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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 1m

My enormous thanks to @juliathumwrites.bsky.social for sending me her two latest children’s books The Lost Dragonflies and The Songbird Army, both of which sound smashing!

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 21m

I have no idea who sent me Unreliable Narrator by Araminta Hall out from @panmacmillan.bsky.social in March but it sounds fabulous!
Thank you very much!

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 1h

#AudiobookReview - Country Christie: Twelve Devonshire Mysteries by Agatha Christie #CountryChristie #AgathaChristie #ShortStories #MissMarple #ParkerPyne #Poirot #TommyAndTuppance #BookSky #BorrowBox #SecretLibraryBookBlog secretlibrarybookblog.com/2025/10/13/a... via @nickimags.bsky.social

#AudiobookReview – Country Christie: Twelve Devonshire Mysteries by Agatha Christie #CountryChristie #AgathaChristie #ShortStories #MissMarple #ParkerPyne #Poirot #TommyAndTuppance #BookSky #BorrowBox...

Synopsis:”Murder and mystery lurk in the hills and on the shores of Devon and Cornwall in Agatha Christie’s finest countryside stories. Growing up in Torquay, Agatha Christie’s love of the We…

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 4h

Rewind Recap: Weekly Update W/E 12/10/25 jenmedsbookreviews.com/2025/10/13/r... via @jenlucas.bsky.social

Rewind Recap: Weekly Update W/E 12/10/25

After the fabulous time at Chiltern Kills last weekend, this week has been somewhat of an anticlimax. Work, work and more work pretty much sums things up. Put what I hope are the finishing touches …

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 5h

#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Michael Wendroff #author of What Goes Around | @rararesources @mwendroff portobellobookblog.com/2025/10/13/t... @portybelle.bsky.social

#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Michael Wendroff #author of What Goes Around | @rararesources @mwendroff

I’m delighted to be joined by Michael Wendroff today, author of What Goes Around. What Goes Around was published by Head of Zeus in October 2024 and available now in all formats: full details…

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 6h

The Lobbyist by Lionel Zetter | Proudly organised by @LoveBooksTours #BookTour #SupportingAuthors #BookPromotion kellylacey.com/2025/10/13/t... via @lovebookstours.bsky.social

The Lobbyist by Lionel Zetter | Proudly organised by @LoveBooksTours #BookTour #SupportingAuthors #BookPromotion

The Lobbyist by Lionel Zetter UK Tour 13th – 22nd October Genre: Thriller | Spy Thriller | Legal Thriller | Mystery Pages: 288 Publisher: Nine Elms Books | @NineElmsBooks Parliamentary lobb…

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Eva @noveldeelights.bsky.social · 6h

“Filled with grief and sadness, The Beekeeper of Aleppo is, ultimately, a story of hope, of the power of love and the basic, human need to belong”

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The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

I’ve been meaning to read The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri since it came out, but life has always intervened. Today, however, I am delighted to share my review as The Beekeeper of Aleppo …

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 6h

Dreams Come True at the Fairytale Museum by Jaimie Admans @boldwoodbooks | Proudly organised by @LoveBooksTours #BookTour #SupportingAuthors #BookPromotion kellylacey.com/2025/10/13/d... via @lovebookstours.bsky.social

Dreams Come True at the Fairytale Museum by Jaimie Admans @boldwoodbooks | Proudly organised by @LoveBooksTours #BookTour #SupportingAuthors #BookPromotion

Dreams Come True at the Fairytale Museum by Jaimie Admans 13th – 15th October Genre: BookTok Romance | Romance | Contemporary Pages: 272 Publisher: Boldwood Books | @JaimieAdmans1…

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 6h

ShortBookandScribes Mix Tape by Jane Sanderson - the Book and the TV Adaptation #BookReview shortbookandscribes.uk/reviews/shor... via @shortbookandscribes.uk

ShortBookandScribes Mix Tape by Jane Sanderson – the Book and the TV Adaptation #BookReview

Mix Tape by Jane Sanderson is published and Transworld/Bantam is is out now. My copy is actually a proof from *embarrassed blush* 2020. It was one of my most highly anticipated reads of that year b…

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 6h

Books as Gifts - #BookRecommendations - Donal Skehan, Michael Harding & Shane Lehane www.swirlandthread.com/book-gifts-b... via @maireadhearne.bsky.social

Books as Gifts | Recommendations

Book Gifts are always wonderful to receive at any time of the year and I highly recommend these three gorgeous new hardbacks.

