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#BookSpotlight: Dream Hunters by Nazima Pathan @NP_author @SimonSaysBooks @simonschusterUK #DreamHunters #NazimaPathan #ChildrensFantasy – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good afternoon everyone I hope you're having a good Sunday. I was lucky enough to receive a copy of Dream Hunters by Nazima Pathan this week. I love sharing books with my kids at bedtime and my eldest kid loves books involving magic - he still has a major book hangover from finishing the Harry…
Rainbow Book Sun! #NewBooks #OldFavourites – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Saturday! I've seen a few people create some beautiful book suns and I thought I'd join in. Most people have done it with the books standing up but I could not get mine to stay standing up and once they all fell over in a perfect domino effect I decided…
#BookSpotlight: Death At The Sanatorium by Ragnar Jónasson @ragnarjo @MichaelJBooks #DeathAtTheSanatorium #RagnarJonasson – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good afternoon everyone I hope you're having a great Saturday. I'm a huge fan of Ragnar Jónasson so you can imagine my excitement when I received a copy of Death At The Sanatorium his latest book. I can't wait to snuggle up with a cup of tea and one of these delicious looking biscuits to…
#BookReview: The Night In Question by Susan Fletcher @sfletcherauthor @TransworldBooks @alisonbarrow @hanwints #TheNightInQuestion #SusanFletcher – Over The Rainbow Blog
Book Synopsis: Florence Butterfield has lived an extraordinary life full of travel, passion and adventure. But, at eighty-seven, she suspects there are no more surprises to come her way.Then, one midsummer's night, something terrible happens - so strange and unexpected that Florrie is suspicious. Was this really an accident, or is she living alongside a…
Frog And Lemon Stack! #NewBooks #Tbr #Bookstack – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Wednesday. I was tagged by the lovely @kelsbookstagram01 to share a Frogs And Lemons Stack. 💛Big Swiss by Jen Beagin💚The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu💛A Beginner's Guide To Breaking And Entering by Andrew Hunter Murray💚A Lesson In Cruelty by Harriet Tyce💛 Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra💚The Examiner by Janice Hallet💛The…
Book Spotlight : The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley @lucyfoleytweets @HarperCollinsUK @IndieThinking #TheMidnightFeast #LucyFoley #NewThriller #OutJune2024 – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Thursday. I'm a huge fan of Lucy Foley and have loved all of her previous books so you can imagine my excitement when I opened this book post. Huge thanks to @indie_thinking & @harpercollinsuk for sending. The Midnight Feast is out 6th June 2024 and you can find out more…
#BlogTour: Her Deadly Friend by Rachel Sargeant @RachelSargeant3 @HobeckBooks #HerDeadlyFriend #RachelSargeant – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good afternoon everyone I'm pleased to be re-sharing my review of the fabulous Her Deadly Friend by Rachel Sargent for the blog tour. I read this book last year and really loved it so I'm thrilled to see it being republished with a snazzy new cover. I'm even more excited to learn there is a…
Book Spotlight: When The Moon Hatched by Sarah A Parker @HarperVoyagerUK @IndieThinking #WhenTheMoonHatched #SarahAParker #Magic #Fantasy – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good afternoon everyone I was lucky enough to receive a copy of this fantastic sounding book this week. I'm not ashamed to admit I squealed when I opened it. Fantasy is one of my favourite genres, especially if they involve dragons (thank you Fourth Wing) so I'm so excited to read this soon. Huge thanks…
Two For Tuesday: Birthday Books #NewBooks #TwoForTuesday – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone today I thought I'd share two books I got for my birthday. Yes I know my birthday was nearly a month ago (I'm not trying to milk it honestly) but my best friend and I have been really busy so only caught up over the weekend. These are the two books I…
Six Books Soon! #NewBooks #BookStack #Tbr #ReadingNext – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Monday. I have only a few pages left of my current read The Night In Question by Susan Fletcher which I've thoroughly enjoyed so I'm starting to think about what I'm going to read next. These are the six books I would like to read next: ❤️The Glassmaker by Tracy…
