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Book blogger. Lover of books đ, cats đ, owls đŚ and a nice cup of tea âď¸
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Hereâs a favourite picture of mine, featuring some favourite things, by way of introduction to Bluesky!
#books
over 1 year ago
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March 2026 Reading Wrap-Up Spring is starting to feel like it's in the air, and I enjoyed lots of great books in March to celebrate! This month I read 8 books â 7 new to me and 1 re-read.
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March 2026 Reading Wrap-Up
Spring is starting to feel like it's in the air, and I enjoyed lots of great books in March to celebrate! This month I read 8 books â 7 new to me and 1 re-read.
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2026/04/11/march-2026-reading-wrap-up/
14 days ago
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A classic for
#ReadChristie2026
this time, with
#MurderOnTheOrientExpress
- check out my review below!
#BookReview
#AgathaChristie
#Poirot
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Book Review: Murder on the Orient Express, by Agatha Christie
"I know your reputation. I know something of your methods. This is the ideal case for you. To look up the antecedents of all these people, to discover their bona fides â all that takes time and endless inconvenience. But have I not heard you say often that to solve a case a man has only to lie back in his chair and think? Do that. Interview the passengers on the train, view the body, examine what clues there are and then â well, I have faith in you! I am assured that it is no idle boast of yours. Lie back and think â use (as I have heard you say so often) the little grey cells of the mind â and you will know!"
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/book-review-murder-on-the-orient-express-by-agatha-christie/
20 days ago
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I love discovering new authors in my favourite genre, so am excited to be sharing my post from
#TheSunkenSailor
#BlogTour
today! Check our my
#BookReview
below - a great read for all fans of classic mysteries! Many thanks to Anne of Random Things Tours and the publishers Farrago for having me!
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Book Review: The Sunken Sailor, by Patricia Moyes
"It is often interesting, in retrospect, to consider the trifiling causes that lead to great events. A chance encounter, a thoughtless remark â and the tortuous chain reaction of coincidence is set in motion, leading with devious inevitability to some resounding climax. For instance, it is virtually certain that if Emmy Tibbett had not broken her shoulder strap in a small, smoky restaurant just of King's Road, Chelsea, one spring evening, the Berrybridge murderer would have got clean away with one of the most apparently foolproof crimes of the century."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2026/04/02/book-review-the-sunken-sailor-by-patricia-moyes/
23 days ago
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A brilliant debut from author Rebecca Philipson, my review of
#HowToGetAwayWithMurder
is on my blog now!
#BookReview
#BookSky
#Bookrecs
#BooksCatsEtc
@bantambooksuk.bsky.social
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Book Review: How to Get Away With Murder, by Rebecca Philipson
"Across the coming pages, I will teach you everything you need to know about getting away with murder. You will discover my methods and practices. Not only will you learn, in great detail, about the crimes that Iâve got away with, but also how Iâve avoided being on the radar of law enforcement. Iâll blend anecdote with advice and information for budding killers, such as yourself. I might throw in a joke or two; even serial killers have a sense of humour."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/book-review-how-to-get-away-with-murder-by-rebecca-philipson/
about 1 month ago
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A cosy and satisfying mystery that I really enjoyed reading! Check out my review of
#ThePieAndMashDetectiveAgency
by J.D. Brinkworth!
#CosyMystery
#BookReview
#BookSkt
#Netgalley
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
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Book Review: The Pie & Mash Detective Agency, by JDÂ Brinkworth
âSimon and Jane, your case, if you choose to accept it, is the recurring disappearance of Nellie Thorne.â âOooh,â said Simon. âSounds Agatha Christie-y.â
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2026/03/12/book-review-the-pie-mash-detective-agency-by-jd-brinkworth/
about 1 month ago
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I'm late posting my February wrap-up because of a lovely family holiday... but I managed to squeeze my reading in around roller coasters! This month I read 9 books â 6 new to me and 3 re-reads.
#ReadingWrapUp
#BookSky
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February 2026 Reading Wrap-Up
I'm late posting my February wrap-up because of a lovely family holiday... but I managed to squeeze my reading in around roller coasters! This month I read 9 books â 6 new to me and 3 re-reads (which includes "The Body in the Library", which I talked about in my January wrap-up!). #TBRChallenge Via this month's #TBRChallenge prompts from…
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2026/03/11/february-2026-reading-wrap-up/
about 1 month ago
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Book Review: Lord Edgware Dies, by Agatha Christie "Casting her white fur wrap on one chair, and her small jewelled bag on the table, the actress sank on to a chair and exclaimed: 'M. Poirot, somehow or other Iâve just got to get rid of my husband!'"
