The Existential Worries of Mags Munroe: The Mags Munroe Series
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- Author：Jean Grainger
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Bookreviewer
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⭐️NEW⭐️Coming up Thursday: "The Existential Worries Of Mugs Munroe" by author Jean GraingerA story of a twelve-year-old daughter who frequently moans that Ballycarrick is the most boring town in Ireland。 Nothing ever happens here。 She’s right。 And as the local police sergeant， this is something I’m delighted about。 I’ve enough to worry about - the polar ice-caps， the evil monster that’s shrinking my trousers， not to mention the hot flushes - without having to be like one of those gritty Netflix ⭐️NEW⭐️Coming up Thursday: "The Existential Worries Of Mugs Munroe" by author Jean GraingerA story of a twelve-year-old daughter who frequently moans that Ballycarrick is the most boring town in Ireland。 Nothing ever happens here。 She’s right。 And as the local police sergeant， this is something I’m delighted about。 I’ve enough to worry about - the polar ice-caps， the evil monster that’s shrinking my trousers， not to mention the hot flushes - without having to be like one of those gritty Netflix cops， chasing criminals down alleyways and busting drug deals。 So， life is calm and fairly predictable。 Until something unthinkable happens in our sleepy backwater。 A crime， but not like anything I've ever seen before。 It's a complete mystery。 And it's up to me to solve it。 。。。more
Dianne Charnley
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Jean Grainger is a successful and natural storyteller and is not afraid to tackle different social prejudices through the characters and storyline within each of her books。 Once again， she has done so with this book， but Jean has chosen this time to deviate from her more often historical theme and characters and write a modern day look at the life of ‘Mags Munroe’ set in Ireland。 This is a brave thing to do for an author， to go out of her comfort zone， and tell a story in a different， modern way Jean Grainger is a successful and natural storyteller and is not afraid to tackle different social prejudices through the characters and storyline within each of her books。 Once again， she has done so with this book， but Jean has chosen this time to deviate from her more often historical theme and characters and write a modern day look at the life of ‘Mags Munroe’ set in Ireland。 This is a brave thing to do for an author， to go out of her comfort zone， and tell a story in a different， modern way。 I enjoyed this book and found it interesting to read more about Ireland and the life of families in the Traveller Community。 It’s refreshing to read a book that is written in the first person and written in the “Irish way of speaking”， by Mags Munroe。 She addresses her feelings and the difficulties encountered by a modern-day 50-year-old woman， juggling life to be a good wife， mother， daughter， friend， and colleague in the Irish Guards。 She deals with the prejudices daily shown by her colleagues， one of whom is downright nasty and jealous of Mags and her interaction with the Travellers。 At times it does get too much for Mags especially when ‘menopause’ is looming， and she has a balancing act to manage conflicting aspects of her life。 She knows she has a loving husband， beautiful daughters， and an amazing mother， a good friend， but she still lays awake at night worrying。 I identified with Mags， in the past aspects of my working life， and I think Jean has expressed what many of us encounter through ‘Mags’。 This book may not be everyone’s ‘cup of tea’ but I found it interesting and a good read。 Like some other reviewers， I also found that the end was a little rushed， but then I have to say as an avid reader， and in Jean’s defence， I find so many authors these days do this。 Perhaps it is now the modern-day way of writing， the build-up gets you hooked into the story and then it finishes quickly， leaving you wondering what really happened at the end。 I usually find I need to go back and re-read the last chapter。 As a member of Jean’s advance readers team， I volunteered to give an honest review of this book， as I have above。 。。。more
Bernadette Cinkoske
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Existential Worries of Mags Munroe， a delightful start to a new type of series from favorite author Jean Grainger。 This well written book is a refreshing look at a contemporary woman who lies awake at night worrying about the same things most of us worry about。 Mags is proud to be a member of the Garda。 As always， this book is full of interesting characters， offers a history lesson about the Travellers， and details normal events as Mags goes about her duties wher I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Existential Worries of Mags Munroe， a delightful start to a new type of series from favorite author Jean Grainger。 This well written book is a refreshing look at a contemporary woman who lies awake at night worrying about the same things most of us worry about。 Mags is proud to be a member of the Garda。 As always， this book is full of interesting characters， offers a history lesson about the Travellers， and details normal events as Mags goes about her duties where she encounters a murder。 I am looking forward to the next book with Mags even though this one kept me awake too late because I could not put it down！ 。。。more
Sally
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Jean Grainger has done it again！ Mags feels familiar like an old friend。 She has to juggle work， family and friends。 Also an insight into travellers lifestyle。 Love Mags。
