And the gang are back! Grace with her biscuits, Manny, Ox, Reggie, Stella and yes Hannah and Banecroft. It is like seeing old friends again, it really is. I love Caimh’s Dublin and Stateside series too, and it amazes me how he writes those and also The Stranger Times series as well! What a gift to be able to write books that genuinely make me laugh and care about the characters. He is channelling Terry Pratchett and I can think of no higher praise than that. Highlights: Hannah’s hot yoga; Sturgess involuntarily tossing his bag of shopping into the air (I sprayed my coffee everywhere with that one); and the dual queues on Loon Day. Amazing to think this must have been written before the Great British Queue of recent days… ;-) Keep 'em coming CK McDonnell!

Vincent is the Editor of The Stranger Times. He has always been weird but now he is even weirder. Assistant Editor Hannah has just left with no explanation. What is going on at The Stranger Times, why and who is responsible?

Our favourite characters are back with even more trouble to deal with. Once again we are presented with a brilliant novel with lots of lovable weird and wonderful characters. No plot spoilers from me, you just read and enjoy every page.

Did I enjoy Love Will Tear Us Apart? Let’s say it caused a family rift, because my wife kept complaining when I laughed out loud as I read. Laughed so, so many times! My congratulations to C. K. McDonnell on another 5 star book. This is the third book in the series. You can read this as a stand alone, but why limit yourself, the previous books are equally as good, and when you have read this one you will want to read the others anyway! Thank you to Penguin Random House Publishers and NetGalley for the ARC. The views expressed are all mine, freely given.