#BookReview
#BookSky
#ReadChristie2026
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Book Review: Lord Edgware Dies, by Agatha Christie
"Casting her white fur wrap on one chair, and her small jewelled bag on the table, the actress sank on to a chair and exclaimed: 'M. Poirot, somehow or other Iâve just got to get rid of my husband!'"
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2026/03/05/book-review-lord-edgware-dies-by-agatha-christie/
about 2 months ago
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One for all the golden-age mystery fans! Check out my
#BookReview
of
#TheCaseOfTheChristieCurse
by Kelly Oliver! And many thanks to @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social, @rararesources.bsky.social and of course the author for having me on the
#BlogTour
!
#BookSky
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Book Review: The Case of the Christie Curse, by Kelly Oliver
âIâm writing from the middle of nowhere, or close enough, southern Mesopotamia. The Woolleys are excavating royal tombs at Ur. Itâs all rather grand, with ancient staircases, crumbling walls, and heat thick as soup. And yet, I feel something is wrong, or at least not what it seems.â
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2026/02/23/book-review-the-case-of-the-christie-curse-by-kelly-oliver/
2 months ago
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Another thoroughly enjoyable book from author Heather Fawcett â and this time thereâs cats! Check out my review of
#AgnesAubertsMysticalCatShelter
, out tomorrow! đââŹ
#BookReview
#BookSky
#NewRelease
@orbitbooksuk.bsky.social
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Book Review: Agnes Aubertâs Mystical Cat Shelter, by Heather Fawcett
â âŚif the woman had informed me that bloodcurdling screams could be heard emanating from the shop in the dead of night, still I would have made my enquiries. This likely sounds absurd, akin to the follies of silly fairytale heroines who cannot stop themselves unlocking doors they have been expressly told not to open, but the fact those stories often leave out is that paying heed to vague warnings is the prerogative of those comfortably situated in life.â
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2026/02/16/book-review-agnes-auberts-mystical-cat-shelter-by-heather-fawcett/
2 months ago
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Released on 19th February from my go-to author @catrionaward.bsky.social, check out my review of
#NowhereBurning
, a twisty, multi-viewpoint story where nothing is quite as it seems! @viperbooks.bsky.social @netgalley.bsky.social
#BookReview
#BookSky
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Book Review: Nowhere Burning, by Catriona Ward
âIf the wild gets inside you, you canât ever get it out.â
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2026/02/10/book-review-nowhere-burning-by-catriona-ward/
2 months ago
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A new year, and a new wrap-up! Check out the books I enjoyed in Janauary below!
#ReadingWrapUp
#MonthlyWrapUp
#BookSky
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January 2026 Reading Wrap-Up
It's another year of reading, and once again my priority is to work through some more of the books I already own and bring down my tottering TBR pile! This month I made a good start, reading 6 books, all new to me. I'm also including the first #ReadChristie2026 book of the year below, as it was the January prompt and I finished on 1st February!
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2026/02/08/january-2026-reading-wrap-up/
3 months ago
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I'm back (although slightly delayed!) for
#ReadChristie2026
- and this month's promt was 'best opening' - so what could be better than "The Body in the Library"?
#BookReview
#MissMarple
#Booksky
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Book Review: The Body in the Library, by Agatha Christie
"Downstairs in the lounge, by the third pillar from the left, there sits an old lady with a sweet, placid spinsterish face, and a mind that has plumbed the depths of human iniquity and taken it as all in the dayâs work. Her nameâs Miss Marple."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2026/02/07/book-review-the-body-in-the-library-by-agatha-christie/
3 months ago
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I love this series - check out my review of
#ArmOfTheSphinx
by Josiah Bancroft!
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Book Review: Arm of the Sphinx, by Josiah Bancroft
"The man or woman who is rarely lost, rarely discovers anything new."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/book-review-arm-of-the-sphinx-by-josiah-bancroft/
3 months ago
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Better late than never! My round-up of my top reads from 2025!