Sunday Stack: New Books #BookPost #NewBooks #BookStack – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Sunday. I was going to do a challenge this morning but I can't find half the books I want to use for some reason which is a bit worrying so I'm going with my old faithful Sunday Stack. Here are some of the fantastic looking books I've received this week!…
#BookSpotlight: Bad Tourists by Caro Carver @carverofbooks @TransworldBooks @alisonbarrow #BadTourists #CaroCarver #DestinationThriller – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good afternoon everyone I hope you're having a great Saturday. I was lucky enough to receive this fabulous looking book post this week. I absolutely love location thrillers so this book instantly appeals to me. Huge thanks to Alison Barrow and Bantam Press for sending. Out 4th July 2024 Where would your dream holiday be?…
Friday Flat Lay: Greek Myth Retellings #FlatLay #NewBooks #GreekMyths – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Friday! I'm a huge fan of Greek mythology so I'm absolutely loving all the greek myth retellings that have been coming out. I've been lucky enough to receive/buy these four beauties recently and thought they'd make a great flat lay! What's your favourite Greek myth retelling? Psyche & Eros by…
#BookSpotlight: The Blackbirds Of St Giles by Lila Cain @Marciathewriter @KateAGriffin @simonschusterUK @SimonSaysBooks #TheBlackbirdsOfStGiles #LilaCain #HistoricalFiction #OutJan2025 – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good afternoon everyone I was lucky enough to receive this surprise book post this week. The Blackbirds Of St Giles is a historical novel co-written by Marcia Hutchinson and Kate Griffin. It's based on real historical facts and the real life gang The St Giles Blackbirds which I always love. It's fascinating to learn more…
#BookReview: The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo @EllieeHud @VikingBooksUK #TheFamiliar #LeighBardugo #HistoricalFiction – Over The Rainbow Blog
Book Synopsis: FATE CAN BE CHANGED.CURSES CAN BE BROKEN.In a shabby house in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil. But when her scheming mistress discovers her scullion is hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to win…
Book Spotlight: The Midnight Hour by Eve Chase @EvePollyChase @MichaelJBooks @IndiesAbout #TheMidnightHour #EveChase #OutJune2024 #BookPost – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good afternoon everyone I hope you're having a great Wednesday. I'm a huge fan of Eve Chase so I was very excited to be sent a copy of her latest book, The Midnight Hour. Her books are always such interesting, absorbing dual timeline mysteries which are hugely enjoyable. Huge thanks to Phoebe from Penguin and…
Two For Tuesday: Karen Swan @KarenSwan1 @panmacmillan @chlodavies97 #TheLostLover #KarenSwan #TheWildIsleSeries – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Tuesday. Today on Two For Tuesday I'm featuring two books from Karen Swan. I am a huge fan of this series and have grown very fond of the characters, particularly the three main women. I especially liked the wonderful descriptions of St Kilda and what it was like living there.…
#BookReview: Nuclear Family by Kate Davies @Katyemdavies @BoroughPress @IndieThinking #NuclearFamily #KateDavies #DonorConceprion #EmotionalRead – Over The Rainbow Blog
Book Synopsis: From the Polari Prize-winning author of IN AT THE DEEP END When Lena buys DNA testing kits for her father Tom and her twin sister Alison, she thinks they’ll enjoy finding out where their ancestors come from, and what percentage Neanderthal they are. She has no idea the gift will blow her family apart.…
#BookSpotlight: Anyone’s Ghost by August Thompson @AugustVThompson @picadorbooks @Kieran_Sangha #AnyonesGhost #AugustThompson #LoveStories #Out11July2024 – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good evening everyone I was lucky enough to pick up a copy of Anyone's Ghost by August Thompson at work last week. I've been hearing lots of great things about this one and as I love unique love stories I'm very excited to read it soon. Huge thanks to Picador for sending a copy of…
#BookReview: Leave No Trace by Jo Callaghan @JoCallaghanKat @simonschusterUK @SimonSaysBooks #LeaveNoTrace #JoCallaghan #CrimeFiction #5Stars – Over The Rainbow Blog
Book Synopsis: One detective driven by instinct, the other by logic.It will take both to find a killer who knows the true meaning of fear . . . When the body of a man is found crucified at the top of Mount Judd, AIDE Lock – the world’s first AI Detective – and DCS Kat Frank…
