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You didn’t tag me. Is it contagious? 😂

Well done on the perfect box!

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I saw that but failed to make the connection 🤦🏼‍♀️.

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Black As Death (An Arora Investigation #5) by Lilja Sigurðardóttir translated by Lorenza Garcia @LiljaWriter @OrendaBooks @liljawriter.bsky.social @orendabooks.bsky.social Source: Review copyPublication: 23 October 2025 from Orenda BooksPP: 300ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1916788848 My thanks to Orenda Books for an advance copy for review A final reckoning… With the fate of her mi…

“This is a standout thriller: dark, intelligent, and emotionally devastating”

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The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown | #RobertLangdon6 #thriller #bookreview Although I’m not generally a big reader of thrillers I have loved all the Dan Brown books featuring the dramatic adventures of religious symbologist Robert Langdon. I reserved a copy of the l…

“jam packed full of excitement, danger and drama”

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October 2025 Wrap Up & Favourite Books of the Month #October2025WrapUp #FavouriteBooksoftheMonth #SecretLibraryBookBlog October has been a busy month,but not on the book front. Sadly my elderly Mum’s health is deteriorating, so me and my sister  have been busy keeping an eye on her, taking her to various appoi…

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The spangram jumped out at me right away. I’m having one of those days, I guess. 😄

Strands #609
“Go the distance”
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Shame about the wee blip but well done finding the right combination! I’m feeling quite pleased with myself today 😄. Happy Sunday!

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Puzzle #875
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Fictionophile’s October 2025 #BookHaul #AnticipatedReads #TBR #ForthcomingTitles #ForthcomingFiction #bookbloggers #BookSky📚💙 This month I added 11 new review commitments to my TBR mountain. 4 were offered to me ; 1 was an auto-approval ;  and I requested 6 of them (All book descriptions are linked to Goodreads.) I receiv…

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“Last Seen Alive” by Claire Douglas – Book Review @HarperCollins @Dougieclaire #LastSeenAlive #BacklistReview Yet another twisty thriller from the pen of Claire Douglas. Libby and Karen are two young women who leave the safe environs of their homes in England and travel to Thailand for a grand back-packing…

“a page-turner, but some of the plot was less than realistic, though it made for a gripping and entertaining read”

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You didn’t tag our Jonetta 😅

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1 November at the Auschwitz Memorial.

Candles by the Wall of Death in the yard of Block 11 of the former German Nazi Auschwitz I camp. SS men carried out thousands of shooting executions there.

Watch a short video about Block 11 and the execution yard: https://t.co/VBgDxkWLMa

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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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The Wife Deserved It by Darby Kane @hkdimon @mrjmcclain @evakaminskyaudioboos @harperaudio @harperaudio.bsky.social #TheWifeDeservedIt the setup… A man walks into a bar while away for business, meets a beautiful woman there and proceeds to rant about his soon-to-be-ex wife. Reid Cavanagh wants out but wants his kids and all the mo…

“It’s short, to the point and you know where this is headed…until that slight, twisty detour”

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#BlogTour: MURDER AT THE WEDDING by Anita Davison @AnitaSDavison @BoldwoodBooks @rararesources Publication: 26th October 2025 – Boldwood Books Hannah Merrill is about to marry the love of her life… The couple are determined their low-key celebration will go without a hitch, but there c…

“Well-written, engaging, and compelling, Murder at the Wedding is the perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and cozy mysteries”

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#6Degrees of Separation for November 2025: from We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson to The Wrong Ghost by Victoria Connolly #BookSky 💙📚 This month we are starting with We Have Always Lived in the Castle, a novella by Shirley Jackson. I haven’t read this thriller/horror story but as it’s been chosen to fit in with last n…

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The Widow by John Grisham @hodderbooks Source: Review copyPublication: 21 October from Hodder & StoughtonPP: 416ISBN-13: 978-1399703413 SHE NEEDS A LAWYER. HE NEEDS A PAYDAY. Lawyer Simon Latch is struggling with debt, gambling issu…

“a tale of greed, poor morals and bad choices”

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I just googled. Never heard of them 🤷🏼‍♀️. @portybelle.bsky.social

The Island by Paul Finch Today I am sharing my review of the brand new thriller from Paul Finch, The Island. I do love Paul’s writing and he is never afraid to take his readers to the darker side of life. The Island …

“If you like your crime stories on the darker side, then this could well be the book for you”

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Ah, welcome to the blip club 😄. Well done getting past it!

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Strands #608
“It's not polite to lick your plate”
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I’ve no idea who T in blue is. I had I in their place.

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Me too. Quite a few in blue and purple I didnt know. Well done, Joanne! 🥳

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Snowblind by Ragnar by Ragnar Jónasson Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson was first published just as I began blogging a decade ago and was one of those books I never got round to reading. Since then, with Snowblind selling over five million …

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This One Life by Amanda Prowse | #bookreview #LakeUnionPublishing | @MrsAmandaProwse I must start my post today with an apology to the author. Amanda Prowse was kind enough to send me a copy of this book way back at the start of the year and it’s taken me so long to read it t…

“a thought-provoking and engaging read”

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Perfect! Well done! 🥳

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Huge Hallowe'en thanks to the wonderful @ellygriffiths.bsky.social for this perfect quote 🖤🧡

The Drowning Place is in April. Link to preorder in my bio

Life Begins at the Cornish Cottage (Sandpiper Shores Book 2) by Kim Nash @KimTheBookworm @BoldwoodBooks Book Description: When life gives you heartbreak 💔, sometimes it also gives you a second chance… 💕 When Tom Sullivan returns to the quiet village of Sandpiper Shore, Emma can hardly believe he…

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Captivating Character of the month October 2025: Ezra from Secrets of the Bees by Jane Johnson #LinkParty #bookblogger #memorablecharacter #bookx #booksky #bookreview 💙📚 This month I have chosen Ezra from Secrets of the Bees by Jane Johnson as my captivating character of the month. Ezra is a character whose home is threatened when newcomers buy over the Cornish est…

Captivating Character of the month October 2025: Ezra from Secrets of the Bees by Jane Johnson #LinkParty #bookblogger #memorablecharacter #booksky #bookreview 💙📚 portobellobookblog.com/2025/10/31/c... - via @portybelle.bsky.social

Green book on red background. The House of Lost Whispers shows two early 20th century figures standing outside a large country house. There are poppies in the border and a clock showing the time the Titanic hit the iceberg

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What if another world existed, almost identical to your own?
What if the man you loved lived there?
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