Any Way You Slice It

Join me for the launch of my new YA novel.

Méabh McDonnell

Children's books

author and bookseller

Books and stories have been my passion since I can remember. I was the girl who dreamt about the backs of wardrobes coming to life and finding talking animals in the woods. I have written stories and poetry since I was very young, mostly inspired by fairytales, mythology and my favourite love stories. The books I write now are stories I imagine my younger self would have loved to read.

The O'Brien Press, September 2025

Any Way You Slice It

Sieve. Measure. Mix … Win

For Carrie Quinn, baking isn’t just a hobby: it’s her future.
Winning the Castlecreagh baking competition and becoming best young pastry chef in the country is the first step towards her dream. But when she and Dara Harte, handsome pastry prodigy and Carrie’s sworn nemesis, are both disqualified from the competition, it seems like her future has crumbled. Unless the pair can find a way to bake together.
Can they rise above their rivalry and complicated home lives long enough to succeed? Or are they a disaster waiting to happen, any way you slice it?

Pre-order here

MyShelvesAreFull

‘This is the most charming YA romance filled with humour, friendship, teenage trials and the yummiest food in a book! … This is just the loveliest YA enemies to friends story and I loved every page, it was joyous, tense, heart wrenching and celebratory!’
Jenny Ireland

‘Loved Any way you Slice It. A gorgeous YA romcom that made my mouth water the whole way through. Enemies to lovers sprinkled with recipes, what more could you want?’
Alex Dunne

‘A sweet, lovely romance with such a fun premise. This deserves to be huge.’

About Me

Writer

My debut novel, Into the Witchwood, was released with The O'Brien Press in Spring 2024. My latest book, Any Way You Slice It, is a YA romance published by The O'Brien Press in Autumn 2025. It was inspired by my love of baking competitions and a good enemies-to-lovers romance.
Bookseller

I am a passionate children's bookseller. My knowledge and lifelong interest in children's books has taken me to the magical store that is Charlie Byrne's bookshop in Galway where I am the Children's Section Manager and buyer.
AWARD-WINNING BLOGGER & EDITOR

2018 V by Very Irish Blog Awards, Silver and Bronze award winner in the Politics and Literature Categories.
2024 Great Reads Award Winner - Senior Category with Into The Witchwood.