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Highlights from my Scotland/Ireland holiday #Fictionophile @cietoursI was away for two weeks enjoying what was, for me, a ‘bucket-list’ trip. My husband and I travelled with my cousin and her husband and...
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“A Body by the Henhouse” by Kate Wells – Book Review @BoldwoodBooks @KatePoels @rararesources #ABodyByTheHenhouse #boldwoodbloggers #BlogTour #BookReviewCarrying on with the delightful Malvern Farm mystery series, this third installment was as enjoyable as the first two! Our protagonist, Jude Gray,...
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“In The Hour of Crows” by Dana Elmendorf – Book Review @HarperCollins #InTheHourOfCrows #BookReviewThe Hour of Crows: when the day is no longer but the night is not yet. I’m finding it very difficult to write the review for this novel....
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“The Short Straw” by Holly Seddon – Book Review @orionbooks #TheShortStraw @hollyseddon #BookReview“The first thing they notice is the cold. Somehow, it feels colder inside than out. A frozen silence, years in the making, is embedded in...
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Cover Love part 116 – Caravans and Trailers #CoverLove #fictionophile #BookCoversThey say you can never have a second chance to make a good first impression. A book’s cover does just that – gives a first impression. A good cover...
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Fictionophile’s MAY 2024 Reading Wrap-Up #bookblogger #MonthlyWrapUp #Fictionophile #MayReadsMay by the numbers: Total titles read: 11 Published recently: 9 Backlist titles: 2 Five star reads: 2 Debut novels: 2 Blog Tours 2 Books that are...
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Fictionophile’s MAY 2024 #BookHaul #Bookbloggers #ForthcomingTitles #TBR #AnticipatedReadsThis month I added SIX new review commitments to my TBR mountain. Four were publisher widgets sent to me that I couldn’t resist ; one was a...
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Wee blogging break for a ‘bucket list’ tripToday, we fly from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Edinburgh, Scotland. This is a trip that I’ve looked forward to for a long, long, time. We will be...
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Top Ten Tuesday – Books I was super excited to get my hands on – but still haven’t read #TopTenTuesday #TuesdayBookBlog #BookTwitter #bookbloggers #AnticipatedReads #TBRTop Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. The rules are simple: Each...
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“Women and Children First” by Alina Grabowski – Book Review @zandoprojects #WomenAndChildrenFirst #BookReviewThis book of tenuously connected stories explores what it is to be female. Daughters, mothers, friends, teachers, mentors, and sisters have their...
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“The Two Deaths of Ruth Lyle” by Nick Louth – Book Review @CaneloCrime @NickLouthAuthor #TheTwoDeathsOfRuthLyle #BookReviewI’ve read a lot of police procedural novels in my time and I have to say that this one had one of the most intriguing crimes. Fifty years...
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“A Village Vacancy” by Julie Houston – Book Review @AriaFiction #AVillageVacancy #BookReview #RomCom #ChickLitAfter reading two excellent, though very dark crime thrillers, I thought I’d opt for a lighter read. As this title has been on my NetGalley...
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“The Return of Ellie Black” by Emiko Jean – Book Review @simonschuster #TheReturnOfEllieBlack #EmikoJean #BookReviewIf you’re looking for a novel that will absolutely knock your socks off – this is the one you should read. A debut thriller that...
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“When We Were Silent” by Fiona McPhillips – Book Review @Flatironbooks @fionamcp #WhenWeWereSilent #BookReview“If I’d said something back then, maybe none of this would have happened.”Set in Dublin, Ireland, this well written debut novel...
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WWW Wednesday – May 15, 2024 #readingforpleasure #bookbloggers #WWWWednesday #bookworms #FictionophileWelcome to this week’s WWW Wednesday. WWW Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. I’ve linked the book...
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May 9-23, 2024 – Libby’s “Big Library Read” online bookclub @LibbyApp #BigLibraryRead #WildNewWorldWhile most readers know Libby, its book club – Big Library Read – has been flying under the radar since 2014. It’s a free, global, digital...
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“Death in Bacton Wood” by Ross Greenwood – Book Review @BoldwoodBooks @greenwoodross @rararesources #DeathInBactonWood #BlogTour #BookReview #boldwoodbloggers @theboldwoodbookclubDS Ashley Knight – Book 3 The third book in this police procedural series proved just as engaging as the first two. This is a police...
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“The Five Year Lie” by Sarina Bowen – Book Review @HarperPerennial #TheFiveYearLie @SarinaBowen #BookReview“The Five Year Lie” puts a modern twist on the ‘lost letter’ trope. A message that comes too late, a message that could...
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“Thirty Days of Darkness” by Jenny Lund Madsen – #BlogTour @RandomTTours #Book Review @OrendaBooks @JennyLundMadsen #ThirtyDaysOfDarkness @meganeturney #NordicNoirWhat an unusual and quirky protagonist! At first I didn’t know what to make of Hannah. She seemed narcissistic, haughty, and supercilious. Oh...
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“Anna’s Promise” by Pauline Tait – Book Review @FB_Publishing @PTait_author #AnnasPromise #BookReview #BlogTour @RandomTTours“Anna’s Promise” is the second book in the Maren Bay series set on the picturesque Isle of Skye. This time the protagonist is a...
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Top Ten Tuesday – Books with flowers on the cover #TopTenTuesday #TuesdayBookBlog #BookTwitter #bookbloggers #AnticipatedReads #TBRTop Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. The rules are simple: Each...
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“Yule Island” by Johana Gustawsson – Book Review @OrendaBooks @JoGustawsson #YuleIsland @givemeawave #BookReview“Anger is just sadness that’s been hardened by time.” Permeated with a sense of overwhelming melancholy, I was not sure what to...
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“Hidden Rooms” by Kate Michaelson – Book Review @CamCatBooks @KateMichaelson3 #HiddenRooms #DebutNovel #BookReviewIn her late twenties, Riley is very sick, yet no one seems to know what is the matter with her. She has undertaken myriad tests, all to no avail....
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“Safe and Sound” by Laura McHugh – Book Review @penguinrandom @randomhouse #SafeAndSound #BookReview @LauraSMcHugh“Folks want to think it’s strangers you gotta watch out for, but a place like this, we eat our own.” Set in a rather bleak, poor,...
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Fictionophile’s APRIL 2024 Reading Wrap-Up #bookblogger #MonthlyWrapUp #Fictionophile #AprilReadsApril by the numbers: Total titles read: 10 Published recently: 9 Backlist titles: 1 Five star reads: 3 Debut novels: 0 Blog Tours 2 Books that...
