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"The Storyteller By The Sea" by Phyllida Shrimpton - Book Review @AriaFiction #TheStorytellerByTheSea #BacklistReview #BookReview #BookSky #PhyllidaShrimpton
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“The Storyteller By The Sea” by Phyllida Shrimpton – Book Review @AriaFiction #TheStorytellerByTheSea #BacklistReview #BookReview
If you’re looking for a summery, heart-warming novel, then you should probably start with this one. The protagonist, Melody, lives in a tiny, rundown, clapboard cottage on the beach in Exmout…
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July 4, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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"The Perfect Girl" by Gilly Macmillan - Book Review

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“The Perfect Girl” by Gilly Macmillan – Book Review #BacklistReview @HarperCollins #ThePerfectGirl #BookReview
Zoey has a genius IQ and is a talented classical pianist. One poor decision, one mistake, is all it takes to sabotage a promising, potential filled life. Zoey was only fourteen when she attended a …
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September 15, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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"The Storyteller By The Sea" by Phyllida Shrimpton - Book Review by @fictionophile.bsky.social

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“The Storyteller By The Sea” by Phyllida Shrimpton – Book Review @AriaFiction #TheStorytellerByTheSea #BacklistReview #BookReview
If you’re looking for a summery, heart-warming novel, then you should probably start with this one. The protagonist, Melody, lives in a tiny, rundown, clapboard cottage on the beach in Exmout…
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July 4, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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"The Vanishing" by Sophia Tobin - Book Review @SimonBooks @simonschusterE @SophiaTobin1 #TheVanishing #BookReview #BacklistReview #HistoricalFiction fictionophile.com/2026/03/08/t... via @fictionophile.bsky.social
“The Vanishing” by Sophia Tobin – Book Review @SimonBooks @simonschusterE @SophiaTobin1 #TheVanishing #BookReview #BacklistReview #HistoricalFiction
In this crazy, disturbing, modern world, it was a pleasure to escape to the Yorkshire Moors in the time of candlelight and chamber pots. I appreciated the setting and the antiquated jargon that put…
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March 9, 2026 at 9:22 AM
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"Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder" by Kerryn Mayne - Book Review

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“Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder” by Kerryn Mayne – Book Review @StMartinsPress #LennyMarksGetsAwayWithMurder #BookReview #BacklistReview
Lenny Marks stole my heart. Quirky and socially inept, she was endearing and emotionally fragile. In her late thirties, Lenny is a school teacher who bicycles to work each day in her Australian tow…
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August 16, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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"Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder" by Kerryn Mayne - Book Review @stmartinspress.bsky.social #BookSky #LennyMarksGetsAwayWithMurder #BookReview #KerrynMayne #BacklistReview fictionophile.com/2026/08/16/l...
“Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder” by Kerryn Mayne – Book Review @StMartinsPress #LennyMarksGetsAwayWithMurder #BookReview #BacklistReview
Lenny Marks stole my heart. Quirky and socially inept, she was endearing and emotionally fragile. In her late thirties, Lenny is a school teacher who bicycles to work each day in her Australian tow…
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August 16, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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"When She Was Gone" by Sara Foster - Book Review @BlackstoneAudio #WhenSheWasGone #BookReview #BacklistReview #SaraFoster fictionophile.com/2026/03/02/w... via @fictionophile.bsky.social
“When She Was Gone” by Sara Foster – Book Review @BlackstoneAudio #WhenSheWasGone #BookReview #BacklistReview #SaraFoster
This is a thriller/mystery that maintained my interest throughout. It is the first title I’ve read by this author, but I confess that I have another of her earlier titles on my TBR. On the ba…
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March 3, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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"Woman in the Water" by Katerina Diamond - Book Review @avonbooks.bsky.social #BacklistReview #WomanInTheWater #KaterinaDiamond #BookReview #BookSky
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“Woman in the Water” by Katerina Diamond – Book Review @AvonBooksUK #BacklistReview #WomanInTheWater @TheVenomousPen
This novel has been on my TBR for some time now. I downloaded it from NetGalley without realizing it was the sixth title in a crime series I hadn’t yet started! Now, with all my review commit…
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September 5, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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"Best Laid Plans" by Gwen Florio - Book Review by @fictionophile.bsky.social