#TopReads
#2025Top15
#BookSky
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2025 Top 15
"People who could sit in a chair, open a book, and just think themselves around the world were magicians as far as she was concerned."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2026/01/18/2025-top-15/
3 months ago
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#TheYorkMinsterKillings
is the seventh book in Wes Markin's Yorkshire Murders series, and sees DI Riddick on a desperate chase across York... See my review below!
#BookReview
#WesMarkin
#BookSky
@boldwoodbooks.bsky.social
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Book Review: The York Minster Killings, by Wes Markin
"As the last of the daylight died away, Riddick struggled to keep himself together. He felt a desperation heâd never felt before. The most peculiar yet. The desperation to help a killer."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2026/01/07/book-review-the-york-minster-killings-by-wes-markin/
4 months ago
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2025 finished with a good reading month for me, and in December I finished a total of 10 books â all new to me and including two I finished as part of slow reads. Happy New Year, and happy reading all!
#MonthlyWrapUp
#BookSky
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December 2025 Reading Wrap-Up
2025 finished with a good reading month for me, and in December I finished a total of 10 books â all new to me and including two I finished as part of slow reads.
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/december-2025-reading-wrap-up/
4 months ago
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A fast-paced and engrossing read that keeps you guessing until the end â check out my review of âThe Midnight Feastâ by Lucy Foley!
#BookReview
#BookSky
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Book Review: The Midnight Feast, by Lucy Foley
âThe branches scrabble against the roof again. I can see them through the windows, pressing against the glass. I get up and draw the curtains, but it doesnât make me feel all that much better. The questions Iâve been asking myself since I first read about the opening of The Manor come to me again. Who sent me that article? Why? And more importantly, most important of all: what do they know?â
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/12/21/book-review-the-midnight-feast-by-lucy-foley/
4 months ago
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This is the second book in author @susanlewisauthor.bsky.social's Cristy Ward series, and it's even twistier than the first! Check out my review below...
#BookReview
#BookSky
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Book Review: Donât Believe a Word, by Susan Lewis
"CONNOR: âWeâre going to begin by admitting that we arenât yet sure what the crime is here â bear with us and youâll see what we mean as the mystery unfolds. It begins with a written story, or an extract from one, that has its roots, weâre sure, in some pretty strange facts.â CRISTY: âIt was brought to us by a young woman called Sadie Winters who has no idea of who she really is, where she came from or what actually happened to her when she was just under two years old. But something certainly did.â"
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/12/17/book-review-dont-believe-a-word-by-susan-lewis/
4 months ago
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Do you think youâd make a good detective? Now's your chance to find out! Check out my
#BookReview
of
#MurderAtChristmas
by G.B. Rubin - an many thanks as ever to @annerandomthings.bsky.social for having me on the
#BlogTour
!
#BookSky
#MurderMystery
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Book Review: Murder at Christmas, by G.B. Rubin
"You had planned to drive down to Hurley Court in the morning to keep your promise to Algy. But Melissa also needs your help, and it sounds like it could be more urgent. What will you do?"
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/book-review-murder-at-christmas-by-g-b-rubin/
5 months ago
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Catriona Ward is a go-to author for me, and I really enjoyed "Little Eve" with it's gothic mystery vibes! Check out my review below...
#LittleEve
#CatrionaWard
#BookReview
#BookSky
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Book Review: Little Eve, by Catriona Ward
"My heart is a dark passage, lined with ranks of gleaming jars. In each one something floats. The past, preserved as if in spirit. Here is the scent of grass and the sea, here the creak of wheels on a rough path, here a bright yellow gull's beak. The sensation of blood drying on my cheek in the wind. Abel crying for his mother, Uncle's hand on me. Silver on a white collarbone. The knowledge of loss, which comes like a blow to the heart or the stomach. It does not reach your mind until later."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/book-review-little-eve-by-catriona-ward/
5 months ago
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I had my reading mojo back in November, and this month I read nine books, all new to me â check out my monthly wrap-up below!
#ReadingWrapUp
#NovemberWrapUp
#TBRChallenge
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November 2025 Reading Wrap-Up
I had my reading mojo back in November, and this month I read nine books, all new to me (unusual for even the Christie to be a new one!).
