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Cathy

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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Performed by Patrick Stewart @sirpatstew @simon.audio @simonaudio.bsky.social #AChristmasCarol #BookSky

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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Performed by Patrick Stewart @sirpatstew @simon.audio @simonaudio.bsky.social #AChristmasCarol #BookSky

It’s a cold, harsh Christmas Eve in London and Ebenezer Scrooge hates the season. He’s a crotchety old (and wealthy) miser who has just turned away two men asking for donations to help the poor (Sc…

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December 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM

Cathy

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#TopTenTuesday | 23rd December 2025: Books I hope Santa Brings #Top10Tuesday #bookblogger #bookish #amreading #TTT #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

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#TopTenTuesday | 23rd December 2025: Books I hope Santa Brings #Top10Tuesday #bookblogger #bookish #amreading #TTT #BookTwitter #booktwt #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…

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December 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM

Cathy

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Top Ten Tuesday 23rd December 2025: A look back at the books on my Autumn reading list | #TopTenTuesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #TuesdayBookBlog #BookSky 💙📚

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Top Ten Tuesday 23rd December 2025: A look back at the books on my Autumn reading list | #TopTenTuesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #TuesdayBookBlog #BookSky 💙📚

This week’s topic: Books on my Autumn Reading List This week’s topic should be books I hope Santa will bring or bookish wishes but as I rarely get given books as gifts I thought that, s…

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December 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM

Cathy

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#BookReview: Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney @panmacmillan.bsky.social #BeautifulUgly #20BooksofSummer2025 #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2025/12/23/b...

#BookReview: Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney @panmacmillan.bsky.social #BeautifulUgly #20BooksofSummer2025 #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

“Author Grady Green is having the worst best day of his life. Grady calls his wife as she’s driving home to share some exciting news. He hears Abby slam on the brakes, get out of the car, the…

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December 23, 2025 at 11:49 AM

Cathy

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#Festive #ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Debra Borchert #author of His Last Christmas Gift

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#Festive #ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Debra Borchert #author of His Last Christmas Gift

It’s time for the very last Festive #ThreeTwoOne feature of this year and I’m delighted to be joined by Debra Borchert, author of His Last Christmas Gift. His Last Christmas Gift was pu…

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December 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM

Cathy

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview - Christmas at Flora's House by Freya North

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Christmas at Flora’s House by Freya North

Christmas at Flora’s House is independently published and is out now. I bought my own copy from Freya’s website. On the windswept dunes of the Isle of Harris in the wild and beautiful O…

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December 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM

Cathy

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Christmas at Hollybush Farm by Jo Thomas | @jo_thomas01 | #bookreview #festivefiction #BookSky 💙📚

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Christmas at Hollybush Farm by Jo Thomas | @jo_thomas01 | #bookreview #festivefiction #BookSky 💙📚

I’m delighted to be sharing my thoughts on Christmas at Hollybush Farm by Jo Thomas today. Jo is a firm favourite of mine and I always enjoy travelling vicariously through her books, imaginin…

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December 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM

Cathy

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#SundayStills ~ Winter Wonderland #Photography betweenthelinesbookblog.com/2025/12/21/s...

#SundayStills ~ Winter Wonderland #Photography

Welcome to the Sunday Stills feature hosted by Terri at Today is the winter Solstice, the shortest day and longest night in the Northern Hemisphere (according to the BBC the actual solstice takes p…

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December 21, 2025 at 8:19 AM

Cathy

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Saturdays at the Café via @bluemoodcafe.bsky.social bluemoodcafe.com/2025/12/20/s...

Saturdays at the Café

Saturdays at the Café is a weekly feature hosted here to talk about and discuss the books I’ve discovered during the past week, added to my shelf and am excited about reading. They may be new/sched…

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December 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM

Cathy

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#Festive #ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with B P Walter #author of The Winter Visitor | @bookouture @BarnabyWalter

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#Festive #ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with B P Walter #author of The Winter Visitor | @bookouture @BarnabyWalter

Would you believe we’ve almost come to the end of the Festive #ThreeTwoOne features for this year? My penultimate guest is BP Walter, author of The Winter Visitor. The Winter Visitor was publ…

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December 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM

Cathy

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My 10 Favourite Books of 2025 #Books #Reading

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December 20, 2025 at 7:55 AM

Cathy

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If It Makes You Happy by Julie Olivia @julieoliviaauthor #BlairYoung @emilyeidenvo @maybealexraby @seanpatrickhopkins @prhaudio @prhaudio.bsky.social #IfItMakesYouHappy #BookSky

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If It Makes You Happy by Julie Olivia @julieoliviaauthor #BlairYoung @emilyeidenvo @maybealexraby @seanpatrickhopkins @prhaudio @prhaudio.bsky.social #IfItMakesYouHappy #BookSky

the setup… It’s 1997 and in the space of thirty days, Michelle Cadell’s life has turned upside down. She’s always had an orderly and well planned life in Seattle and now the thirty-year old adverti…

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December 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM

Cathy

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My Top 10 Favourite Books of 2025 on @noveldeelights.bsky.social

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My Top 10 Favourite Books of 2025

What a year it’s been. It seems like books, or any other form of entertainment, are becoming more and more important to finding that little moment of escapism and a tool to somehow maintainin…

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December 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM

Cathy

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My Favourite Books of 2025 via @tinyicklejo.bsky.social josbookblog.co.uk/2025/12/19/m...

My Favourite Books of 2025

It’s that time of year when I look back at the books I’ve read this year and try to pick out a few personal favourites, focussing on those first published in 2025. I was aiming for five…

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December 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM

Cathy

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First Line Friday 19th December 2025: So This Is Christmas by Helen Rolfe | #FirstLineFriday #BookSky 💙📚 @BoldwoodBooks

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First Line Friday 19th December 2025: So This Is Christmas by Helen Rolfe | #FirstLineFriday #BookSky 💙📚 @BoldwoodBooks

Today I’m sharing the first line from chapter 1 of So This Is Christmas by Helen Rolfe. I borrowed this from Amazon Prime Library after reading amazing reviews from Anne and Sarah. I’ve…

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December 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM

Cathy

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A Christmas gift suggestion for the language lover in your life: Why Q Needs U by Danny Bate

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A Christmas gift suggestion for the language lover in your life: Why Q Needs U by Danny Bate

I am always interested in the origins of words and how language evolves so I was delighted to receive a copy of Why Q Needs U by Danny Bate. Although I find the etymology of words fascinating, I&#8…

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December 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM

Cathy

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A Christmas gift suggestion for the language lover in your life: Why Q Needs U by Danny Bate

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A Christmas gift suggestion for the language lover in your life: Why Q Needs U by Danny Bate

I am always interested in the origins of words and how language evolves so I was delighted to receive a copy of Why Q Needs U by Danny Bate. Although I find the etymology of words fascinating, I&#8…

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December 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM