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Cathy @cat-ryan12.bsky.social · Oct 24
The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House by Jenni Keer #HistoricalFiction #NetGalley @BoldwoodBooks @JenniKeer #FridayReads

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The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House by Jenni Keer #HistoricalFiction #NetGalley @BoldwoodBooks @JenniKeer #FridayReads
Author: Jenni Keer Published: October 2025 by Boldwood Books Category: Historical Fiction, Supernatural, Mystery ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Edward Blackmore makes his living as a spiritualist after losing his inhe…
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November 2025 Wrap Up with @booksteacupreviews.bsky.social booksteacupreviews.com/2025/12/06/n...
November 2025 Wrap Up / Books Teacup and Reviews
November 2025 was really good month in life and reading even though it's been busy month with lots of plans. Check out my month in life and reading in this post.
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December 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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#6Degrees of Separation for December 2025: from Seascraper by Benjamin Wood to Hungry by Grace Dent #BookSky 💙📚

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#6Degrees of Separation for December 2025: from Seascraper by Benjamin Wood to Hungry by Grace Dent #BookSky 💙📚
This month’s starting book is the novella Seascraper by Benjamin Wood. I know a lot of people have been reading it for Novellas November but I didn’t fancy it. I’m sticking with t…
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December 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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A Week of #Flowers 2025: Day 6 #Nature betweenthelinesbookblog.com/2025/12/06/a...
A Week of #Flowers 2025: Day 6 #Nature
Day five of Cathy’s Week of Flowers, created to bring some much needed colour into the dreary, dark days of December. We had a good display of primroses in spring, here are just a couple. A lovely …
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December 6, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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The Kill Clause by Lisa Unger @launger @lisaunger.bsky.social @leheny_leheny @brilliancepublishing #TheKillClause

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The Kill Clause by Lisa Unger @launger @lisaunger.bsky.social @leheny_leheny @brilliancepublishing #TheKillClause
the setup… It’s the week of Christmas but the holiday season isn’t any reason for Paige, a professional assassin, to slack off on the job. But when she enters the home of her target, she’s surprise…
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December 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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#Festive #ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Tilly Tennant #author of Christmas for the Village Midwife | @bookouture

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#Festive #ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Tilly Tennant #author of Christmas for the Village Midwife | @bookouture
I’m delighted to be joined by Tilly Tennant today, author of Christmas for the Christmas Midwife. Christmas for the Village Midwife was published in September by Bookouture and is available n…
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December 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview - A Baby for the Home Front Girls by Susanna Bavin

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – A Baby for the Home Front Girls by Susanna Bavin
A Baby for the Home Front Girls by Susanna Bavin is published by Bookouture and is available now. I purchased my own copy of the book. Manchester, 1942: With war raging in the skies, can the Home F…
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December 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller via @tinyicklejo.bsky.social josbookblog.co.uk/2025/12/05/l...
Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller
From the author of The Change, comes a novel about book banning and those brave enough to stand up against this censorship. IT’S TIME TO RISE UP In Troy, Georgia, local woman Lula Dean has campaign…
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December 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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#CaseClosed: November 2025 | Monthly Wrap-Up #amreading #amreviewing #bookblogger #BookoftheMonth #GoodreadsChallenge #NetGalleyCheckIn #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

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#CaseClosed: November 2025 | Monthly Wrap-Up #amreading #amreviewing #bookblogger #BookoftheMonth #GoodreadsChallenge #NetGalleyCheckIn #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
Hello bookish friends and welcome to the all-new and improved #CaseClosed. It’s shorter, it’s sharper but it’s still as FABULOUS as ever 🤣 #CaseClosed is my monthly wrap up post w…
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December 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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A Week of #Flowers 2025: Day 5 #Nature

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A Week of #Flowers 2025: Day 5 #Nature
Day five of Cathy’s Week of Flowers, created to bring some much needed colour into the dreary, dark days of December. I didn’t see as many butterflies this year as I have previous years, but …
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December 5, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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The Hitchhikers by Chevy Stevens @chevystevens @lindseydorcus @lindseydorcus.bsky.social @moniquaplante @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #TheHitchhikers

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The Hitchhikers by Chevy Stevens @chevystevens @lindseydorcus @lindseydorcus.bsky.social @moniquaplante @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #TheHitchhikers
the setup… Tom and Alice Bell are on their way from Seattle to the 1976 Montreal Olympics, leisurely traveling cross country in their Winnebago. They’re both recovering from a recent tragedy but Al…
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December 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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The Garden of Shared Stories by Clare Swatman | #timetravel #romanticfiction #bookreview | @rararesources @BoldwoodBooks portobellobookblog.com/2025/12/04/t...
The Garden of Shared Stories by Clare Swatman | #timetravel #romanticfiction #bookreview | @rararesources @BoldwoodBooks
A time-travel romance you say? Count me in! I love these kind of impossible stories and imagining ‘what-if?’. Emma and Nick meet on a bench in a bandstand in their local park. They are …
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December 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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#BookReview: Mimik by Sebastian Fitzek @AriesFiction @headofzeus.bsky.social #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

