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Sunday Stack: February Possibles #FebPossibles #SundayStack #Tbr – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Sunday. Here are some of the books I'm hoping to read this February. There's no way I'm going to read all of these (unless I finally get super reading power) but as a huge mood reader I like to keep my options open. I might be cheating slightly as I'm…
Alice Feeney Event! @alicewriterland @panmacmillan #AliceFeeney #BookEvent #NewBook – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Saturday. I was lucky enough to work at the Alice Feeney event at Rossiter Books last night. Alice is one of my favourite thriller writers so I was incredibly excited to meet her. They say don't meet your heroes but I'm so glad I did as she was so sweet…
Six Thrillers Soon! #NewBooks #Tbr – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Thursday. I'm a huge thriller fan and here are six thrillers I'm going to be reading soon! ❤️10 Marchfield Square by Nicola Whyte *🧡The Surf House by Lucy Clarke💛The Secret Room by Jane Casey💚The Break In by Katherine Faulkner💙The Troubled Deep by Rob Parker *💜An Ethical Guide To Murder by…
#CoverReveal: The Wasp Trap by Mark Edwards @mredwards @MichaelJBooks @elliejmorley #TheWaspTrap #MarkEdwards #OutJuly2025 – Over The Rainbow Blog
Eeek I'm so excited to be on the cover reveal for The Wasp Trap by Mark Edwards today. I'm a huge fan of this author and have loved all of his previous books so I'm really looking forward to reading this one. The Wasp Trap is published on the 31st January 2025 and you can…
#BookReview: So Thrilled For You by Holly Bourne @Phoebe_A_Morgan @HodderBooks @holly_bourneYA #SoThrilledForYou #HollyBourne – Over The Rainbow Blog
Book Synopsis: An intense heatwave. A high-stakes baby shower. Will it all end in tears?Nicki, Lauren, Charlotte and Steffi have been friends since university. Now in their thirties, life is pulling them in different directions - but when Charlotte organises the baby shower of hell for pregnant Nicki, the girls are reunited.Under a sweltering hot…
Two For Tuesday: Currently Reading #TheCleaner #HumanAnimal – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Tuesday. Today on Two For Tuesday I thought I'd feature the two books I'm currently reading. I'm still reading The Favourites too so technically it should be Three For Tuesday but I can't find my copy this morning…. The Cleaner is a thriller that I've been looking forward to and…
#BookReview: A Language Of Dragons by S.F. Williamson @HarperFireBooks @IndieThinking #ALanguageOfDragons #SFWilliamson – Over The Rainbow Blog
Book Synopsis: The most exciting debut of 2025 – an incredible fantasy Dark Academia, perfect for fans of Babel, Fourth Wing, and the Scholomance trilogy EVERY FIRE STARTS WITH A SINGLE SPARK. Welcome to Bletchley Park… with dragons. London, 1923. Dragons soar through the skies and protests erupt on the streets, but Vivien Featherswallow isn’t worried. She’s…
Burn’s Night: Favourite Books Set In Scotland #BurnsNight #SetInScotland #FavAuthors #BookRecommendations – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Saturday. It's Burn's Night tonight and as I'm proudly half Scottish I thought I'd share some of my favourite books set in Scotland. 💙The Lost Lights Of St Kilda by Elizabeth Gifford🤍The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke💙The Last Summer by Karen Swan🤍The Black Loch by Peter May💙The Ghost Cat by…
Build Your Own Haunted House Challenge! #BookFun #NewBooks #BookChallenge #Tbr – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Friday. I saw this challenge on the lovely @nothing.beats.a.good.book page and I knew I had to join in as I love doing these! 🕶️ Who's the main character? - Gatsby🏄🏻♀️ Where's Haunted? - The Surf House👻 Who's The Ghost? - The Woman In The Wallpaper🌪️ What's The Superpower? - Immortal😱…
#BookReview: Murder On The Marlow Belle by Robert Thorogood @HQstories @IndieThinking #MurderOnTheMarlowBelle #RobertThorogood #MarlowMurderClub #CosyCrime – Over The Rainbow Blog
Book Synopsis: Verity Beresford is worried about her husband. Oliver didn’t come home last night so of course Verity goes straight to Judith Potts, Marlow’s resident amateur sleuth, for help. Oliver, founder of the Marlow Amateur Dramatic Society, had hired The Marlow Belle, a private pleasure cruiser, for an exclusive party with the MADS committee…
