Hello and welcome to damppebbles. I hope you had a brilliant weekend and that you got to spend some of it with a good book! As it’s Monday it’s time for another fabulous #R3COMM3ND3D2018 post with one of my favourite book bloggers – the lovely Kate at Portable Magic. Kate’s blog is all kinds of brilliant so if you haven’t discovered it yet then what are you waiting for?

#R3COMM3ND3D2018? What’s that all about then? It’s about sharing your love of books and naming three books you think the rest of us should make a point of reading. There’s always catch though, right? Any author, any publisher, any genre (so far, so good). Providing the three books were all published in the same year. At the moment we’re sharing the 2018 book love but soon (1st November to be exact) #R3COMM3ND3D will shine the spotlight on this year’s releases. If you’re a book blogger, an author or you work in publishing and you would like to take part, please fill in the form at the bottom of this post with as much detail as possible. But be quick! Places are limited and they’re being snapped up.

Here are Kate’s choices…

Three Things About Elsie  by Joanna Cannon
It is beautifully written with wonderfully endearing characters. There is also an element of mystery and a twist to finish – both things I love in a good book.
http://portablemagic.net/reviews/joanna-cannon-three-things-about-elsie

The Old You by Louise Voss
It is classic domestic noir. There are plenty of twists and tricks and turns which kept me hooked until the end. I also enjoyed learning about the effects of Picks disease.
http://portablemagic.net/blog-tours/louise-voss-the-old-you

The Lion Tamer Who Lost by Louise Beech
It’s beautiful. The descriptions are exquisite, and the story is incredibly well told and made me feel every human emotion.
http://portablemagic.net/blog-tours/louise-beech-the-lion-tamer-who-lost

Great choices, thank you Kate. And they are all old friends of #R3COMM3ND3D2018 too. I think your votes take all three books up to having FOUR votes each. There are three other books also with four votes each at the moment so who knows who will come out on top. Maybe it will be a six-book tie! Wouldn’t that be splendid?

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

| Three Things About Elsie by Joanna Cannon | The Old You by Louise Voss | The Lion Tamer Who Lost by Louise Beech |

About Kate:
I’m Kate and I live in Leeds with my other half. I have been blogging for almost 3 years with Portable Magic being my main website since October 2016. When I am not reading, I can be found shedding tears of despair watching Bradford City.

Kate’s Blog and Social Media Links:
| Portable Magic | Twitter @bantambookworm | 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)