The Nile Cruise - Caroline James | Book Review | #TheNileCruise @CarolineJames12 @AvonBooksUK - My Reading Corner

Will an adventure sailing The River Nile turn the tide for Hattie? Hattie Mulberry is exhausted. Worn out from the demands of everyone around her, she’s long overdue a break. So, she decides to take a...

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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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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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Freyja by Margrét Ann Thors @MargrétAnnWriter @ZaffreBooks

Source: Review copyPublication: 6 August 206 from ZaffrePP: 320ISBN-13: 978-1806173754 My thanks to Zaffre for an advance copy for review Years ago, a child went missing. Now it might happen again.…

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#WWWWednesday – 5th August 2026

Hosted by Taking on a World of Words, this meme is all about the three Ws: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next? Why not join in …

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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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One Of Us Is Guilty by Steve Cavanagh

Today I’m sharing my thoughts on the latest book in Steve Cavanagh’s Eddie Flynn series, One Of Us Is Guilty. I came fashiomably late (?) to the series but have devoured all of the book…

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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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#TopTenTuesday Books With Forms Of Transport On The Cover #TuesdayBookBlog

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. The rules are simple: Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic. Create your own…

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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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The Mermaid’s Cry by Kate Rhodes (Scilly Isles mysteries #9) @K_RhodesWriter @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours

Source: Review copyPublication: 16 July 2026 from Orenda BooksPP: 276ISBN-13: 978-1917764322My thanks to Orenda Books for an advance copy for review DI BEN KITTO RETURNS…A COAST IN CELEBRATIONWhen …

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Top Ten Tuesday 4th August 2026: Books with Fruit on Cover | #TopTenTuesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #TuesdayBookBlog #BookSky 💙📚

This week’s topic: Books with fruit on the cover This week’s topic is a cover freebie. I decided to look for books I’d read which had fruit on the cover and actually, it was much …

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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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A Breath on Dying Embers by Denzil Meyrick

It’s back to Mandie who continues her DCI Daley readathon with a review of A Breath on Dying Embers by Denzil Meyrick. You can find my review here. Here’s what the book is all about: So…

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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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#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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The High Island by Lin Anderson @Lin_Anderson @LinAndersonWriter @LinAnderson.bsky.social @panmacmillan

Source: Review copyPublication: 30th July 2026 from Pan MacmillanPP: 432ISBN-13: 978-1035087303My thanks to Pan Macmillan for an advance copy for review When everyone knows your name, every case is…

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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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The Angel Of Death by Trevor Wood

Today I am sharing my thoughts on the brand new book in the DCI Jack parker series from Trevor Wood, The Angel Of Death. My thanks to Anne Cater of Random Things Tours for the tour invite. Here&#82…

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Rewind Recap: Weekly Update W/E 02/08/26

Okay. Who moved July? It can’t be over already, surely? Or apparently it can. How quickly is this year vanishing, folks? Bad news is that my list of things to look forward to is rapidly dimin…

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Rewind Recap: Weekly Update W/E 26/07/26

What a week. Ordinarily, in most previous years, I’d have been waxing lyrical about Harrogate and Theakston’s Crime Fiction Festival but not this year. For the second year on the bounce…

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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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#SixOnSaturday – Six things happening in my garden this week

Six on Saturday is a weekly meme originally hosted by The Propagator but now in the tender care of Jim at Garden Ruminations. It’s now over a month since we had any rain here in Berkshire. I&…

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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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#6Degrees of Separation – A book chain from Land to Magpie Murders

It’s the first Saturday of the month which means it’s time for 6 Degrees of Separation. Here’s how it works: a book is chosen as a starting point by Kate at Books Are My Favourite and Best&nbs…

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My Week in Books – 2nd August 2026

On the blog last week Monday – I published my review of Country People by Daniel Mason. Tuesday – This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic was Books I Was Excited For But Still Haven&#82…

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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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That’s A Wrap! – July 2026

Reading update I read eight books in July, one less than the previous month. I didn’t quite manage to read all the ARCs I have with August publication dates which was my objective. (I’m…

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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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