I’d like to thank Atlantic Books and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘Three Little Truths’ by Eithne Shortall in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

Martha has just moved into Pine Road with her husband Robert and two daughters. The neighbours are very interested in her as they’ve seen Robert and the girls but not Martha. Robin and her four-year-old son Jack has moved back in with her parents to get away from ex-partner Eddy. Edie wants a baby and longs to be popular. The ladies of Pine Road don’t want to miss a thing and use WhatsApp for the sole purpose of collecting and spreading gossip and rumours.

It’s obvious from reading other readers’ reviews that ‘Three Little Truths’ is a popular novel but I’m afraid I didn’t warm to the characters who were too involved with finding out their neighbours’ business. I kept waiting for something to happen and finally decided I didn’t like the characters enough to want to keep reading.

Pine Road, a middle class suburb of Dublin and all the trivia and dramas of the inhabitants. For some the inclusion in a neighbourhood WhatsApp group means they have arrived! An amusing enough read but not a page turner.

Too many characters for me sorry,I couldn't finish it. I'm unsure if it was to do with the social media connection,what's all group of it it was just me. Sorry.

Sadly, I just couldn't get involved with the characters in this book so, unusually for me, didn't finish it. Didn't like the Facebook/WhatsApp-style gossipy parts and there were too many characters with similar names, so it was hard to distinguish them from each other.

DNF at 40%.

I loved Grace After Henry and so found this book really disappointing.
It was far too slow for me, I found the mass number of characters simply too confusing, and all-in-all I didn't find the story compelling or interesting. In fact, I found the main plot line disturbing (a rape list is put up in the toilets at school... "the girl with the most amount of ticks next to her name will be raped"). Otherwise this street was quite boring, and I found that I didn't really care what happened with the characters in the end.

There are some really good reviews from people who finished the book so maybe I quit too soon, but at 40%, I felt more should have happened in the story and I should feel more interested in the outcome. Because I didn't, I was struggling to want to pick the book up at all and so DNF was the only option.

I really enjoyed this book about the occupants of pine road and all the neighbourly relations. There seemed to be a lot of drama going on for such a little road but it was really well written with lots of themes and side characters which were really well written. Thanks for a great read

This book focuses around the residents of pine road with particular emphasis on three families that become inter woven from past events.
Martha and her family move to their new house following a horrific ordeal in their previous home. Martha has been hiding a secret from Robert her husband but this will be revealed during the annual street Easter party.
Edie is desperate for a baby but Daniel has become very preoccupied and stressed. Edie thinks this is due to nerves about being a father but a very different reason is revealed.
Robin is staying with her mum and her 4 year old son after a relationship breakdown. She meets a great man but is shocked when she discovers his family.
I really loved this book, the characters interwoven. A really easy, feel good book.

Overall I found this to be an engaging and sometimes humorous look at a tight knit cul-de-sac in Dublin. Focussing predominantly on three female characters Martha, Robin and Evie it explores both their current situations and their backstories. I found Martha’s story to be most thought provoking as she has the most depth of the characters, I didn’t feel as though Robin’s story was as well explored as it could have been and Evie lacked depth as she purely seemed interested in two things which were impressing the neighbours and getting pregnant. As a book on the whole it worked and the way the stories twisted together was really well thought out. One character I couldn’t take to was Trisha the school headteacher as her character annoyed me early on as she described anorexia as a trend, it’s a serious mental illness indeed the one with the highest mortality rate so I didn’t find the flippancy appropriate. On a more positive note the poker what’s app group was fantastic, I could have read an entire book of it!

An enjoyable read, full of different characters who were all believable.
It was an easy read with plot twists that I didn’t see coming, which was clever. I wasn’t expecting it, i liked the coming and goings of the street going about their daily lives amongst the drama which made the twists even more of a surprise.

Pine Road is a normal street but among those living there are
Martha - married with two daughters but cagey about why they have moved there and is very nervous.
Robin has split from her partner and is back at home with mum and dad and her four year old son.
Edie is married but craves for a baby but her husband has other ideas.

