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Eva

@noveldeelights.bsky.social

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European book blogger/reviewer at noveldeelights.com. Mostly crime fiction, thrillers and historical (crime) fiction. Not accepting requests. #BookSky 📚 Likes books, dogs 🦮, wine, Italy, tennis and Lego. Also on Goodreads, StoryGraph and Instagram

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Eva @noveldeelights.bsky.social · 3d

"Sometimes it’s a sad tale, but mostly I found it genuinely heartwarming and the fabulous supernatural vibe had me entirely captivated"

#BookReview 'The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House' by Jenni Keer noveldeelights.com/2025/10/09/t... - via @noveldeelights.bsky.social 💙📚

‘The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House’ by Jenni Keer

Author : Jenni KeerTitle : The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick HousePages : 320Publisher : Boldwood BooksPublication date : 11th October, 2025Source : Netgalley As the bones start to fall, the spi…

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Eva @noveldeelights.bsky.social · 4h

#SundayStills ~ Seeing the World in Black and White #Nature #Photography betweenthelinesbookblog.com/2025/10/12/s... - via @cat-ryan12.bsky.social

#SundayStills ~ Seeing the World in Black and White #Nature #Photography

Welcome to the Sunday Stills feature hosted by Terri at This week’s prompt is black/black and white/monochrome or desaturated. Some images from the Lake District A beautiful Snowy Owl A black…

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Eva @noveldeelights.bsky.social · 4h

Congrats to you too!

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Eva @noveldeelights.bsky.social · 4h

Nicely done! 🥳. I did a Joanne. Again.

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Eva @noveldeelights.bsky.social · 1d

#BookSky 👇🏻

Russel D McLean/R.D. McLean @russeldmclean.bsky.social · 1d

Come on, folks -- you need to get clicking and send this one soaring up the charts! Do it! Do it now! Its a bloody brilliant read and a story that needs to be known not just in Scotland, but everywhere! Sex, scandal, murder, poison, social climbing and a very naughty Frenchman!

Lesley McDowell @lesleymcdowell.bsky.social · 3d

My story of a shocking real-life Victorian woman accused of murder is on special offer on Kindle for the whole of October! 'Enthralling' The Scotsman 'Gripping...memorably disturbing' The Herald

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Matterist Books @matteristbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Like so many backward ideas these days...
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The State of Book Bans in 2025: Widespread and Normalized

Book bans are no longer shocking—they've been normalized. PEN's new report reveals how censorship has spread, evolved, and sparked resistance in 2025.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Eva @noveldeelights.bsky.social · 1d

#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Rae Lori #author of The Beast's Healer portobellobookblog.com/2025/10/11/t... - via @portybelle.bsky.social

#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Rae Lori #author of The Beast’s Healer

I’m delighted to be joined by Rae Lori today, author of The Beast’s Healer. The Beast’s Healer was published in July and is available now for e-readers: full details below. Over t…

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Eva @noveldeelights.bsky.social · 1d

“Raphael has created a set of dislikable characters and put them into a Big Brother style show that would never make it to broadcast in the real world”

The Gameshow by Alexander Raphael #thegameshow #blogtour #bookreview aknightsreads.wordpress.com/2025/10/11/t... - via @clairekreads.bsky.social 💙📚

The Gameshow by Alexander Raphael #thegameshow #blogtour #bookreview

Happy Saturday! Today I’m joining the blog tour celebrating Alexander Raphael’s The Gameshow.

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Eva @noveldeelights.bsky.social · 1d

#BookReview This is a Safe Space by Lucinda Berry #ThisIsASafeSpace bluemoodcafe.com/2025/10/10/t... - via @bluemoodcafe.bsky.social 💙📚

This is a Safe Space by Lucinda Berry @lucindaberryauthor #FullCast @simon.audio @simonaudio.bsky.social #ThisIsASafeSpace

the setup… Jenna has a thriving private therapy practice and is married to Colten, a man she loves and who loves her back. He’s never given her a reason to mistrust him but she brought trust baggag…

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Eva @noveldeelights.bsky.social · 1d

Was it a “cat” thing on the first row? Well done getting past the blippy start!