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/12/07/november-2025-reading-wrap-up/
5 months ago
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One for the mystery and thriller fans... Check out my
#BookReview
of
#TheFestival
by @louisemumford.bsky.social!
#BookSky
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Book Review: The Festival, by Louise Mumford
âLater, Libby replayed that moment, twisting it this way and that like a Rubikâs Cube, trying to find the combination of actions that would provide a different outcome. But in the end, it was simple. The music roared, as did everyone around her and there was nothing Libby could do to stop Dawnâs fingers from slipping out of her grasp as the throat of the crowd swallowed her friend whole.â
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/book-review-the-festival-by-louise-mumford/
5 months ago
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One last adventure with Tommy and Tuppence - check out my review of
#PosternOfFate
by Agatha Christie!
#ReadChristie2025
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Book Review: Postern of Fate, by Agatha Christie
âLook here, Tuppence,â said Tommy, âyouâre not going to get a thing about this, are you?â âWhat do you mean, a thing, about this?â âWell, I mean working up a story of mystery.â âWell, itâs a mystery to me,â said Tuppence. âMary Jordan did not die naturally. It was one of us. I think I know which one. Oh, Tommy, you must say that it is very intriguing.â
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/book-review-postern-of-fate-by-agatha-christie/
5 months ago
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If you enjoy mysteries, courtroom dramas or unreliable narrators, this one is for you! Check our my review of "Her Many Faces" by Nicci Cloke below!
#HerManyFaces
#NicciCloke
#RandomThingsTours
@annerandomthings.bsky.social
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Book Review: Her Many Faces, by Nicci Cloke
âYou were twenty-two, a waitress at March House â a private membersâ club in the heart of Mayfair, whose patrons were some of the wealthiest and most powerful people in London. You were accused of murdering four of them.â
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/11/28/book-review-her-many-faces-by-nicci-cloke/
5 months ago
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A gripping mystery, with a permeating atmosphere of dread - check our my review of
#Bluff
by @francinetoon.bsky.social!
#Mystery
#GothicFiction
#NetGalley
#BookSky
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Book Review: Bluff, by Francine Toon
"The envelope was addressed to me in block capitals. Inside was a small Christmas card, with a wintry scene on the front. Inside was written in a scrawl: Dear Cameron. Kindly leave things be. This is a warning. Stop asking about Joanie."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/11/24/book-review-bluff-by-francine-toon/
5 months ago
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What does the future of travel hold? In the latest in the fascinating FUTURES Series from @melvillehouse.bsky.social, travel and culture writer Daniel Maurer delves into this topic... Check out my
#BookReview
, and many thanks to Nikki for having me on the
#BlogTour
!
#TheFutureOfTravel
#BookSky
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Book Review: The Future of Travel, by Daniel Maurer
"The pandemic taught us that travel is a privilege that can be stripped from us at any time."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/book-review-the-future-of-travel-by-daniel-maurer/
5 months ago
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The ultimate tale of marital discord... Check out my review of "The Cat" by Georges Simenon!
#TheCat
#PenguinClassics
#BookSky
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Book Review: The Cat, by Georges Simenon
"Then, to take his revenge, he took out his notebook with pages that were divided into thin strips and he wrote in stick letters: The cat."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/book-review-the-cat-by-georges-simenon/
5 months ago
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After a bumper September, October wasn't my best month of the year in terms of number of books read, but it was a great one for story and for dark, autumnal vibes! Check out my wrap-up below!
#ReadingWrapUp
#MonthlyWrapUp
#OctoberReads
#BookSky
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October 2025 Reading Wrap-Up
October wasn't my best month of the year in terms of number of books read, but it was a great one for story and for dark, autumnal vibes!
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/11/08/october-2025-reading-wrap-up/
6 months ago
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In the latest of her Poirot novels, author Sophie Hannah takes the famous detective to a Greek island, where New Year celebrations do not go to plan... Check out my review below!