Book Stack: Colour Challenge #BookStack #NewBooks #ColourChallenge #Tbr – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Saturday. I've seen a few people doing a colour challenge on here which looked really fun so I thought I would join in. I'm starting with a green stack as it's the colour I seemed to have the most of when I looked! 💚The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu💚A…
Friday Flat Lay : Orenda Books @HelgaFlatland @evaaegisdottir @AJWestAuthor @OrendaBooks #FridayFlatLay #OrendaBooks #TeamOrenda #Toxic #HelgaFlatland #EvaBjörgAEgisdottir #AJWest #TheBetrayalOfThomasTrue #BoysWhoHurt – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Friday. I was lucky enough to receive these three fabulous looking books from the lovely Karen @orendabooks this week. I absolutely love Orenda thrillers which are always unique, gripping reads so I can't wait to read these soon. Out of these I'm probably going to read The Betrayal Of Thomas…
#BlogTour: Homecoming For The Chocolate Girls by Annie Murray @AnnieMurray085 @panmacmillan @chlodavies97 #HomecomingForTheChocolateGirls #AnnieMurray #Saga – Over The Rainbow Blog
Book Synopsis: 1946: The war might be over but for the Gilby family there are still battles to be fought at home . . .For Birmingham and the Gilby family the war years have been a time of great change. With her husband having left her for another woman, Ann Gilby is finally free to…
#BookReview: The Little Penguin Bookshop by Joanna Toye @JoannaToye @PenguinUKBooks @aoifkemcguire #TheLittlePenguinBookshop #JoannaToye #HistoricalFiction – Over The Rainbow Blog
Book Synopsis: Books can change lives, even in wartime. . .When World War II breaks out, Carrie Anderson sets up a bookstall at her local train station in the hope of providing a sense of escapism for travellers, troops and evacuees.Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and armed with a colourful array of Penguin paperbacks, Carrie’s…
Spring Weather Stack! #BookStack #NewBooks #Tbr – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Wednesday! I'm sharing a Spring weather stack today as I'm thoroughly fed up by the weather at the moment which seems to be lovely, sunny and hopeful one moment but then cold and rainy the next. (I don't even like super hot weather that much as I get bad excema…
Two For Tuesday: Helen Fields @Helen_Fields @AvonBooksUK @IndieThinking #TwoForTuesday #TheInstitution #ProfileK #HelenFields #Thrillers – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Tuesday. Today on Two For Tuesday I'm featuring two books by one of my favourite thriller writers Helen Fields. I absolutely love Helen's books which are always dark, gripping reads that stay with you. I absolutely loved The Institution and rate it as one of my favourite thrillers ever so…
Book Spotlight: The Virtue Season by L.M Nathan @lmnathanwriter @scholasticuk #TheVirtueSeason #LMNathan #BookSpotlight – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good afternoon everyone I was lucky enough to receive a copy of this fantastic sounding book last week. A dystopian Bridgerton? I love the sound of this and can't wait to read it soon! Huge thanks to @scholastic_uk for sending a copy to the Rossiter Book Malvern store. Out 4th July 2024. Find out more…
#BlogTour: The Trade Off by Sandie Jones @realsandiejones @chlodavies97 @panmacmillan #TheTradeOff #SandieJones – Over The Rainbow Blog
Book Synopsis: From the New York Times bestselling author of the Reese's Book Club Pick The Other Woman comes The Trade Off, an electrifying new novel of suspense that begs the question: Would you tell a story, if you knew it was a lie? Or tell the truth and sleep at night? For Stella, deputy editor of The Globe, the choice…
In The Shadow Of War by Adrienne Chinn @adriennechinn @0neMoreChapter_ @rararesources #InTheShadowOfWar #AdrienneChinn – Over The Rainbow Blog
Book Synopsis: One war may be over, but their fight for survival continues… For sisters Etta, Jessie and Celie Fry, the Great War and the hardships of the years that followed have taken a heavy toll. Determined to leave her painful past behind her, Etta heads to the bright lights of Hollywood whilst Jessie, determined to train as…
Book Spotlight : When We Were Silent by Fiona McPhilips @fionamcp @TransworldBooks @ChloeRose1702 #WhenWeWereSilent #FionaMcPhillips #DarkAcademia #OutMay2024 – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good afternoon everyone I hope you're having a good Sunday. I was lucky enough to receive this fantastic book post yesterday. This has been described as a dark academia thriller which sounds right up my street! Huge thanks to Chloe Rose and Transworld for sending. Out 2nd May 2024. Find out more about the book…
