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Nicola Smith-book blogger. Reviews and other bookish stuff. Just one person trying to read all the books. No eBooks. IG, FB, TT handle-@shortbookandscribes

 Sheffield, England
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Joined October 2016
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#BookReview - The Coffin Path by Katherine Clements An eerie gothic ghost story which makes an excellent addition to the spooky season/historical genre. @headlinepg #TheCoffinPath More here: shortbookandscribes.uk/revie…
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An ex-boyfriend can play havoc with current lives. Marc, with a 'c'. He's a player, even though he's married with kids. If he'd been Mark with a 'k', he might have followed a different path. THE TANGO CHAIN. amazon.co.uk/Tango-Chain-Lin…

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The Tango Chain

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ICYMI - find out what I thought about Retro by Jessica M. Goldstein This time travel novel is innovative and intelligent, witty and fun, thought-provoking and ultimately intriguing. @MichaelJBooks #Retro More here: shortbookandscribes.uk/revie…
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ICYMI - #Review - The Coffin Path by Katherine Clements An eerie gothic ghost story which makes an excellent addition to the spooky season/historical genre. @headlinepg #TheCoffinPath More here: shortbookandscribes.uk/revie…
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A Lady's Guide To Vampire Hunting by Michelle Maxstoke jenmedsbookreviews.com/2026/…

A Lady’s Guide To Vampire Hunting by Michelle Maxstoke

I’m taking a small side step today with this latest review, A Lady’s Guide To Vampire Hunting by Michelle Maxstoke. This is not my typical crime novel, clearly, but I did have a real th…

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His Duchess Under the Mistletoe by @JeanineWrites #PublicationDayPush #rararesources #TuesdayBookBlog betweenthelinesbookblog.com/… via @CathyRy

His Duchess Under the Mistletoe by @JeanineWrites #PublicationDayPush #rararesources #TuesdayBook...

His Duchess Under the Mistletoe Good tidings…Of second chances!Sullivan MacKay knows destiny’s wicked humor firsthand. At seventeen, Sully’s plans to run away with his orphanage sweetheart, Trudy, …

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#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Annie Seymour #author of The Royal Maid Finds Love | #historicalfiction | @PenguinUKBooks @RandomTTours @elleeseymour portobellobookblog.com/2026/… via @portybelle

#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Annie Seymour #author of The Royal Maid Finds Love | #histo...

I’m delighted to be joined by Annie Seymour today, author of The Royal Maid Finds Love. The Royal Maid Finds Love was published by Penguin last week and is available now in paperback, digital…

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#TopTenTuesday Things You Wouldn't Want To Encounter On Halloween #TuesdayBookBlog whatcathyreadnext.co.uk/2026… via @Cathy_A_J

#TopTenTuesday Things You Wouldn’t Want To Encounter On Halloween #TuesdayBookBlog

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…

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Top Ten Tuesday 27th October 2026: Hallowe'en Freebie - Witches!  | #TopTenTuesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #TuesdayBookBlog #BookSky 💙📚 portobellobookblog.com/2026/… via @portybelle

Top Ten Tuesday 27th October 2026: Hallowe’en Freebie – Witches!  | #TopTenTuesday #amreading...

This week’s topic: Hallowe’en Freebie – Witches! This week is a Hallowe’en Freebie. This is a topic I’ve always found quite tricky as I don’t read many spooky or…

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The Deadly Inheritance of Everest Macdonald by A.J. West jenmedsbookreviews.com/2026/…

The Deadly Inheritance of Everest Macdonald by A.J. West

Today I am sharing my thoughts on the brand new novel from A.J. West, The Deadly Inheritance of Everest Macdonald. I loved the author’s last book, Thomas True, so was very intrigued to see wh…

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ICYMI - #Review - Life Out of Order by Audrey Niffenegger The sequel to The Time Traveler's Wife that I didn't know I needed and now cannot imagine being without. Epic in every way. @JonathanCape @vintagebooks #LifeOutOfOrder More here: shortbookandscribes.uk/revie…
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Rewind Recap: Weekly Update W/E 25/10/2026 - The Theatre Edition jenmedsbookreviews.com/2026/…

Rewind Recap: Weekly Update W/E 25/10/2026 – The Theatre Edition

Oh. My. Life. What a week. Honestly, one of the best I’ve had in a while. Sure, the first three days were pretty meh – work, obviously – and the last two were spent hibernating aw…

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Rewind Recap: Weekly Update W/E 25/10/26 - The Bookish One jenmedsbookreviews.com/2026/…

Rewind Recap: Weekly Update W/E 25/10/26 – The Bookish One

What a week. What. A. Week. Mostly about theatre, and if you want to know more about that, there will be a post later this morning with the highlights, but let’s just say much merriment was h…

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Reflecting on the fourth Edinburgh Women's Fiction Festival portobellobookblog.com/2026/… via @portybelle

Reflecting on the fourth Edinburgh Women’s Fiction Festival

The fourth Edinburgh Women’s Fiction Festival took place on Saturday 24th October. On a stormy day, it was wonderful to spend the day cosy and warm inside listening to ten amazing authors tal…

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Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth | #bookreview portobellobookblog.com/2026/… via @portybelle

Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth | #bookreview

I seem to have been on a run of reading brilliant books recently and Sally Hepworth’s Mad Mabel certainly comes into that category. I bought myself a copy when I spotted it was on offer recen…

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The Girl in the Glass House by Anna Stothard lindasbookbag.com/2026/10/26… via @Lindahill50Hill

The Girl in the Glass House by Anna Stothard

My enormous thanks to Anna Stothard for having an early reading copy of The Girl in the Glass House sent to me. It’s my pleasure to share my review today.  Published by Lake Union on 16th November …

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ICYMI - Talking about the Morland Dynasty Series by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles More here: shortbookandscribes.uk/revie…
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#BookReview - Life Out of Order by Audrey Niffenegger The sequel to The Time Traveler's Wife that I didn't know I needed and now cannot imagine being without. Epic in every way. @JonathanCape @vintagebooks #LifeOutOfOrder More here: shortbookandscribes.uk/revie…
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#SundayStills ~ Animal of the Month, which animals scare you? #Animals #Birds of Prey betweenthelinesbookblog.com/… via @CathyRy

#SundayStills ~ Animal of the Month, which animals scare you? #Animals #Birds of Prey

Welcome to the Sunday Stills Animal of the Month Challenge hosted Terri at Second Wind Leisure. This month Terri’s prompt is ‘scary animals’ Harris’s Hawk is a magnificent b…

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Life Out of Order by Audrey Niffenegger | #DNF portobellobookblog.com/2026/… via @portybelle

Life Out of Order by Audrey Niffenegger | #DNF

I was very excited to hear that Audrey Niffenegger had written a sequel to The Time Traveler’s Wife which I loved, and I was eagerly looking forward to reading it. Unfortunately, Life Out of …

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