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February 12, 2019 crime / debut / mystery / novel / Swedish

The search for a missing daughter in never ending light: The Silver Road

‘There’s something about death that gets under your skin and destroys you from the inside. Nobody warns you about it

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October 17, 2018 british / debut / mystery / Netgalley / novel / Psychological / thriller

When Old Friends Aren’t Good Friends Anymore: Perfect Liars

No risks could be taken. If someone, most likely nosy Lila, ended up in her en- suite and saw one

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May 3, 2018 American / contemporary / debut / Fantasy / novel

The Plight of the available woman and the unavailable man : The Pisces by Melissa Broder

The Pisces is a funny, dark and clever novel from Melissa Broder. If you’re not shy of reading sexual descriptions

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May 2, 2018 british / debut / Netgalley / novel / Psychological

The Man on the Middle Floor by Elizabeth S. Moore

The Man in the Middle Floor is told between perspectives of 3 different people living in a building, each on

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April 30, 2018 crime / debut / Malaysian / mystery / novel / sci-fi / thriller

I remember, I remember not : Yesterday by Felicia Yap

Felicia Yap’s Yesterday is  another debut fresh out of Faber and Faber’s famous London course. It is advertised by the idea

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April 29, 2018 british / contemporary / debut / novel

Oh Darling, you have a problem: Darling by Rachel Edwards

It took less than six months for everything to fall apart. That’s how Darling, a debut novel by Rachel Edwards opens.

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February 28, 2018 debut / historical / Irish / novel

An astonishing debut: Mermaid and Mrs Hancock

Mermaid and Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar is an amazing debut from an author with immense storytelling talent. You

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December 14, 2017 british / debut / novel / page turner / suspense / thriller

One Little Mistake by Emma Curtis

One Little Mistake confused me. I wasn’t sure about what the mistake was. There were many! Not sure how little they

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December 11, 2017 british / debut / horror / paranormal / Psychological

A Haunting in housing crisis: The Upstairs Room

I love reading debut novels. They are newborn, fresh, honest, they don’t carry the pressure to be the-best-novel-I-ever-wrote. They get

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Happy Tuesday you o'wl! He he, tried to do something here, not sure if it worked. . What's the biggest challenge for you on your social media accounts or blog? . The thoughest challenge for me being an international book blogger/bookstagrammer is that English is not my first language and I sometimes suck at it. My grammer might be crap from time to time or I can mistakenly use some silly words. I also cannot write fast enough- with my mother tongue I write like, 3 times faster- so I mostly find myself wishing being a native English speaker. It's unavoidable that you're a DIFFERENT person in another language. So I would probably sound very weird from time to time! My Turkish speaking self is soooo different than English speaking self. But one day, eh? Have been living in the UK nearly 8 years now, so I might get better in time. . . . . . . . . . .#bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookcommunity #readersofig #readersofinstagram #booklove #bookaccount #bookaddict #booksofinstagram #allthebooks #booklife #bookworm #bookspines #bookaholic #coverlove #beautifulbooks #instaread #fiction #ilovereading #bibliophile #booknerdigans #epicreads #totalbooknerd #bookgram #ireadeverywhere #alwaysreading #bookish
🎀INTERNATIONAL GIVEAWAY🎀 . Hi everyone! A new week and how about a new giveaway ? This time I am partnering up with @gollancz to gift one lucky winner a copy of The Belles! In this imaginative fantasy novel you will enter a world controlled by the Beautiful... . To celebrate the upcoming publication of The Everlasting Rose, the sequel, we are giving away a copy of the fantastic #Belles, which is the first book of Belles series. . To enter: . 🎀Must be following me, @excusemyreading and @steviefinegan (please don’t follow to unfollow later, I use an app to track and you’ll be disqualified from future giveaways 🎀 Like this post 🎀Tag 3 bookish friends . Extra entries: 🎀Comment why do you want to win this book :) 🎀Tag 3 more friends (max 3times) 🎀Share in stories for 24 hours . Rules: One winner will receive a copy of Belles. This will not be converted to any other offer or cash. You have to supply a valid postal address. Giveaway ends 21 feb 8pm GMT. Good luck!!! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookcommunity #readersofig #readersofinstagram #booklove #bookaccount #bookaddict #booksofinstagram #allthebooks #booklife #bookworm #bookaholic #coverlove #beautifulbooks #bookish #fiction #ilovereading #bibliophile #ireadya #epicreads #totalbooknerd #bookgiveaway #giveawaycontest #ireadeverywhere #alwaysreading #freebook #giveaway #yalit
Andrea Levy, the author of the fabulous novel #SmallIsland passed away this week, in the young age of 62. Thinking of all the novels she could have written, it’s such a big loss for the literary world. I felt so sad when I heard the news. . Have you read her work before? I have The Long Song on my TBR. Farewell, Andrea, and thanks for this amazing novels🙏🏼 . . . . . . ... #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookcommunity #readersofig #readersofinstagram #booklove #bookaccount #bookaddict #booksofinstagram #allthebooks #booklife #bookworm #bookspines #bookaholic #coverlove #beautifulbooks #instaread #fiction #ilovereading #bibliophile #booknerdigans #epicreads #totalbooknerd #shelfie #ireadeverywhere #alwaysreading #bookgram #booktography #instabook
Happy Sunday! What are you reading today? I am sailing my way in In Full Light of The Sun and quite enjoying it. . I have been really naughty and bought like 5-6 of Barnes and Nobles leather bound editions. Some of them looks fab but some of them looks a bit like my old encyclopaedias. This Jules Verne for instance could be easily mistaken with one 🤨or am I being picky? . . . . . . . #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookcommunity #readersofig #readersofinstagram #booklove #bookaccount #bookaddict #booksofinstagram #allthebooks #booklife #bookworm #bookspines #bookaholic #coverlove #beautifulbooks #instaread #fiction #ilovereading #bibliophile #booksofinstagram #booknerdigans #epicreads #totalbooknerd #shelfiesunday #ireadeverywhere #bookporn #bookends #alwaysreading
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