A very warm welcome to damppebbles, dear reader. We’re all about the book love on what promises to be a sunny Autumnal Friday in the UK because I have another brilliant #R3COMM3ND3D2018 to share with you today. (Actually, we’re ALWAYS about the book love here at damppebbles!) I am delighted to welcome another of my favourite bloggers to share their three #R3COMM3ND3D2018 picks – the very lovely Jo of Jo’s Book Blog. If you’re not already following Jo then I absolutely insist you start. I promise you won’t regret it.

#R3COMM3ND3D2018, you say? What’s that about then? Allow me to explain. #R3COMM3ND3D is about sharing the book love. I invite bookish types – book bloggers, authors and people who work in publishing – to shout about three (only three!) books they love. They can be any genre, written by any author and published by any publisher. But of course, there is a catch. The books must have been published in the same year. At the moment we’re all about the 2018 book love but come 1st November, #R3COMM3ND3D2019 will start and we’ll begin sharing our favourite books from this year’s releases. If you would like to take part (and you’re an author, book blogger or you work in publishing) then please add your details to the form below.

Here are Jo’s three 2018 picks…

The Memory Chamber by Holly Cave
A thought-provoking tale of love, loss, and murder set in a near-future world that has an element of Black Mirror about it. A brilliant sci fi thriller.
https://josbookblog.co.uk/2018/02/05/the-memory-chamber-by-holly-cave/

The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
I love the dilemma presented in this novel – if you could find out in advance the date upon which you were going to die, would you? And in finding out, would you then try to avoid that fate? An intriguing question brilliantly brought to life.
https://josbookblog.co.uk/2018/01/27/the-immortalists-by-chloe-benjamin/

The Darkness by Ragnar Jónasson
The Darkness is intricately plotted and reads like a classic mystery with some darker themes running through it, this is a fantastic start to a new trilogy.
https://josbookblog.co.uk/2018/03/12/blog-tour-the-darkness-by-ragnar-jonasson/

Excellent choices, thanks Jo. I’ve read and enjoyed The Memory Chamber and your other two picks are on my wish list.

If Jo 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 Memory Chamber by Holly Cave | The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin | The Darkness by Ragnar Jónasson |

About Jo:
I’ve been blogging for around 3 and a half years now, and I’ve no idea where the time has gone – it seems like only yesterday that I was (nervously) posting my first review! I’ve been an avid reader since I was a child, and have always had an inclination towards darker stories – as a friend once pointed out, if I describe a book as bleak then I probably enjoyed it. This started with a fascination with fairy tales and myths when I was younger, and has developed into a love for post-apocalyptic / dystopian fiction now that I’m older – something that started when I read 1984 and Brave New World at A-level. I also read a lot of crime, thrillers, science fiction, fantasy, literary fiction, horror… honestly, I’ll give most things a go!

Jo’s Social Media Links:
| Jo’s Book Blog | Twitter @tiny_ickle_jo |

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)