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The SquadPod Collective
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A little gang of 🇬🇧 bookbloggers/reviewers sharing the book love. You can find us on Twitter as @squadpod3 and IG as @squadpod21 too.
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The SquadPod Collective @squadpod2021.bsky.social · Nov 18
Hello Bluesky! 👋
Many of you will know the SquadPod gang from Twitter and IG - we are a group of bookbloggers/reviewers who are dedicated to sharing the book love.
Follow our feed for wholesome bookish content, recommendations and details of what we are reading for our monthly #SquadPodBookClub 📚💖
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We are absolutely thrilled to announce that our book club pick for October is the brand new #KarenPirie thriller #SilentBones by #SquadPodFavourite @valmcdermid.bsky.social 🎉 💙📚
Coming 25th October from @littlebrown.bsky.social we cannot wait to share our thoughts with you all... 😍
October 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Thank you @oneworldbooks.bsky.social for this highly anticipated copy of #TheMerge by Grace Walker, which is coming from #Magpie 6th November.
I love a speculative novel and am so looking forward to reading this debut with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang next month! 💙📚
October 1, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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Welcome to my review of the sweeping historical adventure #Ravenglass by Carolyn Kirby

Out now from @northodoxpress.bsky.social

A wonderful @squadpod2021.bsky.social book club pick for September... I loved it! 💙📚

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Ravenglass by Carolyn Kirby
Ravenglass by Carolyn Kirby. Published 25th September 2025 by Northodox Press. From the cover of the book: In 18th century Whitehaven, Ki...
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September 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Welcome to my review of #TheTimeHopCoffeeShop by Phaedra Patrick

Out now from @headofzeus.bsky.social this charming tale is a lovely 'snuggle-up with on the sofa' book, and a heart-warming pick for September's @squadpod2021.bsky.social book club! 💙📚

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The Time Hop Coffee Shop by Phaedra Patrick
The Time Hop Coffee Shop by Phaedra Patrick. Published 25th September 2025 by Aria. From the cover of the book: Now, fame has faded, her ...
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September 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Thank you @headofzeus.bsky.social for this luscious proof of #LoveAndOtherBrainExperiments by Hannah Brohm - out 12th Feb and available to preorder now! 💙📚
Looking forward to reading this gorgeous STEM romance with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang in Feb! 💜
September 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Welcome to my review of this month's @squadpod2021.bsky.social Book Club pick #ArtificialWisdom by @tomweaver.bsky.social 💙📚

Out now from @transworldbooks.bsky.social

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Artificial Wisdom by Thomas Weaver
Artificial Wisdom by Thomas Weaver. Published 14th August 2025 by Bantam. From the cover of the book: Who would you trust with the future...
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September 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Thank you @laurasherlock21.bsky.social for this fabulous copy of the latest #KarenPirie thriller #SilentBones by @valmcdermid.bsky.social - out 23rd October from @littlebrown.bsky.social 💙📚

Love this series, and I cannot wait to read this new one with @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang next month!
September 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Welcome to my review of the fabulous historical adventure #TheNightingaleDilemma by @katyjamoran.bsky.social 💙📚

Out now from Apollo @headofzeus.bsky.social

A perfect @squadpod2021.bsky.social #BookClub pick! 💜

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The Nightingale Dilemma by Katy Moran
The Nightingale Dilemma by Katy Moran. Published 3rd July 2025 by Apollo, Head of Zeus. From the cover of the book: **PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHE...
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September 11, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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New post: my review of LA Women by Ella Berman, with thanks to @headofzeus.bsky.social and @squadpod2021.bsky.social

Loved this one!

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Review: LA Women by Ella Berman (2025)
Blurb An electrifying novel about the complicated friendship between two ambitious writers and the ultimate artistic betrayal: one writes a book based upon the other’s life, revealing everyth…
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September 5, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Thank you @QuercusBooks for this proof of #AppointmentInParis by Jane Thynne which is out 11th Sept AND a @hatchards.bsky.social' Book of the Month!
Also coming up as a @squadpod2021.bsky.social #FeaturedBook in October!
I've been hearing great things about this one and cannot wait to read it! 💙📚
September 1, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Watching You by Helen Fields

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Watching You by Helen Fields
A few of Helen Field’s characters come together in this gripping novel that starts with someone being stalked in Jupiter Artland, the park where Laura Ford’s ‘Weeping Girls’ statues are situated. T…
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August 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Welcome to my review of #SecondActAtAppletonGreen by Kate Forster. 💙📚

Out now from Aria Fiction @headofzeus.bsky.social

Just the ticket for a heart-warming summer read, and perfect as a @squadpod2021.bsky.social #SquadPodFeaturedBook pick for August!

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Second Act At Appleton Green by Kate Forster
Second Act At Appleton Green by Kate Forster. Published 7th August 2025 by Aria. From the cover of the book: After losing her voice befor...
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August 27, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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Welcome to my review of the cracking #WatchingYou by Helen Fields - a gripping @squadpod2021.bsky.social #BookClub pick for August!

