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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – A Recipe for Christmas by Jo Thomas

Posted on 18th November 2024 By Nicola

A Recipe for Christmas by Jo Thomas is published by Transworld and available now in paperback, eBook and audiobook. I purchased my own copy of […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Courage for the Home Front Girls by Susanna Bavin

Posted on 14th November 2024 By Nicola

Courage for the Home Front Girls by Susanna Bavin is published by Bookouture and available now in paperback and eBook. My thanks to the author […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Gone with the Penguins by Hazel Prior

Posted on 11th November 2024 By Nicola

Gone with the Penguins by Hazel Prior is published by Penguin Bantam and is available now in paperback, eBook and audiobook. My thanks to the […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Solstice by Helen Steadman

Posted on 6th November 2024 By Nicola

Solstice by Helen Steadman is available now in paperback, eBook and audiobook. I purchased my own copy. It’s the third in a trilogy, following on […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Fire by John Boyne

Posted on 4th November 2024 By Nicola

Fire by John Boyne will be published by Doubleday on 7th November in hardcover, eBook and audiobook. My thanks to the publishers for the proof […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Palace Dressmaker by Jade Beer

Posted on 30th October 2024 By Nicola

The Palace Dressmaker by Jade Beer will be published by Hodder on 5th November in paperback, eBook and audiobook. My thanks to the author and […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Fortunes of Olivia Richmond by Louise Davidson

Posted on 28th October 2024 By Nicola

The Fortunes of Olivia Richmond by Louise Davidson is published by Moonflower Publishing and available now in paperback, eBook and audiobook. My thanks to Amanda […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BlogTour #BookReview – A Christmas Wish at Woolworths by Elaine Everest

Posted on 22nd October 2024 By Nicola

It’s my stop on the blog tour for A Christmas Wish at Woolworths by Elaine Everest. I love this series so much but reading this […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Miss Beeton’s Murder Agency by Josie Lloyd

Posted on 21st October 2024 By Nicola

Miss Beeton’s Murder Agency by Josie Lloyd will be published by HQ on 24th October 2024. My thanks to the publishers and Rachel Quin for […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Commuter by Emma Curtis

Posted on 16th October 2024 By Nicola

The Commuter by Emma Curtis is published by Corvus in paperback, eBook and audiobook. My thanks to Kirsty Doole for the review copy. I used […]

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Some Recommended Reads for Spooky Season
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Since it's Halloween I thought I'd share some books that would make good reads for spooky season. I've read all of these which feature witches, ghosts, or other eerie goings on.

🧙The Book of Witching by C.J. Cooke - the mysterious and magical Book of Witching links two timelines.

👻Ghost Story by Elisa Lodato - a remote Scottish island with only one inhabitant gives this book quite a sinister feel.

🧙The King's Witches by Kate Foster - with the witch trials gathering pace, it was a dangerous time to be a 'cunning' woman.

👻The Whistling by Rebecca Netley - an insular and unwelcoming community, the strange sound of whistling, and elements of witchery create a creepy and ominous vibe.

👻The Small Hand by Susan Hill - an antiquarian bookseller feels a cold hand creeping into his own. Creepy!

👻Time's Prisoner by Linda Gillard - a book with a much friendlier ghost, one who resides at Wyngrave Hall. When Jane unexpectedly inherits the hall she finds it comes with a centuries old mystery.

🧙The Trial of Gwen Foley by Jane O'Connor - a historical murder mystery set in 1723 with a witchcraft sub-plot.

🔮The Fortunes of Olivia Richmond by Louise Davidson - a twisty and eerie story with a once grand but now faded country house and a young woman with a skill for the supernatural.

👻A Good House for Children by Kate Collins - an unnerving story with a sinister house that is a character in its own right.

🧙The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke - Luna's mother and two sisters vanished without trace twenty-three years ago on the island of Lòn Haven. Back in the 1600s, witch hunts took place on the island. There is a creeping sense of unease in this book which is gothic, unsettling and witchy.
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What are you reading this Halloween? Do you like spooky or witchy reads?
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