Jan Is Reading
Reader and reviewer of books. Reviewing on my blog, Amazon and Goodreads.
- Reposted by Jan Is ReadingA Bookseller in Madrid [Book Review] #NetGalley #BookX #BookSky #BookBlogger #HistoricalFiction @HarperMuseBooks #Spain readingladies.com/2025/07/09/a... @readingladiesbc.bsky.social
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading📗📗BOOK REVIEW📗📗 📙Random Things Tours📙 The Lady in the Park By David Reynolds Full review ➡️ t.ly/u7KIx “With a good plot and some entertaining characters this was a compelling read.” #DavidReynolds @muswellpress.bsky.social @annerandomthings.bsky.social
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading📗📗BOOK REVIEW📗📗 Dead To Me by Gytha Lodge Published 3 July Full review ➡️ t.ly/GmjQG “This is a gripping read full of interesting characters, not least feisty Anna, … A cracking book.” @gythalodgeauthor.bsky.social @michaeljbooks.bsky.social
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading*NEW BLOG POST* Today on #damppebbles I am sharing this week's #WWWWednesday post. Find out what I've recently finished reading, what I'm currently reading and what I plan to read next! Check out my post here... ➡️ buff.ly/5wwOjCi #BookSky #skybrarians #books #bookish #book
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading#fivestarflashback ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #BookReview: Blood Lines by Angela Marsons @bookouture.bsky.social #BloodLines #damppebbles ➡️ buff.ly/41amMLM #whattoread #bookish #BookSky #skybrarians #bookrecs #bookrecommendation
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading📕BOOK REVIEW 📕 📚📚Compulsive Readers #ChrisCarterBlogathon📚📚 The Death Sculptor Full review ➡️ t.ly/u3eyK “As always this is very well written with some great twists and turns. I love that there are some clues dripped into the story…” @simonschusteruk.bsky.social @tracyfenton.bsky.social
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading📕📕BOOK REVIEW📕📕 It’s Always The Husband by C L Taylor Published 5 June Full review ➡️ t.ly/vBvSz “I really enjoyed it and as for that ending! Loved it.” @callytaylor.bsky.social @avonbooks.bsky.social
- 🚨 BLOGGER CALL OUT 🚨 Any UK bloggers out there interested in joining the upcoming blog tour for Graham Hurley’s new WW2 thriller, Kane? It is set in the US shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbour. If you have over 1500 followers across here, X and/or insta please DM me for more info.
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading📘📘BOOK REVIEW📘📘 The Man made of Smoke By Alex North Full review ➡️ t.ly/KddSM “This is an atmospheric, dark and unsettling read full of tension and uncertainty. A compelling read and one I thoroughly enjoyed.” @michaeljbooks.bsky.social @alexnorth.co.uk
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading📘📘BOOK REVIEW📘📘 Nightshade By Michael Connelly Full review ➡️ t.ly/M8Tpk “A great plot and twists aplenty this is classic Connelly territory and makes for a most enjoyable read.” @orionbooks.bsky.social @michaelconnelly.bsky.social
- It’s my stop on the #BlogTour today for #TheHouseOfLostWhispers by @jennikeer.bsky.social What if the Titanic never sank? Out now from Boldwood Books. My review is over on my blog: twoheadsarebetterthanone.home.blog/2025/05/05/t...
