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A collection of book reviews, literary travel journeys and best books set in posts

Literary journeys – Look here for books set in a whole range of locations and settings grouped together

BookTrail of the Month – the best book(trail) an author has taken us on

Literary Packages – what are the best books with a strong sense of setting or location for each month?

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Beautiful Ugly set in Scotland

  • Submitted: 13th January 2025

Beautiful Ugly  -  Alice Feeney Take a moment and think of the premise of this book. If a loved one rang you and then you heard strange noises on the line,…

Book Brunch – Bookstyle Crafts

  • Submitted: 12th January 2025

Books and Crafts I've posted a few crafty things I get up to when not reading as it's a great way to relax. However, I find that I get inspired…

City of Night Birds set at the Russian ballet – Juhea Kim

  • Submitted: 10th January 2025

City of Night Birds - The Russian ballet - Juhea Kim A once-famous ballerina faces a final choice—to return to the world of Russian dance that nearly broke her, or…

Crime fiction set in Norfolk

  • Submitted: 6th January 2025

Troubled Deep - Norfolk For crime fiction set in Norfolk, you must admit that to set a novel in the marshlands, the waterways of that region is particularly clever. There…

Book (Trail) of the Month- January 2025

  • Submitted: 3rd January 2025

Book (Trail) of the Month There's a book that should be highlighted this month. For the sheer booktrail fabulousness of it all. The book? Locations in The Broken River The…

Featured Book

Nephthys

1891: Sister. Rival. Protector. The spellbinding story of a forgotten daughter and a forgotten goddess.

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