Nicola Smith

Nicola Smith

@shortbookandscribes.uk

Nicola Smith-UK book blogger. Reviews and other bookish stuff. Just one person trying to read all the books.

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Nicola Smith
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Sharing from @cat-ryan12.bsky.social His Duchess Under the Mistletoe by @JeanineWrites #PublicationDayPush #rararesources #TuesdayBookBlog betweenthelinesbookblog.com/2026/10/27/h...

betweenthelinesbookblog.comHis Duchess Under the Mistletoe by @JeanineWrites #PublicationDayPush #rararesources #TuesdayBookBlogHis Duchess Under the Mistletoe Good tidings…Of second chances!Sullivan MacKay knows destiny’s wicked humor firsthand. At seventeen, Sully’s plans to run away with his orphanage sweetheart, Trudy, …
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Sharing from @portybelle.bsky.social #ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Annie Seymour #author of The Royal Maid Finds Love | #historicalfiction | @PenguinUKBooks @RandomTTours @elleeseymour portobellobookblog.com/2026/10/27/t...

portobellobookblog.com#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Annie Seymour #author of The Royal Maid Finds Love | #historicalfiction | @PenguinUKBooks @RandomTTours @elleeseymourI’m delighted to be joined by Annie Seymour today, author of The Royal Maid Finds Love. The Royal Maid Finds Love was published by Penguin last week and is available now in paperback, digital…
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Sharing from @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social #TopTenTuesday Things You Wouldn't Want To Encounter On Halloween #TuesdayBookBlog whatcathyreadnext.co.uk/2026/10/27/t...

whatcathyreadnext.co.uk#TopTenTuesday Things You Wouldn’t Want To Encounter On Halloween #TuesdayBookBlogTop Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. The rules are simple: Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic. Create your own…
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Sharing @portybelle.bsky.social Top Ten Tuesday 27th October 2026: Hallowe'en Freebie - Witches!  | #TopTenTuesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #TuesdayBookBlog #BookSky 💙📚 portobellobookblog.com/2026/10/27/t...

portobellobookblog.comTop Ten Tuesday 27th October 2026: Hallowe’en Freebie – Witches!  | #TopTenTuesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #TuesdayBookBlog #BookSky 💙📚This week’s topic: Hallowe’en Freebie – Witches! This week is a Hallowe’en Freebie. This is a topic I’ve always found quite tricky as I don’t read many spooky or…
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Sharing from @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social #SixOnSaturday - Six things happening in my garden this week #gardens #gardening whatcathyreadnext.co.uk/2026/10/24/s...

whatcathyreadnext.co.uk#SixOnSaturday – Six things happening in my garden this week #gardens #gardeningSix on Saturday is a weekly meme originally hosted by The Propagator but now in the tender care of Jim at Garden Ruminations. It turns out we chose a good week for our holiday in Cornwall given the…
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Sharing from @portybelle.bsky.social First Line Friday 23 October 2026: The Way Home by Amanda Prowse  | #FirstLineFriday #BookSky portobellobookblog.com/2026/10/23/f...

portobellobookblog.comFirst Line Friday 23 October 2026: The Way Home by Amanda Prowse  | #FirstLineFriday #BookSkyToday I’m sharing the first lines of a book I’ve been meaning to get around to for some time. Amanda Prowse was kind enough to send me a copy of her latest novel, The Way Home, back in …
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sharing from @karendennise.bsky.social The Last Christmas - Liz Fenwick | Book Review | #TheLastChristmas @liz_fenwick @rararesources www.myreadingcorner.co.uk/2026/10/the-...

myreadingcorner.co.ukThe Last Christmas - Liz Fenwick | Book Review | #TheLastChristmas @liz_fenwick @rararesources - My Reading CornerWhen a final goodbye in Cornwall is only the beginning… Meredith Tremayne Russell has spent her life mapping the world, first in intelligence during WWII, and later as a professor. But at ninety-eight...
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Sharing from @portybelle.bsky.social #ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Sara Romero #author of An Orkney Hearth | @rararesources.bsky.social portobellobookblog.com/2026/10/22/t...

