Historical fiction
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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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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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Goodreads Monday/TBR Monday hosted by Budget Tales Book Blog invites you to post about what books are on your Goodreads “to read” lists or TBR lists, the progress you have made on your current books and reading challenges, and any other bookish news! I have finished the 20 Books of Summer Challenge by AnnaBookBel. As…
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Ad/PR/Patrocinado. For this week’s Stacking The Shelves hosted by Reading Reality I’m sharing some ARCs and books I’ve received from the authors and plan on reading and reviewing in the coming weeks and months. The Bristol Scholar by Kate Somers Published Sep 30, 2025 From Goodreads: 1884. Bristol, England. Twenty-year-old Evangeline Moore has endured three…
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I hope you will find the cracks in the world and wedge them wider, so the light of other suns shines through; I hope you will keep the world unruly, messy, full of strange magics; I hope you will run through every open Door and tell stories when you return. The Ten Thousand Doors of…
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Ad/PR/Patrocinado. Many thanks to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for this ARC of A Season for Justice by John Pilkington, book 3 in the A Justice Belstrang Mystery trilogy. Publication date today, Aug 17, 2026. I’m Robert Belstrang, of Thirldon by Worcester: former justice, and in pursuit of the same. The year is 1618, and a…
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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. A Curse for Samhain by Dahlia Donovan From Amazon: Gender fluid, autistic vampire Hyde Snodgrass runs Between the Leaves—a cosy village book store.…
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It had taken weeks, and the first time she had Changed, it had been so blindingly painful that she’d vomited and passed out. Book 1 in The Infernal Devices series. Tessa moves from New York to London to join her brother Nathaniel, but instead finds herself plunged into a mysterious world of Shadowhunters, demons, vampires,…
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Goodreads Monday/TBR Monday hosted by Budget Tales Book Blog invites you to post about what books are on your Goodreads “to read” lists or TBR lists, the progress you have made on your current books and reading challenges, and any other bookish news! For this Goodreads Monday/TBR Monday I have five new additions to my…
Mostly Murders 