Nicola Smith

#6Degrees of Separation for March 2026: From Wuthering Heights to Bleak House #BookSky 💙📚 For the first time in ages, I’ve read the starting book this month! Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights has been adapted for the screen several times with the latest film version released …

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#6Degrees of Separation for March 2026: From Wuthering Heights to Bleak House #BookSky 💙📚 portobellobookblog.com/2026/03/07/6...

100 Books Bucket List Challenge | Audiobooks Reviews - Swirl and Thread For Christmas I received this fun gift of the 100 Books Scratch Off Bucket List poster. I immediately scratched off any book I had read over the years but soon realised that they were so many I had ye...

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Captivating Character of the month February 2026: Martha from The Rush by Beth Lewis #LinkParty #bookblogger #memorablecharacter #bookx #booksky #bookreview 💙📚 I’m a week late with my Captivating Character post for February due to having been on holiday in China when I would normally post. If you haven’t already, do check out host Carol’…

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Captivating Character of the month February 2026: Martha from The Rush by Beth Lewis #LinkParty #bookblogger #memorablecharacter #bookx #booksky #bookreview 💙📚 portobellobookblog.com/2026/03/06/c...

Five on Friday with Rosie Hendry @hendry_rosie Today I’m delighted to feature author Rosie Hendry. Her heartwarming stories are inspired by historical records, where gems of social history are often to be found. Her interest in the WWII e…

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Five on Friday with Rosie Hendry @hendry_rosie jillsbookcafe.blog/2026/03/06/f...

#CaseClosed: February 2026 | Monthly Wrap-Up #amreading #amreviewing #bookblogger #BookoftheMonth #GoodreadsChallenge #NetGalleyCheckIn #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles Hello bookish friends and welcome to the all-new and improved #CaseClosed. It’s shorter, it’s sharper but it’s still as bookish as ever 🤣 #CaseClosed is my monthly wrap up post wh…

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#CaseClosed: February 2026 | Monthly Wrap-Up #amreading #amreviewing #bookblogger #BookoftheMonth #GoodreadsChallenge #NetGalleyCheckIn #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2026/03/06/c...

A Good Day To Die by Amen Alonge Today I am sharing my thoughts on A Good Day To Die,book one in Amen Alonge’s Pretty Boy series. I’ve had this on my TBR list for a while so figures now was a good time to remedy that. …

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Hunting Shadows: Peter Tobin - The truth about the serial killer who hid in plain sight - Jane Hamilton | #HuntingShadows #TrueCrime @janehamilton22 @TheMirrorBooks @RandomTTours - My Reading Corner Hunting Shadows is a gripping true crime memoir by Jane Hamilton, one of Scotland’s most experienced and well-known crime journalists. The book chronicles her decades-long career reporting on some of ...

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Hunting Shadows: Peter Tobin - The truth about the serial killer who hid in plain sight - Jane Hamilton | #HuntingShadows #TrueCrime @janehamilton22 @TheMirrorBooks @RandomTTours www.myreadingcorner.co.uk/2026/03/hunt...

A Bad, Bad Place by Frances Crawford I’m incredibly grateful to Becky Short of Penguin Random House for sending me a surprise copy of A Bad, Bad Place by Frances Crawford. It’s my pleasure to share my review of A Bad, Bad Place today.…

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The Family Friend by Claire Douglas Today I am sharing my thoughts on the brand new thriller from Claire Douglas, The Family Friend. I was completely hooked on the premise of this one and am ever grateful to publisher, Michael Joseph…

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And that’s a wrap for February! Oh, February. You may have passed by in the blink of an eye but you also left me utterly discombobulated. First there were the dreams about our old house. In which the new owners asked if we wanted…

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Paper Sisters by Rachel Canwell | #bookreview #historicalfiction | @northodoxpress.bsky.social Paper Sisters is the debut novel from author Rachel Canwell. It is inspired by the true story of a hospital which was kept in readiness for over sixty years and looked after by her family, but was …

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Paper Sisters by Rachel Canwell | #bookreview #historicalfiction | @northodoxpress.bsky.social portobellobookblog.com/2026/03/05/p...

#BookReview: The Killer Question by Janice Hallett @viperbooks.bsky.social #TheKillerQuestion #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles “The answer is murder. The question is whodunnit? A quiet country pub stands empty, its windows boarded up. And its kindly landlords, Mal and Sue Eastwood, are missing. What could have happen…

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#BookReview: The Killer Question by Janice Hallett @viperbooks.bsky.social #TheKillerQuestion #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2026/03/05/b...

