Short Book & Scribes

@ShortBookScribe

Nicola Smith-book blogger. Reviews and other bookish stuff. Just one person trying to read all the books. No eBooks. IG, FB, TT handle-@shortbookandscribes

Sheffield, England

Joined October 2016

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Short Book & Scribes@ShortBookScribe · Jul 21

#BookReview - Watch Me Watch You by Lily Samson A twisty story of power and seduction with morally grey characters. I loved it! @LilySamsonbooks @centurybooksuk #WatchMeWatchYou shortbookandscribes.uk/reviews/shortb…

ShortBookScribe's tweet image. #BookReview - Watch Me Watch You by Lily Samson

A twisty story of power and seduction with morally grey characters. I loved it!

@LilySamsonbooks
@centurybooksuk
#WatchMeWatchYou

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Short Book & Scribes@ShortBookScribe · Jul 25

Attention All Shipping by Kathy Biggs - review fromfirstpagetolast.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/att… via @JanetEmson

ShortBookScribe's tweet card. Published by Borough Press Publication date – 8 May 2025 Source – review copy When you’re feeling lost at sea, what will it take to guide you home? Grace lives with her father Jac…

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Louise Fein@FeinLouise · Jul 26

Calling all book influencers, librarians and booksellers! BOOK OF FORBIDDEN WORDS is now available to request on NetGalley.com and Edelweiss.com! This book is a love letter to the written word and freedom of expression. I hope you enjoy it! Coming Feb 2026.

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Short Book & Scribes@ShortBookScribe · Jul 25

#FirstLinesFriday ~ A BackStage Betrayal by Michael Ball @mrmichaelball #HistoricalFiction #Theatre betweenthelinesbookblog.com/2025/07/25/fir… via @CathyRy

ShortBookScribe's tweet card. Welcome to First Line(s) Friday, a weekly feature hosted by Carrie at Reading Is My Superpower. Just share the first line or lines from the book you’re currently reading. I’ve just started re…

Short Book & Scribes@ShortBookScribe · Jul 25

The View from Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani | #BookReview #BookSky 💙📚 portobellobookblog.com/2025/07/25/the… via @portybelle

ShortBookScribe's tweet card. This week I’m reviewing Adriana Trigiani’s latest novel, The View from Lake Como. I had high hopes for this book as I’ve loved all her other novels and it certainly lived up to my…

Short Book & Scribes@ShortBookScribe · Jul 25

The Betrayal of Thomas True by A. J. West - Blog Tour Review. stephsbookblog.com/2025/07/25/the… via @sjroth21

ShortBookScribe's tweet card. About The Book The only sin is betrayal… It is the year 1715, and Thomas True has arrived on old London Bridge with a dangerous secret. One night, lost amongst the squ…

Short Book & Scribes@ShortBookScribe · Jul 25

Chapter One by Michael Wood jenmedsbookreviews.com/2025/07/25/cha… via @JenMedBkReviews

ShortBookScribe's tweet card. Today on the blog I am sharing my review of Chapter One, the ingenious new thriller from Michael Wood, which just happens to be out today. Happy publication day Michael. I love the author’s M…

Short Book & Scribes@ShortBookScribe · Jul 25

Captivating Characters of the month July 2025: Juliet and Sylvie from The Bright Fabric of Life by Mhairi Collie | @PolygonBooks @BirlinnBooks | #LinkParty #bookblogger #memorablecharacter #bookx #booksky #bookreview 💙📚 portobellobookblog.com/2025/07/25/cap… via @portybelle

ShortBookScribe's tweet card. Captivating Characters of the month July 2025: Juliet and Sylvie from The Bright Fabric of Life I’m sorry but I am cheating a bit this month – I just couldn’t choose between these…

Short Book & Scribes@ShortBookScribe · Jul 25

ICYMI - find out what I thought about Baby Teeth by Celia Silvani An excellent debut novel about health anxiety in pregnancy and the protagonist's downward spiral into internet forums. @orionbooks #BabyTeeth shortbookandscribes.uk/reviews/shortb…

ShortBookScribe's tweet image. ICYMI - find out what I thought about Baby Teeth by Celia Silvani

An excellent debut novel about health anxiety in pregnancy and the protagonist's downward spiral into internet forums.