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#BookReview: Mimik by Sebastian Fitzek @AriesFiction @headofzeus.bsky.social #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
“Hannah can always spot a killer. Until she looks in the mirror. Hannah Herbst is Germany’s most experienced facial resonance expert. She can successfully ‘read’ a suspect t…
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December 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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#BookReview of #BeingThere by Jerzy Kosinski | #Audiobook

'An unsuspecting hero of his own story, his trajectory is brilliantly depicted, written with great irony and humour' writes @maireadhearne.bsky.social

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Being There by Jerzy Kosinski | Audiobook Review
Being There by Jerzy Kosinski (audiobook, 2012) is a fascinating exploration of modern society, a wonderful satirical study of human nature.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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#BookReview: The Whistler by S.W. Kane @AmazonPub #TheWhistler #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

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#BookReview: The Whistler by S.W. Kane @AmazonPub #TheWhistler #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
“One is chasing justice. One is chasing the past. Both are being followed. Deep beneath London, urban explorer Connie Darke stumbles across a mutilated body in the city’s decaying sewer syste…
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December 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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This Week in Books (3rd December, 2025) via @noveldeelights.bsky.social

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This Week in Books (3rd December, 2025)
Hosted by Lipsy Lost and Found, my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I’m reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words.  Eden Fox, an artist on the br…
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December 3, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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This Week in Books – 03-12-25 via @tinyicklejo.bsky.social

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This Week in Books – 03-12-25
This Week in Books is a feature hosted by Lipsy at Lipsyy Lost and Found that allows bloggers to share: What they’ve recently finished reading What they are currently reading What they ar…
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December 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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ShortBookandScribes November 2025 Reads, Book Post and Stats
Hello December! Normally at this point I’d say something about the month that’s just gone but I can’t think of anything of note that happened in November so I’ll just tell you about the books that …
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December 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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WWW Wednesday 3rd December 2025: what am I reading and a big thank you! | #WWWWednesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #BookSky 💙📚

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WWW Wednesday 3rd December 2025: what am I reading and a big thank you! | #WWWWednesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #BookSky 💙📚
I’m starting off today with a big thank you! At some point yesterday, my blog hit 100,000 views for this year! As you can see from the image above, this is already 20% higher than last year&#…
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December 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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WWW Wednesday | 3rd December 2025 #WWWWednesday #bookblogger #amreading #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles

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WWW Wednesday | 3rd December 2025 #WWWWednesday #bookblogger #amreading #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles
Welcome to WWW Wednesday. This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your po…
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December 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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#BookReview of #Sugartown by Caragh Maxwell www.swirlandthread.com/sugartown-ca... via @maireadhearne.bsky.social
Sugartown by Caragh Maxwell | Review
Sugartown by Caragh Maxwell published September 18th with Oneworld and was Shortlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards 2025.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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WWW Wednesday 3rd December 2025: what am I reading and a big thank you! | #WWWWednesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #BookSky 💙📚 portobellobookblog.com/2025/12/03/w...
WWW Wednesday 3rd December 2025: what am I reading and a big thank you! | #WWWWednesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #BookSky 💙📚
I’m starting off today with a big thank you! At some point yesterday, my blog hit 100,000 views for this year! As you can see from the image above, this is already 20% higher than last year&#…
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December 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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This Week in Books (3rd December, 2025) noveldeelights.com/2025/12/03/t... via @noveldeelights.bsky.social
This Week in Books (3rd December, 2025)
Hosted by Lipsy Lost and Found, my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I’m reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words.  Eden Fox, an artist on the br…
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December 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Can’t Wait Wednesday - Dead in the Water by John Marrs @johnmarrs.author @brilliancepublishing #DeadInTheWater #CantWaitWednesday via @bluemoodcafe.bsky.social

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Can’t Wait Wednesday – Dead in the Water by John Marrs @johnmarrs.author @brilliancepublishing #DeadInTheWater #CantWaitWednesday
Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have…
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December 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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#BookReview of #Sugartown by Caragh Maxwell

'a very striking debut that lingers well after the final page' writes @maireadhearne.bsky.social

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Sugartown by Caragh Maxwell | Review
Sugartown by Caragh Maxwell published September 18th with Oneworld and was Shortlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards 2025.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Single Dad Dilemma by Karla Sorensen @karla_sorenson @aidensnowboice @carlyrobins #CJBloom @brilliancepublishing #TheKings #SingleDadDilemma via @bluemoodcafe.bsky.social

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Single Dad Dilemma by Karla Sorensen @karla_sorenson @aidensnowboice @carlyrobins #CJBloom @brilliancepublishing #TheKings #SingleDadDilemma
the setup… What do a gorgeous black-haired woman with blue tips, an old dog, two precocious pre-teens and football have in common? It’s Barrett King, head coach of Buffalo’s NFL team and single fat…
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December 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM