As always, I love Ahern’s style of writing. So relatable, flows easily but is detailed and interesting! As for the plot for this book, I really liked the premise and found myself intrigued by Enya (and at times freaked out by the undercurrent of threat she felt) and how it would all unfold. However, I admit I did struggle with some of the links back to her mum’s articles and how they were relevant, as well as the strange obsession with the accident and people involved. I wasn’t quite happy with the ending, I think I wanted more for Enya, but when thinking about it objectively, it made the story come full circle and make sense! Overall, I was left feeling the book was quite ‘heavy’ and really explored some tough situations. Not light-hearted but certainly interesting!

This is a complex and compelling four-star read. I so wanted to give this five-stars, but I just couldn’t, I just couldn’t grip some of the characters they annoyed me rather than made me want to get to know them better. Enya being one of them. The journey is one that will encompass you, it and it pulls you in, it’s the characters that sadly just didn’t come up to the usual level we expect from this author.

Wonderful book, I read it in one sitting as I just had to find out what happened. Great characters - powerfully written. The storyline is original and different with a wonderful combination of reality with a touch of mysticism. The mental anguish and angst of the main character is something everyone can relate to. Highly recommended.

this was not what i thought it would be but i wasn’t disappointed!
having read every book by this author i did not expect this, its very dark and has many twists and turns, its a thriller but not a thriller.
i loved the story how it all lead back to her childhood and how she fears history will repeat itself and this leads to self destruct.
a story of loss, love, despair, fear and finding strength in yourself

This novel has left me conflicted to be honest. I really enjoyed the concept, and it had a really strong start, however, it just seemed to stagnate a little in the middle.

Into the Storm follows GP Enya, who on a stormy winter night, comes across a boy in the middle of the road who has been hit by a car. Providing him with vital care that keeps him alive, Enya then goes home to her own husband and son. However, Enya is suffering from delayed grief from the death of her mother, and as her birthday approaches, she struggles to find herself on even footing. Instead, she abandons her home, her business and her beloved son and moves to a remote town. Can she find herself before she loses it all?

I think Ahern has written something quite poignant, as Enya tries to make sense of the death of her mother, and the conflict she feels over aging past the age her mother didn’t reach. I think Enya’s torment and anxiety mixed in with her grief is realistic, and made her character sympathetic, if not entirely likeable. I think many readers will relate heavily to Enya in terms of a woman questioning her life and how she’s choosing to live it when faced with huge decisions. I think although Enya is often frustrating at times, she comes across as truthful and well developed as she’s deeply flawed and complex.

I think the depiction of mental health is accurate and truthful and uncomfortable to read at times, which I think some readers might struggle with. It also makes it quite a heavy read that was often at times too slow paced for the content.

The character of Margaret was a really wonderful creation, and the book really benefitted from the addition of her character. She was deeply flawed, made a lot of very big mistakes in her life, but was likeable and real.

Although I understand the inclusion of the articles written by her mother, I found myself skim reading them because I just couldn’t connect. I also had figured out the twists, which was a little disappointing.

A book that induces thought, but slow and almost gloomy at times.

A highly original and absorbing read. Just when I thought j had worked out what happened, a further reveal took me by surprise. Great storytelling.

I enjoyed this book. I liked the main characters and the way the story unfolded. Great descriptions of the setting too. Recommended.

Loved this book and all the twists and turns it offered. This kept me on the edge of my seat as both a reader, a mother and a human and there were some great hooks in there keeping you guessing.

I am a huge Cecelia Ahern fan and PS I Love You remains one of my favourite books. Though this is a different style of writing to her fabulous debut, it is still and enjoyable read. Shining an important light on the many issues and complexities women can face at this time in life. Richly developed characters, as we can know to expect with Cecelia's work, all of whom are relatable on some levels. The rag tree a poignant and meaningful anchor for the story.

I really enjoyed this. It was fairly slow paced but character driven. A few twists and turns along the way. A little predictable at the end but an emotional read.

Thanks to NetGalley for this copy.

One of my favourite authors. There were unexpected twists and turns in this story and it kept me riveted to the very end. It gives you hope than when all seems to be going badly, there can still be a good ending.

Eny is a respected GP married to a very peculiar, equally respected GP.
As she nears the age at which her mother died it triggers a strange mental state.
This is an awfully long story only lightened by the character of Margaret.
With an emphasis on Irish fokelore, superstition and a rag tree it is quite spooky at times.
I didn't really enjoy it although Enya's family is quite likeable

My first book by this author and not the sort of book I usually read. However, I found it really enjoyable and the story was enough to make me want to read on to find out how it all tied together. There were parts I wasn't so keen on (especially the extracts from Enya's mother's newspaper articles - for me, the novel was strong enough without these and I found they distracted, rather than added, to the plot), but the portrayal of a woman trying to cope in the middle of a crisis was really well done and very powerful.

I'd class this as a 'coming of middle-age novel'. I loved the main character, Enya, and her relationships - especially those with her sister, Flora, and the WONDERFUL Margaret!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read something I normally wouldn't.

