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Longlist – Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize #SUDTP24 @dylanthomprizeTHE SWANSEA UNIVERSITY DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE REVEALS INTERNATIONAL LONGLIST FOR 2024 Swansea, Thursday 25 January 2024: The international longlist...
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“Duty and Deceit” by Thomas Crawford – Book Review #DutyAndDeceit #ThomasCrawfordAuthor #BookReviewEssentially this was a romantic suspense novel, albeit one with gay men protagonists. Set in an atmospheric Northamptonshire English manor house,...
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Top Ten Tuesday – Books I Meant To Read in 2023 but didn’t get to #TBR #TopTenTuesday #TuesdayBookBlog #BookTwitter #bookbloggers #AnticipatedReadsTop 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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Cover Love part 115 – Children’s Shoes #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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“The House of Broken Bricks” by Fiona Williams – Book Review @FaberBooks @FeeWilliams75 #TheHouseOfBrokenBricks #BookReviewThis is a beautifully written debut. The Hembrys are a bi-racial family who live in an old English farmhouse on the Somerset Levels. Damp and mould...
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“Bold Lies” by Rachel Lynch – Book Review #DIKellyPorter #BoldLies @canelo_co @CaneloCrime @r_lynchcrimeDI Kelly Porter – a strong, tenacious, and ethical policewoman. She has lots of experience in her chosen line of work as she formerly worked...
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What’s In A Name Reading Challenge 2024 – Sign Up Post #wian2024 @Carolina_Book #ReadingChallengeThe What’s in a Name reading challenge for 2024 is hosted by Andrea @ Carolina Book Nook. Check it out and sign up if you want to join in. How does...
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January 15, 2024 – Blue Monday? Books are the cure for that. #BlueMonday #BookloversYes! Today, January 15th, 2024 is Blue Monday. A term (in the northern hemisphere) that describes a Monday in January, typically the third Monday...
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“The Search Party” by Hannah Richell – Book Review @AtriaBooks #TheSearchParty #BookReview @hannahrichell“Some things you can never come back from…” Four families spend a weekend together in northern Cornwall… sixteen people in...
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Libby is a popular girl – #LibraryLovers love Ebooks! @LibbyApp #LibraryLoveSince 2021, North American public libraries have seen a 55% increase in ebook and audiobook checkouts. Audiobooks experienced a significant growth...
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“No Time To Breathe” by Lori Duffy Foster – Book Review @levelbestbooks @loriduffyfoster #NoTimeToBreathe #BookReviewLisa Jamison – an investigative journalist in her hometown of Seneca Springs, New York. She is thirty-four years old and has a teenage...
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Top Ten Tuesday – Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2024 #TBR #TopTenTuesday #TuesdayBookBlog #BookTwitter #bookbloggers #AnticipatedReadsTop 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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“Little Wing” by Freya North – Book Review @welbeckpublish @freya_north #LittleWing #BookReviewHearach – a person who is from the Isle of Harris in the Scottish HebridesThis year I’ve promised myself to read more of the books that...
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“The Vacation House” by Jane Shemilt – Book Review @HarperCollins @HarperCollinsCa #TheVacationHouse @Janeshemilt #BookReviewWow, I was so blown away by this thriller. If I had read this last week it would have made it into my yearly best list! Set in Paxos, Greece and...
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My 23 favourite reads of 2023 – #BookRecommendations #Bookbloggers #Booklovers #GreatReads #Top23Of2023 #FictionophileI read 127 novels in the past year and here are my top 23 favourites! My book of the year was “No Two Persons” by Erica Bauermeister...
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Reading and Blogging Goals for 2024 #Fictionophile #bookbloggers #CanadianBookbloggerAim to have an 88% feedback ratio on both NetGalley and Edelweiss. (both stand at 81% now) To that end, I’ve signed up to read 50 titles for...
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Fictionophile’s DECEMBER 2023 #BookHaul #Bookbloggers #ForthcomingTitles #TBR #AnticipatedReadsThis month I added SIX new review commitments to my TBR mountain. (All book descriptions are linked to Goodreads.) I received two of these titles...
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“The Edge” by Lucy Goacher – Book Review @AmazonPub #TheEdge #DebutNovel #NetGalleyRead @goachwriterI’m always eager to try the work of first time writers, so was excited to read “The Edge”. This debut novel touches upon many...
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“Let It Snow” by Wendy Lewis – Book Review @lume_books #LetItSnow #ChristmasRead #WendyLewis #Novella #BookReview“Let It Snow” turned out to be a perfect seasonal escape read. At just 95 pages this novella was a great diversion from what turned out...
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“Death Writes” by Andrea Carter – Book Review @oceanviewpub @andysaibhcarter @edelweiss_squad #DeathWrites #BookReview #InishowenMysteriesThis series can always be depended upon to bring enjoyment. My latest visit to the Inishowen Penninsula kept me both entertained and intrigued....
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“The Manor House” by Gilly Macmillan – Book Review @WmMorrowBooks #TheManorHouse @GillyMacmillan #BookReviewThis suspenseful novel was written via multiple viewpoints. At one time or another we read the thoughts of most of the characters. Both the...
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“Geraldine Verne’s Red Suitcase” by Jane Riley – Book Review @AmazonPub @JaneRileyAuthor #GeraldineVernesRedSuitcase #BookReview“Because sometimes the truth is more painful than keeping a secret.” “His dying wish was to set her free. So why does she feel so...
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“Coming To Find You” by Jane Corry – Book Review @doubledayca @PenguinRandomCA #ComingToFindYou #BookReview @JaneCorryAuthorThough the cover of this copy is very attractive, the house depicted doesn’t conform to the house described in the book. Here is what I...
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“Blood Relations” by J. Woollcott – Book Review @levelbestbooks #BloodRelations @JoyceWoollcott #BookReviewA very worthy successor to “A Nice Place To Die“, the first novel in this great series. The setting was in and around Belfast, Northern...
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Top Ten Tuesday – Books On My Winter 2023/2024 #TBR #TopTenTuesday #TuesdayBookBlog #BookTwitter #bookbloggersTop 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...
