second person is unfaltering and brilliantly sustained, it creates an intimacy and intensity that is utterly absorbing.

A quietly moving story of two lost souls in 1980s Dublin.

The Summer of Impossible Things is that rare thing: a deftly crafted, utterly compelling story written entirely from the heart. Hauntingly beautiful, heart-rending and unique, this is an instant classic. I sobbed my heart out and adored it!

GORGEOUS. It's so moving and romantic and I want to re-read it immediately

Definitely more Time Traveller’s Wife than Dr Who

Packs an emotional punch that's second to none - and the author's hallmark. Rowan Coleman picks you up, spins you around and dances you to the very edge of love. Glorious

Powerfully moving, vivid, glowing with love and humanity... I loved every word

The Summer of Impossible Things is utterly beautiful and engrossing - and Coleman is a brilliant storyteller

I fell into the pages of this beautiful book, vivid, emotional, and so very evocative, it was an utter joy from first page to last

THE SUMMER OF IMPOSSIBLE THINGS is truly a thing of great beauty.'

The pages turn themselves in this perfect summer read. Rowan Coleman has written a time-bending mystery with a huge heart. I loved it

The Summer of Impossible Things is captivating, thought-provoking and beautifully written. Rowan Coleman has written a book to savour, and characters to care about. I loved it.

A romantic holiday read with substance…a timeless love story…heart-wrenching

You're going to love, The Summer of Impossible Things...A rollercoaster ride back and forward through time...enthralling

A wonderful story

magical and fresh...totally unexpected

A sparkling novel of hope and sacrifice’

Magical, heart-warming and time-bending story.