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The Hawk Is Dead by Peter James

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Today I am sharing my thoughts on the brand new Roy Grace thriller from Peter James. This book may be the 21st book in the series, but it packs a real (Royal) punch. My thanks to publisher Pan Macm…

Book Review – Mrs Finnegan’s Guide to Love, Life & Laxatives by Bridget Whelan

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Book Review - Mrs Finnegan's Guide to Love, Life & Laxatives by Bridget Whelan whatcathyreadnext.co.uk/2025/10/16/b...

About the Book Forget Everything You Thought You Knew About History’s Housekeepers…Step into the extraordinary world of Mrs. Finnegan, Brighton’s sharp-witted housekeeper fro…

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#BookReview: The Captive by Kit Burgoyne @titanbooks.bsky.social #TheCaptive #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles

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#BookReview: The Captive by Kit Burgoyne @titanbooks.bsky.social #TheCaptive #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2025/10/16/b...

“A darkly comedic, cinematic horror about a revolutionary group who kidnap an heiress, only to discover she’s pregnant with the antichrist, and she’s about to give birth. Underground revoluti…

And that’s a wrap for … September

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Nicola Smith @shortbookandscribes.uk · 1d

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And that's a wrap for ... September noveldeelights.com/2025/10/16/a...

Still fashionably late, right? 😬 You may have noticed there was no wrapping whatsoever over the summer months. Truth be told, I couldn’t be bothered. They take quite a lot of work and I consi…

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Before Dorothy by Hazel Gaynor #HistoricalFiction AudioBook #Review #BookTwitter

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Before Dorothy by Hazel Gaynor #HistoricalFiction AudioBook #Review #BookTwitter betweenthelinesbookblog.com/2025/10/16/b...

Author: Hazel Gaynor Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld Released on Audible June 2025 Category: Historical Fiction ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I love the way Hazel Gaynor has reimagined the characters of Auntie Em and D…

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Never Tear Us Apart by Rowan Coleman | #bookreview #romanticfiction #WW2 #Malta | @RandomTTours @rowancoleman @hodderfiction portobellobookblog.com/2025/10/16/n...

Never Tear Us Apart by Rowan Coleman | #bookreview #romanticfiction #WW2 #Malta | @RandomTTours @rowancoleman @hodderfiction

I am delighted to reshare my review of Rowan Coleman’s Never Tear Us Apart as part of the blogtour organised by Anne at Random Things Tours. I thoroughly enjoyed this book when I read it a fe…

Snowblind by Ragnar Jonasson | #10yearsOfSnowblind #blogtour #Iceland | @ragnarjo @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours

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Snowblind by Ragnar Jonasson | #10yearsOfSnowblind #blogtour #Iceland | @ragnarjo @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours portobellobookblog.com/2025/10/16/s...

I can’t believe that Ragnar Jonasson’s Snowblind is celebrating its tenth birthday. I didn’t read it until 2016 and, other than The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, it was the first S…

Black As Death by Lilja Sigurðardóttir, translated by Lorenza Garcia

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Today I am delighted to join the blog tour for Black As Death by Lilja Sigurðardóttir, translated into english by Lorenza Garcia. I love the Áróra Investigations series and it has been a bit of a b…

#GuestPost by Mike Downey, Author of #IstriaBlack - Swirl and Thread

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#GuestPost by Mike Downey, Author of #IstriaBlack www.swirlandthread.com/istria-black...

Istria Black by Mike Downey, publishes today 16th October with MPress and is described as ‘an ambitious and atmospheric historical thriller’. Set between modern day Istria and the period around and im...

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Staying in with Lucy E. M. Black on A Quilting of Scars Publication Day

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Staying in with Lucy E. M. Black on A Quilting of Scars Publication Day lindasbookbag.com/2025/10/15/s...

I am delighted to welcome Lucy M. Black to Linda’s Book Bag today to tell me all about her latest book. My huge thanks to Hollay at River Street Writing for putting us in touch with one another. Le…

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WWW Wednesday | 15th October 2025 #WWWWednesday #bookblogger #amreading #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2025/10/15/w...

WWW Wednesday | 15th October 2025 #WWWWednesday #bookblogger #amreading #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles

Welcome to WWW Wednesday. This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your po…

WWW Wednesday 15th October 2025: what am I reading? | #WWWWednesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #BookSky 💙📚

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WWW Wednesday 15th October 2025: what am I reading? | #WWWWednesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #BookSky 💙📚 portobellobookblog.com/2025/10/15/w...

