Merry Betwixtmas! I hope you have all had a super Christmas, and that Santa brought you a book or two to accompany you through the assault on the festive cheese mountain! 💙📚 I've been very lucky to receive some fab gifts (pictured here). Still a few 2025 reviews to come too, so watch this space!

Looking to end your year on an unsettling note? Then this is the speculative novel you need... #TheMerge by Grace Walker! What a debut! Out now from @oneworldbooks.bsky.social @squadpod2021.bsky.social #SquadPodBookClub 💙📚 brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...

WOW! 'fantastic read, that kept me firmly on the edge of my seat. The plot is devilishly clever, with just the right amount of mystery, action, and emotion - and it is packed with the kind of thought-provoking themes I have come to expect from an author of Sultoon's calibre.'

100% THIS! 'I loved how Sultoon makes this fit so well with the story elements around the paranoia that gripped the world around the impact of the Millennium Bug - which I remember well. It was wonderful to see Jonny and Paloma working together once again too.' #Blackwater

OH MY! 'A slow-burn mystery develops into fast-paced action tale, in Sultoon's characteristic style, with lashings of 'bait-and-switch' twists, hinging on sins of the past and a conspiracy of silence that draws on some very uncomfortable history...' #Blackwater is out NOW!

Welcome to my publication day stop on the @annerandomthings.bsky.social #BlogTour for the gripping #Blackwater by Sarah Sultoon - book three in the brilliant #JonnyMurphyFiles series. Out now from @orendabooks.bsky.social 💙📚 brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2025/12/blac...

Welcome to my stop on the Team BATC #BlogTour for the warmhearted gem #TheCatShare by Angela Jariwala. Out 4th Dec from @simonschusteruk.bsky.social 💙📚 brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...

OH WOW! 'It is easy to see why this book was the winner of the Ngaio Marsh Best First Novel, because it positively effervesces with nostalgia, style, wit, ridiculous characters, slapstick comedy, and a cracking good plot.' LOVE this review of #TheNancys so much!

LOVE THIS REVIEW! 'The chaotic arrival of Pike and Devon, with their decidedly un-politically correct banter, sparks mayhem, and their outrageous shenanigans lead Tippy into perilous places. But fortunately, Tippy is not your average pre-teen - she has the sound advice of Nancy Drew to guide her!'

'In a hilarious twist on the Nancy Drew mysteries, this small town detective tale unfurls through eleven-year-old Tippy's narrative. McDonald does a fantastic job making her voice authentic for an innocent young girl trying to make sense of the world around her...' #TheNancys

This trio! 'Pike and Devon are unconventional childminders, to say the least, even if their hearts are in the right place. When Tippy's teacher is found murdered, Pike and Tippy decide to emulate their literary heroine, Nancy Drew, to see if they can crack the case.' #TheNancys is out NOW!

It's time to meet #TheNancys! 'Eleven year old Tippy Chan lives in a small town in rural New Zealand, where nothing much happens - unless you count the recent death of her father. When her mum wins a Christmas cruise, Tippy's Uncle Pike steps in to look after her while his sister is away...'

Welcome to my stop on the @annerandomthings.bsky.social #BlogTour for award-winning debut novel #TheNancys by R.W.R McDonald. Out now from @orendabooks.bsky.social 💙📚 brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...

Welcome to my stop on the @annerandomthings.bsky.social #BlogTour for the dark and chilling #ScarsOfSilence by Johana Gustawsson Tns by David Warriner - book two of the brilliant #LidingöMysteries 💙📚 Out now from @orendabooks.bsky.social brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2025/11/scar...

@carriewalker.bsky.social is back with the gorgeous third book in her #HolidayRomances series... this time to Norway in #EscapeToTheNorthernLights 💙📚 Out now from @headofzeus.bsky.social What a lovely Nov pick for the @squadpod2021.bsky.social #BookClub 🥰 brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2025/11/esca...

Another day, another enjoyable acting memoir! A few thoughts on the fab audio book of the #TheHappyHoofer by the fabulous Cellia Imrie. Out now! 💙📚 brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...

Quick review time... a few thoughts about the audio book of #TheBeautyOfLivingTwice by Sharon Stone. Out now! 💙📚 brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...

