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Charlotte (@thepennotthesword)

@thepennotthesword

26 year old London book blogger (she/her)! An eclectic reader, reading anything from romance and fantasy, to classics and thrillers! Open for review requests!

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Book Tour: Put Out the Light by Guy Hale Rating: 5/5 Page Count: 326 pages Genre: Thriller Publication Date: 11th July 2025 Link: Amazon Act III Stratford-upon-Avon, Spring 1972 On the streets of Stratford four murders remain unsolved. Fo…

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Put Out the Light by @HaleWrites

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Twisted, Devious, and Deliciously Murderous - a must read for lovers of crime fiction with a literary twist!

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Top Ten Tuesday: Books with Honorifics in the Title Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of bo…

Check out my list of honorifics in novels for today's Top Ten Tuesday!

#BookTwitter #booklists #readingcommunity #toptentuesday #bookblogger

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Book Tour: The Lights of Shantinagar by Nidhi Arora Rating: 3/5 Page Count: 272 pages Genre: Contemporary Publication Date: 5th June 2025 Link: Amazon The Lights of Shantinagar is a warm and lively portrait of family life set in modern India where n…

✨Book Tour: The Lights of Shantinagar by Nidhi Arora✨

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A vibrant book filled with family dynamics, mystery and culture!

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ARC Book Review: No Apologies by Andrea Jenelle Rating: 5/5 Page Count: 279 pages Publication Date: 24th June 2025 Genre: Romance Link: Amazon Luz Martinez moved back to Willow Creek to make a new life for herself and her kids. She’s the f…

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No Apologies by Andrea Jenelle

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I absolutely adored this book 💜

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Book Tour: For Emma by Ewan Morrison Rating: 4/5 Page Count: 414 pages Genre: Contemporary/Speculative/Dystopian/Thriller Publication Date: 25th March 2025 Link: Amazon Multi-award-winning author Ewan Morrison’s 9th book is a gripping…

📹Book Tour: For Emma by Ewan Morrison📹

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Unlike anything I have ever read before! AI, speculative fiction!

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May Reading Wrap Up So, I have to start my wrap up post by saying I nearly didn’t post this, but decided that I needed to! May ended up being a slower reading month for me—I only got through two books. But honestly, I…

May Reading Wrap Up ✨

I only managed 2 books in May, check out my post to see why I was hesitant at first to share - but decided it was important to!

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Book Review: Kill Me Quick by Josie Jaffrey Rating: 5/5 Page Count: 203 pages Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: 5th June 2025 Link: Amazon The pirates of Charleston’s Golden Age aren’t as dead as you might think. In her centuries-long life, K…

The #reviewoftheday comes from thepennotthesw1 and Charlotte recommends ‘Kill Me Quick’ by Josie Jaffrey - ‘I already wish I could read it again for the first time, but I am so excited to be able to continue with the next book in the trilogy’!

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Book Review: Kill Me Quick by Josie Jaffrey Rating: 5/5 Page Count: 203 pages Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: 5th June 2025 Link: Amazon The pirates of Charleston’s Golden Age aren’t as dead as you might think. In her centuries-long life, K…

🩸Book Review: Kill Me Quick by @JosieJaffrey 🩸

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An absolutely incredible start to this trilogy - I cannot wait to continue reading!!

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Book Review: I Am Death by Chris Carter Rating: 5/5 Page Count: 432 pages Publication Date: 14th July 2016 Genre: Crime Fiction, Thriller Link: Amazon Seven days after being abducted, the body of a twenty-year-old woman is found on a gre…

⛓️Book Review⛓️

I Am Death by Chris Carter

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Book Tour: Hive – Madders of Time (Book 1) by D.L. Orton Rating: 4/5 Page Count: 356 pages Genre: Dystopian, Sci-Fi Publication Date: 6th May 2025 Link: Amazon In a crumbling biodome, surrounded by endless seas and swarms of microdrones, humanity’s…

📚BOOK TOUR📚

Hive: Madders of Time (Book 1) by D L Orton

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An absolutely brilliant read and I cannot wait for the next in the series!

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April Reading Wrap Up 2025! It’s the end of April! It has been a busy busy month, where I started off the month in Norway on a cruise! I saw some absolutely incredible places and had a whole lot of passion fruit martinis! I r…

📚April Reading Wrap Up 📚

I read 6 books this month, and 4 were 5 star reads!!!! So unlike me but there are some truly incredible reads in my wrap up post!!!

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Book Tour: All Our Yesterdays by Guy Hale Rating: 5/5 Page Count: 124 pages Publication Date: 31st March 2025 Link: Amazon Act II Stratford-upon-Avon, Spring 1932 Six years after fire destroyed the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, a new troupe o…

📚BOOK REVIEW📚

All Our Yesterdays by Guy Hale

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Book Tour: The Game by Danny Dagan Rating: 3/5 Page Count: 311 pages Publication Date: 6th March 2025 Genre: Thriller Link: Amazon Five heirs. One island. A deadly game. When the adult children of five billionaires are abducted by a…

📚BOOK TOUR📚

The Game by Danny Dagan

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ARC Book Review: Artificial Wisdom by Tom Weaver Rating: 5/5 Page Count: 416 pages Publication Date: September 2025 Genre: Dystopian, Speculative, Mystery Link: Amazon A MAN ON THE EDGE.A WORLD ON THE BRINK.A TRUTH THAT COULD DESTROY EVERYTHING. …

📚 ARC Book Review 📚

Artificial Wisdom by Thomas Weaver

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This is one of the greatest books I have ever read!

