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Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister | #bookreview #thriller What makes a good thriller for me is taking ordinary people, putting them in extra-ordinary situations and seeing how they react. And that’s something Gillian McAllister does brilliantly! Cam…

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Camera shy birthday boy at The Halston Carlisle

I’m there but thank you

Old Soul by Susan Barker The woman never goes by the same name.She never stays in the same place too long.She never ages. She never dies.But those around her do. When two grieving strangers meet by chance in Osaka airport …

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The Girl Before by J. P. Delaney – Review. About The Book Enter the world of One Folgate Street and discover perfection . . . but can you pay the price? Jane stumbles on the rental opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to live in a beautifu…

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I’ve lived in Lancashire for 50 years and understand two of these

‘Caller Unknown’ by Oliver Johnson Author : Oliver JohnsonTitle : Caller UnknownPages : 445Publisher : Point BlankPublication date : 22nd January, 2026Source : Publisher’s review copy DON’T Seven children found drugged and unc…

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#BookReview of #ThePersian by David McCloskey - Swirl and Thread ‘What happens when a spy is forced to reckon with the consequences of his deception?‘– The Persian [ About The Persian ] Kamran Esfahani, a Persian Jewish dentist from Stockholm, dreams of starting af...

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Crucible by John Sayles | Review Crucible by John Sayles (Melville House) is described as 'an epic tale ranging from the 1920s through the second World War'

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Quite Ugly One Morning by Chris Brookmyre Today I am sharing my (exceedingly late to the party) review of the very first Jack Parlabane novel from Chris Brookmyre, Quite Ugly One Morning. As per my usual MO, I have read later books in the …

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This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page  | #BookReview #BookSky 💙📚 The first book I finished this year was This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page. It has such a gorgeous first line and one I whole-heartedly agree with: The right book in the hands of the righ…

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Notes on a Scandal by Zoë Heller From the day that Sheba Hart joins the staff at St George’s, history teacher Barbara Covett is convinced that she has found a kindred spirit. When Sheba is discovered having an illicit affair…

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‘My Husband’s Wife’ by Alice Feeney Author : Alice FeeneyTitle : My Husband’s WifePages : 320Publisher : Pan MacmillanPublication date : 27th January, 2026Source : Netgalley Eden Fox, an artist on the brink of her big break, se…

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Nothing Good Happens After 2am by Niamh Hargan | #bookreview #BookSky Nothing Good Happens After 2am takes us into the world of elite cocktail making with Robbie, filling time before he takes a job in the city and El, an ambitious ‘mixologist’ I guess we&…

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The Nowhere Girls by Carmel Harrington | Review The Nowhere Girls by Carmel Harrington (Headline) is described as 'the gripping and suspenseful new novel about two abandoned sisters'

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Into The Dark by Fiona Cummins – Review. About The Book The Place: Seawings, a beautiful art deco home overlooking the sweep of the bay in Midtown-on-Sea. The Crime: The gilded Holden family – Piper and Gray and their two teenage children…

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Fireflies in Winter by Eleanor Shearer | Review Fireflies in Winter by Eleanor Shearer (Headline) is described as a novel 'with evocative prose and immersive storytelling'.

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‘The Night Watcher’ by Tariq Ashkanani Author : Tariq AshkananiTitle : The Night WatcherSeries : Callie Munro #1Pages : 270Publisher : Thomas & MercerPublication date : 1st December, 2025Source : Netgalley review copy As private inv…

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‘Forbidden Waters’ by Rob Parker Author : Rob ParkerTitle : Forbidden WatersSeries : Cam Killick Norfolk Mysteries #2Pages : 320Publisher : Raven BooksPublication date : 15th January, 2026Source : Netgalley review copy It starts w…

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Some of my most anticipated books of 2026 So, we’ve done the looking back thing here and here. Now it’s time to look ahead.  This list is obviously not complete. I’m sure there are many more I failed to spot because I w…

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Opal Country by Chris Hammer – Review. About The Book Opals…In the desolate outback town of Finnigans Gap, police struggle to maintain law and order. Thieves pillage opal mines, religious fanatics recruit vulnerable youngsters and…

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The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths – Review. About The Book Dr Ruth Galloway is called in when a child’s bones are discovered near a prehistoric site on the north Norfolk salt marshes. Are they the remains of a local girl who disappeare…

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The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson She might win the throne. She might destroy an empire. Either way, it begins with murder. After twenty-four years on the throne, it is time for Bersun the Brusque, emperor of Orrun, to bring his re…

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Oh definitely, I put stuff on if I had a bad day at work but no detail so can’t remember a thing. Which is probably for the best. But I work in retail so you can probably guess😂

I have one and love seeing posts from the same day on previous years. 2 1/2 years through it and I’d completely forgotten that on NYD last year we were on flood alert

I never imagined that going to bed with no news notifications on my phone and waking up to a ton of them would ever happen.

A New Year’s Day walk through Grange Park

“The List Of Suspicious Things” by Jennie Godfrey – Book Review @Sourcebooks #PublicationDay #DebutNovel #TheListOfSuspiciousThings #BookReview #JennieGodfrey Although today is the publication day for this debut novel, I’ve been hearing great things about this book for the past year. The reason is that it was published in the United Kingdom last Ja…

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