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๐Ÿ“š UK book blogger at https://www.myreadingcorner.co.uk/ linktr.ee/MyReadingCorner ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š loves crime/thrillers/historical fiction/contemporary/commc fiction also ๐Ÿ๐Ÿชด

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#BookReview: Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer @bantambooksuk.bsky.social #TradWife #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles โ€œEvery trad wife needs a baby. Camille will get one โ€“ no matter the cost. Camille lives to embody the perfect traditional wifeโ€•cooking, cleaning, homesteading, and documenting it all foโ€ฆ

#BookReview: Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer @bantambooksuk.bsky.social #TradWife #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2026/03/03/b...

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03.03.2026 12:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#TopTenTuesday : Favourite Female Authors | #TuesdayBookBlog Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish, which is now being hosted by Jana atย That Artsy Reader Girl. The rules are simple: Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topicโ€ฆ

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03.03.2026 12:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview โ€“ Six Little Words by Sally Page Six Little Words by Sally Page will be published on 12th March by Harper Collins. My thanks to the publishers and Sally for the proof copy. Can one small note give her the courage to find a new patโ€ฆ

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03.03.2026 12:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#TopTenTuesday | 3rd March 2026: Ten Dark Historical Fiction Novels #Top10Tuesday #bookblogger #bookish #amreading #TTT #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles Hello and a very warm welcome to damppebbles. Itโ€™s Tuesday which means itโ€™s time for this weekโ€™s Top Ten Tuesday post. Iโ€™ve decided to take part in That Artsy Reader Girl&#8โ€ฆ

#TopTenTuesday | 3rd March 2026: Ten Dark Historical Fiction Novels #Top10Tuesday #bookblogger #bookish #amreading #TTT #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2026/03/03/t...

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03.03.2026 12:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Book of Forbidden Words - Louise Fein | Book Review | #BookOfForbiddenWords @FeinLouise @Harper360UK @RandomTTours #Booksky - My Reading Corner From bestselling author Louise Fein comes a new historical novel set in a world of banned books and censorship, in which an encrypted manuscript unleashes a chain of consequences across 400 years, per...

@louisefein.bsky.social is a standout author for me and I'm thrilled to join the blog tour for Book of Forbidden Words with a review

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03.03.2026 11:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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National Trust Book of Biscuits by Linda Collister Iโ€™m not entirely certain who kindly sent a surprise copy of Book of Biscuits by Linda Collister from the National Trust, but it certainly made me smile when I opened it! Itโ€™s been years sinceโ€ฆ

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02.03.2026 14:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview โ€“ The Infamous Gilberts by Angela Tomaski The Infamous Gilberts by Angela Tomaski will be published in hardcover on 5th March (the eBook is already available). My thanks to the publishers for the proof copy and the little jar of Fruits of โ€ฆ

ShortBookandScribes #BookReview - The Infamous Gilberts by Angela Tomaski shortbookandscribes.uk/reviews/shor...

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27.02.2026 15:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#BookReview: How to Kill a Crime Writer by Sarah Lotz @HarperCollinsUK #HowToKillaCrimeWriter #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles โ€œShe wrote for a living. But who wanted her dead? When bestselling author Annie Morrissey is found dead, her daughter Niamh knows in herย gutย itโ€™s no accident โ€“ even if the case needs a good eโ€ฆ

#BookReview: How to Kill a Crime Writer by Sarah Lotz @HarperCollinsUK #HowToKillaCrimeWriter #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2026/02/26/b...

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26.02.2026 14:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜The Searcherโ€™ by Tana French Author : Tana FrenchTitle : The SearcherSeries : Cal Hooper #1Publisher : Penguin UKPublication date : 9th December, 2021Source : my very own bookshelf Cal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a remote โ€ฆ

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26.02.2026 12:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Six Little Words by Sally Page Iโ€™m not entirely sure who sent me a copy of Sally Pageโ€™s new novel Six Little Words but I suspect it might have been Libby Haddock at Harper Collins. I know Iโ€™m way too early in sharing my review oโ€ฆ

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25.02.2026 17:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Violin Maker's Secret by Evie Woods | Review The Violin Maker's Secret by Evie Woods (February 2026) and is described as a novel 'with a mystery that lingers long after the final page'

#BookReview of The Violin Maker's Secret by Evie Woods www.swirlandthread.com/the-violin-m...

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24.02.2026 12:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#BookReview: Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward @viperbooks.bsky.social #NowhereBurning #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles โ€œThe Nowhere Children are expecting youโ€ฆ High in the mountains sits Nowhere, a verdant valley surrounded by walls of rock. People have lived at Nowhere for centuries, though never for lโ€ฆ

#BookReview: Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward @viperbooks.bsky.social #NowhereBurning #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2026/02/24/b...

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24.02.2026 11:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#TopTenTuesday : Quotes From/About Books | #TuesdayBookBlog Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish, which is now being hosted by Jana atย That Artsy Reader Girl. The rules are simple: Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topicโ€ฆ

#TopTenTuesday : Quotes From/About Books | #TuesdayBookBlog noveldeelights.com/2026/02/24/t...
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24.02.2026 11:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview โ€“ Unreliable Narrator by Araminta Hall Unreliable Narrator by Araminta Hall will be published by Pan Macmillan on 5th March 2026. My thanks to the publishers for the proof copy. When Hope finds her real life in the pages of a bestsellinโ€ฆ

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23.02.2026 11:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Adrift by Will Dean Today I am sharing my thoughts on Adrift, the brand new standalone thriller from Will Dean, which is out today. Happy publication day, Will. My thanks to Hodder & Stoughton for the advance copyโ€ฆ

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21.02.2026 15:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sons of Great Men by Adrian Ross | #bookreview Itโ€™s always a pleasure to be asked to read an early copy of a book by a local author. So I was delighted to be approached by Edinburgh author Adrian Ross to ask if I would consider reading hiโ€ฆ

Sons of Great Men by Adrian Ross | #bookreview portobellobookblog.com/2026/02/19/s...

