This is a beautifully written novel that is heartbreaking and authentic. Enya is a GP and saves a boy’s life after he is knocked down by a car on a stormy night. The traumatic nature of the situation shakes her world and she leaves her family behind and moves away to a small town. Enya is fast approaching the age her mother was when she died and this along with her own secrets is causing her to rethink who she is and the consequences of her decisions.
Despite the seriousness of the main storyline, this novel is full of humour and well imagined characters. It invites the reader to learn more about Irish history and culture and to gain an understanding of how the impact of certain actions can be felt far and wide.

I really enjoyed this book. I found Enya to be a really interesting protagonist and we see her downward spiral first-hand. She moves to a remote new town in the hopes of starting afresh, yet the change only seems to enhance her struggles. Enyas mental health is depicted in a very subtle but lifelike way which was great to read. I liked that all the characters were very complex, even the more background ones and each person was interwoven into a multi-layered gripping story.

The ending was enjoyable, although I had worked out just over halfway what was happening; but I was enthralled by the plot nonetheless. I enjoyed Cecelia Aherns writing and found it really immersive, but I must admit it didn't stand out from the rest and I did find that certain parts felt as if they were slowing down the fast paced action.

I rated this 3 out of 5 stars.

This was a really moving novel that I wasn’t expecting to be dragged into so much and definitely thought provoking. How life can turn in a moment

As always a fantastic book by a consistently brilliant author. I always regret their ending and always look forward to the next book thanks

I always enjoy a Cecelia Ahern book and this is no different. Sharp and clever a great read from the start

I really enjoyed this book, it was full of twists and turns that I did not see coming. The characters are very well drawn and believable, especially Dr Enya Pickering, the protagonist in the story. She is realistic and relatable, a working mother facing her own issues in the best way she can, and making mistakes as she navigates her way through life, with honesty and compassion. I loved how the book flowed, the characters all had their flaws, as in real life. Margaret was wonderful, a kind soul going through her own turmoil but with a wicked sense of humour, I could envisage Finn, the son of two successful parents who had expectations for him to be equally as successful, and the pressure he felt. Xander, however was not a likeable character, though he was very much a part of the story.
Cecelia Ahern, is a great and prolific writer with over twenty books to her credit. I think she is underestimated tremendously and would encourage readers to read her books with an open mind, they might be pleasantly surprised.
Thank you NetGalley and HarperCollins for this ARC

I found this to be a rollercoaster of a read. A female Dr is flagged down on a lonely road in Ireland by a taxi driver who has found the body of a young man in the road….

What follows is an emotional journey of grief, complex family relationships and it captures the claustrophobic elements of village life, especially in Ireland!

It’s very well written and I enjoyed.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the opportunity to preview and I wish the author every success.

This was an enjoyable read from the very talented Cecelia Ahern who has a wonderfully atmospheric style of writing which shone through in this book.

This was the perfect Winter’s night escapism read with good characters, what I really loved about this was the rural setting which gave the book a very creepy & gothic feel and the Celtic/Pagan superstitions and rituals was a really interesting addition.

A great read perfect for this time of year.

Wow what a read this is a great book as always from this author but I was really blown away by the ending and did not see that coming.
Here we meet Doctor Enya who after coming across an accident on the road during a big storm re-evaluates her life and ends her marriage. As she moves away from her home and her son she struggles to get past the fear that she will soon be older than her mother who died at the same age as she currently is. Is grief making her loose her mind and herself or are other secrets holding her back and why is she so obsessed with the young lad who’s life she saved. Loved it!!

A fabulous read!

Really struggled to put this book down as I needed to know how this story was going to develop.

GP Enya comes across a hit and run in a stormy December evening, the victim is a teenage boy, who reminds her of her son and treating him as she waist in the ambulance really shakes her up.

Once back home she feels uneasy about many elements of her life and her discontent results in her leaving her husband, son and job and heading to the countryside to take up a new role and spend some time sorting out her headspace.

But then everything she has left behind comes to find her and the true story of the night of the accident unravels.

A great read, with great characters, definitely highly recommended.

I used to love Cecilia Ahern’s books and haven’t read her books for years but I was very excited to review this book. I’ll be honest I struggled to get into this book and I wasn’t sure if it was for me but I’m glad I continued to read. Now that I’ve finished the book, I think I struggled to get into the book because it was cleverly written and I couldn’t work out how the story was going to go. I really liked how it covered a lot of life themes including grief, especially trying to live with loss years later.

Enya Pickering is a GP at a practice she share with her Husband Xander.
One evening before Christmas, she’s driving along a back road when she is flagged down by a taxi man. He’s looking for help after happening upon a teenager that had been hit by a car.

Enya immediately enters work mode and sets to work helping the boy in any way possible. As she arrives home she realises that the injured boy Ross is the same age as her son. The fact that they were similar clothes has Enya rattled.

Here ensues a long stint of following Ross’s recovery. Even going so far as to visit the hospital and become a listening ear for his mother. Enya finds herself taking up a position as a gp in the midlands and running away from her family, her son and the life she’s built.

Once settled in the midlands she quickly realises, you can’t outrun your problems. They have a funny way of turning up like a bad penny.

Another element to the story from Enya’s past is the pagan holidays that were observed by here mother. Imbolc (1st February), Bealtaine (1st May), Lunasa (August), Samhain (October). The fact there was an old rag tree in the garden of her rented house was just a complete coincidence. People from all over would come and wrap a rag around its branches and place all their hopes and wishes with it. A ritual I had never heard of before now. (As it happens it’s been in another few books since!)