Welcome to my review of #WhiteRaven by Maggie Ritchie. Out now from Scotland Street Press. 💙📚 In this deliciously crafted novel told through the eyes of artists Rosie, Ritchie weaves a compelling 1950's espionage tale. brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2025/11/whit...

Welcome to my review of #TheWinterJob by Antti Tuomainen tns by David Hackston, rounding off an epic @annerandomthings.bsky.social #BlogTour Quintessential Tuomainen madness with a heartfelt core of pure gold! 💙📚 Out now from @orendabooks.bsky.social brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...

Thank you @laurasherlock21.bsky.social for this copy of #AChristmasGift by @suemoorcroftauthor.bsky.social - coming in paperback 6th Nov from Avon Books UK. 🎄 I'll be cosying up very soon to read this gem with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang, and I am so ready for all the festive vibes! 💙📚📚

Welcome to my @tigerteamcreative.bsky.social HB Pub Day #BlogTour spot for #VengefulWomen by Melanie Blake🔥 Blake is back with her 3rd epic #FalconBay book, and it is more gripping, glamorous, and gloriously sexy than anything that has come before! brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2025/11/veng... 💙📚

What a month! Some seriously good books amongst this lot, which will certainly be making my books of the year list! You can find your way to my reviews of these gems here: brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2025/11/octo...

Playing catch-up with my October reviews... absolutely loved this one from the @squadpod2021.bsky.social book club line-up! 💙 My thoughts on the gorgeous #HouseParty by Chloe Ford here: brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2025/11/hous... Out now from @headofzeus.bsky.social

Welcome to my review of October's @squadpod2021.bsky.social Book Club pick: #SilentBones by @valmcdermid.bsky.social 💙📚 Karen Pirie and the HCU team are back in book eight of this cracking series! Out now from @littlebrown.bsky.social brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2025/10/sile...

Welcome to my stop on the @annerandomthings.bsky.social #BlogTour for #BlackAsDeath by @liljawriter.bsky.social tns by Lorenza Garcia - the final instalment of the #AnÁróraInvestigation series. #NordicNoir #Iceland 💙📚 Out now from @orendabooks.bsky.social brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2025/10/blac...

Thank you to the Team BATC gang for this fabulous copy of #TheCatShare by Angela Jariwala, which is out from @simonschusteruk.bsky.social on 4th Dec. #BlogTour review coming soon! 💙📚🐈‍⬛

Thank you @katmckenna.bsky.social @michaeljbooks.bsky.social for this fab proof of #ElizabethAndMarilyn by Julie Owen Moylan - out 2nd April. I have devoured every single one of Julie's novels, and am so excited about absorbing another one! 💙📚

Thank you @vikingbooksuk.bsky.social for theses beautiful proofs of #IntoTheMidnightWood by @anmccollum.bsky.social (out 22nd Jan) and #Smallie by Eden McKenzie-Goddard (out 28th May). I am really looking forward to reading them both with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang next year! 💙📚

Thank you @laurasherlock21.bsky.social for this proof of #UnreliableNarrator by Araminta Hall - out from @panmacmillan.bsky.social 5th March. Araminta's novels are always thought provoking. Really looking forward to reading this with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang in the new year! 🤩

Thank you @headofzeus.bsky.social for this fabulous proof of #TheTwoHundredYearsWar by Michael Livingstone which is out now from #Apollo 💙📚 This sounds fascinating and right up my history-loving street. Looking forward to putting my feet up and diving in! ⚔

Welcome to my stop on the @annerandomthings.bsky.social 10th Anniversary #BlogTour for #Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson tns by @graskeggur.bsky.social - now with a Dark Iceland prequel #Fadeout tns by Larissa Kyzer. 💙📚 Out now from @orendabooks.bsky.social brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2025/10/snow...

Happy publication day #SilentBones by the brilliant @valmcdermid.bsky.social 🎉 Out today from Sphere @littlebrown.bsky.social I'm reading this baby right now for the @squadpod2021.bsky.social #BookClub and loving being back with Karen Pirie and the HCU gang! Review coming soon! 💙📚

Thank you @hqstories.bsky.social for this gorgeous copy of #AllTogetherForChristmas by Sarah Morgan which I'm so looking forward to cosying-up with! Out today! 🎄💙📚

Thank you #BookBreak @panmacmillan.bsky.social for this intriguing copy of #PartiesAndPassions - part of the stunning new series in the Macmillan Collector's Library collection, celebrating the greatest parties and the wildest passions in literature. I'm so looking forward to it! 💙📚

Thank you @libraryofchlo.bsky.social for this fab copy of #ChefsKissAtTheChalet by Sookie Snow, which is out 6th November from @panmacmillan.bsky.social I'm really looking forward to cosying up with this one next month for the @squadpod2021.bsky.social #BookClub 💙📚

Thank you @tigerteamcreative.bsky.social for this stunning special edition of #VengefulWomen by Melanie Blake - coming 6th November! Preorder your copy now! 💙📚 The Falcon Bay women are back... and they are out for revenge! #BlogTour on the way...