What a rollercoaster ride!
It all starts with a woman in the middle of a mental health crisis in middle age.
And a drive on a very stormy night.
She decides the only way to get her sanity back is to leave her family and move from the town to the country as a GP.
Among this rural community, and a rag tree in her garden that strangers like to visit, things don't exactly become clearer.
She is being stalked by men who won't be left behind. It now becomes a mystery thriller about what happened on that stormy night.
She doesn't know who to trust - but is it her imagination, or something more sinister going on?

Thank you to the author and publishers for allowing me to read this arc.

Enya is driving in the middle of a bad storm when she is flagged down by a man who has found a teenage boy in the middle of the road. Enya is a GP and gives the boy CPR in the rain. The boy survives but Enyas life suddenly takes a turn. She leaves her loveless marriage and takes on the role of GP in a remote village.

Enya moves into the home of the former GP and in the grounds is a rag tree where pieces of fabric are attached to the branches for loved ones. At first Enya thinks it’s a monstrosity but watching the people who visit the tree it begins to grow on her but will she be able to share her story and the reason she needed to get away from her life and family.

I love Cecilia Aherns writing. She draws you into the story so very well. Whilst I enjoyed this book I found myself disliking the fmc immensely. Even as the book went on I still couldn’t find it in me to like her. Saying that it did not spoil the book for me and I still really liked the book. I didn’t expect the twist I honestly thought it would be different (I am trying to say it without spoilers) overall another great book by this great author.

I really enjoyed Into the Storm a very moving novel by Cecelia Ahern.

Who would think that one night driving through a storm will change GP Enya's life in a flash as she is flagged down to attend a teenage boy and administers CPR on him and he survives.

Will Enya survive too as she finds she is falling out of love with Xander her husband of many years. Finn their teenage son is drifting away from her as time goes by.

Enya at the tender age of twelve lost her Mother Brighid who had a heart attack aged forty seven whilst swimming in the sea whilst Enya and her sister Flora where away on a trip with their Father who had remarried after divorcing Brighid when Enya and her sister were only two and three years old.

Brighid loved the Irish pagan rituals and celebrated the winter solstice and spring equinox. Brighid wrote in her magazine that we must look at its roots. Imbolc/imbolg meaning 'in stomach'. Also her name Brighid is from the patroness of Ireland, the Mother saint.

I loved the rag tree that is mentioned later on it the novel which is also known as the magic tree or medicine tree. It is where people who have experienced loss or wish their loved ones to heal tie a piece of garment from their loved ones around the tree.

May day is the first day of summer in Ireland and also May day is a signal in the aviation world and in French 'M'aider', means 'help me' an SOS.

My heart went out to Enya and Margaret her landlord who both have secrets that will tear their worlds apart.

I loved the way Cecelia Ahern describes the elements, the Irish rituals, the angst that engulfs Enya day and night with no reprieve until the truth unfolds and 'M'aider help me relates to Enya.

This book had me gripped from the first page until the last. The ending was a total surprise. The characters are well depicted and there are interesting relationships some of which centre around a rag tree. There are lots of twists which keep you reading and guessing. The story incorporates Irish folklore, Thank you Netgalley for allowing me to read an advance copy of another highly recommended Cecelia Ahern.

On a miserable stormy night Enya is travelling home on a country road when she's flagged down by a taxi driver who's come across a hit and run accident. As a Dr, Enya's medical skills kick in but once the adrenaline has gone it causes her trauma and she starts to rethink her whole life and purpose. She's also tormented by the fact she's almost the age her mum was when she passed away. She moves to a rural area to start again but the past is always there.
I'm undecided how I felt about this novel, on the whole I thought it was a good storyline and all the responses seemed fairly appropriate. However I struggled with the fact that Enya seemed unable to diagnose her own symptoms and condition.
I enjoyed the sections relating to her mums diary and the back story of the "Rag Tree" and what it symbolised

I feel like there is a lot to unpack here, but it can be summed up in a short sentence: Please, go to therapy.

Dr. Enya Pickering is a GP who is married to another GP and they share a teenage boy. The events start with Enya driving home through a terrible storm when she encounters an accident and gives CPR to a teenage boy that reminds her of her son. Then, everything starts getting more complicated.

As the taxi driver who pulled over first starts harassing her thinking the police would suspect him, everyone around her is a suspect. Enya herself hides a secret about where she had been that night and she had been withdrawing from her family from fear she would not live past 47, as her mother drowned at that age. This all screams THERAPY, I swear to God. Enya deals with trauma by moving away from her family, asking her husband for a divorce, and ignoring everyone she cares about.

It's been a while since I've read any of Cecelia Ahern's books, and I generally read the romance or cutesy stories, so I'm proud of her making a leap into a different genre. At least this is the first time I saw the change.

However, this was incredibly slow-paced and had a lot of filler. It had potential, as the characters were complex and flawed, and Margaret was definitely the highlight of the book. I also liked the Irish folklore and the Rag Tree story, how Enya hated it and grew so attached to it eventually. With some more editing, the book could've been way better, as everything picked up in the last quarter. There were several twists and turns, but some characters were useless and over-used, like the taxi driver and Mark.

Enya really could've benefitted from therapy, twists and all.

This wasn't as good as I expected it to be based on previous reads from this author. Enya helps a 15 year old boy who has been hurt in an accident during a torrential storm. This event brings back lots of memories and events that make her struggle and rethink her life.
It's beautifully written, but a very slow story. The second half is much better than the first.
Thank you to Net Galley for an advanced copy