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading📗📗BOOK REVIEW📗📗 Cleopatra by Natasha Solomons Published 8th May Full review ➡️ t.ly/tcJqg “A captivating and entertaining historical novel, there is violence and treachery in spades but there is also love and loyalty. Very enjoyable.” @manillapress.bsky.social @zaffrebooks.bsky.social
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading📙📙BOOK REVIEW 📙📙 📚📚Orenda Books Tour📚📚 Dangerous by Essie Fox Full review ➡️ t.ly/KyCfe “Venice is a wonderful setting for what is a dark gothic novel with hints of the supernatural.” @essiefox.bsky.social @orendabooks.bsky.social @annerandomthings.bsky.social
- Reposted by Jan Is ReadingGreat review for A Death in the Afternoon from @janisreading.bsky.social - thank you! This brings joy to my (the Beck's) heart: 'Another addictive read from one of my auto read authors.' twoheadsarebetterthanone.home.blog/2025/04/29/d... #review #book #crimefiction
- Reposted by Jan Is ReadingWe're giving away this VANISHING WORLD goodie bag to a lucky winner on both Bluesky and Instagram 🍎 To be in with a chance of winning all you need to do is: - Follow @grantabooks.bsky.social - Repost - Leave a comment tagging a friend (more tags = more entries) - Enter by 2 May See below for T+Cs.
- Reposted by Jan Is ReadingCan’t Wait Wednesday - The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen @sarahpekkanen @stmartinspress @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #TheLockedWard #CantWaitWednesday bluemoodcafe.com/2025/04/23/c... @bluemoodcafe.bsky.social
- Reposted by Jan Is ReadingMonthly Wrap-Up: May 2025. In which I share what I read this month, along with the state of my challenges and goals. #marchreading #MonthInReview bookwyrmshoard.com/challenges/m...
- Reposted by Jan Is ReadingARC #BookReview up for ZomCom'ics ★★★★★ stars! I am so happy that the comics are now bundled and it was great fun to read them again (plus see updates/new things). #BookBloggers #Blogging #Humour #Comics #Zombies #Friendship #BookSky💙📚 #Recommended twirlingbookprincess.com/2025/04/revi...
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading"End of Story" by A.J. Finn - #AudiobookReview #NetGalley #EndOfStory #BookSky 📚🎧 fictionophile.com/2025/04/04/e... @fictionophile.bsky.social
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading🎉🌺What were my Top Books of March? Find out now in a sparkly new Top 10 post on my blog! I had a good month in books!~ 😍✨ #BookBloggers #Blogging #Books #Recommended #Top10 #BookSky💙📚 twirlingbookprincess.com/2025/04/top-...
- Delighted to share my review today for the new novel from @kittyjohnsonbooks.bsky.social Closest Kept Due out 6th May I loved it! twoheadsarebetterthanone.home.blog/2025/04/02/c...
- I have a 📚BOOK REVIEW📚 to share today. The Cleaner by Mary Watson Thank you @alisonbarrow.bsky.social for sending me a finished copy 🥰 Out now @transworldbooks.bsky.social twoheadsarebetterthanone.home.blog/2025/03/22/t...
- Reposted by Jan Is ReadingHelle and Death by Oskar Jensen josbookblog.co.uk/2025/03/14/h... via @tinyicklejo.bsky.social
- Reposted by Jan Is ReadingTodays #mysteriousmonday features #CSLewis as a detective in #TheMysteryAtRakeHall by #maureenpaton @swiftpress.bsky.social Its a very enjoyable read! Full review on insta ⬇️⬇️⬇️ www.instagram.com/p/DHAl52wogp...
- Reposted by Jan Is ReadingPublication Day – Q&A with Elora Canne, author of Love & Laughter: (and other disasters) raereadsbookblog.wordpress.com/2025/03/13/e...
- Reposted by Jan Is ReadingFiction for Over Fifty: A Guest Post by Apple Gidley on Finding Serenissima Publication Day lindasbookbag.com/2025/03/11/f... via @lindasbookbag.bsky.social
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading#BlogTour – #BookReview of #TheWeekenders by David F. Ross @dfr10 @OrendaBooks #RaskineHouse I’m thrilled to welcome you today to my stop on the blog tour for excellent novel The Weekenders (The Raskine House Trilogy Book 1) by David F. Ross. Thank you to Danielle Price and Orenda Books for giving…
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading#BlogTour - #BookReview of chilling gothic thriller #SmallFires by @ronnieturner8702.bsky.social @orendabooks.bsky.social #GothicFiction #FolkHorror #booksky #bookblogger #bookreviewer #bookrec 💙📚 calturnerreviews.com/2025/03/13/b...