portobellobookblog.com#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Sara Romero #author of An Orkney Hearth | @rararesources.bsky.socialI’m delighted to be joined by Sara Romero today, author of An Orkney Hearth. An Orkney Hearth was published in August and available now in paperback and digital editions: full details below. …
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Sharing from @bethsy.bsky.social The Nancys and the Secret of Tulip Farm by R.W.R. McDonald @OrendaBooks @rwrmcdonald @RandomTTours liveanddeadly.net/2026/10/22/t...

liveanddeadly.netThe Nancys and the Secret of Tulip Farm by R.W.R. McDonald @OrendaBooks @rwrmcdonald @RandomTToursSource: Review copyPublication: 8 October 2026 from Orenda BooksPP: 300ISBN-13: 978-1917764599 My thanks to Orenda Books for an advance copy for review The Nancys are back…It’s four months after Ch…
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Sharing from @portybelle.bsky.social Don't miss the Edinburgh Women's Fiction Festival this weekend: in person and online! portobellobookblog.com/2026/10/21/d...

portobellobookblog.comDon’t miss the Edinburgh Women’s Fiction Festival this weekend: in person and online!This weekend see a celebration of women’s fiction in Edinburgh as the fourth Edinburgh Women’s Fiction Festival takes place on Saturday 24th October at Christ Church Morningside (Mornin…
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Sharing from @portybelle.bsky.social WWW Wednesday 21st October 2026: what am I reading? | #WWWWednesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #BookSky 💙📚 portobellobookblog.com/2026/10/21/w...

portobellobookblog.comWWW Wednesday 21st October 2026: what am I reading? | #WWWWednesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #BookSky 💙📚What am I currently reading? I started reading Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth on Monday and I’m loving that! A busy weekend and a daytrip on Monday meant I haven’t been able to listen as m…
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Sharing from @portybelle.bsky.social Top Ten Tuesday 20th October 2026: Book Days!  | #TopTenTuesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #TuesdayBookBlog #BookSky 💙📚 portobellobookblog.com/2026/10/20/t...

portobellobookblog.comTop Ten Tuesday 20th October 2026: Book Days!  | #TopTenTuesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #TuesdayBookBlog #BookSky 💙📚This week’s topic: Book Days! This week’s topic should really be Things That Make Up My Perfect Day. Well, since books would always feature in my perfect day, I’ve tweaked it a bi…
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Sharing from @noveldeelights.bsky.social Bookshop[dot]org UK and Bookbanks launch third 'Books That Give' drive, supported by Vick Hope noveldeelights.com/2026/10/19/b...

noveldeelights.comBookshop[dot]org UK and Bookbanks launch third ‘Books That Give’ drive, supported by Vick Hopen the National Year of Reading, Bookshop.org will be donating 10% of all book sales from 22-25 October to the charity Bookbanks, in its third Books That Give campaign, supported by ambassador Vick …
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Sharing from @bethsy.bsky.social The Man with the Golden Compass (Q Mysteries #2) by Vaseem Khan @VaseemKhanUK @ZaffreBooks @BonnierBooks_UK liveanddeadly.net/2026/10/19/t...

liveanddeadly.netThe Man with the Golden Compass (Q Mysteries #2) by Vaseem Khan @VaseemKhanUK @ZaffreBooks @BonnierBooks_UKSource: Review copyPublication: 22 October 2026 from ZaffrePP: 352ISBN-13: 978-1804188699 My thanks to Zaffre for an advance copy for review Dismissed from MI6’s Q Branch, where he developed …
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Sharing from @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social #SixOnSaturday - Six things happening in a Cornish garden this week #gardens #gardening #Cornwall whatcathyreadnext.co.uk/2026/10/17/s...

whatcathyreadnext.co.uk#SixOnSaturday – Six things happening in a Cornish garden this week #gardens #gardening #CornwallSix on Saturday is a weekly meme originally hosted by The Propagator but now in the tender care of Jim at Garden Ruminations. I’m on holiday in Falmouth, Cornwall this week so I’ve borr…
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Sharing from @portybelle.bsky.social #ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Richard Green #author of The Book Abbatoir | portobellobookblog.com/2026/10/16/t...

portobellobookblog.com#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Richard Green #author of The Book Abbatoir | @wellandbooks.comI’m delighted to be joined by Richard Green today, author of The Book Abattoir. The Book Abattoir was published in September and available now in digital format: you’ll find a buying li…