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Zarina
@zarinainlondon.bsky.social
🇳🇱🇬🇧 Editor-in-Chief, Think with Google EMEA. Blogger (books / theatre).

📚🎭 Part of The Book Fairies and #LDNTheatreBloggers.

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While a talking cat solving crime may sound a bit silly, this is honestly one of the best crime series! The mysteries are complex & intriguing, and #TheCatAndTheChristmasKidnapper by LT Shearer is another corker >> bit.ly/CatChristmas... Thx, @panmacmillan.bsky.social @annerandomthings.bsky.social 🐈‍⬛
Book review: The Cat and the Christmas Kidnapper (Conrad the Cat Detective #4) by L.T. Shearer [blog tour]
I absolutely adore the " Conrad the Cat Detective " book series  by L.T Shearer as it combines two of my absolute favourite things: cats and...
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October 27, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Today, I'm delighted to put the spotlight on #TwosACharm by #HeatherSpellman (@stephcampisi.bsky.social) – a witchy read to ring in spooky season... 🪄 bit.ly/TwoIsACharm. Thanks, @annerandomthings.bsky.social @panmacmillan.bsky.social
Blog tour spotlight: Two's a Charm by Heather Spellman
There's nothing quite like a witchy read this time of year to ring in spooky season, so today I'm delighted to put the spotlight on Two's a ...
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October 20, 2025 at 7:07 AM
#BeasBookWagon by Julie Haworth makes for a heart-warming return to the charming village of #BlossomHeath 🌸

It's packed with a cosy story, great new characters, and some very delectable love interests 😍 Full review >> bit.ly/BeasBookWagon

Thanks, @simonschusteruk.bsky.social
Book review: Bea's Book Wagon by Julie Haworth [blog tour]
I'm a Julie Haworth super fan. Ever since she first transported me to the fictional village of Blossom Heath in her debut novel, Always By Y...
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October 16, 2025 at 7:03 AM
#LovesAWitch by Tricia O'Malley is the perfect read to kick off witching season! 🪄

Cosy, small town setting + brooding Scottish love interest + a dash of magic and mayhem.

Full review >> bit.ly/LovesAWitch

Thanks, @simonschusteruk.bsky.social
Book review: Love's a Witch by Tricia O'Malley [blog tour]
Ever since reading the delightful Phoebe Winchester series by Gretchen Rue, I've adored the whole "small town romance with a witchy twist"...
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October 1, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Happy publication day to the one and only @heidiswain.bsky.social! 🥳📚

With her brand-new novel, #AllWrappedUp, she has kicked off the season of cosiness in pumpkin spice style 🎃🍂☕️

Full review >> bit.ly/AllWrappedUpHS

Thanks @simonschusteruk.bsky.social
Book review: All Wrapped Up by Heidi Swain [blog tour]
The "-ber" months have started, which can mean only one thing... (okay, two): time for my umpteenth rewatch of Gilmore Girls and the start...
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September 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Happy almost publication day to Lucy Vine for her hilarious new novel #BookBoyfriend! 📚❤️

This highly entertaining summer read has great characters, greater romances, and absolute chaos along the way... Full review: bit.ly/BookBoyfrien...

Thanks, @simonschusteruk.bsky.social
Book review: Book Boyfriend by Lucy Vine [blog tour]
While it may not *officially* be summer yet, it's certainly been feeling like it has been these past few weeks – and nothing quite beats a f...
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June 18, 2025 at 7:34 AM
#MarbleHallMurders by @anthonyhorowitz.com is published today!

It's the latest outing for book editor turned detective Susan Ryeland and it's a masterclass in writing murder mysteries; "clever" crime at its finest.

Full review >> bit.ly/MarbleHallMu...

Thanks, @penguinbooksuk.bsky.social
Book review: Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz
I've been obsessed with Anthony Horowitz's books for 25 years and they just keeps getting better and better. The previous instalments in th...
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April 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
#Bookish by Lucy Mangan is my first 5-star read of the year and it'll be hard to beat as my fav book of 2025. Published today by Square Peg Books (an imprint of @vintagebooks.bsky.social), it's part memoir, part inspiring reading list, and an absolute 'bookish' delight. Review >> bit.ly/BookishBook
Book review: Bookish by Lucy Mangan
I've heard lots of people recommend Bookworm by Lucy Mangan – in which she recounts her childhood through the lens of the books that she re...
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March 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
#OutOfTheWoods by Hannah Bonam-Young is a beautiful and realistic exploration of the many phases of love we go through throughout our lifetime – and the importance of understanding who you are as a person outside of your relationships. Full review >> bit.ly/OutOfTheWood...
Book review: Out of the Woods by Hannah Bonam-Young [blog tour]
I absolutely adore the acoustic version of  Out of the Woods by Taylor Swift. So when I saw the title of this book by Hannah Bonam-Young, a...
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February 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
#TheHouseOfFrostAndFeathers by Lauren Wiesebron is a highly original fantasy novel steeped in Slavic folklore. The wonderfully vivid world within its paged is filled with magic, mystery, and found family... Full review >> bit.ly/FrostAndFeat... Thx, @hodderscape.bsky.social @georgebiggs.bsky.social!
Book review: The House of Frost and Feathers by Lauren Wiesebron [blog tour]
I love retellings of fairytales, folklore, and myths . In recent years there's been a particular abundance of feminist takes on classic Gree...
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January 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I adore the #BlossomHeath novels by Julie Haworth so I'm excited to join the reveal for #BeasBookWagon, out on 9 October from @simonandschuster.bsky.social >>

www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Beas-B... 📚🌸

(My reviews of her previous novels for a taster: bit.ly/JulieHaworth...)

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Bea's Book Wagon
This next chapter is just the beginning of her story.   Set in the fictional Sussex village of Blossom Heath, and featuring characters you will kno...
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January 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Reposted by Zarina
Thanks for the gorgeous review, Zarina, and consider your comment about wild swimming and swans duly noted.
January 16, 2025 at 11:54 AM
#MurderOnTheMarlowBelle by @robthor.bsky.social is published today by @hqstories.bsky.social!

It's a wonderful addition to the #MarlowMurderClub series, set in the world of amateur theatre 🎭

Needless to say, it's rife with secrets, divas, backstabbing, egos, and murder... 👉 bit.ly/MurderMarlow...
Book review: Murder on the Marlow Belle (The Marlow Murder Club #4) by Robert Thorogood
The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood is one of the book series I recommend the most to friends and family (in fact: I chose it for m...
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January 16, 2025 at 11:33 AM
It's only October and I've already received the BEST Christmas gift of the year! An incredible package of goodies and a copy of #TheChristmasAppeal (out 26 Oct.) by the legend that is Janice Hallett! Thank you SO much @rachelmayquin.bsky.social & Viper Books for making my day (nay year!) 🎅🔪
October 11, 2023 at 4:17 PM
It's Christmas in October with these festive books I've just read, which are all out now (or very soon!):

⭐ A Winter Wedding at Starcross Manor by Christie Barlow
⭐ That Festive Feeling by Heidi Swain
⭐ Countdown to Christmas by Jo Thomas
⭐ It Always Snows on Mistletoe Square by Ali McNamara
October 9, 2023 at 7:55 AM
👋 Hello, I made it over from the dark side! I'm looking to reconnect with the wonderful book community we all know and love from the good ol' days. Please let me know who I should follow - and reposts are very welcome while I stalk everyone's follower lists to find people I know. Thanks 😊
September 26, 2023 at 11:57 AM