#BookSpotlight: Human, Animal by Seth Insua @sethinsua @VERVE_Books #HumanAnimal #SethInsua #BBCRadioTwoBookclub #NewBook – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Wednesday. I was very excited to receive a copy of Human, Animals by Seth Insua this week. It sounds real good and it's a book I've been hearing lots of great things about it from my fellow book lovers. As you probably know it has also just been chosen for…
Three For Tuesday: Currently Reading #NewBooks #CurrentlyReading #ThreeForTuesdsy – Over The Rainbow Blog
📚Three For Tuesday: Currently Reading Good morning everyone and happy Tuesday. Through carelessness and a bit of laziness I've ended up reading three books at once so I thought I'd feature them for Three For Tuesday today. 🤍 Nephthys by Rachel Louise Driscoll🧡So Thrilled For You by Holly Bourne💙The Favourites by Layne Fargo I managed…
Sunday Stack: New Books #Bookpost #NewBooks #tbr – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Sunday. Here are some of the fantastic looking books I've received this week! ❤️ While We're Young by K.L Walther🧡Of Thorn And Briar by Paul Lamb💛 Sweetness In The Skin by Ishi Robinson💚 Believe by S. M. Govett💙 Your Journey Your Way by Horatio Clare🩵 Felix And The Future Agency…
Special Edition Saturday: Immortal by Sue Lynn Tan @SuelynnTan @HarperVoyagerUK #Immortal #SueLynnTan #FantasyBook #SpecialEdition – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Saturday. I don't buy many special editions anymore as I've been trying to be good but I could resist this beautiful book. I'm a huge fan of Sue Lynn Tan so I've been incredibly excited to read this new book from her. The spredges are absolutely beautiful and there's a…
Books Out This Week! #NewBooks #OutNow – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Friday. There are some fabulous books out this week so I thought I'd feature a few of them today. Out of these I've read Water Moon and The Dragon Cafe both of which I really recommend. I reviewed it on my blog last week if you'd like to read my…
#BookReview: The Three Lives Of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan @BloomsburyBooks #TheThreeLivesOfCateKay #KateFagan – Over The Rainbow Blog
Book Synopsis: Who is Cate Kay?Cate Kay is the most famous author on the planet. But it's just a name. Somehow, despite her bestselling novels and the record-breaking film franchise, the writer has remained completely anonymous.Anne Marie Callahan is the name nobody knows. Only the people she left behind. And Annie knows there's no one there anymore…
Reading Update: Last, Now, Next #CurrentlyReading #NewBooks – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Monday. Here is a little reading update of what I've been reading recently! ❤️Last - The Three Lives Of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan I've just finished The Three Lives Of Cate Kay and I really enjoyed it. It was a little slow in the middle but I did enjoy…
#BookReview: Death In The Arctic by Tom Hindle @TomHindle3 @PenguinUKBooks @IndiesAbout @centurybooksuk #DeathInTheArctic #TomHindle – Over The Rainbow Blog
Book Synopsis: A frozen wilderness. A killer in the skies.When aspiring travel writer Chloé Campbell is invited aboard a luxury airship flying to the North Pole, she thinks she’s bagged the opportunity of a lifetime.But she hasn’t had long to admire the dazzling icy views before a fellow passenger is found dead in their cabin.Trapped…
Thriller Thursday : Six Thrillers/ Crime Books Soon #NewBooks #SixBooksSoon #ThrillerThursday – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Thursday. Here are some of the fabulous looking thrillers that I'm looking forward to reading soon. ❤️The Troubled Deep by Rob Parker🧡A Serial Killer's Guide To Marriage by Asia Mackay💛An Ethical Guide To Murder by Jenny Morris💚The Surf House by Lucy Clarke💙 Making A Killing by Cara Hunter💜The Voices by…
#BookReview: Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao @samanthasotto @izzieghaffari @TransworldBooks #WaterMoon #SamanthaSottoYambao #5Stars #Magical #TranslatedFiction – Over The Rainbow Blog
Book Synopsis: On a backstreet in Tokyo lies a pawnshop, but not everyone can find it.Most will see only a cosy ramen restaurant. And just the chosen ones – those who are lost – will find a place to pawn their life choices and deepest regrets.Hana Ishikawa wakes on her first morning as the pawnshop's…
