📚’First book in the Warlord Chronicles’. Rosie’s #BookReview of The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell. #HistoricalFiction #ArthurianLegend #TuesdayBookBlog #BookX

The Winter King by Bernard CornwellMy rating: 4 of 5 stars The Winter King is the first book in the Warlord Chronicles of historical fiction set around fifth or sixth century Britain. This is a fic…

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#TopTenTuesday | 15th September 2026: Authors I’ve Met #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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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Our Noble Selves by Kate Atkinson

Our Noble Selves by Kate Atkinson is published by Doubleday and is out now. My thanks to the publishers for the proof package including a stick of rock that I wouldn’t risk my poor teeth on t…

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Top Ten Tuesday 15th September 2026: ten Authors I’ve Met  | #TopTenTuesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #TuesdayBookBlog #BookSky 💙📚

This week’s topic: Ten Authors I’ve Met This week’s topic is ten authors I’ve met and this is rather an easy one for me! As well as having attended many events at the Edinbu…

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The Me I Used to Be by Kristan Higgins @kristan.higgins @kristanhiggins.bsky.social @xesands @ljaudiobooks @natalienaudus @evakaminskyaudiobooks @brilliancepublishing #BookSky #TheMeIUsedToBe

the setup… Back in high school, the Core Four were inseparable…Audrey, the lucky one; Micah, the beautiful one; Jasmine, the smart one; and Beck, the sporty one. That is until the night of their gr…

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#BookReview: A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett #ATradeOfBlood #GuestReview #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

“An unthinkable crime. A fatal conspiracy. A suspect without a trace.The heir to one of the Empire’s most powerful families sits in jail, accused of murder. His hands are covered in his…

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#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Julie Houston #author of The Way We Are Now

I’m delighted to be joined by Julie Houston today, author of The Way We Are Now. The Way We Are Now was published last week by Boldwood Books and is available now in all formats: buying detai…

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You’ll Love It Here by Natalie Sue @natwrotewhat @nasimpedrad @willammorrowbooks @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social @librofm @libro.fm #YoullLikeItHere

the setup… Mona is a workaholic with zero social life, a driven marketing manager for a high powered firm in Calgary. She’s close to getting the promotion to director that will allow her to move fr…

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#FlashbackFriday ~ Silver Threads (Memory House #5) by @BetteLeeCrosby #Contemporary Fiction

This day in 2016 I was reading Silver Threads by Bette Lee Crosby, part of a series I enjoyed very much. My original post is here. Waking with a migraine, Jennifer Bishop wished her husband was the…

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This Week in Books (9th September, 2026)

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.  I look along the road and notice how many pe…

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This Week in Books – 09-09-26

This Week in Books is a feature hosted by Lipsy at Lipsyy Lost and Found that allows bloggers to share: What they’ve recently finished reading What they are currently reading What they ar…

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#CaseClosed: August 2026 | Monthly Wrap-Up #amreading #bookblogger #BookoftheMonth #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

Hello and welcome to August’s #CaseClosed! How was your month? Lots of great books and plenty of time to read them I hope. Personally, I don’t know where the month went! I had big readi…

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Promise Me Never by Liv Constantine @livconstantine2 @livconstantine.bsky.social @suzanneefreeman @snemethparker @thescottbrick @maxmagpie @prhaudio @prhaudio.bsky.social #BookSky #PromiseMeNever

the setup… Savannah is the assistant for hire-powered New York book agent Marion Sutton who also represents bestselling horror novelist Bennett Bryson. His debut novel Promise Me Never was a bestse…

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#TopTenTuesday | 8th September 2026: Ten Underrated Indie Books You Need On Your Radar #Top10Tuesday #bookblogger #amreading #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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BLOODY SCOTLAND REVEALS THE FINALISTS FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE 2026 @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald

The Bloody Scotland McIlvanney Prize shortlist, sponsored by the Glencairn Glass, has been announced today.This year the McIlvanney Prize is being judged by well-known broadcasters, Nicola Meighan …

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#BookReview: Backstabbers by Eliza Jabore #Backstabbers #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

“Never turn your back on a friend. Jade, Stef and Zoe are hiking Washington’s Bones Hollow Trail, braving cougars, snakes and the storms that roll in without warning. The friends’…

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The Killer’s Mark by M. W. Craven

There are few things as exciting as a new instalment in the absolutely brilliant Washington Poe series and The Killer’s Mark did not disappoint.     As I’ve said previously, you coul…

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The Wish List Trip by Kerry Lonsdale and Orly Konig | #audiobook #bookreview

The Wish Trip List by Kerry Lonsdale and Orly Konig is a moving story following two former friends as they take an epic trip together at the request of another friend who had died. Holly, Anna and …

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Coming soon: the fourth Edinburgh Women’s Fiction Festival. All tickets available now!

The fourth Edinburgh Women’s Fiction Festival will be taking place on Saturday 24th October. I’m delighted to be featuring the festival and having a look at those taking part today. Tic…

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Bad Company by Sara Parestsky @saraparetsky.bsky.social @noexitpress @bedsqpublishers.bsky.social

Source Review copyPublication: 24 September 2026 from No Exit PressPP: 432ISBN-13: 978-1835011775 My thanks to No Exit Press for an advance copy for review The CIA forced Lily to retire before she …

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The Newer World by Sebastian Barry | Review

The Newer World by Sebastian Barry is described as 'an immersive & unforgettable novel' set 'in the aftermath of the American Civil War'

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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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Reading Over the Weekend: An Honourable Institution by Laura Lyndhurst

Welcome to Reading Over the Weekend when we delve into a contemporary mystery in An Honourable Institution by Laura Lyndhurst.

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#6Degrees of Separation for September 2026: From Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt to Disappearing Acts #BookSky 💙📚

This month we have been asked to begin with the book that our book group is reading. My book group met on Monday this week and discussed Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves. I q…

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#CaseClosed: August 2026 | Monthly Wrap-Up #amreading #bookblogger #BookoftheMonth #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

Hello and welcome to August’s #CaseClosed! How was your month? Lots of great books and plenty of time to read them I hope. Personally, I don’t know where the month went! I had big readi…

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Five on Friday with Kiley Dunbar

Today I’m delighted to feature romance author Kiley Dunbar. I was fortunate enough to meet Kiley at the recent Love Stories etc event in Manchester and we bonded over, amongst other things, c…

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First Line Friday 4th September 2026: An Autumn Crush by Milly Johnson  | #FirstLineFriday #BookSky 💙📚

It’s been a long time since I’ve taken part in First Line Friday for one reason or another! As it’s now September and officially my favourite season of the year – Autumn &#8…

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Every Buried Secret by A.M. Fadden | Review

Every Buried Secret by A.M. Fadden (September 2026) is described as 'a dark and compelling police procedural'

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Mother Daughter Sister Stranger by Hank Phillippi Ryan @hankpryan @hankphillippiryan.bsky.social @stevi.incremona @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #BookSky #MotherDaughterSisterStranger

the setup… Eleven years ago, Eliza Ramsey and her older sister Bea were the only survivors of a plane crash piloted by her father with their mother also on board. They were raised by their maternal…

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📚#Travelogue Rosie’s #BookReview of Happy Iceland by Anne Marie Wells #BookX

Happy Iceland: How Icelandic Strangers Taught a Miserable American the Secret to Lifelong Happiness by Anne Marie WellsMy rating: 4 of 5 stars Happy Iceland is a travelogue with the author’s person…

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