Sons of Great Men by Adrian Ross | Review Sons of Great Men by Adrian Ross explores family, mortality, work, love & belonging and how it feels to reach one of life's crossroads

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This Ends Now by T.M. Payne Today I share my thoughts on book two in T.M. Payne’s brilliant Sheridan Holler series, This Ends Now. I’m very late to the plate on this series, but loving the catch up. Here’s w…

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WWW Wednesday 4th March 2026: what am I reading? | #WWWWednesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #BookSky 💙📚 What am I currently reading? I’m reading An Ocean of Stars by Imogen Martin – isn’t that cover beautiful? I’m still reading North and South and discussing that with my slow-…

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WWW Wednesday 4th March 2026: what am I reading? | #WWWWednesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #BookSky 💙📚 portobellobookblog.com/2026/03/04/w...

#WWWWednesday – 4th March 2026 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 …

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This Week in Books (4th March, 2026) 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.  Sam Crowley vanished five yea…

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Book Review – The Shock of the Light by Lori Inglis Hall About the Book Cambridge, 1942. Twins Tessa and Theo had always shared everything – until the summer Tessa spent studying in France. She hasn’t been the same since. But before Theo can find out why…

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Book Review - The Shock of the Light by Lori Inglis Hall whatcathyreadnext.co.uk/2026/03/04/b...

#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Rosie Walker #author of Not My Sister | @bookouture.bsky.social @rosiewalkerauthor.bsky.social I’m delighted to be joined by Rosie Walker today, author of Not My Sister. Not My Sister was published today by Bookouture and available now in digital format: full details below. Over to Ros…

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#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Rosie Walker #author of Not My Sister | @bookouture.bsky.social @rosiewalkerauthor.bsky.social portobellobookblog.com/2026/03/04/t...

WWW Wednesday | 4th March 2026 #WWWWednesday #bookblogger #amreading #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles 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 your po…

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WWW Wednesday | 4th March 2026 #WWWWednesday #bookblogger #amreading #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2026/03/04/w...

WWW Wednesdays (4 Match 2026)! What are you reading this week? #WWWWednesdays Welcome to this week’s WWW Wednesday!

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WWW Wednesdays (4 Match 2026)! What are you reading this week? #WWWWednesdays aknightsreads.wordpress.com/2026/03/04/w...

Extract from EL by Thaddeus Ó Buachalla | @mercierpress.bsky.social - Swirl and Thread ‘When reality itself becomes the conspiracy . . .’ EL by Thaddeus Ó Buachalla was first published in Irish by Coiscéim in 2022. It won an Oireachtas Literary Award and was awarded Irish Language Novel...

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February 2026 Reads, Book Post and Stats

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Top Ten Tuesday 3rd March 2026: Genre freebie – Scottish Historical Fiction  | #TopTenTuesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #TuesdayBookBlog #BookSky 💙📚 This week’s topic: Scottish Historical Fiction This week’s topic is a genre freebie and I’ve gone for historical fiction, specifically historical fiction set in Scotland. Scotland…

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Top Ten Tuesday 3rd March 2026: Genre freebie - Scottish Historical Fiction  | #TopTenTuesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #TuesdayBookBlog #BookSky 💙📚 portobellobookblog.com/2026/03/03/t...

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#TopTenTuesday | 3rd March 2026: Ten Dark Historical Fiction Novels #Top10Tuesday #bookblogger #bookish #amreading #TTT #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles 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…

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#TopTenTuesday | 3rd March 2026: Ten Dark Historical Fiction Novels #Top10Tuesday #bookblogger #bookish #amreading #TTT #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2026/03/03/t...

Mini Book #Reviews ~ Evan Blessed (Book 9) + Evanly Bodies (Book 10) by Rhys Bowen #CrimeFiction #TuesdayBookBlog #BookX The final two books in the Evan Evans series and I’ve enjoyed them all, some slightly more than others. Constable Evans Book 9 Evan is moving Bronwen’s belongings into their new home when som…

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Mini Book #Reviews ~ Evan Blessed (Book 9) + Evanly Bodies (Book 10) by Rhys Bowen #CrimeFiction #TuesdayBookBlog #BookX betweenthelinesbookblog.com/2026/03/03/m...

#TopTenTuesday : Favourite Female Authors | #TuesdayBookBlog 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…

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Book of Forbidden Words - Louise Fein | Book Review | #BookOfForbiddenWords @FeinLouise @Harper360UK @RandomTTours #Booksky - My Reading Corner From bestselling author Louise Fein comes a new historical novel set in a world of banned books and censorship, in which an encrypted manuscript unleashes a chain of consequences across 400 years, per...

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Book of Forbidden Words - Louise Fein | Book Review | #BookOfForbiddenWords @FeinLouise @Harper360UK @RandomTTours #Booksky www.myreadingcorner.co.uk/2026/03/book...

In Memoriam by Alice Winn | Review In Memoriam by Alice Winn - 'an epic tale of both the devastating tragedies of war & the forbidden romance that blooms in its grip'

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