Out 28th August from Avon Books UK. 💙📚

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Watching You by Helen Fields
Watching You by Helen Fields. Published 28th August 2025 by Avon. From the cover of the book: On the dark streets of Edinburgh, a killer ...
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August 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Welcome to my review of #TheForgottenGarden by Kate Morton. Now out in a gorgeous new pb edition from @panmacmillan.bsky.social 🤩

A stunning @squadpod2021.bsky.social #SquadPodBookClub pick for July and one to really immerse yourself in! 🖋💙📚

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The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton. This edition published 22nd May 2025 by Pan Macmillan. Originally published 4th September 2008. From...
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August 6, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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August is here, and we have a fabulous new pick for our book club! 🎉
This month we are reading #LAWomen by Ella Berman which is out from @headofzeus.bsky.social today, 5th August! 🖋📚💙
We were blown away by Ella's last book #TheComeback so are very excited to be exploring more of her writing! 🤩
August 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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*NEW BLOG POST*

Death Or A Little Light Maiming by Kathy Lette

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Death or a Little Light Maiming Do Us Part by Kathy Lette
One dead husband. Three grieving widows. When she hears a man has been killed by a Great White shark, Gwen races to the beach only to find that all that remains of her husband is his swimming cap a…
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August 3, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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New post: my review of The Mourning Necklace by Kate Foster - out now with Mantle @panmacmillan.bsky.social

Huge thanks to @squadpod2021.bsky.social for picking this brilliant historical novel for July - loved it!

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Review: The Mourning Necklace by Kate Foster (2025)
Blurb Inspired by an infamous real-life case, The Mourning Necklace is the unforgettable feminist historical novel from the Women’s Prize-longlisted author of The Maiden, Kate Foster. They sa…
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August 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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New post: my review of Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko - a brilliant, fierce, funny dual timeline novel that probably taught me more about Australia than anything else I've read. Incredible book.

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Review: Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko (2025)
Blurb TWO UNFORGETTABLE STORIES. TWO FAMILIES. TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF HISTORY. 1854: When Mulanyin meets the beautiful Nita in Brisbane – or Edenglassie, as it was once briefly known –…
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July 31, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Thank you @headofzeus.bsky.social for this lovely copy of #SecondActAtAppletonGreen by Kate Forster, which is coming from Aria Fiction 7th August.
I'm really looking forward to reading this gem with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang next month! 💙📚
July 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Thanks @penguinukbooks.bsky.social for this fab proof of #TheSamuraiDetectives by Shotaro Ikenami, trans by Yui Kajita. Coming 30th Oct, and described as Shogun meets Sherlock Holmes, this sounds intriguing!💙📚
I'm really looking forward to reading this with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang in Oct!
July 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Welcome to my thoughts about #Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko - a powerful and haunting @squadpod2021.bsky.social #SquadPodFeaturedBook for July.

Out now from @oneworldbooks.bsky.social 🖋💙📚

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Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko
Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko. Published 3rd July 2025 by Oneworld. From the cover of the book: TWO UNFORGETTABLE STORIES. TWO FAMILI...
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July 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Welcome to my review of this month's beautiful @squadpod2021.bsky.social
#SquadPodBookClub pick, #TheMourningNecklace by #SquadPodFavourite Kate Foster 🖋💙📚

Out now from Mantle Books @panmacmillan.bsky.social

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The Mourning Necklace by Kate Foster
The Mourning Necklace by Kate Foster. Published 29th May 2025 by Mantle. From the cover of the book: Inspired by an infamous real-life ca...
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July 30, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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New post: my review of Seascraper by Benjamin Wood - with thanks to @vikingbooks.bsky.social and @squadpod2021.bsky.social for the opportunity to read this beautifully atmospheric book
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Review: Seascraper by Benjamin Wood (2025)
Blurb Thomas lives a slow, deliberate life with his mother in Longferry, working his grandpa’s trade as a shanker. He rises early to take his horse and cart to the grey, gloomy beach to scrape for …
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July 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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*NEW BLOG POST*

Havoc by Rebecca Wait
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Havoc by Rebecca Wait
Havoc is one of the Squad POD Collective’s featured books this month and is a brilliant combination of school drama, mystery and dark comedy featuring a wonderful character called Ida. Ida and her …
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July 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Welcome to my review of the fabulous #Havoc by Rebecca Wait. Out now from @quercusbooks.bsky.social 💙📚🖋

What a gem for the @squadpod2021.bsky.social to be featuring this month. I loved it from start to finish!

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Havoc by Rebecca Wait
Havoc by Rebecca Wait. Published 3rd July 2025 from riverrun. From the cover of the book: Fleeing Scotland in the wake of family disgrace...
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July 23, 2025 at 8:54 AM