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#BookReview: Something in the Walls by Daisy Pearce @orbitbooks.bsky.social #SomethingInTheWalls #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2026/02/05/b... @damppebbles.bsky.social
#BookReview: Something in the Walls by Daisy Pearce @orbitbooks.bsky.social #SomethingInTheWalls #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

“SHE’S LOOKING FOR THE TRUTH, BUT SOMETHING ELSE IS STARING BACK. Newly trained child psychologist Mina has little experience. In a field full of experts, she’s been unable to fin…

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The Final Vow by M. W. Craven - Review. stephsbookblog.com/2026/02/05/t...
The Final Vow by M. W. Craven – Review.

About The Book An invisible killer with a 100% success rate. No one is safe. Not even those closest to Washington Poe . . .A shooting at Gretna Green. A bride is murdered on her wedding day, second…

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Steph handle.invalid · Feb 4
#BookReview of #SecondChances by Roisin Meaney | @roisinm.bsky.social www.swirlandthread.com/second-chanc... @maireadhearne.bsky.social
Second Chances by Roisin Meaney | Review

Second Chances by Roisin Meaney (February 2026, Hachette Ireland) is described as 'a heart-breaking yet hopeful read'

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Steph handle.invalid · Feb 2
Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister | #bookreview #thriller portobellobookblog.com/2026/02/02/f... @portybelle.bsky.social
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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Steph handle.invalid · Feb 2
Camera shy birthday boy at The Halston Carlisle

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Steph handle.invalid · Jan 30
Old Soul by Susan Barker josbookblog.co.uk/2026/01/30/o... @tinyicklejo.bsky.social
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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Steph handle.invalid · Jan 30
The Girl Before by J. P. Delaney - Review. stephsbookblog.com/2026/01/30/t...
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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Steph handle.invalid · Jan 29
I’ve lived in Lancashire for 50 years and understand two of these

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Steph handle.invalid · Jan 29
'Caller Unknown' by Oliver Johnson noveldeelights.com/2026/01/29/c... @noveldeelights.bsky.social
‘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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Steph handle.invalid · Jan 29
#BookReview of #ThePersian by David McCloskey www.swirlandthread.com/the-persian-... @maireadhearne.bsky.social
#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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Steph handle.invalid · Jan 27
#BookReview of #Crucible by John Sayles | @melvillehouse.bsky.social www.swirlandthread.com/crucible-by-... @maireadhearne.bsky.social
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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Steph handle.invalid · Jan 27
Quite Ugly One Morning by Chris Brookmyre jenmedsbookreviews.com/2026/01/27/q... @jenlucas.bsky.social
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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Steph handle.invalid · Jan 26
This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page | #BookReview #BookSky 💙📚 portobellobookblog.com/2026/01/26/t... @portybelle.bsky.social
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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Steph handle.invalid · Jan 26
Notes on a Scandal by Zoë Heller josbookblog.co.uk/2026/01/26/n... @tinyicklejo.bsky.social
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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Steph handle.invalid · Jan 22
'My Husband's Wife' by Alice Feeney noveldeelights.com/2026/01/22/m... @noveldeelights.bsky.social
‘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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Steph handle.invalid · Jan 22
Nothing Good Happens After 2am by Niamh Hargan | #bookreview #BookSky portobellobookblog.com/2026/01/22/n... @portybelle.bsky.social
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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Steph handle.invalid · Jan 22
#BookReview of #TheNowhereGirls by Carmel Harrington www.swirlandthread.com/the-nowhere-... @maireadhearne.bsky.social
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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Steph handle.invalid · Jan 21
Into The Dark by Fiona Cummins - Review. stephsbookblog.com/2026/01/21/i...
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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Steph handle.invalid · Jan 19
#BookReview of Fireflies in Winter by Eleanor Shearer www.swirlandthread.com/fireflies-in... @maireadhearne.bsky.social
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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Steph handle.invalid · Jan 15
'The Night Watcher' by Tariq Ashkanani noveldeelights.com/2026/01/15/t... @noveldeelights.bsky.social
‘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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Steph handle.invalid · Jan 13
'Forbidden Waters' by Rob Parker noveldeelights.com/2026/01/13/f... @noveldeelights.bsky.social
‘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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Steph handle.invalid · Jan 8
Some of my most anticipated books of 2026 noveldeelights.com/2026/01/08/s... @noveldeelights.bsky.social
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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Steph handle.invalid · Jan 8
Opal Country by Chris Hammer - Review. stephsbookblog.com/2026/01/08/o...
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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Steph handle.invalid · Jan 7
The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths - Review. stephsbookblog.com/2026/01/07/t...
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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Steph handle.invalid · Jan 6
The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson josbookblog.co.uk/2026/01/06/t... @tinyicklejo.bsky.social
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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Steph handle.invalid · Jan 3
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.

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Steph handle.invalid · Jan 1
A New Year’s Day walk through Grange Park

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Steph handle.invalid · Dec 31, 2025
"The List Of Suspicious Things" by Jennie Godfrey - Book Review @Sourcebooks #PublicationDay #DebutNovel #TheListOfSuspiciousThings #BookReview #JennieGodfrey fictionophile.com/2025/12/30/t...
“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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Steph handle.invalid · Dec 6, 2025
Thought last night was bad for a World Cup draw, this evening is worse. Just waffle

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Steph handle.invalid · Dec 4, 2025
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Steph handle.invalid · Nov 18, 2025
The Nancys and The Case Of The Missing Necklace by R. W. R. McDonald - Blog Tour Review. stephsbookblog.com/2025/11/18/t...
The Nancys and The Case Of The Missing Necklace by R. W. R. McDonald – Blog Tour Review.