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21.02.2026 15:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler | Review Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler ( part of The Hogarth Series) is a light-hearted and highly enjoyable read. A winsome and quirky tale.

#BookReview of #VinegarGirl by Anne Tyler | Audiobook Read by Kirsten Potter www.swirlandthread.com/vinegar-girl...

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21.02.2026 15:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Last Witness by Denzil Meyrick Today Mandie shares her thoughts on The Last Witness by Denzil Meyrick as part of her DCI Daley journey. I loved this series and you can read my thoughts here. Hereโ€™s what the book is all aboโ€ฆ

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21.02.2026 15:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œThe Story Keeperโ€ by Kelly Rimmer โ€“ #AudiobookReview #TheMidnightEstate #TheStoryKeeper #HarlequinAudio @KelRimmerWrites This novel is presented in a โ€˜book within a bookโ€™ format. In North America its title is โ€œThe Story Tellerโ€, while in the United Kingdom and Australia the title is โ€œTheโ€ฆ

"The Story Keeper" by Kelly Rimmer - #AudiobookReview #TheMidnightEstate #TheStoryKeeper #HarlequinAudio @KelRimmerWrites fictionophile.com/2026/02/20/t...

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21.02.2026 15:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Saturdays at the Cafรฉ Saturdays at the Cafรฉ is a weekly feature hosted here to talk about and discuss the books Iโ€™ve discovered during the past week, added to my shelf and am excited about reading. They may be new/schedโ€ฆ

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21.02.2026 15:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Last Page Cafe by Kate Storey My huge thanks to Becky Hunter for sending me a surprise copy of The Last Page Cafรฉ by Kate Storey. With Kateโ€™s The Memory Library (reviewed here) one of my books of the year in 2024, I was thrilleโ€ฆ

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21.02.2026 13:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Witch Trialโ€™ by Harriet Tyce Author : Harriet TyceTitle : Witch TrialPages : 400Publisher : Wildfire / HeadlinePublication date : 26th February, 2026Source : Netgalley review copy When 18-year-old Christian Shaw is found dead โ€ฆ

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19.02.2026 12:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This Week in Books (18th February, 2026) Hosted byย Lipsy Lost and Found, my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what Iโ€™m reading this week. A similar meme is run byย Taking on a World of Words.ย  Old bones sink โ€“ but secrets โ€ฆ

This Week in Books (18th February, 2026) noveldeelights.com/2026/02/18/t...

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18.02.2026 10:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#BookReview: The Exes by Leodora Darlington @michaeljbooks.bsky.social #TheExes #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles โ€œNatalie chose James carefully, because heโ€™s different from all the men sheโ€™d loved before. Calm. Competent. Kind. And there are three very good reasons she needs to be so carefulโ€ฆ

#BookReview: The Exes by Leodora Darlington @michaeljbooks.bsky.social #TheExes #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2026/02/17/b...

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17.02.2026 16:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#TopTenTuesday : Armchair Travels | #TuesdayBookBlog Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish, which is now being hosted by Jana atย That Artsy Reader Girl. The rules are simple: Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topicโ€ฆ

#TopTenTuesday : Armchair Travels | #TuesdayBookBlog noveldeelights.com/2026/02/17/t...

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17.02.2026 16:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Warning Signs by Tracy Sierra Today I am sharing my review of the brand new thriller from Tracy Sierra, Warning Signs. My thanks to publisher Viking for the advance copy for review via Netgalley. Hereโ€™s what the book is aโ€ฆ

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16.02.2026 11:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Into the Dark by ร˜rjan Karlsson translated by Ian Giles In Norwayโ€™s far north, something unspeakable is surfacingโ€ฆ When a mutilated body rises from the icy waters off the jetty in Kjerringรธy, it shocks the quiet coastal village โ€“ and stirs something darโ€ฆ

Into the Dark by ร˜rjan Karlsson translated by Ian Giles josbookblog.co.uk/2026/02/16/i...

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16.02.2026 11:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell @bymadelinebell @snemethparker @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #TheAustenAffair the setupโ€ฆ Tess Bright and her single mother had a strong bond, more like best friends. Her motherโ€™s obsession with all things Jane Austen became hers, influencing Tessโ€™s decision to be an actress.โ€ฆ

The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell @bymadelinebell @snemethparker @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #TheAustenAffair bluemoodcafe.com/2026/02/16/t...

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16.02.2026 11:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What Really Happened To Me? by Ellie Barker My enormous thanks to Emma and/or Katie at EDPR for sending me a copy of What Really Happened To Me? by Ellie Barker. Itโ€™s my pleasure to share my review of What Really Happened To Me? today. Publiโ€ฆ

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16.02.2026 11:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I've just finished this - a full review to follow. Deeply flawed characters are this author's speciality, and this one is a cracking read.

#TheTruthAboutRubyCooper by Liz Nugent
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15.02.2026 15:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0