COVER REVEAL – Autumn at the Sweetshop of Second Chances I’m very happy to share the cover of Jodie Homer’s next release. Blurb Abby is a workaholic television executive producer, obsessed with ratings, deadlines, and climbing the corporate l…

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Rewind Recap: Weekly Update W/E 19/04/26 Apparently last Tuesday was World Puffin Day. It would be totally remiss of me not to have recognised this fact by including some of my puffin pics from last year, so that is just what I am doing. …

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The Infamous Gilberts by Angela Tomaski – review Published by Fig Tree Publication  – 5 March 2026 Source – review copy ‘We shall be forgotten.’ he said. ‘We shall be lost. They will scrub us away like a set of dirty fingerprints on a…

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The Ossians by Doug Johnstone Today I am sharing my review of The Ossians by Doug Johnstone, republished this month by Orenda Books to celebrate 20 years of Doug’s fabulous writing. 20 years! No, I don’t believe it …

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Full Harrogate line-up announced for 23rd-26th July 2026, chaired by Lisa Jewell Harrogate International Festivals has revealed the full programme for the 2026 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, the world’s largest and most prestigious celebration of crime fiction, …

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The House in the Tuscan Hills - Anita Chapman | Book Review | Dual Timeline | @neetschapman @bookouture #AnitaChapmanBookTour #BooksOnTour - My Reading Corner At her charming house in the Tuscan hills, Jen pictures the beautiful opal ring that brought her here. Will this inherited jewel finally unravel the secrets her family has been holding so close? Italy...

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‘Last One Out’ by Jane Harper Author : Jane HarperTitle : Last One OutPages : 380Publisher : Pan MacmillanPublication date : 23rd April, 2026Source : Digital review copy Sam Crowley vanished five years ago on his twenty-first b…

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The Drowning Place by Sarah Hilary Today I am delighted to share my thoughts on The Drowning Place, the brand new thriller from Sarah Hilary which is out today. Happy publication day, Sarah. My thanks to publisher, Vintage/Harvill S…

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A Murder Is Announced with Victoria Dowd and Fliss Chester Last month, we had the huge honour of welcoming Victoria Dowd and Fliss Chester to West Barnes Library to talk about their Golden Age novels. Apologies for not getting this post up earlier and also…

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Rewind Recap: Weekly Update W/E 12/04/26 What a week. I was only in work for three days but they felt like the full five. All I can say is I am ever grateful that they were bookended by much better days. Monday we made the best of the Ban…

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The Wasp Trap by Mark Edwards Today I am sharing my thoughts on The Wasp Trap by Mark Edwards, his latest thriller that was released in paperback earlier this year. I went to see Mark at an event at my local library last month,…

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The Drowning Place (D.S. Joseph Ashe #1) by Sarah Hilary @sarah_hilary @VintageBooks Source: Review copyPublication: 16 April 2026PP: 320ISBN-13: 978-1787305397 My thanks to Harvill for an advance copy for review Every place has its ghosts. Edenscar, a town in the Peak District, ha…

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#TopTenTuesday | 24th March 2026: Books on My Spring 2026 To-Read List #Top10Tuesday #bookblogger #bookish #amreading #TTT #BookTwitter #booktwt #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…

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#TopTenTuesday : Books on My Spring 2026 To-Read List | #TuesdayBookBlog Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish, which is now being hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. The rules are simple: Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic…

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#BookReview: The Other You by Carys Green @harvillbooks #TheOtherYou #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles “‘It will be all right,’ Nellie assured her with startling confidence. ‘I’m here to make things better. You’ll see.’ Elena and Stu are barely holding it together. Their newborn screams throug…

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It’s Not What You Think by Clare Mackintosh Today I am sharing my thoughts on the brand new standalone thriller from Clare Mackintosh, It’s Not What You Think. I am, as ever, grateful to HarperCollins for feeding myr eading passion and…

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‘Wolf Hall’ by Hilary Mantel Author : Hilary MantelTitle : Wolf HallSeries : Thomas Cromwell #1Pages : 650Publisher : 4th Estate UKPublication date : 30th April, 2009Source : Owned copy England, the 1520s. Henry VIII is on the…

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#BookReview: When I Was Death by Alexis Henderson @PenguinUKBooks #WhenIWasDeath #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles “Roslyn Volk isn’t herself any more. It’s been almost a year since her older sister, Adeline, died under suspicious circumstances, and she’s still shackled by grief. When six mysterious girls…

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Dead Heat by Sabine Durrant @centurybooksuk @SabineDurrant Source: Review copyPublication: 12 March 2026 from CenturyPP: 352ISBN-13: 978-1529952940 My thanks to Century for a review copy Former journalist Matt Grimshaw’s life is at a low ebb. He&#821…

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Reaper by Vanda Symon Today I am sharing my thoughts on the brand new thriller from Vanda Symon, Reaper, book two in the City of Shadows series. My thanks to publisher Orenda Books for an advance ecopy of the book and A…

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This Week in Books (18th March, 2026) Hosted by Lipsy Lost and Found, my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I’m reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words.  Set on the desert planet Arra…

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Lazybones by Mark Billingham It’s the next stop on Mandie’s Thorneathon reading odyssey, this time with a review of Lazybones by Mark Billingham. I think she’s enjoying this series catch up you know. Here&#82…

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Rewind Recap: Weekly Update W/E 15/03/26 It’s been a quiet one this week, book wise. I wish I could say the same about the day job but that’s a different story and not one I need to bore you all with. Big changes ahead but als…

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#BlogTour: The Sea Stone Sisters by Eleanor Buchanan @headlinepg @RandomTTours #TheSeaStoneSisters #EleanorBuchanan #RandomThingsTours Book Synopsis: The four of them had sat upon the fallen stones the night before Iris left.Like the stones in their rings, the sisters were meant to stay together.Now they were scattered across the …

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Six Strikes by Antonia Grave @AntoniaGBooks @AvonBooksUK Source: Audiobook review copyPublication: 12 March 2026 from AvonNarrator: Charlie SandersonListening Time: 10hours 3 minsASIN: B0G2F5TWTX My thanks to Avon Books for a review copy There’s no…

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SON by Johana Gustawsson and Thomas Enger I absolutely loved Son by Thomas Enger and Johana Gustawsson when I first read it last year. Two of my #teamOrenda favourites writing together? What’s not to love? To celebrate the publicatio…

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The Murder Pool by Stella Blómkvist, translated by Quentin Bates Today I share my review of the latest english language release from Stella Blómkvist, The Murder Pool, translated by Quentin Bates. My thanks to Ewa Sherman and publisher, Corylus Books, for the ad…

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Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett – review Published by Orbit Publication date – 17 February 2026 Source – review copy All strays are welcome here. Agnes Aubert is very fond of making lists. These lists kept her afloat when she …

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‘A Box Full of Darkness’ by Simone St. James Author : Simone St. JamesTitle : A Box Full of Darkness Pages : 350Publisher : Michael Joseph UKPublication date : 22nd January, 2026Source : From my own bookcase Strange things happen in Fell, New…

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