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Full time carer and book reviewer based in Birmingham UK. You can find my book reviews on my blog here: calturnerreviews.com

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WWW Wednesday | 24th September 2025 #WWWWednesday #bookblogger #amreading #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #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 your po…

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25.09.2025 11:11 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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#TopTenTuesday | 23rd September 2025: Books on My Autumn 2025 To-Read List #Top10Tuesday #bookblogger #bookish #amreading #TTT #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #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…

#TopTenTuesday | 23rd September 2025: Books on My Autumn 2025 To-Read List #Top10Tuesday #bookblogger #bookish #amreading #TTT #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2025/09/23/t... via @damppebbles.bsky.social

25.09.2025 11:09 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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*NEW BLOG POST*

My review of #TheImpossibleFortune by Richard Osman is live on #damppebbles!

Absolutely gorgeous. Hilariously funny, utterly heartwarming, and so beautifully written. I am well and truly smitten.

My review ➡️ buff.ly/iqYlEIC
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25.09.2025 11:01 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1
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#BlogTour – #BookReview of #MaleUnknown by @cjgriffithsauthor @noexitpress @RandomTTours #RandomThingsTours I’m delighted to welcome you today to my stop on the blog tour for gripping psychological thriller Male, Unknown by C.J. Griffiths. Thank you to Anne Cater and No Exit Press for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book. About the book: EDIE CARTER. FORGIVE ME. The four words carved into the body of an unidentified patient which bring the repressed childhood trauma of young trainee anaesthetist Edie Carter flooding back.

#BlogTour – #BookReview of #MaleUnknown by @cjgriffithsauthor @noexitpress @RandomTTours #RandomThingsTours

I’m delighted to welcome you today to my stop on the blog tour for gripping psychological thriller Male, Unknown by C.J. Griffiths. Thank you to Anne Cater and No Exit Press for giving me…

22.09.2025 09:00 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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WWW Wednesday | 10th September 2025 #WWWWednesday #bookblogger #amreading #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #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 your po…

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10.09.2025 10:13 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

#TopTenTuesday | 9th September 2025: Books with 'First' or 'Final' in the Title #Top10Tuesday #bookblogger #bookish #amreading #TTT #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2025/09/09/t... via @damppebbles.bsky.social

10.09.2025 10:11 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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#BlogTour – #BookReview of #TheWish by Heather Morris @heathermorrisauthor @zaffrebooks @RandomTTours #RandomThingsTours I’m delighted to welcome you today to my stop on the blog tour for beautifully written and moving novel The Wish by Heather Morris. Thank you to Anne Cater and Zaffre Books for giving me the opportunity to read and review this stunning book. About the book: From the international No. 1 bestselling author Heather Morris comes a heartbreaking contemporary novel of a dying teenager's final wish, a lonely young man's journey towards connection, and the unexpected friendship they find together.

#BlogTour – #BookReview of #TheWish by Heather Morris @heathermorrisauthor @zaffrebooks @RandomTTours #RandomThingsTours

I’m delighted to welcome you today to my stop on the blog tour for beautifully written and moving novel The Wish by Heather Morris. Thank you to Anne Cater and Zaffre Books for…

10.09.2025 09:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ship of Thieves (Company of Rogues #5) by Douglas Skelton @DouglasSkelton1 @canelo_co Source: Review and purchased copyPublication: 21 August 2025 from Canelo AdventurePP: 325ISBN-13: 978-1804367391 My thanks to Canelo Adventure for a review copy Jonas Flynt’s stepmother, Mercy, has…

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09.09.2025 08:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#BookReview: Estella’s Revenge by Barbara Havelocke @HeraBooks #EstellasRevenge #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles “You know Miss Havisham. The world’s most famous jilted bride. This is her daughter’s story. Raised in the darkness of Satis House where the clocks never tick, the beautiful Estella is …

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08.09.2025 11:03 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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WWW Wednesday | 3rd September 2025 #WWWWednesday #bookblogger #amreading #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #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 your po…

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08.09.2025 10:57 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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#BlogTour – #BookReview of #TheAlmanac2026 by @lialeendertz @Octopus_Books @RandomTTours #RandomThingsTours For my second post of the day I’m pleased to welcome you to my stop on the blog tour for the 2026 edition of The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2026 by Lia Leendertz. Thank you to Anne Cater and Octopus Books for giving me the opportunity to read and review this charming little book. About the book: THE NINTH INSTALMENT OF THE BESTSELLING AND MOST-LOVED ALMANAC ON THE MARKET…

#BlogTour – #BookReview of #TheAlmanac2026 by @lialeendertz @Octopus_Books @RandomTTours #RandomThingsTours

For my second post of the day I’m pleased to welcome you to my stop on the blog tour for the 2026 edition of The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2026 by Lia Leendertz. Thank you to Anne Cater…

08.09.2025 10:00 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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#Blogathon – #BookReview of #IAmDeath by #ChrisCarter, book 7 in the #RobertHunter series #CompulsiveReaders @Tr4cyF3nt0n @simonschusterUK I’m thrilled to share my review of I Am Death by Chris Carter, book seven in the Robert Hunter series, as part of the Compulsive Readers Blogathon. Thank you to Tracy Fenton and the Simon & Schuster for giving me the opportunity to share my love of this series with you all. About the book: Seven days after being abducted, the body of a twenty-year-old woman is found on a green patch of grass by the Los Angeles International Airport.

