I don't think I've read a single Cecelia Ahern book and not cried! Her writing is exquisite, powerful and moving. The way this was laid out was endearing, with the sabbats and her mum's entries around them. Enya I really felt for, could be annoying at times, but mental health can do that, and this really shine through.
I loved Margaret and the other characters. Absolutely beautiful.

Thank you to the author, publisher and netgalley for an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

Into The Storm is a poignant tale about fresh starts, unresolved grief, standing up for oneself and coming into your own. It's moving, intriguing and humbling.

Dr. Enya Pickering saves an accident victim during an extremely rough storm. A victim close to her own teenage son's age. She also is struggling with a disconnected relationship with both, her husband and her son.Also, as she is getting closer to the age her mother died, anxiety and panic have started to set in about her own future and her ability to cope with it.

I loved this book and felt deeply for Dr. Enya Pickering.

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC.

This is well written with good characterisations and a gentle plot that builds. It's a story that you quickly fall in to and which feels believable and relatable to a certain extent. Some of the character connections felt a little tenuous and forced but generally an enjoyable read

5 out of 5! I loved it! I was hooked throughout!
I love Cecilia Ahearn already so when I was given the opportunity to read this in return for an honest review I was really happy. I didn’t read the blurb so went into it blind as she’s an author I’ve usually always loved the work of. It didn’t disappoint!
Dr Enya Pickering is a troubled lady who on a night driving in bad weather comes across an accident. The story takes us along with her and her family and how the death of her mother and her impending birthday effect her.
Recommend this 100%!

Part mystery, part family drama, with heaps of references to Irish folklore, “Into the Storm” is lots of things all in one book. The central character is Enya, a doctor who in the opening chapters gets flagged down in the middle of a storm to a road traffic accident where a teenage boy has been hit by a car. She attempts to save his life and is severely shaken by the incident. We discover over the course of the book how her life has already been shaken by the early death of her mother. As Enya approaches the age that her mother died, she worries that she won’t know how to live without her mother being ahead of her. We also learn that Enya’s marriage is on the rocks as is her relationship with her son Finn. Enya struggles to recover from the emotions caused by the accident and this moment in her life and isn’t sure how to move forward. When an opportunity arises in her career, she takes it. But she struggles to out run her troubles and to trust anyone around her. Can anything help her?

This is a really interesting book. As I said, it covers lots of areas, and I really enjoyed the folklore side particularly the important part played by the rag tree. I also enjoyed that the story didn’t feel stereotypical. I sometimes struggled with the behaviour of one or two of the characters but in the main, I would recommend the book to others.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book.

This was a compelling and gripping read about the breakdown of a family and of a woman and mother. I mostly enjoyed the story and enjoyed the twists and turns until the final one. It’s hard to explain without giving away spoilers but it just didn’t ring true for me. I’ve read lots by this author and enjoyed them but this one isn’t my favourite I’m afraid.

A great read. Enya is middle aged and struggling not only with events from her past but also her situation in the present. A stormy night brings things to a head and Enya has to decide what is best for mental health. Twists and turns in the plot keep the reader engaged until the final resolution.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to review this book.

Into the Storm by Cecelia Ahern tells the story of Dr. Enya Pickering, who, after saving a teenage boy’s life on a stormy night, becomes overwhelmed by emotional turmoil. Struggling with her strained marriage, a distant relationship with her son, and increasing anxiety, she relocates to a rural Irish village in search of peace. However, her fixation on a Hawthorn tree, or Rag Tree, outside her new home only heightens her unease. The tree, connected to healing and forgiveness in Celtic tradition, becomes a symbol of her unresolved emotional struggles.

Though the novel combines psychological tension, folklore, and personal drama, I found some elements disconnected from the central plot. Themes of family dysfunction, superstition, and mental health are explored, but the overall narrative didn’t resonate as strongly as Ahern’s previous works. Nevertheless, I appreciated the folklore aspects and remains a fan of Ahern’s writing.

This story captures the love of a mother and the lengths she will go to protect her child even at her own cost. Also, it shows a side of human psyche, mental health wise which many suffer in silence.
It is a heartbreaking story which opens up a lot of avenues for the reader to ponder on and definitely one for the book clubs.

3.5 stars from me.

A great novel by Cecelia Ahern.

Emotional and riveting, the characters have you loving them, hating them and guessing what will happen next. Some great twist and turns, this story is definitely recommended.

This is a deep and meaningful read that I have devoured today. Our heroine Enya is a GP and the book starts when she comes across an accident on the road on a stormy night, and its about how her life unravels after that night.

This is so well written, I loved the dramatic scenes and scenery and I could see the rag-tree. This is definitely a book I will be recommending to others.

Dw i wedi bod yn darllen llyfrau Cecelia Ahern ers blynyddoedd ac mae hi wedi bod yn un o fy hoff awduron ers peth amser, felly roedd yn bleser mawr gen i dderbyn yr ARC ar gyfer hwn. Mae yna rywbeth am y ffordd y mae Cecelia yn ysgrifennu sy'n gwneud i'r cymeriadau deimlo'n gyfarwydd o'r cychwyn cyntaf. Rydym yn dechrau'r stori mewn storm gyda'r Meddyg Enya wrth iddi geisio achub bywyd bachgen ifanc sydd wedi'i daro gan gar ac o'r dudalen gyntaf mae dawn ysgrifennu Cecelia yn ennyn fy niddordeb ac yn gwneud i mi fod eisiau gwybod beth fydd ffawd y bachgen hwn, pwy wnaeth ei daro a beth yw hanes yr arwres sy'n wynebu nifer o drafferthion ei hunan. A hithau ar drothwy ei phen-blwydd yn 47 oed, dengys y daith nad yw effaith galar yn ein gadael ac nad yw dianc yn mynd i ddatrys unrhyw broblem. Ysgrifennu gwych, cymeriadau apelgar a stori â thro eithaf annisgwyl.

