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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Water by John Boyne

Posted on 30th October 2023 By Nicola

Water by John Boyne is the first in a set of four novellas and will be published by Doubleday on 2nd November in hardcover, eBook […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Winter’s Wishfall by Ceri Houlbrook #BlogTour

Posted on 28th October 2023 By Nicola

It’s my stop on the blog tour for Winter’s Wishfall by Ceri Houlbrook which is out now in paperback, audiobook and eBook. My thanks to […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – An Invitation to the Kennedys by Emily Hourican

Posted on 23rd October 2023 By Nicola

An Invitation to the Kennedys by Emily Hourican was published by Hachette Books Ireland on 14th September 2023. My thanks to the author and publisher […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Swimming for Beginners by Nicola Gill

Posted on 16th October 2023 By Nicola

Swimming for Beginners by Nicola Gill was published by Bedford Square Publishers on 14th September 2023. My thanks to Anastasia from the publishers for the […]

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ShortBookandScribes Paperback #PublicationDay #BookReview – Celebrations for the Woolworths Girls by Elaine Everest #BlogTour

Posted on 12th October 2023 By Nicola

It’s my stop on the blog tour for Celebrations for the Woolworths Girls and I’d like to wish Elaine Everest a very happy paperback publication […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The White Lie by J.G. Kelly #BlogTour

Posted on 9th October 2023 By Nicola

It’s my stop on the blog tour for The White Lie by J.G. Kelly. My thanks to Emily Goulding from Hodder & Stoughton for the […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Countdown to Christmas by Jo Thomas

Posted on 4th October 2023 By Nicola

Countdown to Christmas by Jo Thomas is available now in eBook and from 12th October in paperback and audiobook. My thanks to Chloë Rose at […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Babysitter by Emma Curtis

Posted on 2nd October 2023 By Nicola

The Babysitter by Emma Curtis will be published by Corvus on 12th October in paperback, and audiobook and is out today in eBook. My thanks […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – A Saint in Swindon by Alice Jolly

Posted on 29th September 2023 By Nicola

A Saint in Swindon by Alice Jolly is published by Fairlight Books in paperback and eBook. I purchased my copy. When a stranger arrives in […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Cat Society by Ray Sadri

Posted on 28th September 2023 By Nicola

Cat Society by Ray Sadri is published by Book Guild today in paperback and eBook. My thanks to the author for the review copy and […]

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October 2024 Reads Goodness me, November is here.

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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