#Blogathon – #BookReview of #IAmDeath by #ChrisCarter, book 7 in the #RobertHunter series #CompulsiveReaders @Tr4cyF3nt0n @simonschusterUK

I’m thrilled to share my review of I Am Death by Chris Carter, book seven in the Robert Hunter series, as part of the Compulsive Readers Blogathon. Thank you…

08.09.2025 09:01 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Watching You by Helen Fields @Helen_Fields @AvonBooksUK Source: Review copyPublication: 28 August 2025 from AvonPP: 352ISBN-13: 978-0008533571 My thanks to Avon Books for an advance copy for review A face in the crowd. A killer in the shadows… On the da…

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02.09.2025 20:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Blood Like Ours by Stuart Neville @stuartneville  @simonschusterUK Source: Review copyPublication: 28 August 2025 from Simon & SchusterPP: 480ISBN-13: 978-1398528116 My thanks to Simon & Schuster for an advance copy for review YOU WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU…

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02.09.2025 20:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Bloody Scotland 2025 @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald It’s less than 2 weeks before my all-time favourite crime book festival. Bloody Scotland takes place from 12th to 14th September, in Stirling. Who will win the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish C…

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02.09.2025 20:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer by Ragnar Jónasson trs Victoria Cribb @MichaelJBooks Source: Review copyPublication: 25 August 2025 from Michael JosephPP: 336ISBN-13: 978-0241711101 My thanks to Michael Joseph for a review copy One winter evening bestselling crime author, Elín S. J…

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02.09.2025 20:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#TopTenTuesday | 2nd September 2025: Books With Occupations in the Title #Top10Tuesday #bookblogger #bookish #amreading #TTT #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #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…

#TopTenTuesday | 2nd September 2025: Books With Occupations in the Title #Top10Tuesday #bookblogger #bookish #amreading #TTT #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2025/09/02/t... via @damppebbles.bsky.social

02.09.2025 10:03 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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#BlogTour – #BookReview of #TheTranscendentTide by Doug Johnstone @doug_johnstone @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours #RandomThingsTours #Sandy #SFF #Enceladons #Greenland I’m excited to welcome you today to my stop on the blog tour for The Transcendent Tide by Doug Johnstone, final book in the incredible science fiction trilogy that began with The Space Between Us. Thank you as always to Anne Cater and Orenda Books for giving me the opportunity to read and review this stunning book. About the book:

#BlogTour – #BookReview of #TheTranscendentTide by Doug Johnstone @doug_johnstone @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours #RandomThingsTours #Sandy #SFF #Enceladons #Greenland

I’m excited to welcome you today to my stop on the blog tour for The Transcendent Tide by Doug Johnstone, final book in the incredible…

02.09.2025 09:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#BookReview: The Lifeline by Libby Page @orionbooks #TheLifeline #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles “Everybody needs saving sometimes… For Kate, having a newborn baby means she is almost never alone. But that doesn’t mean she isn’t lonely. The move from London to Somerset …

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02.09.2025 08:02 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1
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#BlogTour – #BookReview of #TheAntiqueStoreDetectiveAndTheDeadlyInheritance by @ClareChase @bookouture @nholten40 #BooksOnTour I’m delighted to be taking part in the blog tour for The Antique Store Detective and the Deadly Inheritance by Clare Chase. Thanks to Noelle Holten and Bookouture for giving me the opportunity to read and review this wonderful cosy mystery thriller. Pub Day: August 28th 2025 Buy Link: About the Book: A mysterious death and a missing ruby necklace… it’s clearly a case for antique store owner and amateur sleuth Bella Winter!

#BlogTour – #BookReview of #TheAntiqueStoreDetectiveAndTheDeadlyInheritance by @ClareChase @bookouture @nholten40 #BooksOnTour

I’m delighted to be taking part in the blog tour for The Antique Store Detective and the Deadly Inheritance by Clare Chase. Thanks to Noelle Holten and Bookouture for…

01.09.2025 09:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#BookReview of #YoursForTheSeason by Emily Stone @headlinepg @RandomTTours #festiveread Today I’m delighted to share my review of the wonderful Yours For The Season by Emily Stone. Thank you to Anne Cater and Headline for giving me the opportunity to read and review this lovely book, which is my first festive read of the year. About the book: This Christmas, in the romantic Scottish Highlands, a white lie and a fake-dating proposal between exes snowballs out of control in the brand-new festive romance from Emily Stone.

