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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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Thriller set on Cote d’Azur – The Reunion – Guillaume Musso

  • Submitted: 28th June 2019

School Reunion on the French Riviera? Set in one of the most glamorous parts of France, this school reunion should be nice. But it's FAR from that. The flagship school of…

Book set in Central America – Shadows Across America by Guillermo Valcarcel

  • Submitted: 27th June 2019

A violent thriller set in Central America's gang fuelled areas... Book set in Central America - Shadows Across America by Guillermo Valcarcel is the perfect book for Translation Thursday. It…

Books set in the animal world

  • Submitted: 25th June 2019

Travel to the zoo There's many books with animals in the story which really take the reader into a new time and place. Habitats where wild animals roam, rural country…

Adventure novel set in USA & Canada – The River by Peter Heller

  • Submitted: 23rd June 2019

An adventure down the Maskwa River The tagline shouts at you: No phones, no help, no going back: welcome to a hellish ride..The adventure of a lifetime. This is an Adventure…

Book set in Burundi &Tarifa – The Other Half of Augusta Hope by Joanna Glen

  • Submitted: 21st June 2019

Augusta Hope and a story of Burundi - bookreview The Other Half of Augusta Hope by Joanna Glen - Augusta Hope has never felt like she fits in. At six,…

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