Author guide
Caroline O'Donoghue Books in Order
Caroline O'Donoghue is an Irish novelist, podcaster, and screenwriter from Cork who lives in London. She writes contemporary adult fiction and young adult speculative fiction, and is the author of the adult novels Promising Young Women, Scenes of a Graphic Nature, and The Rachel Incident, the completed young adult fantasy trilogy The Gifts, and the planned Skipshock duology. She hosts the award-winning podcast Sentimental Garbage and has written for The Times and The Guardian.
adult fictionyoung adult fictioncontemporary fictionfantasyspeculative fictionromance
Caroline O'Donoghue's Newest Book
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The Rachel Incident
A highly accessible contemporary adult novel and her most recent completed standalone novel.
Promising Young Women
Her adult fiction debut and a strong entry point to her contemporary novels.
All Our Hidden Gifts
The first book in the completed young adult fantasy trilogy The Gifts.
Skipshock
The first book in the planned young adult fantasy duology of the same name.
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Books by series
trilogy · completed
The Gifts
A completed young adult fantasy trilogy about friendship, magic, identity, and belonging.
duology · ongoing
Skipshock
A planned young adult fantasy duology set across interconnected worlds where time determines power and privilege.
- 1 SkipshockAmazon ↗
Book 1 · young-adult-novel · 2025
Outside the series
