Author: Domhnall O’Donoghue
Publisher: Tirgearr Publishing
Publication Date: August 2016
Genre: General Fiction / Humor / Mystery
Buy The Book: Amazon
Description: Sister Agatha is a colossal 118 years of age, whose vim and vigour would put the most robust athletes to shame. During a routine check-up, however, her doctor claims she has just a week to live, news that proves to be quite inconvenient, seeing as the beloved sister has one ambition in life: to be the oldest person in the world. At last count, she was the fifth.
However, never one to admit defeat, Sister Agatha concocts a bold Plan B. Dusting off her passport, she decides to leave Irish shores for the first time in her very long life, and using the few days remaining, plans to travel across three continents and meet the only four people whose birthday cakes boast more candles than hers.
And then, one by one, she intends on killing them.
My Thoughts: Please, for the love of God, don’t follow in my steps and wait too bloody long to read this book. I say “Bollocks!” to real life and anything else that might interfere with picking up this book right now and diving in.
The former Butsy Miller, now known as Sister Agatha, has been on this Earth for a very long time and has seen her share of trials and tribulations. She’s known love and heartbreak. At the spry age of 118, she has lived through quite a bit and outlived her family and friends. She has no reason to think that this will change, but during a routine visit to her doctor for her check-up, she is given the impression through a major misunderstanding that she has about a week to live.
Obviously, this will not do, as it has long been her aspiration and goal to be the oldest person alive on the planet. The problem is that she’s the fifth oldest living person, so she decides she will abscond with the convent’s debit card and travel the globe to locate the four older persons…and kill them. Yes, you heard correctly. This sweet, very old and innocent appearing nun is out for blood. Her quest will take her to Tunisia, Chicago, Warsaw and Venice.
First, I need to extend all love, appreciation and many kudos to the very talented Domhnall O’Donoghue for giving us a story that has so many twists and turns, but keeps the reader fully engaged. The story switches between the past and present so seamlessly and sidebar snippets are inserted that, at first glance, appear irrelevant to the story, but quickly and cleanly tie in and connect to the story. A very brilliant writing technique that I have never seen done so successfully.
I had so much fun tagging along with Sister Agatha. I liked her immensely and really didn’t want to see her start murdering people, but a girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do. She’s already in trouble with the man upstairs for the theft of the debit card, so she really doesn’t have anything to lose, right? Along the way, she meets many interesting and entertaining characters that added to my enjoyment of this story.
My Final Verdict: This story shocked me, surprised me and made me laugh aloud numerous times. I also got a little misty-eyed at parts. Sister Agatha felt like family and I felt quite protective of her. I highly recommend this book to everyone to read right now and many thanks to Domhnall O’Donoghue for giving Sister Agatha to me. I shall cherish her always.
Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of Sister Agatha: The World’s Oldest Serial Killer from the author in exchange for an honest review.
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