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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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Let The Bells Ring Out by Milly Johnson โ„๏ธ๐Ÿš‚๐ŸŽ„ | #festivefiction #bookreview | @TeamBATC @MillyJohnson I never normally read Christmas books or have them on the blog before November at the earliest but when lovely Sara-Jade at Simon & Schuster got in touch about Milly Johnsonโ€™s new festiveโ€ฆ

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30.10.2025 15:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Hungry Dark by Jen Williams Today I am sharing my thoughts on The Hungry Dark by Jen Williams, a perfect Halloween preparations read. Iโ€™ve had the book on my tbr pile for a while so when better than Spooky Month to postโ€ฆ

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29.10.2025 11:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Kew: The Psychedelic Garden by Sandra Lawrence Itโ€™s another of the Kew Gardens collection books from Welbeck for review today as Iโ€™m taking a look at Kew: The Psychedelic Garden by Sandra Lawrence thanks to lovely Isabelle Wilson at Headline whโ€ฆ

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29.10.2025 09:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This Week in Books (29th October, 2025) 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  Seven strangers receive a mysโ€ฆ

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29.10.2025 09:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview โ€“ Murder at Worldโ€™s End by Ross Montgomery Murder at Worldโ€™s End by Ross Montgomery will be published by Viking Books on 30th October. My thanks to the publishers for the lovely proof package. Cornwall, 1910.ย On a remote tidal island,โ€ฆ

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28.10.2025 12:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#BlogTour | #BookReview: Darker Days by Thomas Olde Heuvelt @bantambooksuk.bsky.social @annerandomthings.bsky.social @RandomTTours #DarkerDays #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles โ€œIn Lock Haven, a quiet little town in Washington State, there is a very special street. Bird Street. The residents of Bird Street are all successful, wealthy, healthy and happy. And their chโ€ฆ

#BlogTour | #BookReview: Darker Days by Thomas Olde Heuvelt @bantambooksuk.bsky.social @annerandomthings.bsky.social @RandomTTours #DarkerDays #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2025/10/23/b...

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23.10.2025 14:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Poison Woodโ€™ by Jennifer Moorhead Author : Jennifer MoorheadTitle : Poison WoodPages : 320Publisher : Thomas & MercerPublication date : 28th October, 2025Source : Netgalley Ambitious crime reporter Rita Meade is riding high aftโ€ฆ

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23.10.2025 14:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This Week in Books (22nd October, 2025) 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  ๐Ÿ“– Olivier Norek โ€“ The Winter โ€ฆ

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22.10.2025 15:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview โ€“ Women of War by Louise Morrish Women of War by Louise Morrish is published by Penguin Michael Joseph and is out now. I purchased my own copy of the book. I was a big fan of Louiseโ€™s first book, Operation Moonlight โ€“ โ€ฆ

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22.10.2025 15:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜The Last Witchโ€™ by C.J. Cooke Author : C.J. CookeTitle : The Last WitchPages : 380Publisher : Harper CollinsPublication date : 9th October, 2025Source : Owned Helena Scheuberin should be doing what every other young wife is keeโ€ฆ

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21.10.2025 14:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Aftershock by Liz McSkeane | Review Aftershock by Liz McSkeane (Oct 14th ,Turas Press) is a powerful & dramatic tale, educational in its insights &0 shocking in its storytelling

#BookReview of #Aftershock by Liz McSkeane | @EMcSkeane www.swirlandthread.com/aftershock-l...

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21.10.2025 14:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Everybody wants to rule the world: Coldwire by Chloe Gong #bookreview #Coldwire #NetGalley From #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Chloe Gong comes the start of a daring new dystopian series following two young soldiers who must depend on unlikely allies in their fight for survival.The fโ€ฆ

Everybody wants to rule the world: Coldwire by Chloe Gong #bookreview #Coldwire #NetGalley frombelgiumwithbooklove.com/everybody-wa...

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21.10.2025 14:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cover shows a hanging telephone handset against a sunset sky and a matching covered biscuit

Cover shows a hanging telephone handset against a sunset sky and a matching covered biscuit

Thanks to @michaeljbooks.bsky.social for a super proof (and biscuit) of the new thriller, out next April, of #CallerUnknown by @gillianmauthor.bsky.social

โ€œThey took her daughter. Now sheโ€™ll break every rule to get her backโ€

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20.10.2025 11:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#BookReview: The Othello Club by J.D. Pennington @daturabooks.bsky.social #TheOthelloClub #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles โ€œEmily had the perfect life โ€“ the perfect job, the perfect house, the perfect husband โ€“ before she was blindsided and betrayed and lost it all. Now sheโ€™s sitting in a divorce counsellinโ€ฆ

#BookReview: The Othello Club by J.D. Pennington @daturabooks.bsky.social #TheOthelloClub #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2025/10/14/b...

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19.10.2025 17:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜The Vanishing Placeโ€™ by Zoรซ Rankin Author : Zoรซ RankinTitle : The Vanishing PlacePages : 380Publisher : Viper Books / Serpentโ€™s TailPublication date : 2nd October, 2025Source : Netgalley One girl escaped. But the forest took aโ€ฆ

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19.10.2025 17:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#TopTenTuesday | 14th October 2025: Books I Wish I Could Read Again for the First Time #Top10Tuesday #bookblogger #bookish #amreading #TTT #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #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 | 14th October 2025: Books I Wish I Could Read Again for the First Time #Top10Tuesday #bookblogger #bookish #amreading #TTT #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2025/10/14/t...