This is a suitably dark book for a winters evening. It was a page turner to the very last. Kept twisting and turning all while pointing the finger at someone different to keep you guessing.

Highly recommend. Thanks to @harpercollinsire for my copy.

It is twenty years since I first read and enjoyed Cecelia Ahern's debut novel, 'P.S. I Love You'. A few years later I read 'Thanks for the Memories' which disappointed me, then in 2012 I read a third 'One Hundred Names'. As this is only the fourth one out of her many published novels I cannot say I am a regular reader of her novels. However when I got the opportunity to read 'Into The Storm' the Irish setting and the blurb attracted me and I decided to read this contemporary mystery.

'Into The Storm' was inspired by a 'Rag Tree' a concept that many cultures believe connects heaven, earth and the underworld and this story is about the protagonists stormy journey and her eventual healing. Enya Pickering has suffered a devastating trauma and how she deals with the aftermath makes for an immersive read.

In conclusion an emotional novel which is rather dark but well worth reading. I am sure I will be reading more from this author in the future. With thanks to the author, NetGalley and Harper Collins for the opportunity to read and review.

A fabulous read!

Really struggled to put this book down as I needed to know how this story was going to develop.

GP Enya comes across a hit and run in a stormy December evening, the victim is a teenage boy, who reminds her of her son and treating him as she waist in the ambulance really shakes her up.

Once back home she feels uneasy about many elements of her life and her discontent results in her leaving her husband, son and job and heading to the countryside to take up a new role and spend some time sorting out her headspace.

But then everything she has left behind comes to find her and the true story of the night of the accident unravels.

A great read, with great characters, definitely highly recommended.

This was a completely different read compared to Ahern's other books and it didn't disappointed.
Enya is driving home from a call out to attend to a sick baby when she is flagged down to help a boy who has been struck by a car and needs CPR.
The events of this night change Enyas life forever. The story unfolds with looking into Enya and her secrets and lies spiraling her life out of her control. Enya trying to do the right things only makes it worse.

This book truly had me hooked and eveytike I put it down, I wanted to pick it back up immediately to find out what happened next.

I will say that Xander is an absolute moron. Not a fan of him!
I did feel the ending dragged on for me, but when I thought it was all making sense and coming to an end there was more.

Brilliant read.

An unreliable narrator struggling with grief and mental health issues keeps the mystery of this book unsolved until the very end, which was rather confusing at times. It had great descriptions of the characters and their relationships, making you feel like you could actually visualize them and their personalities. I wasn’t very familiar with rural life in Ireland, but I felt like I could picture the town and the house where the story took place. I really enjoyed reading Brigid’s articles and hearing about the different holidays.

Dr Enya Pickering is driving home during a storm, the conditions are torrential, suddenly she comes across Oscar who has found a young lad who is unresponsive in the road after being hit by a car. Will saving the life of this teen change Enya’s life and future.

I thought the concept of this story was different and had the potential to be a gripping mystery. I believe Enya’s character was well developed but at times was too misleading.
The writing was undoubtably high quality but for me dragged the story out too much. The last quarter of the book seemed very forced and indecisive.

I would however recommend Into the Storm to anyone who puts more praise into the quality of the writing over the flow of the story line.

Sometimes you pick up the perfect book at the perfect time and Into the Storm was that for me. I was hesitant to read this novel as I had to do CPR on my own husband (who thankfully did survive) earlier this year and I'm still dealing with the trauma but something compelled me to give it a go and I'm so glad I did. It follows Enya who has to help a teenage boy one night when she finds him lying in the road having apparently being hit by a car. What follows is Enya's story as her life seems to slide out of her control. She is 46 and lives in fear of her 47th birthday as her mum never lived beyond that age and had died in tragic circumstances. I could so identify with this and it made me feel so connected to Enya. The way that no one in her life sees what is wrong was so relatable. The rag tree outside the rented house she moves to was so moving, I'd never heard of such a thing before but I found it fascinating. I could see how it was unnerving for her but so healing for the people who visited it. The novel does take an unexpected turn but I didn't mind that because I was so involved in Enya's thoughts and feelings, and it was that and her story that made this book an incredible five star read for me. I don't think this story will ever leave me and nor do I want it to. It's so beautiful and moving and I'll be recommending it to everyone!

I have always loved a Cecilia Adhern book and her style of writing this book was brilliant it was atmospheric dealt with a few mental health issues very well and loved the link of the old Irish healing tales being incorporated into this book.

It starts off with a storm in which Dr Pickering comes across a fatal road traffic accident but why does she think of her son when performing CPR and what is she trying to hide from the taxi driver who is also at the scene. Suspicious behaviour

What unfolds is tales of her moving on trying to start a new life her feeling of conspiracy within her own family and that of her son. Her issues and the fact she tries to stay in the life of the boy she helped and the taxi driver bringing a little bit of darkness to the tale. The story of her son and husband and the fragile family dramatics and how this very successful GP is starting to crumble.

The move to a house that has a tree that taps at the window but is it playing with her already fragile mental health. The fact that Adhern brought in takes of the old Irish healing superstitions is brilliant this book will have you intrigued to work out what is going.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Collins for the opportunity to read this fantastic author.

Totally loved this book. I had no idea of the direction it was heading but thoroughly enjoyed how it unfolded. Would definitely recommend