Jane
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The Existential Worries of Mags Monroe takes readers inside the thoughts and activities of a present day Irish wife， mother and Gardia as she slogs her way through her life。 It’s often fascinating and tiresome at the same time as Mags’ mind is always planning ， plotting， worrying， in the same way that we all do。 This American reader had to stop reading from time to time from sheer exhaustion as Mags worried about climate change， polar bears， her appearance， gossiping acquaintances， etc。 before t The Existential Worries of Mags Monroe takes readers inside the thoughts and activities of a present day Irish wife， mother and Gardia as she slogs her way through her life。 It’s often fascinating and tiresome at the same time as Mags’ mind is always planning ， plotting， worrying， in the same way that we all do。 This American reader had to stop reading from time to time from sheer exhaustion as Mags worried about climate change， polar bears， her appearance， gossiping acquaintances， etc。 before the author got her main character involved in a murder investigation of a Traveler （a。k。a。 as Gypsy）。 The story really picked up at this point。 One of the best things about Ms。 Grainger’s books is her ability to spotlight society’s prejudices and she does an admirable job here as she describes the structure of the Travelers society as both a friend and a member of law enforcement。 I voluntarily reviewed an advance copy of this book。 Highly recommend。 。。。more
Amira Abdellatif
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I really liked it。 Someone to connect with who seems ordinary but is a bit better。 I look forward to more books by Jean Grainger！
Anne Whiting
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This is a definitely different book from my favourite author but refreshingly so。 Mags is a strong woman and although she has everything thrown at her， wow how does she cope but she does。 She has a super important job as a sergeant in the Garda which she loves as she serves the community she also loves。 Things don't always go smoothly， she has to contend with an antagonistic mother in law， the menopause not to mention the 'eejit' Duckie。 Luckily Mags has the support of a loving husband and famil This is a definitely different book from my favourite author but refreshingly so。 Mags is a strong woman and although she has everything thrown at her， wow how does she cope but she does。 She has a super important job as a sergeant in the Garda which she loves as she serves the community she also loves。 Things don't always go smoothly， she has to contend with an antagonistic mother in law， the menopause not to mention the 'eejit' Duckie。 Luckily Mags has the support of a loving husband and family。Jean never ever fails to impress and keep me absorbed in her books。Thank you。 。。。more
Judy Granit
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What an absolutely wonderful， hard to put down book！ The story is told by Mags， an Irish policewoman。 She is such a lovely， authenic and honest person， living a real life， in a small， modern day Irish town。 I would love to have her as a friend！ A really good suspense story about Irish Travellers is woven in， giving a lovely， positive view of their world。 Thank you Jean for another lovely tale！
Christine Hunter
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I didn’t think that I would love any of Jean Grainger’s books more than The Tour and I’ve read them all。 But this one， I think， is even better。 Every time I read a Jean Grainger book， I find myself comparing her to Maeve Binchy。 And this is no exception。 She writes about people， people doing everyday things， living everyday life。 And it’s profound。 You find yourself caring about these people。 You feel that you know them。 What makes them happy， their fears and their joys。 Mags isn’t a superhero a I didn’t think that I would love any of Jean Grainger’s books more than The Tour and I’ve read them all。 But this one， I think， is even better。 Every time I read a Jean Grainger book， I find myself comparing her to Maeve Binchy。 And this is no exception。 She writes about people， people doing everyday things， living everyday life。 And it’s profound。 You find yourself caring about these people。 You feel that you know them。 What makes them happy， their fears and their joys。 Mags isn’t a superhero and really doesn’t try to be。 She’s doing the best she can with what she’s got。 And what she has is tenacity， spunk， and common sense。 And an innate sense of right and wrong。 This is someone you want to know。 I want Mags to be my best friend。 If I could give this a higher rating than five stars， I certainly would。 This could well be one of the best books you’ll read this year。 。。。more
Dan Rogers
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This was definitely a change of pace for Jean Grainger。 As such I may have been a bit unfair as I began reading。 I often found myself "let down" if you will by the fact that it just didn't seem to be up to the caliber I had come to expect。 Then， as I continued to read I found Mags beginning to grow on me。 She is a sweet， kind， considerate and lovable woman。 Two things I loved about Mags are that she is a regular person with worries that keep her awake at night and a kind-hearted personality that This was definitely a change of pace for Jean Grainger。 As such I may have been a bit unfair as I began reading。 I often found myself "let down" if you will by the fact that it just didn't seem to be up to the caliber I had come to expect。 Then， as I continued to read I found Mags beginning to grow on me。 She is a sweet， kind， considerate and lovable woman。 Two things I loved about Mags are that she is a regular person with worries that keep her awake at night and a kind-hearted personality that makes people just fall in love with her。 It wasn't until I had arrived at the end of the book， as I was reaching for a tissue （yes you'll need one） that I realized how deeply I had become immersed in the entire story。 Hoping that this won't be the last we hear from Mags Munroe。 。。。more