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19.10.2025 17:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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And thatโ€™s a wrap for โ€ฆ September Still fashionably late, right? ๐Ÿ˜ฌ You may have noticed there was no wrapping whatsoever over the summer months. Truth be told, I couldnโ€™t be bothered. They take quite a lot of work and I consiโ€ฆ

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19.10.2025 17:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview โ€“ A Wedding for the Home Front Girls by Susanna Bavin A Wedding for the Home Front Girls by Susanna Bavin is published by Bookouture and is out now. Itโ€™s the fourth book in the series and you can find my reviews of books one to three below. My tโ€ฆ

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15.10.2025 10:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This Week in Books (15th October, 2025) 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  ๐Ÿ“– C.J. Cooke โ€“ The Lastโ€ฆ

This Week in Books (15th October, 2025) noveldeelights.com/2025/10/15/t...

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15.10.2025 10:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜House of Splintersโ€™ by Laura Purcell Author : Laura PurcellTitle : House of SplintersPages : 370Publisher : Raven BooksPublication date : 9th October, 2025Source : Netgalley Belinda Bainbridge has spent her life in the shadow of her aโ€ฆ

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07.10.2025 05:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜A tool in the fight against Amazonโ€™: independent bookshops to begin selling ebooks A new platform will be an alternative to Kindle, and bookshops will earn 100% of the profit from sales

โ€˜A tool in the fight against Amazonโ€™: independent bookshops to begin selling ebooks www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

01.10.2025 09:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Glorious Dead by Justin Myers It was my absolute pleasure to hear Justin Myers speak at the Romance Festival in Manchester a few weeks ago where he was so witty and engaging. Consequently I was thrilled to receive a signed copyโ€ฆ

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30.09.2025 05:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œLittle Great Islandโ€ by Kate Woodworth โ€“ Book Review @sibylline_press #KateWoodworth #LittleGreatIsland #BookReview With an island setting off the coast of Maine, this novel immediately attracted me. I was wary of reading about the cultโ€™s practices, and though that part of the book was distressing, we cheeโ€ฆ

"Little Great Island" by Kate Woodworth - Book Review @sibylline_press #KateWoodworth #LittleGreatIsland #BookReview fictionophile.com/2025/09/27/l...

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29.09.2025 16:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Names by Florence Knapp | #bookreview | @Phoenix_Bks The Names is the debut novel from Florence Knapp and what an incredible debut it is. The concept is simple enough: do our names affect the person we become and influence the paths of our lives? Namโ€ฆ

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29.09.2025 16:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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2025 Christmas Reading Challenge! @thathappyreader.bsky.social @thathappyreader #2025ChristmasReadingChallenge The Christmas Reading Challenge is hosted by Jodie @ That Happy Reader. Since many publishers release their holiday stories in September and October, the challenge starts on October 1, 2025 and runโ€ฆ

2025 Christmas Reading Challenge! @thathappyreader.bsky.social @thathappyreader #2025ChristmasReadingChallenge bluemoodcafe.com/2025/09/28/2...

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29.09.2025 16:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œSomebody Knowsโ€ by Pamela Ungashick โ€“ Book Review @RAPublishing #SomebodyKnows #BacklistReview #PamelaUngashick #BookReview My first thought is that this is one of those novels that deserves a whole lot more recognition than it has gotten so farโ€ฆย  Iโ€™m so sorry that I didnโ€™t get around to reading it sooโ€ฆ

"Somebody Knows" by Pamela Ungashick - Book Review @RAPublishing #SomebodyKnows #BacklistReview #PamelaUngashick #BookReview fictionophile.com/2025/09/28/s...

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29.09.2025 16:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Northern Lights by Nora Roberts @norarobertsauthor @littmangary @brilliancepublishing #NorthernLights the setupโ€ฆ Former Baltimore homicide Detective Nate Burke canโ€™t get over the guilt from helplessly watching his partner being killed in front of him. His last chance to save himself was to escape tโ€ฆ

Northern Lights by Nora Roberts @norarobertsauthor @littmangary @brilliancepublishing #NorthernLights bluemoodcafe.com/2025/09/29/n...

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29.09.2025 16:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Deadly Evidence by Marie Cassidy | Review Deadly Evidence by Marie Cassidy (October 2nd, Hachette) sees State Pathologist Terry O'Brien embark on her toughest role yet

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29.09.2025 13:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wild Swans by Jung Chang | Review Wild Swans by Jung Chang is an epic and breathtaking tale of Three Daughters of China written with extraordinarily affecting detail

#BookReview of #WildSwans: Three Daughter of China by Jung Chang www.swirlandthread.com/wild-swans-j...

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28.09.2025 14:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ShortBookandScribes #PublicationDay #BookReview โ€“ What the Wife Knew by Lia Middleton What the Wife Knew by Lia Middleton is published by Penguin Michael Joseph and is out today. Happy publication day! My thanks to the publishers for the proof copy. You can read my reviews of two ofโ€ฆ

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25.09.2025 07:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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