Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to…

Today it is over to Mandie who is sharing her review of the final novel from Jeffrey Archer, Adam and Eve, which is out today. Somewhat poignant timing following his sudden passing this week and ou…

This week's topic: Happy Books! This week's topic is really books that bring happy memories but I've tweaked it a bit to be Happy Books! I've chosen ten books with the word happy or happiness in the title and sneaked in a 'cheerfully' and 'joy' to complete my ten. Have you read any of these books? What books would you choose to fit this week's topic?

Welcome back to another #MusicMonday! It’s not about books, but about music, and I’m looking forward to presenting you with a taste of my playlist. It’s the brainchild of Drew from The Tattooed Boo…

Source: Review copyPublication: 24 September 2026 from Orenda Books (paperback)PP: 300ISBN-13: 978-1917764346 My thanks to Orenda Books for a review copy Sofas, secrets and a snowbound road to trou…

Today I am sharing my thoughts on the first in a brand new series from Rachel Amphlett, The Cold Shore which is out today. Happy publication day, Rachel. This is a spin off from her brilliant Kay H…

Book Description: In seven days, Jet Mason will be dead . . . Jet has always been restless, never quite finishing anything. Later, she tells herself. She’s got time. Until one night, she is violent…

As a huge fan of Margaret Amatt’s books, especially her Glenbriar series, I was delighted to learn she’s introducing audio versions, starting with book one. Great news for me, as I started pa…

the setup… Eight years ago, Hattie Conlee left her home in Pennsylvania and escaped to Lantern Cove, Maine, legally becoming Mary Whittaker. Her son Tommy had been convicted of being the notorious …

I'm pleased to be joined by East Lothian based author Charlie Laidlaw today. His novel The Days of Our Birth has recently been republished by Rampart Books and is available in paperback, hardback and digital editions. Buying link below. I'm resharing a feature where Charlie answered my #ThreeTwoOne quick-fire questions to give you a flavour of the book. Tell me three things about your latest novel…

We Chase Shadows is the second in the We Solve Murders series from Richard Osman. The detective agency We Solve Murders comprises ex-policeman Steve, his daughter-in-law Amy and best-selling novelist Rosie. They haven't had many (okay, any) murders to solve since they set the company up six months earlier, which suits Steve just fine as he'd rather be sitting in the pubs with his pals.

Does my last book link back to the starting book at all? If you have taken part in #6Degrees this month, leave me a link in the comments so I can see where your chain has taken you. The starting book this month is Life of M by Rachel Cusk. I know there has been quite a lot of controversy around this book as it's allegedly closely based on the life of Rachel Portman who, I believe, is/was a friend of the author!

Today it’s over to Mandie who is sharing her thoughts on the audiobook version of the latest novel from Jane Casey, Everything She Didn’t Say. I was very fortunate to receive an invite …

Today I’m delighted to feature author Samantha York. Her debut novel The Foreshore, was published by Salt Publishing in August 2025 and explores themes of isolation, grief, and clashing belie…

Welcome to today’s stop on the blog tour for A Monster in the Ash by Susie Gordon which will be published on 15th October 2026. My thanks to Kelly at Folk PR for inviting me to take part in t…

Autumn is my very favourite season - I may have mentioned this before - and Heidi Swain is one of my favourite authors so I eagerly jumped at the chance to read her latest book, Falling For You. Even better, it sees a return to Nightingale Square, the setting for several of her earlier books. Thanks to Anne at Random Things Tours for the invitation to take part in the virtual book tour and to publishers Simon & Schuster for my digital review copy from Netgalley.

I'm delighted to be joined once more by Sarah Mallory, author of The Widow and the Rake. the Widow and the Rake was published on 29th September and available now in digital format: buying link below. Over to Sarah to tell us more. Tell me THREE things about your latest book It’s a friends to lovers story Set in Regency London…

Blurb: When an ancient prophecy comes to pass, the splintered kingdoms of Hekalis are in grave danger. Torish, God of the Below, was warned not to dally with the dead. Now, he is gone, killed by th…

My enormously grateful thanks to Amanda at Moonflower for sending me a copy of The Hiding Season by Ava Glass in return for an honest review. It is my pleasure to share my review today. You’l…

I’ve been a huge fan of Jane Lovering’s ever since reading her award-winning Please Don’t Stop the Music (now republished as Secrets at the Little Music Shop), when she was with Choc Lit. Since the…