About The Book Meet the Nancys… Tippy Chan is eleven years old, and she lives in a small town in a very quiet part of New Zealand – the town her Uncle Pike escaped as a teenager, the moment he got …

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Steph handle.invalid · Nov 14, 2025
An Inconvenience of Penguins josbookblog.co.uk/2025/11/14/a... @tinyicklejo.bsky.social
An Inconvenience of Penguins

The problem started, as problems often do, with a penguin. From Kings and Emperors to Macaronis and Rockhoppers, penguins are one of the most immediately recognisable animals on Earth. Yet for all …

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Steph handle.invalid · Nov 11, 2025
Remembrance poppies at St Mary Mags church

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Steph handle.invalid · Nov 11, 2025
Le Fay by Sophie Keetch josbookblog.co.uk/2025/11/11/l... @tinyicklejo.bsky.social
Le Fay by Sophie Keetch

They should fear me, the power I possessed, and the bright, ravenous rage that now fuelled my every breath… Even I did not know what I was capable of. Lady Morgan surveys her life at Camelot: she i…

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Steph handle.invalid · Nov 6, 2025
The Undertaker’s Daughter by Kate Mayfield - Review stephsbookblog.com/2025/11/06/t...
The Undertaker’s Daughter by Kate Mayfield – Review

About The Book What if the place you called ‘home’ happened to be a funeral home? Kate Mayfield explores what it meant to be the daughter of a small-town undertaker in this fascinating memoir evoca…

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Steph handle.invalid · Nov 4, 2025
'The Blitz Secret' by Stephen Ronson noveldeelights.com/2025/11/04/t... @noveldeelights.bsky.social
‘The Blitz Secret’ by Stephen Ronson

Author : Stephen RonsonTitle : The Blitz SecretSeries : John Cook #3Pages : 380Publisher : Hodder & StoughtonPublication date : 6th November, 2025Source : Author / Netgalley London, 1940: …

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Steph handle.invalid · Oct 31, 2025
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab josbookblog.co.uk/2025/10/31/b... @tinyicklejo.bsky.social
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab

This is a story about hunger.1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada. A young girl grows up wild and wily – her beauty is only outmatched by her dreams of escape. But María knows she can only ever be a p…

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Steph handle.invalid · Oct 30, 2025
’The Token’ by Sharon Bolton noveldeelights.com/2025/10/30/t... @noveldeelights.bsky.social
’The Token’ by Sharon Bolton

Author : Sharon BoltonTitle : The TokenPages : 420Publisher : OrionPublication date : 6th November, 2025Source : Netgalley Seven strangers receive a mysterious note informing them of their impendin…

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Steph handle.invalid · Oct 24, 2025
Little Secrets by Victoria Goldman - Blog Tour Review. stephsbookblog.com/2025/10/24/l... @victoriagoldman.bsky.social
Little Secrets by Victoria Goldman – Blog Tour Review.

About The Book Welcome to the true-crime controversy that’s divided the media for the last twenty years. To discover the truth, we need to delve back into the past…THEN: In June 1999, the last five…

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Steph handle.invalid · Oct 22, 2025
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview - Women of War by Louise Morrish shortbookandscribes.uk/reviews/shor... @shortbookandscribes.uk
ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – 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 Louise’s first book, Operation Moonlight – …

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Steph handle.invalid · Oct 21, 2025
'The Last Witch' by C.J. Cooke noveldeelights.com/2025/10/21/t... @noveldeelights.bsky.social
‘The Last Witch’ 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 kee…

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Steph handle.invalid · Oct 21, 2025
Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson - 10th Anniversary - Blog Tour Review stephsbookblog.com/2025/10/21/s...
Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson – 10th Anniversary – Blog Tour Review

About The Book SNOWBLIND Siglufjörður: an idyllically quiet fishing village in Northern Iceland, where no one locks their doors – accessible only via a small mountain tunnel. Ari Thór Ar…

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Steph handle.invalid · Oct 21, 2025
The Woman Downstairs by J. D. Kirk - Blog Tour Review. stephsbookblog.com/2025/10/21/t...
The Woman Downstairs by J. D. Kirk – Blog Tour Review.

About The Book Hi,’ she says, ‘I’m your new neighbour.’ Her smile is bright but her shoulders are tense as she stands on the leafy green Edinburgh street. She seems friendly. But soon I’ll discover…

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Steph handle.invalid · Oct 14, 2025
'The Vanishing Place' by Zoë Rankin noveldeelights.com/2025/10/14/t... @noveldeelights.bsky.social
‘The Vanishing Place’ by Zoë Rankin

Author : Zoë RankinTitle : The Vanishing PlacePages : 380Publisher : Viper Books / Serpent’s TailPublication date : 2nd October, 2025Source : Netgalley One girl escaped. But the forest took a…

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Steph handle.invalid · Oct 9, 2025
'The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House' by Jenni Keer noveldeelights.com/2025/10/09/t... @noveldeelights.bsky.social
‘The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House’ by Jenni Keer

Author : Jenni KeerTitle : The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick HousePages : 320Publisher : Boldwood BooksPublication date : 11th October, 2025Source : Netgalley As the bones start to fall, the spi…

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