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“Best Laid Plans” by Gwen Florio – Book Review @severnhouse #BestLaidPlans #BacklistReview #BookReview @GwenFlorio
Nora Best is a ‘happily’ married, childless woman who has recently turned fifty. She and her husband, in a courageous moment, quit their jobs, sold their home in Denver and purchased an…
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January 26, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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"The Perfect Girl" by Gilly Macmillan - Book Review #BacklistReview @HarperCollins #ThePerfectGirl @fictionophile.bsky.social #BookReview fictionophile.com/2026/09/14/t...
“The Perfect Girl” by Gilly Macmillan – Book Review #BacklistReview @HarperCollins #ThePerfectGirl #BookReview
Zoey has a genius IQ and is a talented classical pianist. One poor decision, one mistake, is all it takes to sabotage a promising, potential filled life. Zoey was only fourteen when she attended a …
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September 15, 2026 at 7:18 AM
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"Woman in the Water" by Katerina Diamond - Book Review

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“Woman in the Water” by Katerina Diamond – Book Review @AvonBooksUK #BacklistReview #WomanInTheWater @TheVenomousPen
This novel has been on my TBR for some time now. I downloaded it from NetGalley without realizing it was the sixth title in a crime series I hadn’t yet started! Now, with all my review commit…
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September 5, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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"Bring Her Home" by David Bell - Book Review @BerkleyPub #BacklistReview #BringHerHome #BookReview #BeatTheBacklist #DavidBell fictionophile.com/2025/10/16/b... via @fictionophile.bsky.social
“Bring Her Home” by David Bell – Book Review @BerkleyPub #BacklistReview #BringHerHome #BookReview #BeatTheBacklist #DavidBell
Recommended to me by some of my favourite bookbloggers, “Bring Her Home” is a contender for the twistiest novel I’ve ever read. Just when you think you have a handle on events, th…
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October 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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"The Perfect Girl" by Gilly Macmillan - Book Review #BacklistReview @harpercollins.bsky.social #ThePerfectGirl #BookReview fictionophile.com/2026/09/14/t...
“The Perfect Girl” by Gilly Macmillan – Book Review #BacklistReview @HarperCollins#ThePerfectGirl #BookReview
Zoey has a genius IQ and is a talented classical pianist. One poor decision, one mistake, is all it takes to sabotage a promising, potential filled life. Zoey was only fourteen when she attended a …
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September 14, 2026 at 11:24 PM
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"The Insect Farm" by Stuart Prebble - Book Review #BacklistReview #TheInsectFarm #StuartPrebble #BookReview fictionophile.com/2026/05/21/t... - via @fictionophile.bsky.social
“The Insect Farm” by Stuart Prebble – Book Review @mulhollandbooks #BacklistReview #TheInsectFarm #StuartPrebble #BookReview
Today I’m reviewing the oldest title from my NetGalley backlist. I cannot claim any excuse for not reading this sooner other than the fact that the title sort of creeped me out.  Nevertheless…
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May 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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"A Truth For A Truth" by Carol Wyer - Book Review

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“A Truth For A Truth” by Carol Wyer – Book Review #CrimeThriller #ATruthForATruth #BacklistReview @AmazonPub #ThomasAndMercer #BookReview
I have come to really enjoy this police procedural series set mainly in the Stoke-On-Trent area of Staffordshire. The protagonist, Kate Young is a very complex character. Recently widowed, she stil…
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May 31, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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"My Last Continent" by Midge Raymond - Book Review @ScribnerBooks @simonschuster #MyLastContinent @MidgeRaymond #BookReview #BacklistReview fictionophile.com/2024/11/22/m...

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“My Last Continent” by Midge Raymond – Book Review @ScribnerBooks @simonschuster #MyLastContinent @MidgeRaymond #BookReview #BacklistReview
Told from the point of view of Deb Gardner, this novel is a double-fold love story, love of a man, and the love of Antarctica. Deb works for the APP, the Antarctic Penguin Project. She is doing res…
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November 23, 2024 at 8:42 AM
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"The Dilemma" by B.A. Paris - Book Review by @fictionophile.bsky.social

