Read and Reviewed
The favourite books of three booksellers from Ireland, England and the USA.
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
When we were Monsters by Jennifer Niven
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
Every Day Matters Desk Diary 2026
- Intention
- Dreams
- Self-worth
- Empowerment
- Stillness
- Adaptability
Monday, 25 August 2025
Thirst by Darren Simpson
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Saturday, 23 August 2025
Post Wave Picture Books
Post Wave Books is treating us to a fantastic batch of fresh picture books, each bursting with creativity, play, and discovery. Whether you’re making noise in Too Quiet!, exploring fantastical worlds in My Best Friend Tilly, diving into storytelling chaos with Pencil’s Best Story Ever, or hunting for hidden treasures in Mr Search, Mrs Find, there’s something here to spark imagination and laughter for kids (and adults) of all ages. Let’s dive in!
Friday, 22 August 2025
Role Model by Elle McNicoll
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Thursday, 21 August 2025
Happy #BookBirthday! 21 Aug 2025
Happy Thursday! This week there are TWO books on our lists publishing!
Wednesday, 20 August 2025
Uncle Zeedie by Colm Field
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There’s something wrong with the house. There’s something worse in the woods.
PRE-READING THOUGHTS
I'm always interested in horror aimed at younger readers — when it's done well, it often manages to be creepier than adult horror, because it doesn't rely on shock value. From the blurb, I was expecting a decaying house, missing children, and an unreliable adult or two. But what I didn’t expect was how smart and slippery this book would be about what’s really going on.
POST-READING
As I thought...
The dread is immediate. From the moment George and Lacey step into Uncle Zeedie’s home, nothing feels safe. The food is rotten, the furniture is crumbling, and Zeedie himself is more sinister than eccentric. The setting has that “trapped in a nightmare” energy from page one.
It surprised me by...
How cleverly it handles misdirection. Fields keeps the reader off-balance in the best way, toying with your assumptions without ever pulling the rug so hard it feels like cheating. The sibling bond between George and Lacey also gives the book real heart — they don’t always agree, but the way they protect each other grounds the horror beautifully.
✦ RECOMMENDATIONS ✦
📘 Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
🎬 Coraline meets The Others
✦ MUSIC PAIRING ✦
Because sometimes, the heart of a story plays out like a song.
Featured Song: “Youth Knows No Pain” – Lykke LiVibe Album: When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – Billie Eilish
Artist Recommendation: Agnes Obel — for that eerie, echoey haunted-house-in-the-woods sound
✧ VIBE CHECK ✧
🎨 Colour Palette: greyscale with mold green accents
🎬 Soundtrack: floorboards creaking on their own❄️ Season: late winter — that cold, wet, marrow-deep chill
👃 Scent: spoiled milk, damp curtains, something feral just out of sight
★ TAROT CARD PULLED ★
Death - Nightfall Tarot
Death strikes a terrifying figure atop his horse, but the young girl in front of him isn't afraid - she knows that things aren't always what they seem, that Death is only one thing changing into another. It's a lesson that George and Lacey learn during their adventure.
Uncle Zeedie publishes on the 4th of September, 2025. I received a free copy and am giving an honest review.
Monday, 18 August 2025
How to Survive a Horror Movie Sequel by Scarlett Dunmore
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Saturday, 16 August 2025
The Story of my Anger by Jasminne Mendez
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Friday, 15 August 2025
The Steps by Wendelin Van Draanen
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Thursday, 14 August 2025
Happy #BookBirthday! 14 Aug 2025
Happy Thursday! This week there are FIVE books on our lists publishing!
Wednesday, 13 August 2025
Torchfire by Moira Buffini
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Monday, 11 August 2025
for the rest of us ed by Dahlia Adler
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Saturday, 9 August 2025
Break Room by Miye Lee with Sandy Joosun Lee, translator
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Friday, 8 August 2025
Oxford Blood by Rachel Davis Featherstone
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Thursday, 7 August 2025
Wednesday, 6 August 2025
Blog tour: Girls of Dark Divine by E. V. Woods
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Monday, 4 August 2025
How Bad Things can Get by Darcy Coates
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Saturday, 2 August 2025
Traitors in Space by Tim Collins + Steven Wood
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Friday, 1 August 2025
All the Tomorrows After by Joanne Yi
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Thursday, 31 July 2025
Happy #BookBirthday!
