It’s Friday! Hoorah, the weekend is here. I hope you have some exciting plans in store and you get a lot of quality reading time. I am delighted to welcome another fabulous book blogger to damppebbles today – the lovely Sarah from Sarah’s Vignettes. If you haven’t discovered Sarah’s brilliant blog yet then head on over and hit the subscribe button!

#R3COMM3ND3D2018 is a chance for book bloggers, authors and those who work in publishing to shout about three books they LOVE. They can be written by any author, published traditionally, by an indie press or by the author themselves and they can be any genre. There is a catch though. All three books must have been published in the same year. At the moment we’re sharing the 2018 book love but come 1st November it will be all about 2019. If you would like to take part in #R3COMM3ND3D2019 please complete the form at the bottom of this post. Don’t delay though as places are limited and they’re going fast!

Without further ado, here are Sarah’s choices…

One Cornish Summer by Liz Fenwick
A sublime read which left me with a book hangover back in early March!! One Cornish Summer is a story of love, relationships, and secrets and is both heartwarming and heartbreaking. Throw into this mix, Donne’s poetry, a historical mystery thread, an imposing house and the beautiful Cornish countryside and you have yourself the perfect read. It is cleverly crafted, intricately researched and beautifully written.
https://sarahsvignettes.wordpress.com/2018/03/10/review-qa-one-cornish-summer-by-liz-fenwick-liz_fenwick-orionbooks/

The Last Day by Claire Dyer
The Last Day is an intelligent and compelling story about life, love, loss, and relationships. It is also a clever observation of human nature during certain situations. From its sophisticated front cover through to the very last page of exquisite prose, The Last Day is perfection.
https://sarahsvignettes.wordpress.com/2018/02/26/blog-tour-review-guest-post-the-last-day-by-claire-dyer-clairedyer1-domepress/

How to Walk Away by Katherine Center
How to Walk Away is a book that blew me away. Captivating from the first page, it is a wonderful, life-affirming story, which I finished with a heart full of joy and hope, and the biggest smile on my face. The epilogue is one of the best I have ever read. Katherine Center’s way with words is just incredible.
https://sarahsvignettes.wordpress.com/2018/08/28/review-how-to-walk-away-by-katherine-center-katherinecenter-panmacmillan/

Great choices, thank you Sarah. I think this is possibly the third time we’ve seen How to Walk Away by Katherine Center on #R3COMM3ND3D2018 so there’s a good chance it could come out on top as one of the most recommended books of 2018.

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

| One Cornish Summer by Liz Fenwick | The Last Day by Claire Dyer |  How to Walk Away by Katherine Center |

About Sarah:
Hello, I’m Sarah. I adore books and I am a keen photographer.

I have been reading books from a very early age and before I could read, I was always flicking through picture books – I’m sure I was born with a book in my hand!

I read a wide range of genres and I am willing to try most genres once, but I do keep going back to both contemporary and historical fiction more than anything else.

Books are a big part of my life and I started my blog, Sarah’s Vignettes, so I could share my love for them.

From an early age, I have loved taking photographs and with the advent of social media, I love sharing them with family and friends. In early 2016, I was having a conversation with a dear friend about a recent day trip and the photographs I had taken, during which she said I should share my photographs wider and write about the stories behind them. So from time to time, I post on my blog about general experiences in my life, which will be based around my own personal photographs. You will also find that some of the pictures of books on my blog are taken by me.

Sarah’s Blog and Social Media Links:
| Sarah’s Vignettes | Twitter @Sarah_Swan2 | Facebook |

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)