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Can’t-Wait Wednesday

15 July

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. This week’s Can’t-Wait offering: Unbound – Book 2 of the Splintered World series by Brian Moyer
Release date for the ebook – 2nd August, 2026
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Review of AUDIOBOOK Driving the Deep – Book 2 of the Finder Chronicles by Suzanne Palmer

14 July

As I recently read and thoroughly enjoyed Palmer’s wonderful Ode to the Half-Broken, I recalled I had a review I’d written back when I was listening to this entertaining space opera adventure series. See my review of the first book, Finder. This is my take on the second book – and icing on the cake was that Paul Woodson narrated this one, too. As I thoroughly enjoyed his depiction of Fergus in the first book, I was really pleased he would also be delivering this story.
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SUNDAY POST

12 July

This is part of the weekly, or fortnightly meme over at the Caffeinated Reviewer, where book bloggers can share the books they’ve read and share what they have got up to during the last week.
We are once again in the middle of a heatwave, though here on the south coast it hasn’t been as brutal as the one a fortnight ago. And we haven’t had any rain at all this month. To be honest, that’s a blessing as our garden would become a muddy hell. Our lawn – such as it was – is now scuffed, sorry mess of dirt and building detritus. The good news? Our bathroom is now finished. After the mouldy ceilings and wobbly floors we’d been enduring, having a shiny new bathroom with lots of cupboard space is a total joy. I’m afraid I’ve inflicted the pics on you below. We’re currently also recovering from having the footpath around the house completely replaced over this last week. It wasn’t built to take the weight of cars and as a result had become a broken, weedy trip hazard. The chaps came to redo it yesterday. And yes… I know concrete isn’t remotely environmentally friendly – but the rest of the hard standing is concrete and ripping that up and replacing it with something else would be both costly and unnecessary as it is perfectly fine.
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Castellan the Black and his Wise Draconic Tips on Life

11 July

As you get more powerful, the temptation is to take advantage of your alpha rank to gorge at meals. Not only will this earn you enemies from the younger, hungrier ranks – but your inevitable weight gain will make you less effective in combat. A combination guaranteed to shorten your life.
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Review of NETGALLEY arc Miss Hortense and the Last Rites – Book 2 of the Miss Hortense series by Mel Pennant

10 July

I thoroughly enjoyed the first book in this series – see my review of A Murder for Miss Hortense – so was delighted to see this one pop up on the Netgalley dashboard. Would I enjoy it as much?
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