#Poirot
#BookReview
#SophieHannah
#Booksky
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Book Review: The Last Death of the Year, by Sophie Hannah
"I expect you would not believe me if I told you it is possible to solve a murder simply by reading a list of all the suspectsâ New Yearâs resolutions, while knowing no more about any of them. Unlikely as it sounds, it is the truth."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/11/06/book-review-the-last-death-of-the-year-by-sophie-hannah/
6 months ago
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Book Review: Towards Zero, by Agatha Christie "I like a good detective story,â he said. âBut, you know, they begin in the wrong place! They begin with the murder. But the murder is the end. The story begins long before thatâyears before sometimesâwith all the causes and events that bring certainâŚ
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Book Review: Towards Zero, by Agatha Christie
"I like a good detective story,â he said. âBut, you know, they begin in the wrong place! They begin with the murder. But the murder is the end. The story begins long before thatâyears before sometimesâwith all the causes and events that bring certain people to a certain place at a certain time on a certain day."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/11/03/book-review-towards-zero-by-agatha-christie/
6 months ago
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Which is your favourite, the book or the film? Check out my
#BookReview
of
#TheShining
, a great spooky autumn read!
#StephenKing
#ConstantReader
#BookSky
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Book Review: The Shining, by Stephen King
"I donât think thereâs anything here that can hurt you. I donât think. But what if he was wrong? He had known that this was his last season at the Overlook ever since he had seen that thing in the bathtub of Room 217. It had been worse than any picture in any book, and from here the boy running to his mother looked so small⌠I donât thinkâ His eyes drifted down to the topiary animals. Abruptly he started the car and put it in gear and drove away, trying not to look back. And of course he did, and of course the porch was empty. They had gone back inside. It was as if the Overlook had swallowed them."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/10/25/book-review-the-shining-by-stephen-king/
6 months ago
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A highly anticipated read for me⌠Check out my review of
#Katabasis
by R.F. Kuang!
#BookReview
#BookSky
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Book Review: Katabasis, by RFÂ Kuang
"Alice Law, you naughty girl. You're trying to go to Hell."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/10/11/book-review-katabasis-by-rf-kuang/
7 months ago
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A week late, but here's my reading wrap-up for September!
#BookSky
#MonthlyWrapUp
#SeptemberReading
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September 2025 Reading Wrap-Up
September always has a âback to schoolâ feeling for me, and I look forward to choosing more autumnal books⌠And this month I finished a total of ten books â nine new to me, and one re-read!
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/september-2025-reading-wrap-up/
7 months ago
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With autumn here, it seemed the perfect time to pick up this gothic thriller â check out my review of
#Pine
by Francine Toon!
#BookReview
#BookSky
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Book Review: âPineâ, by Francine Toon
"Up in her bedroom she lays her tarot cards out on the bed. A draught creeps across her shoulder blades and, for a moment, she gets a strange feeling of a hand, reaching out of the darkness. She shakes her head and shoulders and shuffles the dog-eared cards. She flicks three across her bed, face down, then puts her hand over the first card and asks it to tell her what is going on. The next one she asks what is getting in the way. The third she asks what will fix the problem."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/10/05/book-review-pine-by-francine-toon/
7 months ago
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A worthy winner! Check out my review of
#CluesToYou
by @clairehustonauthor.bsky.socialâŹ, the fabulour winner of the
#BBNYA
2024!
@bbnya.bsky.social
@thewritereads.bsky.social
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Book Review: Clues To You, by Claire Huston
"Even though Merrymanâs latest puzzle was likely to stretch her reasoning skills and intuition to their limits, she had hoped she stood a small chance of cracking the case. But the addition of another mysteryâand none other than the diabolical enigma that was Max Ravenscroftâcould well make the weekend more than she could handle."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/09/05/book-review-clues-to-you-by-claire-huston/
8 months ago
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Itâs always fun to choose books to read in the summer, and in August I finished a total of nine books â eight new to me, and one re-read - check out my August
#ReadingWrapUp
!
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August 2025 Reading Wrap-Up
Itâs always fun to choose books to read in the summer, and in August I finished a total of nine books â eight new to me, and one re-read! #TBR Challenge Iâm pleased with the progress Iâm making with my TBR list this year (and the choice of books âpast meâ chose to buy!). Much credit to @readwatchdrinkcoffeeâs #TBRChallenge for spurring me on!
