#WWWWednesday – 8th April 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 too? Leave a comment with your link at Taking on a World of Words and then go blog hopping! What I'm…

#WWWWednesday Check out the books I've just read, I'm reading now & I'll be reading next #books #bookreviews #amreading #booksky

Including A Plague of Serpents by K. J. Maitland, The Assassin of Verona by Benet Brandreth and The Blood of Others by Graham Hurley

Front cover of proof copy of Dwrll by Rue Baldry, alongside postcard, badge & bookmark against a dark grey background

Front cover of proof copy of Dwell by Rue Baldry alongside personal 'thank you' notecard from the author, against a dark grey background

Thanks to @northodoxpress.bsky.social for my proof copy of Dwell by @ruebaldry.bsky.social out in June and available to preorder now. Really looking forward to reading it! #books #Dwell #historicalfiction ⏳️📚 #booksky 💙📚

Top Ten Tuesday – 07/04/2026 – Books Set In Places I’ve Visited #TopTenTuesday #TuesdayBookBlog #BookList #BookSky #SecretLibraryBookBlog 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 bring bookish friends together. The rules are simple: Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic. Create your own Top Ten list that fits that topic – putting your unique spin on it if you want.

Top Ten Tuesday – 07/04/2026 – Books Set In Places I’ve Visited #TopTenTuesday #TuesdayBookBlog #BookList #BookSky #SecretLibraryBookBlog

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…

#TopTenTuesday Things You Wouldn’t Want To Find In Your House #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 Top Ten list that fits that topic – putting your unique spin on it if you want. Everyone is welcome to join but please link back to…

#TopTenTuesday Things You Wouldn't Want To Find In Your House #TuesdayBookBlog #books #bookreviews #booksky

Book Review – Sanctuary by Tom Gaisford About the Book What possesses someone to claim asylum in his own country? Alex Donovan is a young refugee lawyer in crisis. Helping desperate clients reach safety is what gives his job meaning. But he now finds himself demoted, signed off sick for stress, and facing redeployment to the firm’s subterranean billing department. Then there is Amy, the woman he adores.

My review of the ingenious & thought-provoking Sanctuary by Tom Gaisford #books #bookreviews #thriller #booksky

Books to Look Out For in May 2026: Part One - A Life in Books Book reviews, snippets of book news, and alerts about books outside the glare of the publicity spotlight.

New on my blog - Books to Look Out For in May 2026: Part One alifeinbooks.co.uk/2026/04/book... #BookSky

#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Yvonne Barlow #author of Stitches That Bind I'm delighted to be joined by Yvonne Barlow today, author of Stitches That Bind. Stitches That Bind was published in January and is available now in paperback and digital editions: full details below. Over to Yvonne to tell us more. Three things about the book It concerns female genital mutilation, a topic normally avoided in UK fiction. The story is told entirely from the point of view of the husband, an Irishman who knows nothing about the practice until he is married.

#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Yvonne Barlow #author of Stitches That Bind

I'm delighted to be joined by Yvonne Barlow today, author of Stitches That Bind. Stitches That Bind was published in January and is available now in paperback and digital editions: full details below. Over to Yvonne…

Just Between Us by Barbara Copperthwaite #JustBetweenUs #BarbaraCopperthwaiteBookTour @BCopperthwait @bookouture #BookReview Six friends. One storm. A secret to die for… We arrived at the beautiful, sprawling Spanish villa ready to celebrate – over twenty years o...

Just Between Us by Barbara Copperthwaite #JustBetweenUs #BarbaraCopperthwaiteBookTour @authorbarbara.bsky.social @bookouture.bsky.social #BookReview

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My Week in Books – 5th April 2026 On the blog last week Tuesday - I went off-piste for this week's Top Ten Tuesday topic with Books With Birds in the Title. I also shared my review of The Perfect Circle by Claudia Petrucci, translated by Anne Milano Appel. Wednesday – As always WWW Wednesday is a weekly opportunity to share what I've just read, what I'm currently reading and what I plan to read next...

My Week in Books - Books read, reviewed & acquired this week #books #bookreviews #amreading #booksky

#6Degrees of Separation for April 2026: From The Correspondent to The House of Hidden Letters #BookSky 💙📚 This month we are starting with The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. Not only have I read and loved this book (review here), I was lucky enough to go an event she was appearing at at my local bookshop last month. For my first degree of separation I've gone for a book I expect to see on many lists, …

#6Degrees of Separation for April 2026: From The Correspondent to The House of Hidden Letters #BookSky 💙📚

This month we are starting with The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. Not only have I read and loved this book (review here), I was lucky enough to go an event she was appearing at at my local…

Six Degrees of Separation – The Correspondent to If I Knew You Were Going to Be This Beautiful, I Never Would Have Let You Go - A Life in Books Book reviews, snippets of book news, and alerts about books outside the glare of the publicity spotlight.