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 6h

'Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness' : a cosy autumnal reading list jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/10/13/s... via @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social

‘Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’ : a cosy autumnal reading list

In deciding what to call this post I went for a more cultured approach to my usual, and opted to quote the first line of John Keats poem ‘To Autumn’. It’s a poem that captures the…

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 6h

My Girl by Jack Jordan #mygirl #blogathon #bookreview aknightsreads.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/m... via @clairekreads.bsky.social

My Girl by Jack Jordan #mygirl #blogathon #bookreview

Happy Monday!! Today I’m resharing my review from 2016(!!!!!!!) of Jack Jordan’s second psych-thriller My Girl.

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 6h

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Bad Date: A Short Story by Ellery Lloyd

Today I am sharing my thoughts on the short story, Bad Date by Ellery Lloyd. It was a bonus read as part of the Amazon Prime First Reads promotion, and a very happy bonus it was too. Here’s w…

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 6h

Publication Day ARC Review – Dreams Come True at the Fairytale Museum by Jaimie Admans @be_the_spark @BoldwoodBooks #BookReview #RespectRomFic #PublicationDay #DreamsComeTrueAtTheFairytaleMuseum bookescapes.home.blog/2025/10/13/p... via @bookescapesblog.bsky.social

Publication Day ARC Review – Dreams Come True at the Fairytale Museum by Jaimie Admans @be_the_spark @BoldwoodBooks #BookReview #RespectRomFic #PublicationDay #DreamsComeTrueAtTheFairytaleMuseum

I’m still trying to find my feet with the new format, but I couldn’t resist the opportunity to post my review as I haven’t missed any of the fabulous books in this gorgeous series. Jaimie Admans ha…

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 7h

Rather late to the party, I’m finally sharing my review of the excellent The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri published by @bonnierbooksuk.bsky.social @manillapress.bsky.social

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The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

I’ve been meaning to read The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri since it came out, but life has always intervened. Today, however, I am delighted to share my review as The Beekeeper of Aleppo …

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Carolyn Hughes - Author @carolynhughes.bsky.social · 1d

““I didn’t so much feel as if I were reading about medieval England as experiencing it first hand.” @lindasbookbag.bsky.social

A WOMAN’S LOT, the Second Meonbridge Chronicle, Gold Medal, the Coffee Pot Book Club Awards 2021, #Medieval #HistFic

#Kindle #KU #Paperback #Audiobook

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 1d

Well this looks rather good! I wasn’t expecting We Who Have No Gods by Liza Anderson coming 29th January from @penguinbooks.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social but it sounds brilliant.
Thank you very much @olliemartin.bsky.social

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 1d

Huge thanks to @olliemartin.bsky.social for this sumptuous surprise finished copy of The Damned by Harper L. Woods out now from @bantambooksuk.bsky.social

www.penguin.co.uk/books/474175...

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you very much @harpercollins.bsky.social One More Chapter for an early copy of Journey to the Scottish Highlands by @julieshackman.bsky.social coming out 29th January 2026

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 2d

Cracking surprise finished copy of Girl Dinner by @olivieblake.bsky.social thanks to @oliviascatastrophe.bsky.social
Out from @panmacmillan.bsky.social 23rd October

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 3d

Blog Tour - Christmas at Hollybush Farm by Jo Thomas @jo_thomas01 @RandomTTours @PenguinUKBooks #BookReview #Christmas #BlogTour #RespectRomFic #ChristmasAtHollybushFarm bookescapes.home.blog/2025/10/10/b... via @bookescapesblog.bsky.social

Blog Tour – Christmas at Hollybush Farm by Jo Thomas @jo_thomas01 @RandomTTours @PenguinUKBooks #BookReview #Christmas #BlogTour #RespectRomFic #ChristmasAtHollybushFarm

When I was first invited on this tour, I was determined to secure a space, and I am pleased that I was successful. I have read and reviewed so many of Jo’s books, usually in conjunction with Random…

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 3d

They were a bit of a handful😂 x

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 3d

Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty | #pageturner #bookreview | @MichaelJBooks portobellobookblog.com/2025/10/10/h... via @portybelle.bsky.social

Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty | #pageturner #bookreview | @MichaelJBooks

Later, not a single person will recall seeing the lady board the flight at Hobart Airport. Nothing about her appearance or demeanour raises a red flag or even an eyebrow. Those are the first lines …

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 3d

Sounds great!

Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 3d

Dead of Winter by Keri Beevis | Proudly organised by @LoveBooksTours #BookTour #SupportingAuthors #BookPromotion kellylacey.com/2025/10/10/d... via @lovebookstours.bsky.social

Dead of Winter by Keri Beevis | Proudly organised by @LoveBooksTours #BookTour #SupportingAuthors #BookPromotion

Dead of Winter by Keri Beevis 10th – 14th October Genre: Psychological thriller | Thriller Pages: 315 Publisher: Boldwood Books | @Keri.Beevis @TheMurderList A sister looking f…

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