Into the Witchwood

Méabh McDonnell was born in Dublin and grew up in Loughrea, County Galway. She has worked with the Clare People newspaper as sub-editor and children’s books reviewer and founded and edits cindersmagazine.com. She has an MA in journalism and is the Children's Book Manager in Charlie Byrne's Bookshop, Galway. She lives with her husband in the Galway countryside next door to a castle.

a gorgeous, dreamy adventure by someone who clearly loves fairytales and understands what makes them magic. At its heart, it's a tale of family and sisterhood, of friendships and self-belief. I adored the sibling dynamic between Rowan and her younger sister Lila. As an older sister myself, I can relate to their sometimes contentious relationship as Lila wants to be involved in everything Rowan does, even following her into the dangerous Witchwood in search of their lost mother. I also loved the growing friendship between Rowan and Farid and the acknowledgement that sometimes we need to save each other. Into the Witchwood has such a timeless quality - it's like coming home. Congratulations @meabh90! You've written an absolute stunner and I can't wait for other people to enjoy the adventure when the book comes out early next year…P.s. if I didn't give you enough reasons to read the book, there's also an extremely sassy talking cat who often steals the show!