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 …

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 …

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…

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…

Charlie Laidlaw’s book The Days of Our Birth has been republished by Rampart books and I’m delighted to be able to share my original review of the book… Sarah and Peter lived next…

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…

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…

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…

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…

I’m thrilled to welcome Paul Linggood to What Cathy Read Next today to talk about his novel The Boy on the Sofa which was published by Broadwater Books on 25th September 2026. The Boy on the …

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 …

About The Book 1926. Diana Gold, owner and impresario, throws open the doors to the most opulent new hotel in London. As the champagne flows and the chandeliers shimmer, millionaires and gamblers r…

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…

Oops. That was a more bookish week than I expected. I bookended my working week with animals – a trip to Chester Zoo on Monday, and meeting a friend at a lovely Farm Park on Friday – an…

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: Th…

On the blog last week Tuesday – This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic was Books on my Autumn 2026 To-Read List. Wednesday – As always #WWW Wednesday is a weekly opportunity to share what I&…

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 pub…

Six on Saturday is a weekly meme originally hosted by The Propagator but now in the tender care of Jim at Garden Ruminations. This week has seen another dry spell so it’s watering cans at the…

Today I am delighted to share my thoughts on book four in Michael J. Malone’s rather marvellous Annie Jackson series, The Cutting. A huge thank you to Orenda Books for sending me an advance c…

This month I’ve chosen Meg from Kirsty Ferry’s The Snow Witch as my Captivating Character of the month. Meg is a midwife and healer who lives in Newbrough near Hadrian’s Wall in 1…

RACING IS AN ART WORTH KILLING FOR . . . The brand new 2026 novel from the master of the racing thriller – now available in hardback and ebook. Fabian Tulley is only trying to run his own art gallery ...

About the Book Mrs Danowski – known as Danni – is the housekeeper of a grand mansion on the wild coast of Cornwall. When glamorous young writer Daphne du Maurier visits Manderville Hall to research…

I’m delighted to be joined by Fenella J Miller today, author of The Earl’s Bride. The Earl’s Bride was published on 20th September by Boldwood Books and is available now in all fo…

Author : Michael RobothamTitle : Tell Me Something TruePages : 430Publisher : Sphere / Little Brown UKPublication date : 29th September, 2026Source : Digital Review Copy I look along the road and n…

“Holly seems like the perfect girlfriend. Clever, funny, beautiful – Patrick feels like he’s hit the jackpot. Until he meets her family. Her dad has a mysterious new girlfriend. Her sister is…

Today I am sharing my thoughts on the debut novel from Lars Elling, The Princes of Pauper’s Pond, which is out today and translated into English by Don Bartlett. Happy publication day. My tha…

What am I currently reading? I’ve finally started reading Richard Osman’s We Chase Shadows. I only started on Monday but I’m finding it an easy, fast-paced read so I’m alrea…

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 …

Hosted by Lipsy Lost and Found, my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I’m reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words.  At sunrise, high in the Itali…

Welcome to WWW Wednesday. This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to yo…

Today I am delighted to share my review of the latest book in the Julia Bird series from Katie Gayle, Murder At The Manor House. My thanks to publisher Bookouture for the tour invite and the early …

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…

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…

Hello and a very warm welcome to damppebbles. It’s Tuesday which means it’s time for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday post. I’ve decided to take part in That Artsy Reader Girl&#8…

About The Book MARGARET THINKS HER TIME IS UP… BUT MAYBE HER TIME IS NOW?  Things have been hard since her husband Derek died, and they never really got over the disappearance of their daughte…

This week’s topic: Books on my Autumn 2026 Reading List Ah autumn, my favourite time of year. Gorgeous colours in the trees, lots of fruit ready to harvest, nights drawing in and the perfect …

Today Mandie is taking a look at the CWA Short Story collection, Daggers Drawn. We’ve both had this in our library for a good few years so it’s long overdue some attention. Here’s…

An Unlikely Visitor by Joanna Cannon published June 4th with The Borough Press and is described as 'funny and poignant'.

It’s no secret that Autumn is my favourite season so I was really pleased that the third book in Hodder’s seasonal quartet has been published and it’s about Autumn! I already have…

“SOME THINGS RUN IN THE BLOOD… Plenty of people have lousy parents, but Nicola Fischer’s father has just been convicted of murdering five young women, including her best friend. Fired from he…

Well. I made it through the weekend, mostly without too much sadness at missing Bloody Scotland this year. Mostly. It’s always sad to miss a great festival, and Bloody Scotland is most certai…

Welcome to the Sunday Stills Animal of the Month Challenge hosted Terri at Second Wind Leisure.  Terri’s prompt this week is Antlers, Horns and Hooves so to start here are some of the horses …

I am very excited that a new series of the Great British Bake Off is about to start on Tuesday.  I absolutely love this programme so I thought I’d revisit the GBBO booktag challenge which I d…

On the blog last week Monday – I published my review of The Newer World by Sebastian Barry. Tuesday – I went off-piste for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday with a list of Books with Al…

About the Book Fourteen stories. Fourteen more poisons. Just because it’s fiction doesn’t mean it’s all made-up …Agatha Christie is renowned for her captivating plots and creative ways of killing o…