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/09/04/august-2025-reading-wrap-up/
8 months ago
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One of my favourite Poirot's! Check out my review of
#OneTwoBuckleMyShoe
for
#ReadChristie2025
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Book Review: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe, by Agatha Christie
"There are certain humiliating moments in the lives of the greatest of men. It has been said that no man is a hero to his valet. To that may be added that few men are heroes to themselves at the moment of visiting their dentist. Hercule Poirot was morbidly concious of this fact. He was a man who was accustomed to have a good opinion of himself. He was Hercule Poirot, superior in most ways to other men. But in this moment he was unable to feel superior in any way whatever. His morale was down to zero. He was just that ordinary, craven figure, a man afraid of the dentist's chair."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/09/03/book-review-one-two-buckle-my-shoe-by-agatha-christie/
8 months ago
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A short book, but it packs in the story and the heart â check out my review of
#ANecromancerCalledGamGam
by @adamholcombe.bountyink.com, the brilliant second-place finalist of the
#BBNYA
2024!
@bbnya.bsky.social
@thewritereads.bsky.social
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Book Review: A Necromancer Called Gam Gam, by Adam Holcombe
"Fatherless and on the run, Mina wasnât sure what was to come in the days ahead of her. But Fate had a way of finding the right person at the right time, and Fate had found her Gam Gam. She would never have guessed how much Gam Gam would need her as well."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/08/19/book-review-a-necromancer-called-gam-gam-by-adam-holcombe/
8 months ago
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Another great magical adventure from the author of "The Book of Doors"... Check out my review of
#TheSocietyOfUnknowableObjects
!
#BookReview
#BookSky
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Book Review: The Society of Unknowable Objects, by Gareth Brown
"...it was the basement of 114 Bell Street that was Magda Sparksâs favourite place in the world. Because this was a place where an incredible secret was kept within its walls, a place of mysteries and magic. This was the meeting place of the Society of Unknowable Objects."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/08/14/book-review-the-society-of-unknowable-objects-by-gareth-brown/
8 months ago
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A twisty mystery thriller that asks - can you really trust your memories? Check out my review of
#AMurderInParis
, that latest novel from Matthew Blake! And many thanks to Anne of Random Things Tours for including me on the
#BlogTour
!
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Book Review: A Murder in Paris, by Matthew Blake
"The Murder in Room 11. The secret has been hidden for eighty years. Now an elderly woman enters a Paris hotel at dawn and confesses to a murder and threatens to expose everything."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/08/06/book-review-a-murder-in-paris-by-matthew-blake/
9 months ago
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July was another good month for my reading, and just like in June I finished a total of eleven books â ten new to me, and one re-read! Check out my reading wrap-up below!
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July 2025 Reading Wrap-Up
July was another good month for my reading, and just like in June I finished a total of eleven books â ten new to me, and one re-read!
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/08/05/july-2025-reading-wrap-up/
9 months ago
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A tribute to the golden era of detective fiction, and a genuinely good mystery in its own right â check out my review of
#DIsForDeath
by Harriet F Townson!
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Book Review: D is for Death, by Harriet F Townson
âWeâll be back home in no time and you can have breakfast and then unpack and decide what youâre going to do.â âOh, I know what Iâm going to do,â said Dora. âIâm here to find out who murdered my mother.â
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/08/02/book-review-d-is-for-death-by-harriet-f-townson/
9 months ago
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For lovers of Agatha Christiesâs work, this is well worth a read for a charming and fascinating insight into the woman behind the books - check out my review of
#ComeTellMeHowYouLive
!
#ReadChristie2025
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Book Review: Come, Tell Me How You Live, by Agatha Christie Mallowan
âThis book is an answer. It is the answer to a question that is asked me very often. âSo you dig in Syria, do you? Do tell me about it. How do you live? In a tent?â etc. etc. Most people, probably, do not want to know. It is just the small change of conversation. But there are, now and then, one or two people who are really interested. It is the question, too, that Archaeology asks of the Past â Come, tell me how you lived? And with picks and spades and baskets we find the answer.â
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/08/01/book-review-come-tell-me-how-you-live-by-agatha-christie-mallowan/
9 months ago
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A fast-paced, exciting ride and a great summer read - check out my review of "Run to the Blue" by PN Johnson!
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Book Review: Run to the Blue, by PNÂ Johnson
"There was uproar. I was terrified, my husband had betrayed me, and one of London's biggest villains wanted me dead. I was in a tailspin; my life was breaking up around me."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/07/29/book-review-run-to-the-blue-by-pn-johnson/
9 months ago
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Lo Blacklock is back! Ruth Wareâs much anticipated follow-up to âThe Woman in Cabin 10â is out now â check out my
#BookReview
below! Many thanks to Anne of Random Things Tours, publishers Simon & Schuster and of course @ruthwarewriter.bsky.social for having me on the
#BlogTour
!
