Can’t Wait Wednesday – The Witch by Freida McFadden @fmcfaddenauthor #HollywoodUpstairsPress @dreamscape_media @dreamscape-media.bsky.social #TheWitch #CantWaitWednesday

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have…

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“The Washashore” by Christopher Mirabile – Book Review @newbooksplease #TheWashashore #SilasLopez #BookReview #PoliceProcedural

Washashore: Used in places like Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha’s Vineyard to describe newcomers or outsiders. Silas Lopez is indeed a ‘washashore’. He is a very large man, a form…

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Read an #extract from House of Thieves by Rachel Walkley

I’m delighted to be able to share an extract from House of Thieves by Rachel Walkley today. Thanks to Rachel at Rachel’s Random Resources for the invitation to take part in the book tou…

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Apeirogon by Colum McCann | Review

Apeirogon by Colum McCann is an extraordinarily powerful and evocative story described as a 'hybrid novel with invention at its core'.

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WWW Wednesday 5th August 2026: what am I reading? | #WWWWednesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #BookSky 💙📚

What am I currently reading? I’m reading The Edge of Always by Rebecca Ryan for a blog tour next week. I started listening to an audiobook which caught my eye on the ULibrary app There Is A L…

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WWW Wednesday | 5th August 2026 #WWWWednesday #bookblogger #amreading #BookTwitter #booktwt #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 yo…

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WWW Wednesdays! – 05/08/26 #HappyShrugDay #BookSky #WWWWednesdays #WhatAmIReading #SecretLibraryBookBlog

Welcome to WWW Wednesdays! hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem…

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The Women in White by Sarah Pekkanen @sarahpekkanen @saskiaaudio @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #TheWomenInWhite

the setup… Riley Bell steps into the home of Betty Sadler to interview for the position as her caretaker and it’s like a step back in time to the 1960s. There’s no WiFi, television or other modern …

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#EdinburghFringe special: #ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions about Wild Wild Christian | #MixItUp

With the Edinburgh Fringe Festival set to kick off at the end of this week, over the course of the next few days, I will be featuring various shows through my specially adapted #ThreeTwoOne quick-f…

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The Wrath by Martina Murphy | Review

The Wrath by Martina Murphy (Jan 2026) is another engaging and thrilling read, a marvellous addition to this Irish crime fiction series.

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#TopTenTuesday | 4th August 2026: Ten Covers I Would Frame as Artwork #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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Top Ten Tuesday – Book covers that leave you ‘Seeing Double’ #TopTenTuesday #TTT #Fictionophile #bookbloggers #TuesdayBookBlog @ArtsyReaderGirl #CoverLove #BookSky #booklovers #BookCovers

The rules are simple: Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic. Create your own Top Ten list that fits that topic – putting your unique spin on it if you want. Everyone is welcome to join but please …

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Lady X by Molly Fader @mollyfaderauthor @hlaserwolf @prhaudio @prhaudio.bsky.social #BookSky #LadyX

the setup… It’s the summer of 2024 and in the blink of an eye, Margot Cooper’s life imploded. Her Hollywood star husband Jack is exposed as having sent sexually explicit pictures to young girls on …

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#EdinburghFringe special: #ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions about The Tale of the Original Jekyll and Hyde | #MixItUp

With the Edinburgh Fringe Festival set to kick off at the end of this week, over the course of the next few days, I will be featuring various shows through my specially adapted #ThreeTwoOne quick-f…

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#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Michael Ward #author of The Drums of War

I’m delighted to be joined by Michael Ward today, author of The Drums of War. The Drums of War is the third in his Thomas Tallant series. It was published by Burnaby Press at the end of last …

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#BookReview: The Woman Who Wasn’t There by William Hussey @zaffrebooks.bsky.social @cobaltdinosaur #TheWomanWhoWasntThere #GuestReview #BookTwitter #BookSky #damppebbles