#BlogTour: Dangerous Times On Dressmakers Alley by Rosie Clarke @AnneHerries @BoldwoodBooks @rararesources #DangerousTimesOnDressmakersAlley #RosieClarke – Over The Rainbow Blog
Book Synopsis: Welcome to Dressmakers' Alley, a twisted place filled with dark and deadly secrets London’s East End 1923 In the heart of Dressmakers' Alley Madame Pauline’s sweatshop is rumoured to be a particularly unpleasant place to work. Filled with seamstresses paid a pittance who turn a blind eye to what darker activities are hidden behind locked…
Friday Flat Lay: Bees And Bugs #NewBooks #Tbr #FridayFlatLay – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Friday. I got these cute looking chocolates for my birthday from one of my closest friends and thought they'd be good to use in a photo (once a book blogger hey) 🐞Close To Death by Anthony Horowitz🐝 Butter by Asako Yuzuki🐞How To Solve Your Own Murder by Kristin Perrin🐝The Night…
#BlogTour: Race To Novus by R. A. Clarke @raclarkewrites @CloakedPress @rararesources – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good afternoon everyone I'm on the blog tour for Race To Novus by R. A. Clarke today. I'm a huge fan of Science Fiction books as it's fun seeing what worlds the authors have made from their imagination so this book really appeals to me. I sadly didn't have time to read it for this…
Meet The Blogger! #ABitAboutMe #42Today – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone it's my birthday today so I thought it was a perfect opportunity for a meet the book blogger post! So here's a little bit about me: ❤️My name is Joanna but a lot of people call me Jo or JoJo . 🧡I've been married for 14 years and have three kids aged…
#BlogTour: The Divorcées by Rowan Beaird @rebeaird @bonnierbooks_uk @RandomTTours #TheDivorcees #RowanBeaird #HistoricalFiction #RandomThingsTours – Over The Rainbow Blog
Book Synopsis: Lois Saunders thought that marrying the right man would finally cure her loneliness. But as picture-perfect as her husband is, she is suffocating in their loveless marriage. In 1951, though, unhappiness is hardly grounds for divorce - except in Reno, Nevada.At the Golden Yarrow, the most respectable of Reno's 'divorce ranches' Lois finds…
Two For Tuesday : Emily Henry @VikingBooks @IndiesAbout #TwoForTuesday #FunnyStory #BookLovers #EmilyHenry – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Tuesday. I hope you had a great Easter. Today on Two For Tuesday I'm featuring two books by Emily Henry. I've heard lots of great things about her books but I haven't actually managed to read anything by her yet- despite having Book Lovers on my shelf for ages. I'm…
Book Spotlight: The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable @HConstable @BloomsburyBooks @Ros_Ellis #TheInstrumentalist #HarrietConstable #DebutNovel #HistoricalFiction #OutAug2024 – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good evening everyone I hope you've had a great Easter weekend! I have a book spotlight on my blog today for The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable. This is one of my most anticipated reads for this year and I'm very excited to read it soon. I love historical fiction, especially if it features real life…
Creme Egg Stack! #BookStack #EasterStack #FavChocolate – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Easter Sunday. I hope you're having a great weekend so far. I've been seeing a lot of Mini Egg stacks so I thought I'd join in with a Creme Egg stack as I've been addicted to this chocolate over the last few weeks! (Especially as Waitrose near my work has…
Five Star Books I Wish I Could Read For The First Time Again! #BookRecs #5StarReads #FavBooks – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone! We all have those amazing five Star reads that stay with us and that we wish we could experience for the first time again. These are mine: ❤️ Isaac And The Egg by Bobby Palmer🧡In Memoriam by Alice Winn💛 Godkiller by Hannah Kaner💚The Last Murder At The End Of The World by…
Easter Book Stack! #EasterStack #BookStack #Tbr #NewBooks – Over The Rainbow Blog
Good morning everyone and happy Easter weekend if you celebrate. I was stuck for what to post today until my eldest son suggested spelling out Easter in books and helped choose the books for the stack. I think I have a future bookinstagrammer in the making! 🐥EVERY Move You Make by C. L. Taylor🐇A Demon's…