Good morning bookish friends. I am delighted to welcome you to the blog today and to Monday’s #R3COMM3ND3D2018. Today’s guest is one of my very favourite people in the book world, the fabulous Eva Merckx of Novel Deelights. (Although she does push me to my limits by frequently trying to break the rules of #R3COMM3ND3D, and then changes her three choices on an almost daily basis (I exaggerate!). I’m sure she won’t mind me telling you this as she seems rather proud of herself, lol! Oh, and let’s not forget the squirrels…but that’s a story for another day!)
I digress. If you haven’t seen any of my #R3COMM3ND3D2018 posts before (where have you been for the last few days…?!) then let me explain. #R3COMM3ND3D2018 is where I invite book bloggers, authors and publishing folk to recommend three must read books. The only stipulation being that the books must have been published in 2018. Easy right? Apparently not, for some…..
Here are Eva’s final (can’t-be-changed-anymore) choices…
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Agatha Christie on crack! What’s not to like? Fabulously original, brilliantly written and utterly genius. A wicked and deliciously weird tale.
https://noveldeelights.com/2018/02/23/the-seven-deaths-of-evelyn-hardcastle-by-stuart-turton-stu_turton-bloomsburyraven/
The Craftsman by Sharon Bolton
Sharon is one of my go-to authors but this book?! Bloody hell! It is original, creepy, chilling and immensely addictive.
https://noveldeelights.com/2018/06/03/the-craftsman-by-sharon-bolton-mustread/
The Murder of Harriet Monckton by Elizabeth Haynes
Historical crime fiction inspired by true events with an exquisite Victorian era atmosphere and brilliant writing that just made me fall in love with books all over again.
Fantastic choices, Eva (even if it took us a while to get there π).Β I also lovedΒ The Seven Deaths…Β and there’s a pretty strong chanceΒ The Craftsman will be featuring on my ‘top books of the year’ list in December.Β I’ve also addedΒ The Murder of Harriet Monckton to my burgeoning wishlist!
If Eva has managed to tempt you or if you would like to find out more about the titles she recommends then please see the following links:
|Β The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart TurtonΒ |Β The Craftsman by Sharon BoltonΒ |Β The Murder of Harriet Monckton by Elizabeth HaynesΒ |
About Eva:
I’m Eva, 40 something bookworm living in Belgium. I love books, boots and wine, though not necessarily in that order and I dream of living in beautiful Tuscany some day.
Eva’s Social Media Links:
Novel DeelightsΒ |Β Twitter @noveldeelightsΒ |Β FacebookΒ |
If you would like to take part inΒ #R3COMM3ND3D2018 (there aren’t many places left at the time of writing this!) then all you have to do is complete the following Google form:
damppebbles.com 
This is such a great series, although I’m not sure it’s good for my TBR or my bank balance!
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I have read the first two and lived them. The Craftsman is quite possibly my top read of the year. Brilliant 3 xx
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Clearly you have excellent taste too π
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Don’t you know it Eva ππ
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A daily basis? Thatβs a HUGE exaggeration! However, in my defense, I did warn you because it was so early in the year. π
And I still think honourable mentions should totally be allowed ππ
Thanks for having me on your blog, lovely! Squirrels will make an appearance later πβ€οΈ
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Iβm slowly making inroads in my TBR towards The Craftsman, Iβve read such good things about it. I do enjoy historical crime fiction too…..
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Good to know π
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Reblogged this on Novel Deelights and commented:
I’m sharing some of my 2018 recommendations over on damppebbles today!
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Eva!!! You added a new book to my TBR list doh! x
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Had to stop by for your recs! Added two of them. β€
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Yay! Wonderful! π
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Great to see Evelyn Hardcastle on here π it would have to be on my list too if I could decide on only 3 books!
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I have the first two on my shelf but havenβt heard of the third book. Thanks, Eva, for putting another historical mystery in my sights! Great post.
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SQUIRRELS!!!
Also, excellent choices there by Eva, was wondering what her final picks would be
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So was I ππ
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Evelyn Hardcastle is definitely my number one read this year until now (and it will be hard for another story to beat that), but I really need to get a copy of The Craftsman ASAP so I can try and get another new favorite. π
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I canβt believe you still havenβt read The Craftsman!!!
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I did I did and I enjoyed it! Finished it 6 days ago. π
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Woohoo!!
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