#TheWomanInSuite11
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Book Review: The Woman in Suite 11, by Ruth Ware
"Even before I opened my eyes, I could tell something was wrong. I wasnât in my comfortable bed at home, my husband lying beside me, a pair of little toddler feet jammed into my stomach. I was alone, lying on a thin, hard mattress with pain in my back and hips. And the sounds were wrong tooâthere was no friendly rattle from our old air-conditioning unit, no honking of horns or wail of sirens in the New York night. No, here there was only the clang of doors, the sound of footsteps, the shout of male voices raised in anger."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/07/28/book-review-the-woman-in-suite-11-by-ruth-ware/
9 months ago
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A mystery set on the Orient Express, and famous writer Dorothy L Sayers is the prime suspect! Check out my
#BookReview
of
#TheCase
OfTheBodyOnTheOrientExpress by Kelly Oliver - and many thanks to the authors and rararesources.bsky.social⏠for having me on the
#BlogTour
!
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Book Review: The Case of the Body on the Orient Express, by Kelly Oliver
"All in favor, say aye." Gilbert Chesterton, the club president, tossed his cape over one shoulder with an air of solemnity befitting the House of Lords. A chorus of "Aye" rang out and pounding an imaginary gavel, Mr Chesterton declared, "Motion passes. Dorothy will represent us in Istanbul." "Excellent." Dorothy clapped her hands together. "I've already bought our tickets." She gestured towards Eliza. "Miss Baker and I will board the Orient Express the day after tomorrow."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/07/18/book-review-the-case-of-the-body-on-the-orient-express-by-kelly-oliver/
9 months ago
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A novel for those who love poignant, heartfelt stories â check out my review of
#ChristopherRunning
by Elisabeth Pike, released 15th August!
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Book Review: Christopher, Running, by Elisabeth Pike
Where he is going, he doesnât know, but he knows he must run because there is no other choice. âHow has it come to this?â he whispers, over and over. âI loved her too Alice. I loved her too.â
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/07/10/book-review-christopher-running-by-elisabeth-pike/
10 months ago
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A great twisty thriller â check out my review of
#TheWomanInCabin10
by Ruth Ware!
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Book Review: The Woman in Cabin 10, by Ruth Ware
âI switched the light out and drew the cover across myself, but I didnât sleep. Instead I lay on my side watching the sea, rising and falling in strange, hypnotic silence outside the thick, storm-proof panes. And I thought, there is a murderer on this boat. And no one knows but me.â
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/07/08/book-review-the-woman-in-cabin-10-by-ruth-ware/
10 months ago
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June 2025 Reading Wrap-Up I was really in my reading stride in June, and this month I finished a total of eleven books â nine new to me, and one re-read! Check out my
#JuneWrapUp
below!
#ReadingWrapUp
#BookSky
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June 2025 Reading Wrap-Up
I was really in my reading stride in June, and this month I finished a total of eleven books â nine new to me, and one re-read! Check out my #JuneWrapUp below! #ReadingWrapUp #BookSky
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/07/06/june-2025-reading-wrap-up/
10 months ago
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Amidst the intrigue of 16th Century Venice, Cesare Aldo has a potentially deadly mission to complete for Duke Cosimo de'Medici - check our my
#BookReview
of the latest Aldo mystery by D.V. Bishop! Many thanks to the author & Insta Book Tours for having me on the
#readalong
and
#blogtour
!
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Book Review: Carnival of Lies, by D.V. Bishop
âStriding down a stone staircase to the lower level of Palazzo Medici, Aldo wished heâd never accepted the contessaâs invitation to visit her. Now he must ride with a violent man who distrusted him in pursuit of well-prepared thieves. If circumstances took him all the way to Venice, the prospects there were even worse. It was a hostile city where he struggled to speak the local dialect, and would be hunting two men amid a hundred and fifty thousand citizens. Should he fail, Aldo faced banishment for life. âPalle,â he muttered under his breath. It was an impossible mission.â
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/07/03/book-review-carnival-of-lies-by-d-v-bishop/
10 months ago
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