Happy Thursday! This week there are THREE books on our lists publishing!
Wednesday, 30 July 2025
How to Get Magically Popular by Radhika Sanghani
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Monday, 28 July 2025
We Won't All Survive by Kate Alice Marshall
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Saturday, 26 July 2025
Cat Dragon by Samantha Birch
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Friday, 25 July 2025
Aphrodite by Phoenicia Rogerson
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Thursday, 24 July 2025
Happy #BookBirthday! 24th July 2025
Happy Thursday! This week there is ONE book on our lists publishing!
Wednesday, 23 July 2025
The Library of Second Chances by Molly Reid
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Monday, 21 July 2025
My Perfect Family by Khadijah VanBrakle
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Saturday, 19 July 2025
The Society of Unknowable Objects by Gareth Brown
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Friday, 18 July 2025
The Healing Power of Movement by Hannah Glancy
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Thursday, 17 July 2025
Happy #BookBirthday! 17 July 2025
Happy Thursday! This week there are TWO books on our lists publishing!
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
A Beautiful Evil by Bea Fitzgerald
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The Confessions by Paul Bradley Carr
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Saturday, 12 July 2025
Ghost Camera by Darcy Coates
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Friday, 11 July 2025
Soulmatch by Rebecca Danzenbaker
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Thursday, 10 July 2025
Happy #BookBirthday! 10th Jul 2025
Happy Thursday! This week there are TWO books on our lists publishing!
Wednesday, 9 July 2025
How to Survive a Horror Movie by Scarlett Dunmore
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Monday, 7 July 2025
How to Survive a Horror Story by Mallory Arnold
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Saturday, 5 July 2025
The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore
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Friday, 4 July 2025
Julie Tudor is (not) a Psychopath by Jennifer Holdich
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Thursday, 3 July 2025
Happy #BookBirthday! 3 July 2025
Happy Thursday! This week there are SEVEN books on our lists publishing!
Wednesday, 2 July 2025
Pawmistry by Megan Lynn Kott
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Monday, 30 June 2025
Cruise Ship Kid: Thief at Sea! by Emma Swan
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Jump on board with Silver, the Cruise Ship Kid, in the hilarious new detective adventure series from debut author and West-End actress, Emma Swan.
There's 4 things you should know about me:1. I live on a cruise ship2. My name is Silver. Yes, really3. I've never had a best friend my own age :(4. I'm definitely not a detective
Somehow, though, I'm now investigating the CASE OF THE MISSING MEGA-EXPENSIVE WATCHES. But, I've got a plan. If I can solve the crime, then surely the kids on board will want to be friends with me. Right?
I've had lots of help (interference) from the Gang, but I won't tell you about them because they are all over 80 and prefer playing bingo to solving crimes.
So, do you want to be definitely-not-a-detective too and help me catch the thief at sea?
THIS BOOK IS:- 50% crime-solving + 50% friendship = 100% FUN!- Written in diary form- Inspired by the author's childhood growing up on an actual cruise ship!- Filled with doodles, activities and lots of space to scribble!
- Pamela Butchart meets Tom Gates, set at sea.
Saturday, 28 June 2025
The Compound by Aisling Rawle
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Friday, 27 June 2025
Circle of Liars by Kate Francis
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Wednesday, 25 June 2025
Real when I'm With You by Lucy Powrie
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Monday, 23 June 2025
This is Where we Die by Cindy R. X. He
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Saturday, 21 June 2025
The Namaste Club by Asha Ellas
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Friday, 20 June 2025
After we Burned by Marike Nijkamp
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Thursday, 19 June 2025
Happy #BookBirthday! 19 June 2025
Happy Thursday! This week there are THREE books on our lists publishing!