#BookReview of #YoursForTheSeason by Emily Stone @headlinepg @RandomTTours #festiveread

Today I’m delighted to share my review of the wonderful Yours For The Season by Emily Stone. Thank you to Anne Cater and Headline for giving me the opportunity to read and review this lovely book, which is my…

30.08.2025 22:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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WWW Wednesday | 27th August 2025 #WWWWednesday #bookblogger #amreading #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #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 your po…

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27.08.2025 16:22 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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#BlogTour – #BookReview of #DontMakeMeLaugh by Julia Raeside @juliaraesidewrites @bedfordsqpublishers @RandomTTours #RandomThingsTours I’m delighted to welcome you today to my stop on the blog tour for darkly funny feminist novel Don’t Make Me Laugh by Julia Raeside. Thank you to Anne Cater and Bedfor…

#BlogTour - #BookReview of #DontMakeMeLaugh by Julia Raeside @annerandomthings.bsky.social #RandomThingsTours #BookSky #bookblogger #bookreviewer #bookrec #wordpress 💙📚 calturnerreviews.com/2025/08/27/b...

27.08.2025 09:49 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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#BookReview: The Lost Victim by Robert Bryndza #RavenStreetPublishing #TheLostVictim #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles “When schoolgirl Janey Macklin disappeared from the seedy side of London in 1988, her case went cold, with no body and no witnesses. Now, thirty years later, private detective Kate Marshall h…

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27.08.2025 09:40 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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WWW Wednesday | 27th August 2025 #WWWWednesday #bookblogger #amreading #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #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 your po…

WWW Wednesday | 27th August 2025 #WWWWednesday #bookblogger #amreading #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2025/08/27/w... via @damppebbles.bsky.social

27.08.2025 09:34 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Life and Loves of Becca Valentine by Laura Pearson The Life and Loves of Becca Valentine by Laura Pearson is published by Boldwood and is available now. I bought my copy before the publishers changed the title as you will see in the photo below. Th…

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27.08.2025 09:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#BlogTour – #BookReview of #DontMakeMeLaugh by Julia Raeside @juliaraesidewrites @bedfordsqpublishers @RandomTTours #RandomThingsTours I’m delighted to welcome you today to my stop on the blog tour for darkly funny feminist novel Don’t Make Me Laugh by Julia Raeside. Thank you to Anne Cater and Bedford Square Publishers for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book. About the book: Don’t Make Me Laugh balances anger and humour with the deftest of touches.

#BlogTour – #BookReview of #DontMakeMeLaugh by Julia Raeside @juliaraesidewrites @bedfordsqpublishers @RandomTTours #RandomThingsTours

I’m delighted to welcome you today to my stop on the blog tour for darkly funny feminist novel Don’t Make Me Laugh by Julia Raeside. Thank you to Anne Cater and…

27.08.2025 09:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#BlogTour – #BookReview of #TheUnravellingOfJulia by @LisaScottoline @NoExitPress @RandomTTours #RandomThingsTours I’m pleased to welcome you today to my stop on the blog tour for compelling thriller The Unravelling of Julia by Lisa Scottoline. Thank you to Anne Cater and No Exit Press for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book. About the book: When Julia’s husband is brutally murdered in a random attack, her life unravels in ways she never could have foreseen.

#BlogTour – #BookReview of #TheUnravellingOfJulia by @LisaScottoline @NoExitPress @RandomTTours #RandomThingsTours

I’m pleased to welcome you today to my stop on the blog tour for compelling thriller The Unravelling of Julia by Lisa Scottoline. Thank you to Anne Cater and No Exit Press for giving…

26.08.2025 09:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#BookReview: How to Survive a Horror Movie by Scarlett Dunmore @LittleTigerUK #HowtoSurviveaHorrorMovie #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles “Horror movie enthusiast Charley is determined to keep a low profile when she’s enrolled to a girls’ boarding school on a remote island. That is, until someone starts killing off …

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21.08.2025 20:00 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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#BlogTour – #BookReview of #TheBurningStones by @antti_tuomainen @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours #RandomThingsTours #Finland #PaperbackRelease #SaunasCanBeMurder As part of the blog tour to celebrate its paperback release, I’m pleased to reshare my review of standalone novel The Burning Stones by Antti Tuomainen. Thank you as always to Anne Cater and Orenda Books. About the book: Saunas, love and a ladleful of murder… A cold-blooded killer strikes at the hottest moment: the new head of a sauna-stove company is murdered … in the sauna.

#BlogTour – #BookReview of #TheBurningStones by @antti_tuomainen @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours #RandomThingsTours #Finland #PaperbackRelease #SaunasCanBeMurder

As part of the blog tour to celebrate its paperback release, I’m pleased to reshare my review of standalone novel The Burning Stones by Antti…

21.08.2025 14:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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