I've been reading Cecelia Ahern's books for years and she's been one of my favourite authors for some time, so it was a pleasure to receive the ARC for her new novel. There's something in the way Cecelia writes that makes the characters feel familiar from the start. The story starts in a storm with Enya, the GP, as she tries to save the life of a young lad after he was hit by a car and from the first page Cecelia's writing draws me in and makes me need to know what happens to this boy, who hit him and what's the story of the hero who's facing her own troubles. On the verge of her 47th birthday, the journey shows us that the impacts of grief never truly leave us, and that running away doesn't solve problems. Excellent writing, appealing characters and a story with quite a twist.

A doctor comes across an accident &her life unravels…

Suspicion. Subtle stalking. Paranoia. Intuition. Deep &Meaningful.

I did actually really enjoy this book… At times I personally found it a bit random but overall a really good story. I find it fascinating when chick lit authors cross over to the dark side of thrillers…

Perfect for those who enjoy:
- Captivating storylines
- Endings that are uplifting
- Being drawn to the characters
- Thought provoking fiction

With thanks to Harper Collins and Netgalley for an ARC copy in return for an honest review.

Thank you to Cecelia and Harperfiction for asking me to review such an incredible book.

I felt so many raw emotions i think Cecelia is amazing. She can go so deep and make me feel like i am the character and holds you there throughout the whole story you never come out of Cecelia books feeling the same i love that , this book blow my mind so much my brain is still cant get over the ending i am not giving nothing nothing away .
this book has me pinned up against a wall It's definitely going to live with me forever in the best way .

What can i say about Cecelia writing lets be honest she is a phenomenal storyteller , her writing captivates me every time , every-time i read a book by her its like i'm locked inside my brain living in every story she writes and she done the same with this one .

the plot is well hello jaw dropping it will make you question everything from start to finish . this book is getting a huge plot twisting 5 stars

This new book by Cecelia Ahern had me gripped from the first page to the last.
What a book!!! One of my favourites for 2024

Found this a bit disjointed to begin with but then I think I connected with Enya's character more so it made more sense. I enjoyed the references to Irish history and connections with Enya's mother. A good read with quite a few twists along the way.

My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book.

Enya is a GP. She is in a loveless marriage. Things are strained between her and her son Finn.
Just before Christmas she is returning home from a call out. The weather is atrocious. She comes across the scene of an accident. A young lad who reminds her of her son is lying seriously injured in the road. Whilst waiting for the ambulance Enya performs CPR on the lad and saves his life. Returning home she makes a life changing decision and leaves the family home.
After spending time with her sister she takes up the post of a rural GP. In the grounds of the house she moved into is a rag tree. This causes her to deal with emotions in her life. Her work. Her marriage. Her relationships with other. Her mother and the accident.
This book tackles many emotions and is a great Reaf as we delve into the many layers of Enya.

This was a very different genre that I normally read, so wasn't sure what to expect.

A near fatal hit and run, a rocky marriage, mental health issues, wonderful descriptions of Irish folklore and rural communities.

A powerful read and uplifting at the end.

My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read an advanced digital copy in return for an honest review.

Enya Pickering, MD, is literally driving through a heavy storm on the night of 21 December, when she is flagged down by a taxi driver. He needs help because he found a wounded boy on the road. Of course Enya comes to the rescue, but it shocks her to her core. Why? There are several reasons, who become clear later.
Enya drives home and tries to pick up her usual life, talking to her twin sister a lot about the upcoming Christmas. In between trying to act as normal as she can, we see glimpses of what makes Enya so frightened and full of fear. She lost her mother when she was only twelve years old and now she’s reaching the same age as her mother had when she died, her life seems to unravel. Her husband, with whom she runs a practice, is not a very nice man at all and she wonders what she ever saw in him. Her son Finn is a typical teenager: moody and acting strange sometimes.
The book starts slow but inevitably we are drawn into the story of a woman who’s slowly losing her mind, at least, that’s what she thinks. Well, she may be partly right but during the story she also learns that she has a lot to live for.
I really liked the way Enya’s secrets unfold; it’s not that she suddenly looses it. It’s more that she knows she’s going to lose it but part of her still tries to avoid this. The columns written by Enya’s mother were really beautiful and thought-provoking and I liked the little pinpricks of real humour in the story.
I loved it, just as I loved other books by this wonderful author.
Thanks to Harper Collins and Netgalley for this review copy.

My thanks to HarperCollins UK, HarperFiction and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘Into The Storm’ written by Cecelia Ahern in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

Enya Pickering is a GP, wife to Xander and mother to teenager Finn. One night as she’s driving in heavy rain Enya is stopped on a road where there’s been a road traffic accident and gives CPR to a fifteen-year-old boy who survives his injuries. Initially she thinks it could be her own son lying there and the circumstances set off the mental health issues she’d had since her mother drowned on her 47th birthday.

‘Into The Storm’ is a slow but gentle story of Irish folklore and a woman in a loveless marriage who leaves her family to start up a surgery in the small village of Abbeydooley in the hope that a fresh start will sort out her life. I liked the descriptive characters of Enya, her sister Flora and Margaret, the managing agent who becomes her friend, but jumped over parts written by Enya’s mother that didn’t add to the story and if anything slowed it down. This is a nicely written story that I enjoyed reading and am happy to recommend.