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading📙📙BOOK REVIEW📙📙 The Maid’s Secret by Nita Prose Published 10 April Full review ➡️ t.ly/QN9nE “I’m sad that this is the last book but it was a good story, particularly Gran’s notebook entries. A wonderful heartwarming read.” #NitaProse @harpercollins.bsky.social
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading📚#TwoForTuesday📚 I can never resist the trade paperbacks at the airport, can you?✈️ Last week I picked up #SoThrilledForYou by @hollybourne.bsky.social which has been on my wish list for a while, & also heard lots of good things about #TheInheritance by @trishasakhlecha.bsky.social #BookSky📚💙
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading‘So here we are, thirty seven weeks pregnant, at IKEA.’ Todays #FirstLinesFriday is from Tilt by @emmapattee.bsky.social @boroughpress Find out more on insta ⬇️⬇️⬇️ It’s out 13th March www.instagram.com/p/DGU2FtHAzb...
- Reposted by Jan Is ReadingToday I’m sharing my review of one from the backlist - #Coasting by #elisedowning @summersdalebooks.bsky.social TBH I don’t know why I left it so long, it’s a great read and very inspiring! Full review on insta ⬇️⬇️⬇️ www.instagram.com/p/DGhsUFFAOn...
- Reposted by Jan Is ReadingBlog Tour Excerpt: The Younger Woman by Cate Ray @cateraywriter @parkrowbooks @harlequin_audio bluemoodcafe.com/2025/02/25/b... via @bluemoodcafe.bsky.social
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading#Extract from #UnclaimedBaggage by Katie O'Rourke | @ktorourkeauthor | @TypeEighteenBks | @typeeighteenbooks.bsky.social www.swirlandthread.com/unclaimed-ba... via @maireadhearne.bsky.social
- Reposted by Jan Is ReadingWe are the sum of all that has befallen us: welcome to my review of #OnceWasWillem by M. R. Carey! #NetGalley
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading#TopTenTuesday | 11th February 2025: Love Freebie - Books with Red Covers #Top10Tuesday #bookblogger #bookish #amreading #TTT #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2025/02/11/t... via @damppebbles.bsky.social
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading#BlogTour – #BookReview of #TheHouseOfLightAndShadows by Lauren Westwood @lwestwoodwriter @BoldwoodBooks @rararesources #RachelsRandomResources The House of Light and Shadows I’m delighted to welcome you today to my stop on the blog tour for historical gothic mystery The House of Light and Shadows…
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading#BlogTour - #BookReview of mesmerising gothic mystery #TheHouseOfLightAndShadows by #LaurenWestwood @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social @rararesources.bsky.social #RachelsRandomResources #bookreviewer #bookblogger #bookrec #wordpress #booksky 💙📚 calturnerreviews.com/2025/02/24/b...
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading📚#BookReview📚 5⭐️Wow, what a rollercoaster ride of a thriller #TheNewNeighbours by Claire Douglas @michaeljbooks.bsky.social is! Who knew that a new addition to the neighbourhood could be so mysterious? You have to read to find out more! 👀🏠 Full Review 🔗 tinyurl.com/2s4bpnh7 #Booksky📚💙
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading📕📕BOOK REVIEW 📕📕 💡The Likely Suspects💡 The Big Empty By Robert Crais Full review ➡️ t.ly/Gl0sN “An absorbing and thoroughly enjoyable read.” @robertcrais.bsky.social @simonschusteruk.bsky.social
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading📕📕BOOK REVIEW📕📕 The Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie #readchristie2025 Full review ➡️ t.ly/mZnJs “Agatha Christie isn’t just the Queen of Crime she’s the Queen of red herrings! A very enjoyable collection of short stories.” #agathachristie
- Reposted by Jan Is ReadingToday I’m reviewing #TheParisDancer by #nicolarayner @headofzeus.bsky.social which is a @squadpod2021.bsky.social featured book this month! A beautifully sweeping , yet intimate tale which is powerfully captivating and hard to forget Full review on insta ⬇️⬇️ www.instagram.com/p/DGPsgKOgbt...
