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#bookreview – After Leaving the Village by Helen Matthews @HelenMK7 @hashtag_press

Posted on 2nd February 2018 By Nicola

I’m delighted to be sharing my review for After Leaving the Village today. I’d like to thank Helen Matthews for sending me a copy of […]

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#bookreview – Here Come the Trolls and Day of the Trolls by Ron Butlin and James Hutcheson @RonButlinMakar @SKARPHEDON #blogtour

Posted on 1st February 2018 By Nicola

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Here Come the Trolls and Day of the Trolls, written by Ron Butlin and illustrated by […]

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#bookreview – Tunes on a Penny Whistle and Tuppenny Rice & Treacle by Doris E. Coates @Authoright #blogtour

Posted on 30th January 2018 By Nicola

I’m delighted to be taking part in the blog tour for these two lovely books. Thank you to Rachel Gilbey from Authoright for the place […]

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#bookreview – Miss Boston and Miss Hargreaves by Rachel Malik @RachelMalik99 @PenguinRHUK

Posted on 29th January 2018 By Nicola

On Saturday I posted a guest post by Rachel Malik about trials in fiction as part of the blog tour for Miss Boston and Miss […]

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#bookreview – Appetite by Anita Cassidy @AnitaCassidy76 @RedDoorBooks #blogtour

Posted on 25th January 2018 By Nicola

I’m absolutely thrilled today to be taking part in the blog tour for Appetite by Anita Cassidy and will be reviewing it further down this […]

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#bookreview – The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor @cjtudor @PenguinRHUK #blogtour #ChalkMan

Posted on 23rd January 2018 By Nicola

I’m absolutely thrilled to be reviewing The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor today as part of the blog tour. This is a book that’s receiving […]

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#bookreview – Literary Wonderlands edited by Laura Miller @modernbooks @alisonmenziespr

Posted on 22nd January 2018 By Nicola

Thank you to Alison Menzies and Modern Books for sending me a copy of Literary Wonderlands for review. Here’s what it’s about: Imaginary worlds have […]

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#bookreview – A Prosecco Christmas by Sylvia Ashby @bysylvia_a @NeverlandBT #blogtour #giveaway

Posted on 21st January 2018 By Nicola

Hooray! I’m posting today as part of the blog tour for A Prosecco Christmas by Sylvia Ashby. I loved the previous book in the Pot […]

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#bookreview – The Long Walk Back by Rachel Dove @WriterDove @BrookCottageBks #HQDigitalUK #blogtour #giveaway

Posted on 19th January 2018 By Nicola

I’m delighted to be taking part in the blog tour today for The Long Walk Back by Rachel Dove. It’s such a fabulous read and […]

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#bookreview – Veronica’s Bird by Veronica Bird & Richard Newman @Authoright #blogtour

Posted on 15th January 2018 By Nicola

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Veronica’s Bird by Veronica Bird and Richard Newman. Thank you to Rachel Gilbey and Clink Street […]

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