Three For Tuesday: Book Club Reads (Help Needed) #BookClubReads #NewBooks #WhichOne – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Tuesday. As some of you might know I run one of the book clubs at Rossiter books and I'm stuck between three books for our next read! 🪷The Book Of Fire by Christy Lefteri🪷Frank & Red by Matt Coyne🪷The Mars House by Natasha Pulley I'm intrigued by The Mars House…
#BookSpotlight: Spellbound by Georgia Leighton @TransworldBooks #Spellbound #GeorgiaLeighton #FairytaleRetelling – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Saturday. We're off to the panto today (oh no we're not - sorry had to) to watch Sleeping Beauty so it seemed fitting to share a book spotlight of Spellbound by Georgia Leighton today. Spellbound is a feminist retelling of Sleeping Beauty with no enchanted sleep or prince to save…
2024 Audiobook Challenge! #BookChallenge #Audiobooks – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Friday. I took part in the 2024 Audiobook Challenge to try and listen to more audiobooks. I managed the 12 books featured which I'm a little bit disappointed with tbh as I was hoping to get through more. I did read some books part listening and part reading too which…
#BookReview: Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister @GillianMAuthor @MichaelJBooks @Ells85 #FamousLastWords #GillianMcAllister #Thriller #HighlyRecommended – Over The Rainbow Blog
It’s Camilla’s first day back at work, her daughter’s first day at nursery.But husband Luke is nowhere to be seen. The only trace of him is an unfinished note. Camilla tries to put it out of her mind; there must be a rational explanation.At work, there are welcomes back, and too many distractions.Then it starts.Breaking…
Bookish New Year Resolutions #BookishResolutions #NewYear #Bookish – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and Happy New Year! It's that time of year to make resolutions so I thought I'd share some of my bookish resolutions with you. 🥰 Reading What I Feel Like I've really enjoyed just reading what I fancy this year and want to continue feeling unrestricted next year. I'm going to continue…
Three For Tuesday: Last Reads Of 2024! #CurrentlyReading #NewBooks #5StarReads #Recommended – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Tuesday. These are my last three reads of 2025. ❤️ Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall (5 stars)🧡 Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister (5 stars)💛Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao (currently reading) My last book kept changing as Broken Country and Famous Last Words was so good that I…
#BookReview: Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall @ClareEmpson2 @johnmurrays @efpbailey #BrokenCountry #ClareLeslieHall #BookOfTheYear #OutMarch2025 – Over The Rainbow Blog
Book Synopsis: Beth was seventeen when she first met Gabriel. Over that heady, intense summer, he made her think and feel and see differently. She thought it was the start of her great love story. When Gabriel left to become the person his mother expected him to be, she was broken.It was Frank who picked…
Bookish Christmas Presents #RaisingHare #ChloeDalton #ShyCreatures #ClareChambers #ChristmasPresents – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone I hope you had a great Christmas. Here are some of the fabulous Christmas presents I received this year. The two books I bought with vouchers I received at work and the reading journal I received from my lovely sister. I'm very excited to read the two books as I've been hearing…
Happy Christmas & Huge Thank Yous! #HappyChristmas #Thankful #BookTree – Over The Rainbow Blog
Happy Christmas Everyone! I just wanted to say a huge thank you for all the support this year. I feel like I've made some really lovely friends and I've been enjoying posting on here. To my fellow bookstagrammers thanks for all the likes, comments, tags and shares I've really appreciated them all. Huge thanks to…
#BookReview: The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson @FaberBooks #TheChristmasGuest #PeterSwanson – Over The Rainbow Blog
Book Synopsis: When Ashley Smith - a bright-eyed but lonely American studying in London - is invited to spend Christmas with her classmate's family at their Cotswolds manor house, it seems like a perfect country idyll. And for Ashley - who records it all in her diary - there's the added romantic potential of her…
#BookReview: Our Last Wild Days by Anna Bailey @DoubledayUK @alisonbarrow #OurLastWildDays #AnnaBailey #OutApril25 – Over The Rainbow Blog
