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Review: Dark Desert Road by Tim Ayliffe @Echo_Publishing #read #book #review #bookreview #fiction #crime #thriller #AussieAuthor #cloakdaggerchal #Netgalley #DarkDesertRoad #booksky
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Review: Dark Desert Road by Tim Ayliffe

Title: Dark Desert Road Author: Tim Ayliffe Published: 6th January 2026, Echo Publishing Status: Read December 2025 courtesy Netgalley My Thoughts: Dark Desert Road is the first stand alone crime n…

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January 7, 2026 at 2:26 AM

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Today is Top Ten Tuesday #TTT hosted by @artsyreadergirl #reading #books #bookblogger Check out my #favourite reads of 2025 at Book’d Out
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Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books I Read in 2025

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to…

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January 6, 2026 at 3:08 AM

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Today I am celebrating the #ReleaseDay for Wreck the Waves by Alexis Grace! I love the sound of this book and I am excited to be part of the release celebrations~ Come say hi!

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Available Now + Tropes (Protective/Dirty Talking MMC with an English Accent, All the Spice, Apple Fries, Seaside Town Vibes, She Falls First He Falls Harder, Childhood Crush, Brother's Best Friend, Romantic Suspense, Wild Child FMC) and the book in two modes with on the cover a store with a sign + surfboards outside

January 3, 2026 at 7:26 PM

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Mehsi-Hime

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🥰On Saturday I visited Library #3 and had a fantastic time PLUS I found many new books to enjoy including several non-fiction books!😍

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Library Haul ~ 3-1-2026 (Library #3)

Hi everyone!

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January 4, 2026 at 1:43 PM

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? #IMWAYR @thebookdate #SundayPost @Kimbacaffeinate #SundaySalon @debnance I’m staring the year with #TheRedline #Wreck #ProjectHailMary I hope its not an omen!
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? #SundayPost #SundaySalon

Linking to: It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? at BookDate; Sunday Post @ Caffeinated Reviewer; and the Sunday Salon @ ReaderBuzz Life… Well the Christmas Tree i…

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January 4, 2026 at 1:44 PM

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In 2025… My Life in Book Titles!

I've done this fun booktag a few times now and always enjoy it. The tag was created by Shelleyrae of Book’d Out. If you want to join in, just complete the prompts using titles from books you read in 2025 in a way that makes sense. Be sure to include a link back to…

In 2025… My Life in Book Titles!

I've done this fun booktag a few times now and always enjoy it. The tag was created by Shelleyrae of Book’d Out. If you want to join in, just complete the prompts using titles from books you read in 2025 in a way that makes sense. Be sure to include a link back to Book’d Out in your blog post and add a link to your post in the comments on Shellyrae’s…

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January 4, 2026 at 8:30 AM

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In 2025... My Life in Book Titles! portobellobookblog.com/2026/01/04/i...

In 2025… My Life in Book Titles!

I’ve done this fun booktag a few times now and always enjoy it. The tag was created by Shelleyrae of Book’d Out. If you want to join in, just complete the prompts using titles from books you …

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January 4, 2026 at 8:40 AM

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Check out the 2025 Nonfiction Reader Challenge Wrap Up and leave your congratulations for the participants #ReadNonFicChal #readingchallenge #Nonfiction #nonfictionreaders #nonfictionreads #challengewrap #2025wrapup Learn more at Book’d Out
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2025 Nonfiction Reader Challenge Wrap Up

Thank you for joining me for the 2025 Nonfiction Reader Challenge! A total of 32 people signed up to the challenge, but I like to think that by taking part and sharing your reads you will have…

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January 4, 2026 at 1:50 AM

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Ready to get started with the 2026 Nonfiction Reader Challenge? Find inspiration for #TRUECRIME and #SCIENCE here! #ReadNonFicChal #readingchallenge #Nonfiction #nonfictionreads #nonfictionreaders Learn more at Book’d Out
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2026 Nonfiction Reader Challenge Inspiration #TRUECRIME #SCIENCE

I’m delighted to welcome your participation in the 2026 Nonfiction Reader Challenge The challenge asks participants to read up to 12 books over the year, each from a different category (or yo…

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January 3, 2026 at 2:22 AM

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Wrapping up 2025

Happy New Year bookish peeps! I hope you’ve had an amazing festive season celebrating with the people you love. For me the weeks and months leading up to the festive season were overwhelmingl…

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January 2, 2026 at 4:26 AM

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Ready to get started with the 2026 Nonfiction Reader Challenge? Find inspiration for #HISTORY and #MEMOIRBIOGRAPHY here! #ReadNonFicChal #readingchallenge #Nonfiction #nonfictionreads #nonfictionreaders Learn more at Book’d Out
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2026 Nonfiction Reader Challenge Inspiration #HISTORY #MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY

I’m delighted to welcome your participation in the 2026 Nonfiction Reader Challenge The challenge asks participants to read up to 12 books over the year, each from a different category (or you can …

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January 2, 2026 at 12:31 AM

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Mehsi-Hime

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The last #WaitingOnWednesday of 2025 is here! Today I am very very very very eagerly waiting for A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James! Ghosts, secrets, and more! It sounds so GOOD!

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Waiting on Wednesday ~ A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James

Good evening on this last day of the year!

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December 31, 2025 at 8:17 PM

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Today's Blog Plans on this first day of 2026?

1 review (up now), Cover Reveal for The HotShot by Piper Rayne (after/4.40pm CET), Thursday eve post (eve/8.40pm CET).

#BookBloggers #Blogging #BlogPlans

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Cover for Kaiju No. 8 Relax Volume 1 by Kizuki Watanabe and Naoya Matsumoto featuring two guys and a girl playing a videogame

January 1, 2026 at 11:39 AM

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Reinvented Reader

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Happy New Year! Here’s a look at my January TBR #booksky

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January 2026 TBR - The Reinvented Reader

Here's a list of books I'm hoping to read this month: Love, Coffee, & Revolution by Stefanie Leder (ARC) Up in Smoke by Annabeth Albert (Series/Diverse) Love is a Revolution by Renee Watson (Diverse/A...

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January 1, 2026 at 11:49 AM

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Emma | 𝚍𝚊𝚖𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚋𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚜.𝚌𝚘𝚖

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*NEW BLOG POST*

My review of #LastOneLeftAlive by Michael Wood is live on #damppebbles!

Gripping from the get-go, highly intriguing and tense throughout. A thoroughly engaging and highly readable book.

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