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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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Best Book (Trail) of June 2022

  • Submitted: 3rd July 2022

Best BookTrail of June 2022 This month has been particularly hard to pick a winner. There have been very strong titles published this month and more than one has stood…

Best Book (Trails) of July

  • Submitted: 1st July 2022

Best books out in July 2022 Grab your passports and forget about losing your luggage as the only thing you need for these literary holidays is a good book! Of…

French gothic crime set in Paris by Eric Fouassier

  • Submitted: 30th June 2022

The Office of Occult Affairs Eric Fouassier I hope this French thriller is translated soon as the English language world NEEDS this novel! Here I go again reading a foreign language…

Getaway thriller set on a Greek Island Ross Armstrong

  • Submitted: 27th June 2022

Getaway to a Greek island One private island. Seven guests. One killer…Now if that is not a tagline I don't know what is. This book intrigued me as I have…

Indie Bookshop Week

  • Submitted: 26th June 2022

Independent BookShop Week What a week! A whole seven days where bookshops up and down the country celebrate all that is good and valuable about book havens, the people who…

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The House of Fallen Sisters

1767: Many wish for a better life in London’s underbelly…

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