Six Degrees of Separation – The Correspondent to If I Knew You Were Going to Be This Beautiful, I Never Would Have Let You Go alifeinbooks.co.uk/2026/04/six-... #BookSky

#6Degrees of Separation – A book chain from The Correspondent to The Shout It’s the first Saturday of the month which means it’s time for 6 Degrees of Separation. Here’s how it works: a book is chosen as a starting point by Kate at Books Are My Favourite and Best and linked to six other books to form a chain. Readers and bloggers are invited to join in by creating their own ‘chain’ leading from the selected book.

#6Degrees of Separation - A book chain from The Correspondent to The Shout #books #bookreviews #booksky

#SixOnSaturday – Six things happening in my garden this week Six on Saturday is a weekly meme originally hosted by The Propagator but now in the tender care of Jim at Garden Ruminations. The first two bags of second early potatoes have been planted and there have been a few days when it was warm enough to have mid-morning coffee in the garden. We even had pre-dinner drinks on the terrace on Thursday evening.

#SixOnSaturday - Six things happening in my garden this week #gardens #gardening #nature #flowers #fruit #plants

I loved Estella’s Fury by @authorbarbara.bsky.social out from @herabooks.bsky.social and am delighted to share my review today

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Image of clump of dead nettle with yellow flowers and variegated leaves

An area of yellow dead nettle under one of our apple trees just coming into flower

Clump of yellow common primrose

I might be common but I'm still lovely #gardens #gardening 🌱 #flowers

Stack of five books, the first letter of each title spelling the word April. They are sitting on a white shelf with other books behind

My spell the month in books stack. Pretty pleased with that top one #spellthemonth #books #booksky 💙📚

This Week in Books – 01-04-26 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 are planning to read next A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words. The last book I finished reading was Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros.

Want to know what I #AmReading this week? Find out here! 💙📚

Brilliant, and one of my favourite plants too - pulmonaria 🌱

WWW Wednesdays! – 01/04/26 #HappyShrugDay #WWWWednesdays #BookSky #WhatAmIReading #SecretLibraryBookBlog Welcome to WWW Wednesdays! hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses. Please, take some time to visit the other participants and see what others are reading.

WWW Wednesdays! – 01/04/26 #HappyShrugDay #WWWWednesdays #BookSky #WhatAmIReading #SecretLibraryBookBlog

Welcome to WWW Wednesdays! hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No…

#WWWWednesday – 1st April 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 too? Leave a comment with your link at Taking on a World of Words and then go blog hopping! What I'm…

#WWWWednesday - Check out the books I've just read, I'm reading now & I'll be reading next #books #bookreviews #amreading #booksky

Pink and white striped with pulmonaria (lungwort) plant in background

Tulip photobombing a pulmonaria 🌱 #gardening #gardens #flowers #plants

Why?

Review: When the Party’s Over by Katie Hoskins When the Party’s Over Author: Katie Hoskins Published: 31st March 2026, PanMacmillan Australia  Status: Read March 2026 courtesy PanMacmillan Australia  My Thoughts: When The Party’s Over…

#bookreview When the Party’s Over by Katie Hoskins @MacmillanAus #read #book #review #fiction #contemporary #debut #2026NewReleaseChallenge #AussieAuthor #WhenthePartysOver Learn more at Book’d Out bookdout.wordpress.com/2026/03/27/r...

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Today on #damppebbles I am sharing this week's #TopTenTuesday post. The theme for this week is 𝐁𝐔𝐙𝐙𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒 𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐇𝐑𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐌𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 (𝐎𝐑 𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐈𝐃) 𝐀 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 👍📚⛔

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Book Review – The Perfect Circle by Claudia Petrucci, translated by Anne Milano Appel @WorldEdBooks About the Book In the round house on Via Saterna, its Palladian square exterior nothing but a trompe-l’oeil, the sun pierces through the central skylight. Its rays pass three floors unobstructed, before reaching the circle below at the heart of the house: four fingers of water filling a little silver basin. It is here that young Lidia dies, setting an end to her clandestine love affair with the ambitious architect.

My review of the intriguing & atmospheric The Perfect Circle by Claudia Petrucci, translated by Anne Milano Appel @worldedbooks.bsky.social #books #bookreviews #booksky

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My review of #ItsNotWhatYouThink by Clare Mackintosh is live on #damppebbles!

A gripping, nerve-shredding thriller that had me turning the pages at a rate of knots. Another masterclass in storytelling from Mackintosh.

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Cover of Lake Effect by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

A beautifully astute novel about two families whose lives become forever entwined following one shocking decision that would reverberate through both for decades.

#LakeEffect by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
(The Borough Press)

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