Sandra
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Delightful， funny， laugh-out-loud at times， this intriguing story tells of the life of Irish Guard， Mags Munroe， and her husband， Kieran and their two young daughters， Ellie and Kate。 As Mags does her job in the local community of Ballycarrick， she also becomes very involved in the lives of the Travellers who live in caravans on the outskirts of the community。 While doing her job， she also has to fight the chavinistic attitude of some of the male guards， detectives and men in her community and i Delightful， funny， laugh-out-loud at times， this intriguing story tells of the life of Irish Guard， Mags Munroe， and her husband， Kieran and their two young daughters， Ellie and Kate。 As Mags does her job in the local community of Ballycarrick， she also becomes very involved in the lives of the Travellers who live in caravans on the outskirts of the community。 While doing her job， she also has to fight the chavinistic attitude of some of the male guards， detectives and men in her community and in the adjoining town of Galway， and it is up to her to establish a working relationship with the Travellers who are looked down upon by many others in the community。A great story and looking forward to hearing more about Mags in future books。 。。。more
Nancy L。
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This book represents quite a departure from the subject matter of previous Jean Grainger books I have read and loved， which fall into the category of historical fiction。 For example， The Robinswood Trilogy， The Queenstown Series， and The Star and the Shamrock were all great in my opinion and educational about the times in which they were set。While I very much enjoyed this story， it was contemporary in nature and centered around Mags Monroe， a Gardia officer in a small Irish town， Ballycarrick， h This book represents quite a departure from the subject matter of previous Jean Grainger books I have read and loved， which fall into the category of historical fiction。 For example， The Robinswood Trilogy， The Queenstown Series， and The Star and the Shamrock were all great in my opinion and educational about the times in which they were set。While I very much enjoyed this story， it was contemporary in nature and centered around Mags Monroe， a Gardia officer in a small Irish town， Ballycarrick， her loving husband Kieran and two daughters Ellie and Kate。 Ms。 Grainger beautifully describes the many quirky characters， both central and peripheral to the story。 Mags’ “existential worries” about the occasional tension between parental and Gardia work duties are well-described， as are her concerns over whether Kieran is truly happy with her。 We are introduced to two major families of “Travellers，” the McGoverns and Carmodys， the culture of which I was unfamiliar。 Travellers live by family groups in “halting places” in caravans and are sometimes engaged in various petty crimes。 The settled community and Gardia officers are sometimes suspicious of these communities， sometimes with reason， other times without。While I enjoyed this new and different novel entry from Jean Grainger， and the story of the murder of Traveller Natasha’s boyfriend Danny Boylan and how the Gardia， specifically Mags， solved it， is engaging， I didn’t enjoy this story as much as other books by the author。 I enjoyed the local inhabitants and their quirkiness， and that of the Gardia as well， but at times I felt that part went on too long while the investigation and solving of the murder seemed a bit rushed。 Enjoyable but not my favorite of the author’s books。I am grateful for the ARC from the author in return for an honest review。 。。。more
DonnaBeeSparkly
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For me beginning a Jean Grainger book is a special treasure - like plunging into a swimming pool on a sunny day， suddenly the outside world is quiet， and I am transported。 This time I enjoyed a modern story set in Ireland， with some wonderful characters and as usual some new perspectives。 I am always interested in learning about other cultures and I thought that the information and portrayal of Traveller culture to be informative and done with honesty and sensitivity。 I loved the portrayal of co For me beginning a Jean Grainger book is a special treasure - like plunging into a swimming pool on a sunny day， suddenly the outside world is quiet， and I am transported。 This time I enjoyed a modern story set in Ireland， with some wonderful characters and as usual some new perspectives。 I am always interested in learning about other cultures and I thought that the information and portrayal of Traveller culture to be informative and done with honesty and sensitivity。 I loved the portrayal of community， and the relationships in the book were realistic and touching。 I always hope that one day I can meet up with the characters in Jean's books， and I hope that one day I will find this sense of community in the real world。 。。。more
Cheryl
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