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Can’t-Wait Wednesday

8 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: The Dragon Has Some Complaints by John Wiswell
Release date for the ebook – 14th July, 2026
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Review of NEGALLEY arc Splinter – Book 1 of the Splintered World series by Brian Moyer

7 July

I was drawn by the cover and in the mood for an intriguing portal fantasy – they are very much in vogue at present. I guess we’d all like to think we could escape somewhere less depressingly grim than what we’re facing these days…
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Castellan the Black and his Wise Draconic Tips on Life

4 July

Getting close enough to flame and rend your enemy is mostly a winning tactic. There are opponents too dangerous to openly attack, however. Frost giants, elves and the Snow Witch all fall into this category.
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Review of NETGALLEY arc The Feywild Job by C.L. Polk

2 July

It was the title and book cover that caught my attention – before I also noticed the author’s name and then it was a no-brainer that I’d request this one. I’ve read and thoroughly enjoyed a previous book by this author – see my review of The Midnight Bargain. Would I like The Feywild Job as much?
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Can’t-Wait Wednesday

1 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: Murder in the Wings – Book 3 of the British Stately Home Mysteries series by Amy Myers
Release date for the ebook – 7th July, 2026
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SUNDAY POST

28 June

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 have been sweltering. To the extent that Himself has become ill with the heat. Thursday night was the worst – the temperature was bad enough during the day, but at night it was brutal and the following morning, Himself crawled out of bed (none of us got much sleep) with a headache, giddiness and a stomach upset. By coincidence, Friday happened to be my birthday… We weren’t celebrating this one. I advised Ethan to cancel returning home as the trains were in a mess, anyway. We were also without a dishwasher as our previous one gave up the ghost during the week and Currys decided on Thursday that plumbing our new one in was too much bother, given it isn’t simply a question of unclipping the old pipes and popping on the new. Thankfully, we had a plumber installing our new bathroom and he stepped up and did the job.
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