Book Synopsis: There is nothing like it. The way the world gets real quiet when a gator’s nearby...And then the water, suddenly boiling as that black head surfaces and the ancient reptile erupts into the air hissing like a devil…The way the crack of the rifle seems to come from deep inside Cutter. The way…
Christmassy Cluedo Challenge! #BookChallenge #BookFun – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Saturday. I was tagged by the lovely @nothing.beats.a.good.book to take part in a Christmassy Cluedo Challenge. I did the normal challenge earlier this year but couldn't resist doing it with a Christmassy twist! Who - Miss BeetonWhen - MidnightWhere - The Christmas Tree FarmWith- The Summer Guests (who might hate…
#BookSpotlight: The Woman In The Wallpaper by Lora Jones @LoraJones @LittleBrownUK @luciesharpe #TheWomanInTheWallpaper #LoraJones #HistoricalFiction #NewBook – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good evening everyone I hope you've had a lovely day. I was so excited to be offered a copy of this beautiful hardback proof of The Woman In The Wallpaper by Lora Jones. Check out those endpapers! So pretty 😍 It sounds absolutely brilliant, just my type of book and I'm very excited to read…
My Favourite Books Of 2025! #BookRecs #BooksOfTheYear #FavouriteBooks #HighlyRecommended – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Thursday. Here are some of my favourite books of the year as featured in the Rossiter Books newsletter. ❤️You Don't Have To Be Mad To Work Here by Dr BenjiWaterhouse🧡Rewitched by Lucy Jane Wood💛Sandwich by Catherine Newman💚The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins💙The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier💜 Death At The Sign…
#BookSpotlight: Human Remains by Jo Callaghan @JoCallaghanKat @simonschusterUK @SimonSaysBooks #HumanRemains #JoCallaghan #CrimeSeries #AideLock – Over The Rainbow Blog
Eeek I'm so excited to have received a copy of one of my most anticipated reads of 2025- Human Remains by Jo Callaghan. I actually opened this on the shop floor and let out a squeal when I saw what it was which made a few customers laugh and one buy In The Blink Of…
#BookReview: The Christmas Tree Farm by Laurie Gillmore @0neMoreChapter_ @IndieThinking #TheChristmasTreeFarm #LaurieGilmore #DreamHarbor #RespectRomFic – Over The Rainbow Blog
Book Synopsis: Every book in the Dream Harbor series can be read as a standalone. Kira North hates Christmas. Which is unfortunate since she just bought a Christmas tree farm in a town that’s too cute for its own good. Bennett Ellis is on vacation in Dream Harbor trying to take a break from both his life…
Two For Tuesday: Secret Santa #NewBooks #SecretSanta – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Tuesday. Today on Two For Tuesday I'm featuring two books I've kindly been sent by my Instagram Secret Santa! ❤️The Household by Stacey Halls🩵 Midnight At The Christmas Bookshop Huge thanks to whoever you are for sending these to me. The Households is a book I've been wanting to read…
Book Review: The Place Of Tides by James Rebanks @herdyshepherd1 @AllenLaneBooks @librofm @IndiesAbout #ThePlaceOfTides #JamesRebanks #BookReview – Over The Rainbow Blog
Book Synopsis: From the No.1 bestselling author of The Shepherd's Life, an unforgettable story of friendship, redemption and a life-changing voyage of discovery on a remote Norwegian islandHow far do you have to go to find yourself?One afternoon many years ago, James Rebanks met an old woman on a remote Norwegian island. She lived and worked…
Book Spotlight: The Vipers by Katy Hays @heykatyhays @TransworldBooks @IndiesAbout @izzieghaffari #TheVipers #KatyHays #NewBook #BookSpotlight – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good evening everyone I hope you've had a good day. I was very excited (there might have been squealing involved) to receive a copy of the fabulous looking The Vipers by Katy Hays this week. I was a huge fan of The Cloisters so I'm so looking forward to reading this book soon. The book…
#BookReview: Happy Bloody Christmas by Jo Middleton @mummyblogger @AvonBooksUK @IndiesAbout #HappyBloodyChristmas #JoMiddleton #FestiveRead – Over The Rainbow Blog
Book Synopsis: Anna's Christmas Eve To Do List: 1. Wrap the kids' presents 2. Peel the potatoes 3. Get rid of the dead body?! Hungover and exhausted after her family's annual party, all Anna Johnson wants for Christmas is to finish her to-do list and finally sit down with the world’s biggest glass of wine.…