Hello and welcome to the blog. It’s Monday which means it’s time for another completely brilliant #R3COMM3ND3D2018 post! Today I am delighted to welcome fabulous blogger Nicola Smith to damppebbles to share her three #R3COMM3ND3D picks. Nicola blogs over at the brilliant Short Book and Scribes so why not head on over and pay her a visit. You won’t regret it!

#R3COMM3ND3D2018? What’s that all about then? Allow me to explain. #R3COMM3ND3D is where I invite bookish types; book bloggers, authors and publishers to tell us about three books they think the rest of us MUST read. Any author, any genre, any publisher but with one proviso…the three choices must have been published in one year.  At the moment we’re concentrating on 2018 but from 1st November #R3COMM3ND3D will be all about the 2019 book love.  If you fall into one of the above categories then have a look at Nicola’s recommendations then head down to the bottom of this post to pick three reads from this year you loved and want to share with the rest of us.

Without further ado, here are the books Nicola chose…

The Lido by Libby Page
It’s a beautifully written story of friendship and loss. It left me in floods of tears.
http://shortbookandscribes.uk/reviews/bookreview-the-lido-by-libby-page-libbypagewrites-orionbooks-blogtour/

The Perfect Girlfriend by Karen Hamilton
This for me was a standout psychological thriller with a very disturbed, yet compelling, protagonist.
http://shortbookandscribes.uk/reviews/bookreview-theperfectgirlfriend-by-karen-hamilton-kjhauthor-wildfirebks-headlinepg-blogtour-loveyoutodeath/

Appetite by Anita Cassidy
It’s shocking and thrilling, tackling issues of desire and greed in a very honest way.
http://shortbookandscribes.uk/reviews/bookreview-appetite-by-anita-cassidy-anitacassidy76-reddoorbooks-blogtour/

Thanks so much, Nicola. Great choices. I think this is the second (maybe third…? but I’d need to check) mention for The Perfect Girlfriend by Karen Hamilton. I have a copy on my TBR and I can’t wait to read it!

If Nicola has managed to tempt you, or if you would like to find out more about the books she recommends, please see the following links:

| The Lido by Libby Page | The Perfect Girlfriend by Karen Hamilton | Appetite by Anita Cassidy |

About Nicola:
I’m Nicola and I blog at Short Book and Scribes. My blog is 2 years old and I love being able to read and review some of the amazing books out there. I have a son who is almost five and I work as a church administrator. It was very hard to limit myself to three books for this feature!

Nicola’s Social Media Links:
| Short Book and Scribes | Facebook | Twitter @ShortBookScribe |

If you’re a book blogger, author or you work in publishing and have three books published this year that you want to shout about then please complete the following form (or click this link: https://forms.gle/PE483qCyrKEgV5Uq6)