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Why did standing up for women’s rights have to be a scandal? A dark Victorian drama set at Bristol University College. Twenty-year-old Evangeline Moore dreams of becoming an architect. She is grieving the loss of her father, who supported her ambitions of wanting more in life than marriage and children, and estranged from her mother,…
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Life’s gone from being safely predictable to extremely unpredictable in a very short space of time. Ad/PR/Patrocinado. Many thanks to Hodder & Stoughton and NetGalley for this ARC of The Fish and Chip Shop Detectives and a Mystery at Sea by Jenny Kane, publication day today, Sep 3, 2026. Book 3 in The Fish and…
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We’re just one big happy family and, when you’ve been to a few domestic disputes, Littlebottom, I can assure you that you’ll see the resemblance. Book 19 in the Discworld series, Book 3 in the City Watch subseries. In Ankh-Morpork the times are changing faster than people’s preconceptions, leading to an explosive atmosphere in the city…
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Ad/PR. In August I read cozy mysteries, horrors, fantasy, historical mysteries, and cozy/paranormal fantasy. I read about deadly deception and manipulation, about blurred boundaries between fiction and reality, about goblins, trolls, werevolves, vampires and witches, spunky young adventurers and clever retirees. Emoji Guide🤗 = cozy💖 = romantic😱 = scary💡 = thought provoking💥 = action packed😂…
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Ad/PR/Patrocinado. Many thanks to Cleo Frost for this ARC, book 2 in the Wardwell Witch Cozy Mysteries series. Potion Sickness releases today, Aug 31, 2026. If you’ve read book 1 in this series, Grimoires Gone Wild, you already know what to expect. If you haven’t, I’m here to tell you that Potion Sickness is an…
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In recognition of the fact that I have way too many ebooks just sitting around, doing whatever the digital equivalent to gathering dust on the shelf is, I’ve decided to introduce Sunday Shelf Exploration, which is what I plan to call it when I take a look at my ebook collection through a scavenger hunt,…
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For Stacking The Shelves hosted by Reading Reality I’m posting the books I’ve added to my digital library this week, and the blurbs that made me download them in the first place. Royal Murder at the Empire Theatre by Auburn Seal From Freebooksy: What if Anastasia Romanov didn’t die with her family when they were…
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Heat cursed through my body as I touched the letter. I’d dubbed these warnings my witchfire wave, and it could only mean one thing. I’d received a summons from beyond the grave. Book 5 in the Willowmere series, but impressively easy to read and enjoy without any knowledge of the previous four books. Ghosts and…
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To all those who lead monotonous lives in the hope that they may experience at second-hand the delights and dangers of adventure. Book review of The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie, book 1 in the Tommy and Tuppence series. You’ve probably heard of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, Agatha Christie’s two iconic sleuth characters. Tommy…
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We seemed to be confronted with a series of interlocking murders and mysteries spanning decades, if not centuries … Ad/PR/Patrocinado. Book review of Little House of Secrets by Christopher Seto, book 2 in the Notes on a Murder series, previously published under the title The Vanishing Stone. Theo Chan is somewhat traumatised by his first…
