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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Librarian by Salley Vickers

Posted on 19th October 2022 By Nicola

The Librarian by Salley Vickers is published by Penguin Viking in paperback, eBook and audiobook. I just love the paperback cover! In 1958, Sylvia Blackwell, […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke

Posted on 17th October 2022 By Nicola

The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke is published by Harper Collins and is available now in paperback, eBook and audiobook. This is another book that […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Betsy & Lilibet by Sophie Duffy

Posted on 12th October 2022 By Nicola

Betsy & Lilibet by Sophie Duffy is published by Legend Press in paperback, eBook and audiobook. A tale which spans generations to explore the life […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Anniversary by Laura Marshall

Posted on 10th October 2022 By Nicola

The Anniversary by Laura Marshall is published by Sphere and available now in paperback, eBook and audiobook. I won my copy in a giveaway run […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Before the Crown by Flora Harding

Posted on 3rd October 2022 By Nicola

Before the Crown is published by One More Chapter and is available in paperback, eBook and audiobook. Windsor Castle, 1943 As war rages across the […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Keeping a Christmas Promise by Jo Thomas

Posted on 29th September 2022 By Nicola

Keeping a Christmas Promise is published by Penguin Transworld and is available now in eBook and from 13th October 2022 in paperback. My thanks to […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Hope to Die by Cara Hunter

Posted on 26th September 2022 By Nicola

Hope to Die by Cara Hunter is published by Penguin Viking in paperback, eBook and audiobook. It looks like a burglary gone wrong, but DI […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – A Home from Home by Rosie Hendry

Posted on 22nd September 2022 By Nicola

A Home from Home by Rosie Hendry is available now in paperback, eBook and audiobook. My thanks to the publishers, Sphere, for the review copy […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Girls Who Disappeared by Claire Douglas

Posted on 20th September 2022 By Nicola

The Girls Who Disappeared by Claire Douglas was published on 15th September 2022 by Michael Joseph in paperback, eBook and audiobook. My thanks to the […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – All the Broken Places by John Boyne

Posted on 13th September 2022 By Nicola

All the Broken Places by John Boyne will be published by Doubleday on 15th September 2022 in hardcover, eBook and audiobook. My huge thanks to […]

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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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