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It Means Mischief
Young Dublin actress Deidre O'Dare has just landed her first big role and desperately wants to shine - and to impress David, the director she has fallen madly in love with. But while Deidre loves David, David loves the leading lady, Eva. Meanwhile, Sebastian and Rory wait in the wings.
510 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1998
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Kate Thompson
16 books29 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.
Kate Thompson (born 1959) is an Northern Irish actress and romantic novelist who also writes as Pixie Pirelli (the writer heroine of Sex, Lies and Fairytales). She was born in Belfast and studied English and French at Trinity College, Dublin. She spent many years as an actress in theatre and television, most notably in the Irish drama serial Glenroe. She married the actor Malcolm Douglas in 1985 and has a daughter Clara (born 1987). In 1989 she won the Best Actress Award in the Dublin Theatre Festival. Her first novel, It Means Mischief, published in 1999, became a bestseller. The Blue Hour was shortlisted for the Parker Romantic Novel of the Year.
Love Lies Bleeding is remarkable in that the first 25 chapters are available free by e-mail and the final part of the book, The Clandestine Chapters, can be purchased bound with silk and printed on home-made paper.
Kate Thompson (born 1959) is an Northern Irish actress and romantic novelist who also writes as Pixie Pirelli (the writer heroine of Sex, Lies and Fairytales). She was born in Belfast and studied English and French at Trinity College, Dublin. She spent many years as an actress in theatre and television, most notably in the Irish drama serial Glenroe. She married the actor Malcolm Douglas in 1985 and has a daughter Clara (born 1987). In 1989 she won the Best Actress Award in the Dublin Theatre Festival. Her first novel, It Means Mischief, published in 1999, became a bestseller. The Blue Hour was shortlisted for the Parker Romantic Novel of the Year.
Love Lies Bleeding is remarkable in that the first 25 chapters are available free by e-mail and the final part of the book, The Clandestine Chapters, can be purchased bound with silk and printed on home-made paper.
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February 23, 2022
Young Dublin actress, Deirdre O'Dare has just landed her first big role and desperately wants to shine and to impress David, the director she has fallen madly in love with. But while Deirdre loves David, David loves the leading lady, Eva. Meanwhile, Sebastian and Rory wait in the wings. So the big question is, who would end up with whom?
It drags a lot in the beginning and keeps circling around the same thing. Then it starts to move from halfway through but that couldn't save it from being boring. Deirdre was such a naïve person and she had a very bland personality as far as women in chick-lit go. There wasn't anything remember-able or remarkable about her. I can't even say that her character was one-dimensional because to say that would mean that her character had even a little bit of substance.
I also didn't care for her love interest or the guy who had been in love with her all along. I mean he was so mean to her but that was because he liked her all along. Seriously? I know this is an old book but still, I don't like that kind of stupid reasoning to make amends or whatever it was the writer did.
I bought Kate Thompson's books from closing down bookshop and I was looking forward to reading these. I first read Striking Poses and enjoyed it for the most part and then I read this and I didn't enjoy it as much as I had wanted to. I did like Dublin's theater world, however.
2 stars
It drags a lot in the beginning and keeps circling around the same thing. Then it starts to move from halfway through but that couldn't save it from being boring. Deirdre was such a naïve person and she had a very bland personality as far as women in chick-lit go. There wasn't anything remember-able or remarkable about her. I can't even say that her character was one-dimensional because to say that would mean that her character had even a little bit of substance.
I also didn't care for her love interest or the guy who had been in love with her all along. I mean he was so mean to her but that was because he liked her all along. Seriously? I know this is an old book but still, I don't like that kind of stupid reasoning to make amends or whatever it was the writer did.
I bought Kate Thompson's books from closing down bookshop and I was looking forward to reading these. I first read Striking Poses and enjoyed it for the most part and then I read this and I didn't enjoy it as much as I had wanted to. I did like Dublin's theater world, however.
2 stars
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January 17, 2013I read quite a bit, but I couldn't get into this one. I have liked one of Kate's previous books, though, so maybe this was just an off one. Seemed an easy read. Probably would have persevered if I didn't have such a backlog to read at the moment.
February 7, 2025
It is a great read for anyone interested in the behind the scenes action of the theatre 🎥 world.
A read full of infatuation, lust, and love in Dublin's theatre.
A story about a young Dublin actress, Deirdre O'Dare , she has just landed her first big role and desperately wants to shine, to impress David , the director, and she has fallen in love with .
But while Deirdre loves David, David loves the leading lady Eva .
Meanwhile, Sebastian and Rory wait in the wings 🪽.
There is an interesting twist at the end, which was a surprise 🤔
It's a cute romantic ending with the lucky man .
Unfortunately, this book was way too long , the chapters were never ending, and some of the storyline was a little weak
But I'm so happy l did finish. It was a nice ending, and to honestly admit, this book has been on my bookshelf for soooo long 🙄😁
A read full of infatuation, lust, and love in Dublin's theatre.
A story about a young Dublin actress, Deirdre O'Dare , she has just landed her first big role and desperately wants to shine, to impress David , the director, and she has fallen in love with .
But while Deirdre loves David, David loves the leading lady Eva .
Meanwhile, Sebastian and Rory wait in the wings 🪽.
There is an interesting twist at the end, which was a surprise 🤔
It's a cute romantic ending with the lucky man .
Unfortunately, this book was way too long , the chapters were never ending, and some of the storyline was a little weak
But I'm so happy l did finish. It was a nice ending, and to honestly admit, this book has been on my bookshelf for soooo long 🙄😁
January 21, 2022
Read this one years ago. It didn’t got better in all those years. Did I really love this? How?
July 8, 2021
Not interested in any of the characters or the plot (which had a weird twist that didn't involve the main character). I am genuine surprised at myself giving the follow up 2 stars.
June 18, 2013
Lets just say I was bored, bored, bored reading this book. This book dragged on and on for about 3/4 of the way through before I felt like anything was actually happening. Deirdre seemed like a nice enough girl but I just couldn't seem to connect with her character. She was just too much of a push over to me. Maybe just young and naïve but she just seemed to let people treat her terribly and just smiled and went along with it.
I was happy that finally in the end Rory that treated her terribly also through out half the book but was apparently secretly in love with her and Deidre finally got their act together and faced their feelings for one another. Just wished it could have happened a little sooner so that was a bit of a disappointment. Just felt like when it was just starting to get interesting it ended.
Don't think I could take time out of my reading other books to read the next book after this one.
I was happy that finally in the end Rory that treated her terribly also through out half the book but was apparently secretly in love with her and Deidre finally got their act together and faced their feelings for one another. Just wished it could have happened a little sooner so that was a bit of a disappointment. Just felt like when it was just starting to get interesting it ended.
Don't think I could take time out of my reading other books to read the next book after this one.
February 5, 2011
Light and cheerful, would recommend for the sheer light relief it brings afer reading a heavy book. Relax with it and have a giggle.
June 24, 2013
it is a good read as i thought a bit slow at the. start. Poor Deidre cant decide who she likes. Rory. secret ly likes her. She is so in love with David that she cant see that Rory is waiting. for her
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