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“The Dilemma” by B.A. Paris – Book Review #StMartinsPress #TheDilemma #BAParis #BacklistReview #BookReview
Believe it or not fellow thriller readers, this is my very first time reading a B.A. Paris novel. I’m contrite, as I’ve let this title linger on my Edelweiss shelves for ages. My apolog…
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April 8, 2026 at 6:32 AM
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“A Truth For A Truth" by Carol Wyer - Book Review #CrimeThriller #ATruthForATruth #BacklistReview @AmazonPub #ThomasAndMercer #BookReview fictionophile.com/2026/05/30/a...
“A Truth For A Truth” by Carol Wyer – Book Review #CrimeThriller #ATruthForATruth #BacklistReview @AmazonPub #ThomasAndMercer #BookReview
I have come to really enjoy this police procedural series set mainly in the Stoke-On-Trent area of Staffordshire. The protagonist, Kate Young is a very complex character. Recently widowed, she stil…
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May 31, 2026 at 5:25 AM
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Believe it or not fellow thriller readers, this is my very first time reading a B.A. Paris novel. I’m contrite, as I’ve let this title linger on my Edelweiss shelves for ages. My apolog…
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April 8, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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"In The Vanishing Hour" by Sarah Beth Martin - Book Review by @fictionophile.bsky.social

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“In The Vanishing Hour” by Sarah Beth Martin – Book Review @newbooksplease #BacklistReview #InTheVanishingHour #BookReview
I haven’t read that many novels set during the 1950s, but this one was easily imagined as to the Massachusetts setting and characters. That being said, I found it to be rather slow going. Fra…
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April 3, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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"A Truth For A Truth" by Carol Wyer - Book Review #CrimeThriller #ATruthForATruth #BacklistReview #BookSky @amazonpublishing.bsky.social #ThomasAndMercer #BookReview fictionophile.com/2026/05/30/a...
“A Truth For A Truth” by Carol Wyer – Book Review #CrimeThriller #ATruthForATruth #BacklistReview @AmazonPub #ThomasAndMercer #BookReview
I have come to really enjoy this police procedural series set mainly in the Stoke-On-Trent area of Staffordshire. The protagonist, Kate Young is a very complex character. Recently widowed, she stil…
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May 30, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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"The Family Plot" by Megan Collins - Book Review @atriabooks.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social #BacklistReview #TheFamilyPlot #BookReview #BookSky fictionophile.com/2025/03/25/t... via @fictionophile.bsky.social
“The Family Plot” by Megan Collins – Book Review @atriabooks.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social #BacklistReview #TheFamilyPlot #BookReview #BookSky
The Lighthouse family are an eccentric lot. They live on an island in a mansion in the woods. Their parents are obsessed with ‘true crime’ – so much so that they hold ceremonies t…
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March 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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"The Family Plot" by Megan Collins - Book Review @atriabooks.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social #BacklistReview #TheFamilyPlot #BookReview #BookSky fictionophile.com/2025/03/25/t... from @fictionophile.bsky.social
“The Family Plot” by Megan Collins – Book Review @atriabooks.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social #BacklistReview #TheFamilyPlot #BookReview #BookSky
The Lighthouse family are an eccentric lot. They live on an island in a mansion in the woods. Their parents are obsessed with ‘true crime’ – so much so that they hold ceremonies t…
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March 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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"The Perfect Girl" by Gilly Macmillan - Book Review #BacklistReview @HarperCollins #ThePerfectGirl #BookReview fictionophile.com/2026/09/14/t... @fictionophile.bsky.social
“The Perfect Girl” by Gilly Macmillan – Book Review #BacklistReview @HarperCollins #ThePerfectGirl #BookReview
Zoey has a genius IQ and is a talented classical pianist. One poor decision, one mistake, is all it takes to sabotage a promising, potential filled life. Zoey was only fourteen when she attended a …
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September 15, 2026 at 6:02 AM
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"Best Laid Plans" by Gwen Florio - Book Review @severnhouse.bsky.social #BestLaidPlans #BacklistReview #BookReview #NoraBestSeries @gwenflorio.bsky.social fictionophile.com/2026/01/25/b...
“Best Laid Plans” by Gwen Florio – Book Review @severnhouse #BestLaidPlans #BacklistReview #BookReview @GwenFlorio
Nora Best is a ‘happily’ married, childless woman who has recently turned fifty. She and her husband, in a courageous moment, quit their jobs, sold their home in Denver and purchased an…
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January 25, 2026 at 5:34 PM