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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Stranger Beside Me by Caroline England #BlogTour

Posted on 22nd August 2023 By Nicola

It’s my stop on the blog tour for The Stranger Beside Me by Caroline England. Thank you to the publishers for sending me a copy […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – More Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up by Alexandra Potter

Posted on 18th August 2023 By Nicola

More Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up was published yesterday by Pan Macmillan in hardcover, ebook and audiobook. My thanks to Chloe Davies and Rosie […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Funicular by T.F. Lince

Posted on 17th August 2023 By Nicola

Funicular is self-published by T.F. Lince and is available now in paperback, ebook and audiobook. Dare you to take a ride on the Funicular? ‘Dr […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Children Left Behind by Lizzie Page

Posted on 16th August 2023 By Nicola

The Children Left Behind by Lizzie Page is published by Bookouture and available now in paperback, ebook and audiobook. The book is my own – […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Reasonable People by Caroline Hulse

Posted on 15th August 2023 By Nicola

Reasonable People is published by Orion and out now in hardcover, ebook and audiobook. My thanks to the publishers for the proof copy. CantBeArsed8: Am […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Princess by Wendy Holden

Posted on 14th August 2023 By Nicola

The Princess by Wendy Holden will be published by Welbeck on 17th August in hardcover, ebook and audiobook. My thanks to the publishers for the […]

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ShortBookandScribes #PublicationDay #BookReview – Becoming Liz Taylor by Elizabeth Delo

Posted on 3rd August 2023 By Nicola

It’s publication day for Becoming Liz Taylor. Congratulations to the author, Elizabeth Delo. It’s now available in hardcover, ebook and audiobook and is published by […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister

Posted on 28th July 2023 By Nicola

Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister will be published by Michael Joseph on 3rd August in hardcover, ebook and audiobook. My thanks to the […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter

Posted on 24th July 2023 By Nicola

Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter is published by Harper Collins and is out now in paperback, ebook and audiobook. My thanks to Susanna […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – None of This is True by Lisa Jewell

Posted on 19th July 2023 By Nicola

None of This is True by Lisa Jewell will be published tomorrow (20th July) by Century in hardcover, ebook and audiobook. My thanks to Najma […]

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ICYMI - #Review - Christmas with the Queen by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb

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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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