What am I currently reading? I’ve finally got around to starting Amanda Prowse’s This One Life! I’m taking a break again from The Mirror and The Light and have started listening t…

WWW Wednesdays (15 October 2025)! What are you reading this week? #WWWWednesdays

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WWW Wednesdays (15 October 2025)! What are you reading this week? #WWWWednesdays aknightsreads.wordpress.com/2025/10/15/w...

Welcome to this week’s WWW Wednesday!

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An Eye For An Eye by Jeffrey Archer jenmedsbookreviews.com/2025/10/15/a...

An Eye For An Eye by Jeffrey Archer

Today it is over to Mandie for her review of An Eye For An Eye by Jeffrey Archer, part of the William Warwick series. Mandie has been loving this series so is playing a touch of catch up to see wha…

This Week in Books (15th October, 2025)

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Nicola Smith @shortbookandscribes.uk · 2d

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This Week in Books (15th October, 2025) noveldeelights.com/2025/10/15/t...

Hosted by Lipsy Lost and Found, my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I’m reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words. 📖 C.J. Cooke – The Last…

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The Planter's Daughter by Susan Lanigan | Review

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#BookReview of #ThePlantersDaughter by Susan Lanigan | @susanlanigan.bsky.social www.swirlandthread.com/the-planters...

The Planter's Daughter by Susan Lanigan publishes October 19th and is described as 'an eco-crime murder mystery with a century-old feud'

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Nicola Smith @shortbookandscribes.uk · 2d

#BookReview - A Wedding for the Home Front Girls by Susanna Bavin

A delightful addition to the series. I loved following the girls as they helped Lorna to plan her wedding.

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Nicola Smith @shortbookandscribes.uk · 3d

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#TopTenTuesday | 14th October 2025: Books I Wish I Could Read Again for the First Time #Top10Tuesday #bookblogger #bookish #amreading #TTT #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2025/10/14/t...

#TopTenTuesday | 14th October 2025: Books I Wish I Could Read Again for the First Time #Top10Tuesday #bookblogger #bookish #amreading #TTT #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles

Hello and a very warm welcome to damppebbles. It’s Tuesday which means it’s time for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday post. I’ve decided to take part in That Artsy Reader Girl&#8…

‘The Vanishing Place’ by Zoë Rankin

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Author : Zoë RankinTitle : The Vanishing PlacePages : 380Publisher : Viper Books / Serpent’s TailPublication date : 2nd October, 2025Source : Netgalley One girl escaped. But the forest took a…

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#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with AE Chandler #author of Knights of the Roundish Table

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#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with AE Chandler #author of Knights of the Roundish Table portobellobookblog.com/2025/10/14/t...

I’m delighted to be joined by AE Chandler today, author of Knights of the Roundish Table. Knights of the Roundish Table is published today which just happens to be the anniversary of the Batt…

My enormous thanks to lovely Georgia Hill for ensuring I received a copy of her latest book, Magpie, and to Tara Lyons for sending it to me. It’s my pleasure to share my review of Magpie today. You…

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Magpie by Georgia Hill

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Revenge of Odessa by Frederick Forsyth with Tony Kent

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Revenge of Odessa by Frederick Forsyth with Tony Kent jenmedsbookreviews.com/2025/10/14/r...

Today it is my great pleasure to share my thoughts on Revenge of Odessa by the late Frederick Forsyth together with Tony Kent. I came extremely late to the party, only recently having read The Odes…

#BookReview: The Othello Club by J.D. Pennington @daturabooks.bsky.social #TheOthelloClub #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

Nicola Smith @shortbookandscribes.uk · 3d

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#BookReview: The Othello Club by J.D. Pennington @daturabooks.bsky.social #TheOthelloClub #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2025/10/14/b...

“Emily had the perfect life – the perfect job, the perfect house, the perfect husband – before she was blindsided and betrayed and lost it all. Now she’s sitting in a divorce counsellin…

Top Ten Tuesday 14th October 2025: Ten Film Quotations | #TopTenTuesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #TuesdayBookBlog #BookSky 💙📚

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Top Ten Tuesday 14th October 2025: Ten Film Quotations | #TopTenTuesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #TuesdayBookBlog #BookSky 💙📚 portobellobookblog.com/2025/10/14/t...

This week’s topic: Ten Film Quotations Photo by ClickerHappy on Pexels.com This week’s topic was going to be a non-bookish freebie but has been changed to ‘ten books you wish you …