“She knows every killer twist.But she won’t see this one coming… Bestselling crime author Marian Lane is surrounded by adoring readers when she learns that her husband Dane is dea…

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“What You Can See From Here” by Mariana Leky – Book Review #GermanFiction @fsgbooks #NovelsInTranslation #BookReview #WhatYouCanSeeFromHere

Both quirky and charming, this novel will appeal to those who yearn for a read outside their usual wheelhouse. Translated from the German language, it was the story of a tiny German village, told f…

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Start of August update: 20 Books Of Summer 2026 Reading Challenge #20BOS26

The #20BooksofSummer2026 challenge hosted by Annabel at AnnaBookBel runs from Monday June 1st to Monday August 31st and now that we’re into the final month …

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Captivating Character of the Month: July

A book review blog reviewing graphic novels, mysteries and historical fiction.

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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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#20BooksofSummer26 – Book 16/20 – #BookReview – It Could Have Been Her by Lisa Jewell #ItCouldHaveBeenHer #Thriller #BookSky #LisaJewell #FavouriteAuthor #SecretLibraryBookBlog

Synopsis: “#1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell brings her signature dark, atmospheric suspense and sharp acuity to this new psychological thriller about a lost dog, a missing wom…

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#6Degrees of Separation for August 2026: From Land by Maggie O’Farrell to All The Hidden Truths by Claire Askew #BookSky 💙📚

This month we are beginning with the latest book from one of my favourite authors, Land by Maggie O’Farrell. I have listened to the BBC Sounds adaptation of the book although it’s an ab…

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The Delivery by Gregg Hurwitz @gregghurwitzbooks @gregghurwitzbooks.bsky.social @thescottbrick @amazonpublishing #BookSky #TheDelivery

the setup… Rebecca and Mark Higgins are barely keeping it together these days. His job is drowning him in unreasonable deadlines and market pressures, she’s struggling to recover from a devastating…

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Captivating Character of July: Ella Pickering - The Irresponsible Reader

My Most Captivating Character of the Month for July comes from Cameron Johnston's First Mage on the Moon. I liked the all the protagonists of the book, but the one that kept my focus throughout was El...

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Captivating Character of the month July 2026: Liza from Summer at Flora’s House by Freya North #LinkParty #bookblogger #memorablecharacter #bookx #booksky #bookreview 💙📚

This month I have chosen Liza from Summer at Flora’s House by Freya North as my captivating character of the month. This book is the third in a series of seasonal novellas all set in Flora&#8…

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#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Linda McDonald #author of The Tango Chain

I’m delighted to be joined by Linda McDonald today, author of The Tango Chain. The Tango Chain was published by Troubador in June and available now in paperback and digital editions: full det…

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Fictionophile’s July 2026 #BookHaul #AnticipatedReads #TBR #ForthcomingTitles #ForthcomingFiction #bookbloggers #StackingTheShelves #BookSky📚💙

This month I added 6 new review commitments to my TBR mountain. Regarding the NetGalley titles, two were offered to me via email widgets ; I requested two;  and one was a ‘Read Now’ tit…

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When Sparks Fly by Monica Murphy @tor_thom @kelseynavfoster @brilliancepublishing #BookSky #WhenSparksFly

the setup… Rachel Henderson is twenty-two and just suffered a humiliating breakup with her wealthy British boyfriend. She leaves her family’s New York City home for their lakefront vacation house i…

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#20BooksofSummer26 – Book 15/20 – #BookReview – This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page #UpLit #BookSky #BooksAboutBooks #FeelGood #LibbyPage #FavouriteAuthor #ThisBookMadeMeThinkOfYou  ...

Synopsis: “When Tilly Nightingale receives a call telling her there’s a birthday gift from her husband waiting for her at her local bookshop, it couldn’t come as more of a shock. Partly, beca…

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The City in Year Zero by Michael Russell | Review

The City in Year Zero by Michael Russell (March 2026) is the tenth and final instalment in the very atmospheric Stefan Gillespie series

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