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#BookReview: The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer @bantambooksuk.bsky.social #TheCaretaker #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

Apr 30, 2026Apr 29, 2026 / damppebbles / Leave a comment

"Follow the Rites... Nothing less than the survival of humanity is at stake. EXCITING OPPORTUNITY: Caretaker urgently needed. Three days of work. Competitive pay. Serious applicants ONLY. Macy Mullins can’t say why the job posting grabbed her attention―it had the pull of a fisherman’s lure, barbed hook and all―vaguely ominous. But after an endless string … Continue reading #BookReview: The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer @bantambooksuk.bsky.social #TheCaretaker #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

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#BookReview: The Hive by Ronald Malfi @titanbooks.bsky.social #TheHive #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

Apr 28, 2026Apr 28, 2026 / damppebbles / Leave a comment

"The residents of Mariner’s Cove are changing… In the aftermath of a violent storm, a collective obsession is rapidly developing among the people of this quaint suburban neighbourhood. Random, everyday items left scattered upon the lawns, the streets, and the shoreline all seem to call out to them. There is an item for almost everyone, … Continue reading #BookReview: The Hive by Ronald Malfi @titanbooks.bsky.social #TheHive #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

#BookReview: Maneater by Ellie Graves @bantambooksuk.bsky.social #Maneater #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

Apr 7, 2026Apr 27, 2026 / damppebbles / 1 Comment

"Revenge is tough to swallow... Things for Renee Landis are finally looking up. She just quit her dead-end job at a chicken shop after landing the coveted role of junior chef at London’s pristine NOVA restaurant. But it's not the restaurant that draws Renee in - it's the executive chef. Gracie Fitzgerald is as legendary … Continue reading #BookReview: Maneater by Ellie Graves @bantambooksuk.bsky.social #Maneater #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

#BookReview: Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer @bantambooksuk.bsky.social #TradWife #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

Mar 3, 2026Mar 10, 2026 / damppebbles / 1 Comment

"Every trad wife needs a baby. Camille will get one - no matter the cost. Camille lives to embody the perfect traditional wife―cooking, cleaning, homesteading, and documenting it all for her followers. But without a baby, her image―and her following―feels incomplete. As Camille's husband begins to withdraw and his attention in her waning, Camille’s desperation … Continue reading #BookReview: Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer @bantambooksuk.bsky.social #TradWife #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

#BookReview: First Date by Gemma Amor @daturabooks.bsky.social #FirstDate #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

Feb 12, 2026Feb 24, 2026 / damppebbles / 2 Comments

"Deciding to end years of loneliness, Amandine takes a leap of faith and enters the dating pool. After seemingly endless disappointments, it seems her luck has changed when she meets Connor, another lonely heart. What starts as a dinner date ends in a night that will change their lives forever. For neither of them knows … Continue reading #BookReview: First Date by Gemma Amor @daturabooks.bsky.social #FirstDate #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

#BookReview: We Should Have Left Well Enough Alone by Ronald Malfi @titanbooks.bsky.social #WeShouldHaveLeftWellEnoughAlone #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

Jan 27, 2026Feb 2, 2026 / damppebbles / 1 Comment

"Twenty haunting stories from the Bram Stoker Award nominated, and bestselling author of Come With Me. A man leaves rehab and tries to make a new life for himself, only to find the past closing in on him. A married couple on holiday have a bizarre encounter with a shiver of sharks. And, on Halloween night, … Continue reading #BookReview: We Should Have Left Well Enough Alone by Ronald Malfi @titanbooks.bsky.social #WeShouldHaveLeftWellEnoughAlone #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

The damppebbles Top Ten(ish!) of 2025 #Bestof2025 #BestBooksof2025 #FavouriteBooks2025 #BookRecommendations #bookblogger #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

Dec 31, 2025Feb 3, 2026 / damppebbles / 2 Comments

Hello and welcome to my penultimate post of 2025, my top ten(ish!) books of the year. ‘Ish’ because, as in previous years, I hope you can’t count. (I say that, but at the time of writing, I have no idea how many books are going to end up on this list! 😂🤭) What a fantastic … Continue reading The damppebbles Top Ten(ish!) of 2025 #Bestof2025 #BestBooksof2025 #FavouriteBooks2025 #BookRecommendations #bookblogger #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

#BookReview: The September House by Carissa Orlando @berkleypub.bsky.social #TheSeptemberHouse #20BooksofSummer2025 #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

Dec 30, 2025Jan 6, 2026 / damppebbles / 1 Comment

"A woman is determined to stay in her dream home even after it becomes a haunted nightmare in this compulsively readable, twisty, and layered debut novel. When Margaret and her husband Hal bought the large Victorian house on Hawthorn Street—for sale at a surprisingly reasonable price—they couldn’t believe they finally had a home of their … Continue reading #BookReview: The September House by Carissa Orlando @berkleypub.bsky.social #TheSeptemberHouse #20BooksofSummer2025 #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

#BookReview: The Place Where They Buried Your Heart by Christina Henry @titanbooks.bsky.social #ThePlaceWhereTheyBuriedYourHeart #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

Nov 25, 2025Dec 2, 2025 / damppebbles / 3 Comments

"On an otherwise ordinary street in Chicago, there is a house. An abandoned house where, once upon a time, terrible things happened. The children who live on this block are told by their parents to stay away from that house. But of course, children don’t listen. Children think it’s fun to be scared, to dare … Continue reading #BookReview: The Place Where They Buried Your Heart by Christina Henry @titanbooks.bsky.social #ThePlaceWhereTheyBuriedYourHeart #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

#BlogTour | #BookReview: Darker Days by Thomas Olde Heuvelt @bantambooksuk.bsky.social @annerandomthings.bsky.social @RandomTTours #DarkerDays #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

Oct 23, 2025Nov 3, 2025 / damppebbles / 3 Comments

"In Lock Haven, a quiet little town in Washington State, there is a very special street. Bird Street. The residents of Bird Street are all successful, wealthy, healthy and happy. And their children are all well-mannered and smart and high achievers. At least they are for eleven months of the year. In November, however, the … Continue reading #BlogTour | #BookReview: Darker Days by Thomas Olde Heuvelt @bantambooksuk.bsky.social @annerandomthings.bsky.social @RandomTTours #DarkerDays #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

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