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Eva @noveldeelights.bsky.social · 1d

Great job! I did a Joanne 😏 (totally ignoring my blip)

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

‘We’re fighting for you!’ Podcaster Ben Meiselas on taking on the Maga media – and winning the ratings battle

His channel, MeidasTouch, puts out 15 videos a day exposing Republican failings – and it is getting bigger audiences than Joe Rogan’s. Is this the champion the American left has been waiting for?

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday they were shooting priests in the head with rubber bullets. Today they're arresting journalists. If you have anyone in your life who doesn't regularly follow the news and doesn't understand how bad things are and how bad they're about to get, you need to tell them right now. Time is short.

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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 2d

Labeling a nonviolent protest against authoritarianism as ‘anti-American’ is the kind of rhetoric used to silence dissent, not defend democracy.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

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Eva @noveldeelights.bsky.social · 2d

Parental anxiety 😅. #DogsOfBluesky

WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 2d

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

Eva @noveldeelights.bsky.social · 2d

Insert tiniest violin ever here.

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2d

MAGA is going through some things meidasnews.com/news/maga-fu...

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Reuters @reuters.com · 2d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Eva @noveldeelights.bsky.social · 2d

Bahahaha! Guess we are friends for a reason. Congrats to you!

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize

Leader of country’s opposition receives award after scrutiny surrounding committee and comments by Donald Trump * Nobel peace prize – latest Venezuelan opposition politician María Corina Machado has won the Nobel peace prize. The committee commended Machado as a “brave and committed champion of peace” who “keeps the flame of democracy burning during a growing darkness”. Continue reading...

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Jenni Keer Author @jennikeer.bsky.social · 2d

Publication day eve!!!!
Out tomorrow ➡️
A tale of spirit possessions and a disappearing circus...
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Purple cover showing isolated house on the coast with cloaked woman carrying a lantern. Bones and thistles in the border.
Book title is The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House.

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Eva @noveldeelights.bsky.social · 2d

“a brutal and tragic story about Afghan refugees in the USA”

#BookReview - Kiss Her Goodbye by Lisa Gardner #KissHerGoodbye #FrankieElkin4 #Thriller #LibraryBook #BookSky #SecretLibraryBookBlog secretlibrarybookblog.com/2025/10/09/b... - via @nickimags.bsky.social 💙📚

#BookReview – Kiss Her Goodbye by Lisa Gardner #KissHerGoodbye #FrankieElkin4 #Thriller #LibraryBook #BookSky #SecretLibraryBookBlog

Synopsis: “A young mother haunted by war, determined to make a fresh start. But sometimes, the sins of the past aren’t so easy to escape. Recent Afghan refugee Sabera Ahmadi was last s…

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Eva @noveldeelights.bsky.social · 2d

Staying In With Jenni Keer lindasbookbag.com/2025/10/10/s... - via @lindasbookbag.bsky.social 💙📚

Staying In With Jenni Keer

It was my absolute pleasure to meet lovely Jenni Keer at the Love Stories etc fiction festival in Manchester back in July. I simply had to invite Jenni onto Linda’s Book Bag and with a brand new bo…

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Eva @noveldeelights.bsky.social · 2d

“With blackmail, thugs, secrets and romance this book has a little bit of everything”

#BookReview The Empire by Michael Ball jenmedsbookreviews.com/2025/10/10/t... - via @jenlucas.bsky.social 💙📚

The Empire by Michael Ball

Today Mandie is back with a review of The Empire by Michael Ball. We’re both big musical theatre fans as well as life long readers so intrigued to see what happens when the two worlds collide…

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Eva @noveldeelights.bsky.social · 2d

“a fantastic read, gripping, fast paced and a real page-turner”

Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty | #pageturner #bookreview portobellobookblog.com/2025/10/10/h... - via @portybelle.bsky.social 💙📚

Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty | #pageturner #bookreview | @MichaelJBooks

Later, not a single person will recall seeing the lady board the flight at Hobart Airport. Nothing about her appearance or demeanour raises a red flag or even an eyebrow. Those are the first lines …

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