Today I hand the reins back to Mandie for her review of The Suffragette of Ironbridge by Mollie Walton. Out thanks to Anne Cater for the tour invite, and publisher Mountain Leopard Press for the co…

It’s been my pleasure to support Jodie Homer as she’s followed her passion to become a published author. This is the seventh book I have helped with, from beta reading to blog tour promotion, and I…

This Week in Books is a feature hosted by Lipsy at Lipsyy Lost and Found that allows bloggers to share: What they’ve recently finished reading What they are currently reading What they ar…

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have…

Hosted by Taking on a World of Words, this meme is all about the three Ws: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next? Why not join in …

What am I currently reading? My goodness, how is it the last day of September already?! I've not been too well over the past week or so with a nasty throat infection, though finally starting to feel much better now. The upside of not getting out and about as much was more reading time! This week I am reading Guilty by Definition…

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to…

Blurb: The world changed in 2020. Gradually at first, then quickly and irreversibly, the patterns by which we once lived altered completely.Across home and town, allotment and moorland, The He…

Irish Goodbye – when you leave without saying goodbye in order to avoid emotional displays and/or to avoid disturbing others. This debut novel was on many ‘Best of 2025’ lists by …

Today I am sharing my thoughts on the first book in the Dead End Duncans series from Beck Lewis, Double Take. I was very lucky to be gifted a copy by the author at Capital Crime. Here is what it&#8…

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish, which is now being hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. The rules are simple: Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic…

Life has got in my way recently, and as a result, I haven’t read anything from this author since last summer. I was thoroughly enjoying her Coorie Castle Crafts series, but… So, I was thrilled to r…

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. The rules are simple: Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic. Create your own…

The Winter Guest by Sarah Moss will be published on 1st October 2026. My thanks to the publishers for the proof copy. Tell me the worst thing you’ve ever done. On Christmas Eve, in a hotel on Irela…

This week's topic: Autumn Freebie This week's topic is an Autumn freebie. Now Autumn is my favourite time of the year but there's not many books seemed to be set around that time in the same way you get summer of Christmas themed books. I actually found it quite difficult to find ten books to fit. The theme in a couple of weeks is book covers featuring Autumnal covers and some of these might feature again!

In just a few days, this year’s festival will kick off at 10am on Friday with our first event, our Writing Workshop: Building a Character, at Portobello Library. On Friday and Saturday, most …

I always look forward to reading a book in Doug Johnstone's Skelfs series. Ghost Notes is the seventh in the series and I feel I've got to know the Skelf women pretty well by now. That doesn't mean that there's no surprises in this absorbing addition to the series! I'm very grateful to publishers Orenda Books for sending me an early copy of the book.

Welcome back to another #MusicMonday! It’s not about books, but about music, and I’m looking forward to presenting you with a taste of my playlist. It’s the brainchild of Drew from The Tattooed Boo…

My grateful thanks to Amanda at Moonflower for sending me a copy of Seething Lane by Jack Jewers in return for an honest review. It is my pleasure to share my review of Seething Lane today. Publish…

Source: Review copyPublication: 24 September 2026 from Orenda BooksPP: 300ISBN-13: 978-1917764568 My thanks to Orenda Books for an advance copy for review In 1913, two brothers are sent into the fo…

Mickey Barnes is an expendable.  His job is to take on the tasks that would usually be considered too dangerous for humans with a high chance of death. Need someone to go into an area of high radia…

Retro by Jessica M. Goldstein is published by Penguin Michael Joseph and is available now. I bought my own copy. It’s billed as being for fans of Yesteryear (by Caro Claire Burke) and Fleabag…

As you will have gathered from several recent blogposts, Autumn is my favourite season so I was really pleased that the Autumn book in Hodder's seasonal quartet has been published. Autumn: The Story of a Season is by Kate Mosse and I was delighted that the copy I bought from The Portobello Bookshop is signed by the author. If you'd like to, you can read my review of…

The Edinburgh Women’s Fiction Festival is entering its fourth successful year. A Livestream recording expands our audience beyond attendees.

Saturdays at the Café is a weekly feature hosted here to talk about and discuss the books I’ve discovered during the past week, added to my shelf and am excited about reading. They may be new/sched…

I'm delighted to be joined by Andrea Darby today, author of The Songs That Find Us. I think this sounds lovely and was disappointed not to be able to fit it in. The Songs That Find Us was published by Silver Heath on 22nd September and available now in digital format: full details below. There's a lovely giveaway which you can find out about near the end of the page.