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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Book of Witching by C.J. Cooke

Posted on 14th October 2024 By Nicola

The Book of Witching by C.J. Cooke is published by Harper Collins in hardcover, eBook and audiobook. My thanks to the publishers for sending the […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins

Posted on 7th October 2024 By Nicola

The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins will be published by Doubleday on 10th October 2024 in hardcover, eBook and audiobook. My thanks to the publishers […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Ghost Story by Elisa Lodato #BlogTour

Posted on 3rd October 2024 By Nicola

Ghost Story by Elisa Lodato is published by Manilla Press and available now in hardcover, eBook and audiobook. My thanks to the publishers for the […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Because She Looked Away by Alison Bruce

Posted on 30th September 2024 By Nicola

Because She Looked Away by Alison Bruce is published by Constable and is available now in hardcover, eBook and audiobook. My thanks to Beth Wright […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – A Child Far from Home by Lizzie Page

Posted on 26th September 2024 By Nicola

A Child Far from Home by Lizzie Page is published by Bookouture and available now in paperback, eBook and audiobook. Thank you to the author […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – I Died at Fallow Hall by Bonnie Burke-Patel

Posted on 23rd September 2024 By Nicola

I Died at Fallow Hall by Bonnie Burke-Patel is published by Bedford Square Publishers and available now in hardcover, eBook and audiobook. My thanks to […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Celebrating All Creatures Great and Small

Posted on 19th September 2024 By Nicola

Happy All Creatures Great and Small day to all those who celebrate. Yes, one of my favourite series is back on the television this evening […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Home Front Girls by Susanna Bavin

Posted on 18th September 2024 By Nicola

The Home Front Girls is the first in a new series by Susanna Bavin. I’m a bit late to the party (despite Susanna’s best efforts) […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Isolation Island by Louise Minchin

Posted on 17th September 2024 By Nicola

Isolation Island by Louise Minchin is published by Headline and is out now in hardcover, eBook and audiobook. My thanks to the publishers for the […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Negotiator by Brooke Robinson #BlogTour

Posted on 11th September 2024 By Nicola

It’s my stop on the blog tour for The Negotiator by Brooke Robinson which was published by Harvill Secker on 20th June 2024 in hardcover, […]

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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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