- Reposted by Jan Is ReadingThe brilliant Cuckoo by @callieuntitled.bsky.social is out in ebook today. Congratulations! @rachelmayquin.bsky.social
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading📚#BookReview📚 3.5⭐️💫 #TheWolfTree by Laura McCluskey @harpercollins.bsky.social is an eerie thriller based on an isolated island, where two detectives are sent to investigate an assumed suicide, but discover there is a lot more to the story…🕵️♀️🔍 Full Review 🔗 tinyurl.com/3upbsvtm #BookSky📚💙
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading📚🐶WILLOW STACK🐶📚 Willow felt it was time for her to make another appearance, this time perfectly posing with a #bookstack spelling out her name!📚 Do you have a fluffy reading buddy? They really are the best!❤️ #BookSky📚💙 #bookstacks
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading📚#BookReview📚 5⭐️ #TheDaughter is the ninth title from @tmloganauthor.bsky.social @zaffrebooks.bsky.social & wow, it definitely doesn’t disappoint! A fast-paced thriller, packed with suspense & tension, you will not want to put this book down! 👀 Full Review 🔗 tinyurl.com/4etj9ear #BookSky📚💙
- Reposted by Jan Is ReadingFinished #LeaveNoTrace by @jocallaghankat.bsky.social not long ago and it was a cracking read. Loved everything about it. @simonschusteruk.bsky.social 💙📚 #booksky #bookblogger #books
- Reposted by Jan Is ReadingBook Review📝 Today it’s my stop on the blog tour for The Manual For Good Wives by Lola Jaye #TheManualForGoodWives @lolajaye.bsky.social @panmacmillan.bsky.social 💙📚 #booksky #bookreview #blogtour #books #bookblogger
- Reposted by Jan Is ReadingHello Book Friends How are you all? I’ve been reading, resting and recuperating. I’m currently reading The Antique Hunter’s Death on the Red Sea by @clmillerauthor.bsky.social and rewatching Unforgotten. What’s everyone else reading/watching? @panmacmillan.bsky.social 💙📚 #booksky #tvsky
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading📕📕BOOK REVIEW 📕📕 📚📚Allison & Busby Tour📚📚 Mrs Hudson and the Capricorn Incident by Martin Davies Happy Publication Day Full review ➡️ t.ly/TX10A “A very entertaining cosy mystery. “ #AllisonandBusby
- Reposted by Jan Is Reading📙📙BOOK REVIEW📙📙 Silent Scream by Angela Marsons Happy 10th Anniversary Full review ➡️ t.ly/TONIJ “A fantastic start to what is a fantastic series. Long may it continue.” @bookouture.bsky.social @kimthebookworm.bsky.social
- Reposted by Jan Is ReadingMy reviews 2025: A thread 📚🥰 The Broken River by Chris Hammer #TheBrokenRiver #ChrisHammer damppebbles.com/2025/01/02/b...
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- It’s Cover Reveal day 🧛♂️📚🧛♂️📚🧛♂️📚🧛♂️ For horror, gothic Americana and vampire fans, just look at this upcoming novel! Due out Sept from #BlackCrowBooks Coffin Moon by @keithrosson.bsky.social Details & pre-order links: twoheadsarebetterthanone.home.blog/2025/02/26/c... #CoverReveal #CoffinMoon
- 📚 BOOK POST 📚 Thank you @alisonbarrow.bsky.social for sending me a gorgeous hardback copy of The Cleaner by @marymary.bsky.social Review to follow asap 👀 Out now from @transworldbooks.bsky.social
- Reposted by Jan Is ReadingLooking for some new authors to obsess over in 2025? Here’s my starter packs with some of this year’s debuts! Can’t wait to read their books #BookSky go.bsky.app/RYHeizdat://did:plc:u6nv2lpaqyapzavbefhrkvxt/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lcllew4ifa2b