They become friends and share secrets, lies and scandals and their lives will never be the same again.

I loved this book. Was such a nice light hearted read with a little naughtiness thrown in. Fantastic read x

The blurb reads ‘Liane Moriarty meets Maeve Binchy meets Marian Keyes.’ and yes I could relate the book to all 3 authors mentioned. Pine Road, Dublin, a middle class cul de sac where women have hilarious Whatsapp group chats, nosey neighbours abound and secrets and hearsay are rife. I loved all the personal stories, the back stories and the secrets. At first I did find it difficult to remember just who was who but once established I was hooked, eager to find out what happened next. I felt that Martha and her family's story made the biggest impact on the book but Carmel with her wit and no nonsense Irish Mammy comments also stood out for me. This book has it all - secrets, families, romance and comedy, what's not to like? Four stars from me.!
Thank you to NetGalley, the publishers and to Eithne Shortall for an advance copy in return for an honest review.

A very pleasant book about the inhabitants of a cul de sac. How they communicated through WhatsApp and the trials and tribulations of the main families. It also involved the school that several of the children attended as the Head mistress live in Pine Street too. My favourite combination of relationships and romance

I really enjoyed this entertaining book. The usual tale of three women, but told well, and interesting throughout. I felt empathy with the main characters who are likeable and realistic. The ending was unrealistic, but the rest of the book is good enough for me to overlook that and still award it 5 stars.

Nothing quite like good neighbours! Or is there? A look under the skin of life in a small street and the lives behind the closed doors.

This book had many funny moments and I am sure many could relate to the characters living in the street.

I really enjoyed this book.

I read this book over a couple of days. It is an enjoyable book and the story flowed. It has a large cast of characters , all living in a road in Dublin
The three main characters were all strong and well developed.
It was a funny insightful read and would be great to take on holiday.
I would recommend this book
Thank you to Netgalley, Atlantic books Corvus, and Eithne Shortall for letting me read this book in exchange for an honest review

I loved this book, about a new family moving into the close, finding out bits about all the neighbours – some things they’d rather keep secret, and the WhatsApp messages to-ing and fro-ing about all manner of things, from parking to the Easter Egg Treasure Hunt (totally different from an Easter Egg Hunt, you understand). It could be any street in any town, which is part of why I found it so appealing, and the characters are the same as you would meet anywhere. I highly recommend this book.

Martha,Edie and Robin all have their own problems, and live in the same road in Dublin . A really enjoyable read, sad, funny and exasperating at times. An unusual story-line which is hard to put down.

A thoroughly entertaining book about the residents of a cul-de-sac in Dublin. Brilliant observations of gossiping neighbours with the modern use of WhatsApp. The resident's Easter Street Party is hilarious and descends into farce. Having found a lot of humour there were also some serious issues within the book.

There are twists and turns as all is not what it seems but it's a fun book to immerse yourself in and enjoy.

4.5/5⭐

Thank you NetGalley for an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

Big Little Lies and The Husband's Secret vibes everywhere.

I loved this book! I loved following this crazy and very amusing neighbourhood women. I loved knowing about their lives and how everything is different behind closed doors.

I loved having hateful characters as well as lovable ones. There were quite a few of them and at the beginning I found that rather confusing but once I knew them all, everything was as clear as water.

I loved the whatsapp group bits. I found them very funny, with realistic comments, in a way necessary to the story and important to keep me update with everything that was going on.

I enjoyed all the character's personal dramas. There were so many! They were very interesting and they all entertained me. I wouldn't know which one I liked the most.

I tried to guess the "Three Little Truths" that the title mentions but I had not a clue about them! I kind of could see where they were coming from but I had so many suspects and so many doubts that I knew I would get them wrong!

I especially loved Ruby and Fiona. They both made me laugh out loud more than once and made this book a great one!

The only thing I didn't like was that there were way to many words that hadn't been separated by a space and it would be something like: "shestoppedhercarand got out" and that made the reading a bit difficult for me. I am guessing they will sort this out in the physical copy but it was a bit annoying.

Other than that, this book is great!!