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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Orchard Girls by Nikola Scott #BlogBlitz

Posted on 1st July 2021 By Nicola

It’s my stop on the blog tour for The Orchard Girls by Nikola Scott. My thanks to Headline for the proof copy of the book […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Let in the Light by Gerard Nugent

Posted on 29th June 2021 By Nicola

My review today is of Let in the Light by Gerard Nugent, a book I enjoyed very much. My thanks to the author for the […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Lies We Tell by Jane Corry

Posted on 25th June 2021 By Nicola

I always love to pick up a Jane Corry book and The Lies We Tell is no exception. My thanks to the team at Viking […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Hostage by Clare Mackintosh #HostageBook

Posted on 22nd June 2021 By Nicola

Hostage by Clare Mackintosh was a book that had been on my radar for ages and I was thrilled to get my hands on a […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Suspects by Lesley Pearse #LoveLesley #Suspects

Posted on 21st June 2021 By Nicola

It’s my stop on the blog tour for Suspects by Lesley Pearse and I’m delighted to be sharing my thoughts about this latest book by […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Holding Her Breath by Eimear Ryan

Posted on 18th June 2021 By Nicola

My review today is of Holding Her Breath by Eimear Ryan which was published on 17th June by Penguin Sandycove. My thanks to Rosanna Safaty […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Island Home by Libby Page

Posted on 16th June 2021 By Nicola

I’m so pleased today to be sharing my thoughts about The Island Home by Libby Page. My thanks to Virginia Woolstencraft from Orion for the […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Mrs England by Stacey Halls #BlogTour #historicalfiction

Posted on 13th June 2021 By Nicola

It’s my stop on the blog tour for Mrs England by Stacey Halls today. What a fabulous book this is. My thanks to Manilla Press […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Everything Happens for a Reason by Katie Allen #JubilantJune

Posted on 10th June 2021 By Nicola

It’s paperback publication day for Everything Happens for a Reason by Katie Allen and I’m sharing my thoughts about it today. My thanks to the […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – One Ordinary Day at a Time by Sarah J. Harris #OneOrdinaryDay

Posted on 8th June 2021 By Nicola

My review today is of the wonderful One Ordinary Day at a Time by Sarah J. Harris. My thanks to Harper Fiction for sending me […]

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