Steph Warren
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· Sep 24
Catch-Up Quickies 102
First a quick explanation! Due to some severe health issues over the last few years, and a lingering chronic condition, my planned review schedule went right out of the window and I have been scrabbling ever since to get it back on track. In an attempt to try to regain some lost ground, I have been scrunching some of my (overdue) NetGalley reviews together into one or two posts each week: shorter reviews, but still covering all of the points I intended to.
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Steph Warren
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· Sep 22
Calendar Chaos: September – Rosamunde Pilcher
Welcome to the seventeenth of my ‘Calendar Chaos’ posts, in which I take the books I received in my 2024 book advent – each cover representing a different period of time – and review them for you! Up first in September is SEPTEMBER and the book is September by Rosamunde Pilcher (keeping it simple!). Read on to find out more…
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· Sep 19
Blog Tour: Murder at the Wedding – Christine Knapp
*I received a free DRC of this book with thanks to the author and Partners In Crime Virtual Book Tours. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: Birth, death, mayhem, and murder….. Maeve O’Reilly Kensington loves her job as a nurse-midwife at Creighton Memorial Hospital in the quintessential New England seaside town of Langford. Nothing could bring her more pleasure than helping women usher new life into the world...
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Steph Warren
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· Sep 15
Blog Tour: A Mirror Murder – Helen Hollick
*I received a free copy of this book with thanks to the author and Rachel Gilbey at Rachel’s Random Resources blog tours. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: The first in a series of quick-read, cosy mysteries set in the 1970s Eighteen-year-old library assistant Jan Christopher’s life is to change on a rainy Friday evening in July 1971, when her legal guardian and uncle, DCI Toby Christopher, gives her a lift home after work.
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Steph Warren
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· Sep 13
New Review: Death in the Aviary – Victoria Dowd
*I received a free ARC of this book, with thanks to the author and Datura Books. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: New Year’s Eve 1928 – In the grand residence of Ravenswick Abbey, isolated in the wilds of Dartmoor, nine members of the household step into an ornate lift. The power fails. The lift stops.
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Steph Warren
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· Sep 11
Catch-Up Quickies 101
First a quick explanation! Due to some severe health issues over the last few years, and a lingering chronic condition, my planned review schedule went right out of the window and I have been scrab…
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Steph Warren
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· Sep 11
Blog Tour: Well, This is Awkward – Esther Walker
*I received a free copy of this book, with thanks to the author, Bedford Square Publishers and Anne Cater of Random Things Blog Tours. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: Mairéad is single, child-free and head of a successful influencer talent agency. The young people at work may be mean to her, she hasn’t seen her only sister for nine years and she’s one bad date away from giving up on men completely – but other than that, she’s got life sorted.
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· Aug 19
New #Review: The Undefeated Throne by @parrydox.com
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The Undefeated Throne – Richard Parry
*I received a free copy of this book, with thanks to the author. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: Isolde has already faced death—and come back changed. The battle for Valhaven left her scarred, but the fight isn’t over. A new threat lurks in the shadows, one that doesn’t just want to kill her—it wants to unmake everything she is.
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Steph Warren
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· Aug 19
Blog Tour: Swirls of Magic – Kerry Law
*I received a free copy of this book, with thanks to the author and Kelly Lacey of Love Books Tours. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: Step into an 18th century Edinburgh bursting with magic, monsters, and thieves. Isla Campbell knows stealing is wrong, she just happens to be really good at it. And with her family struggling under a huge debt, she’ll do whatever it takes to free them.
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· Aug 17
Calendar Chaos: Enchanted August – Brenda Bowen
Welcome to the fifteenth of my ‘Calendar Chaos’ posts, in which I take the books I received in my 2024 book advent – each cover representing a different period of time – and review them for you! Up first in August is AUGUST and the book is Enchanted August by Brenda Bowen. Read on to find out more… Blurb: Everyone needs a place like Hopewell Cottage – a romantic holiday rental on a small, sunny island.
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· Aug 16
The Undefeated Throne – Richard Parry
*I received a free copy of this book, with thanks to the author. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: Isolde has already faced death—and come back changed. The battle for Valhaven left her scarred, but the fight isn’t over. A new threat lurks in the shadows, one that doesn’t just want to kill her—it wants to unmake everything she is.
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