Happy publication day to the gorgeous festive tale #LetTheBellsRingOut by Milly Johnson 🎉🚂🎄💙📚 Out now from Team BATC @simonschusteruk.bsky.social ICYMI you can find my review of this gem here: brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2025/10/let-...

Happy publication day to #TheBlueOfYou by award-winning author @troutiemcfish.bsky.social 💙📚 Out now from @northodoxpress.bsky.social 🎉 Utterly magical, heartfelt, and affecting, this is Huggins at her spellbinding best. ICYMI my review here: brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

Welcome to my spot on the @annerandomthings.bsky.social #BlogTour for #Rainforest by @michellepaver.bsky.social 💙📚 Out now from @orionbooks.bsky.social Paver is back on the ghost trail, and I loved every unsettling moment. Perfect for spooky season! 💀 brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2025/10/rain...

Welcome to my stop on the Team BATC #BlogTour for the gorgeous festive tale #LetTheBellsRingOut by Milly Johnson. 💙📚 Out 23rd October from @simonschusteruk.bsky.social brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2025/10/let-...

Sorry for the ongoing self-promo, but I just have to share this - fabulous advance review for The Blue of You from Sue Thomas @brownflopsy.bsky.social. I love it when I make readers cry - job done! Thank you, Sue! brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

Welcome to my review of #TheBlueOfYou by award-winning author @troutiemcfish.bsky.social 💙📚 Coming from @northodoxpress.bsky.social 23rd October. Utterly magical, heartfelt, and affecting, this is Huggins at her spellbinding best. I savoured every word. brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

It is my absolute pleasure to be rounding off the brilliant Team BATC #BlogTour for the wonderfully cosy #BeasBookWagon by Julie Haworth Out now from @simonschusteruk.bsky.social Welcome back to Blossom Heath! 💙📚 brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2025/10/beas...

Thank you @headofzeus.bsky.social for this exciting copy of #EscapeToTheNorthernLights by @carriewalker.bsky.social - out 6th Nov from Aria Fiction. ❄ I'm so looking forward to reading this third instalment of Carrie's heartwarming Escapes series with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang soon! 💙📚

Thank you @faberbooks.bsky.social for this festive surprise! #TheChristmasClue by @nicolaupson.bsky.social is out now, and it stars the real-life couple who invented Cluedo. I adore Nicola's books, so I cannot wait to devour this little stand-alone tale! 💙📚

Thank you @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social for this very pretty copy of #AnEnigmaByTheSea by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini, tns by Gregory Dowling. Coming 22nd Jan, this is the third Fruttero and Lucentini mystery to be published in English by this fab indie publisher. I cannot wait! 💙📚

Thank you @headlinebooks.bsky.social for this gorgeous proof of #FirefliesInWinter by Eleanor Shearer which is out 10th Feb 2026. This sounds wonderful - I can't wait to meet Anges and Cora, and follow their story of love and survival on the edge of the wilderness! 💙📚

They’re back and stronger than ever! 💙📚 I'm thrilled to be part of the #CoverReveal for the paperback edition of #CityGirlsForever by bestselling author @patriciascanlan.bsky.social - coming in February 2026 from @simonschusteruk.bsky.social Preorder now: www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/City-G...

I am thrilled to be taking part in the #CoverReveal for #TheHope by Paul Hardisty - part three of his must-read climate emergency series. Coming from @orendabooks.bsky.social 29th January 2026. Available to preorder now geni.us/g264BA I cannot wait! 💙📚

Welcome to my review of the brilliant #MoscowUnderground by Catherine Merridale. Out now from #Fontana @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social 💙📚 An absolutely cracking pick for the @squadpod2021.bsky.social #BookClub 🤩 brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2025/10/mosc...