@orionbooks
#BabyTeeth

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Short Book & Scribes@ShortBookScribe · Jul 24

Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie - review fromfirstpagetolast.wordpress.com/2025/07/24/mur… via @JanetEmson

ShortBookScribe's tweet card. Published by Fontana Publication date – originally 1936 Source – own copy What secrets lie in the past? Fifteen years ago, during the Great War, Louise Leidner’s first husband was tried…

Short Book & Scribes@ShortBookScribe · Jul 24

The Poison Tree by Erin Kelly jenmedsbookreviews.com/2025/07/24/the… via @JenMedBkReviews

ShortBookScribe's tweet card. Today it is over to Mandie who has managed to read these books in completely the wrong order, beginning with The House Of Mirrors, and now reading and reviewing The Poison Tree by Erin Kelly. I do …

Short Book & Scribes@ShortBookScribe · Jul 24

#BookReview: We Solve Murders by Richard Osman @PenguinUKBooks #WeSolveMurders #20BooksofSummer2025 #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2025/07/24/boo… via @damppebbles

ShortBookScribe's tweet card. “Solving murders. It’s a family business. Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He still does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers the pub quiz and afternoons at home wit…

Short Book & Scribes@ShortBookScribe · Jul 24

The Next Chapter by Rebecca Ryan | #bookreview | @WriteBecsWrite @TeamBATC portobellobookblog.com/2025/07/24/the… via @portybelle

ShortBookScribe's tweet card. Lily Brown is a girl after my own heart with a love of lists, notebooks and being totally organised! She really is a likeable character and very relatable in many ways. She has always known that sh…

Short Book & Scribes@ShortBookScribe · Jul 24

#Review: Fixing a Broken Heart at the Highland Repair Shop by Kiley Dunbar @BoldwoodBooks #publicationday #BoldwoodBloggers #contemporaryfiction #romance #RespectRomFic #HighlandRepairShop beinganne.com/2025/07/review… via @Williams13Anne

ShortBookScribe's tweet card. I very rarely share a review in the afternoon (my advance planning seems to have failed me for once…), but I really didn’t want today to pass without sharing my review of Fixing a Broke…

Short Book & Scribes@ShortBookScribe · Jul 24

ICYMI - catch up with my thoughts about Killer Instinct by Nicola Williams A twisty legal drama with a killer storyline. I was absolutely gripped by it. @VikingBooksUK #KillerInstinct shortbookandscribes.uk/reviews/shortb…

ShortBookScribe's tweet image. ICYMI - catch up with my thoughts about Killer Instinct by Nicola Williams

A twisty legal drama with a killer storyline. I was absolutely gripped by it.

@VikingBooksUK
#KillerInstinct

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Short Book & Scribes@ShortBookScribe · Jul 22

Dear Miss Lake by AJ Pearce | #bookreview | @picadorbooks.bsky.social | #BookSky 💙📚 portobellobookblog.com/2025/07/22/dea… via @portybelle

Short Book & Scribes@ShortBookScribe · Jul 22

#TopTenTuesday | 22nd July 2025: Books Set in Australia #Top10Tuesday #bookblogger #bookish #amreading #TTT #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2025/07/22/top… via @damppebbles

ShortBookScribe's tweet card. Hello and a very warm welcome to damppebbles. It’s Tuesday which means it’s time for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday post. I’ve decided to take part in That Artsy Reader Girl…

Short Book & Scribes@ShortBookScribe · Jul 22

#TopTenTuesday Books Set On Islands #TuesdayBookBlog whatcathyreadnext.co.uk/2025/07/22/top… via @Cathy_A_J

ShortBookScribe's tweet card. Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. The rules are simple: Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic. Create your own…

Short Book & Scribes@ShortBookScribe · Jul 22

#BookReview: The Stranger in Room Six by Jane Corry @PenguinUKBooks #TheStrangerInRoomSix #20BooksofSummer2025 #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2025/07/22/boo… via @damppebbles

ShortBookScribe's tweet card. “You may not know the stranger in room six. But they know everything about you. It’s been fifteen years since Belinda was convicted of her husband’s murder. Now, she’s ready…

Short Book & Scribes@ShortBookScribe · Jul 22

#BookReview: ARCANA ACADEMY by Elise Kova bookafterbook.blog/2025/07/22/boo… via @noemi1987

ShortBookScribe's tweet card. Publication: 22nd July 2025 – Hodderscape ✨ Are you ready to claim your destiny? ✨A woman who wields magical tarot cards lands herself in a false engagement with the headmaster of a mysteriou…