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Back to work after a week off and feel like I’ve forgotten how to actually be a working adult. Why can’t I still be reading with a passion fruit martini 😂

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WWW Wednesday 09.04.2025 Happy Wednesday everyone! I hope you are having a good week so far! I am having the most amazing time on holiday, balancing relaxing with a whole lot of exploring in the Norwegian Fjords!! This mem…

✨WWW Wednesday✨

Today’s WWW Wednesday comes to you live from Haugesund, Norway!!! Hot off of a hike to see the Rising Tide sculptures, I am now resting my weary legs and reading in the Crow’s Nest, with a lovely Passionfruit Martini 🤣

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Release Day and Review: Spine of Steel by Andrea Jenelle Rating: 5/5 Page Count: 117 pages Publication Date: 8th April 2025 Genre: Histrom, Historical Fiction, Romance Link: Amazon Happy Release Day to Andrea Jenelle’s Spine of Steel!!! I am so excited t…

✨📚🎉RELEASE DAY🎉📚✨

The happiest of release days to @ajenelleromance 💜

I’m so excited to be able to share my review for this incredible novella!!!

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Book Tour: Bloodstream of Moonlight by Roxan Burley Rating: 5/5 Page Count: 491 pages Publication Date: 7th January 2023 Genre: Fantasy, Dystopian Link: Amazon Thank you to Love Books Tours and the author for having me on this book tour! To survive,…

✨BOOK TOUR✨

Bloodstream of Moonlight by Roxan Burley

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WWW Wednesday 02.04.2025 Happy Wednesday everyone! I can’t believe we are now in April – it is staying brighter later and I am on holiday next week which is very much needed! I’m hoping to do some reading, but I know…

Here is my WWW Wednesday post for this week! I am so excited for my upcoming holiday and I have some great reads on the horizon!!!

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Release Day: Foolin’ Around Anthology hosted by Beth Hudson Ink Rating: 4/5 Page Count: 365 pages Publication Date: 1st April 2025 Genre: Romance Link: Amazon Happy Release Day to the Foolin’ Around anthology! It is also available currently in Kindle Unlimited!…

✨RELEASE DAY AND REVIEW!✨

So excited to be able to celebrate the release day of the Foolin’ Around anthology and share my review!!

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01.04.2025 21:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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March Reading Wrap Up 2025! Happy April! The clocks have gone back, the sun is shining for longer and it is starting to warm up during the day! I am missing winter just a bit, but I do prefer the cold! March was a busy month!…

✨March Reading Wrap Up✨

It is lighter out, slowly starting to warm up and the clocks have gone forwards! April is upon us!

I managed 7 books this month!

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01.04.2025 07:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Book Tour: Barley Sugar by Jack Charles Rating: 4/5 Page Count: 472 pages Genre: Crime, Mystery, Historical Fiction Publication Date: Link: Amazon Widow Deborah Coles is suffering a crisis of conscience about moving on with her life. Whe…

🔪Book Tour!🔪

Barley Sugar by Jack Charles

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Book Review: Chaos Beckons by Sophie Gabrielle Rating: 4/5 Page Count: 582 pages Genre: Fantasy, Romance Publication Date: 9th November 2024 Link: Amazon Hidden away in an Eden-like paradise lies a village dedicated to the worship of the goddes…

🔥BOOK REVIEW💧

Chaos Beckons by Sophie Gabrielle

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Release Day: When Jess Wainwright’s Curiosity was Satisfied by Andrea Jenelle Happy Release Day to this absolutely incredible read!!! You can find my review here! 𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒗𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒆, 𝑴𝒊𝒔𝒔 𝑾𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕? When Jess Wainwright’s Curiosity was Satisfied is out today!!! I a…

🚨✨Release Day✨🚨

When Jess Wainwright’s Curiosity was Satisfied by Andrea Jenelle!

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WWW Wednesday 19.03.2025 Happy Wednesday everyone! I am on countdown mode to my holiday in just over 2 weeks – I cannot wait! Definitely need to carve more time out for reading as I have had a busy last couple of wee…

✨WWW WEDNESDAY✨

CHECK OUT MY WWW Wednesday post, discuss my last, current and next reads!!!

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ARC Book Review: When Jess Wainwright’s Curosity Was Satisfied by Andrea Jenelle Rating: 5/5 Page Count: 199 pages Genre: Historical Romance Publication Date: 25th March 2025 Link: Amazon | Kobo Jess Wainwright loves her teaching position at the village school. Despite the occa…

📚BOOK REVIEW📚

When Jess Wainwright’s Curiosity Was Satisfied by @ajenelleromance

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An absolute must-read from the historical romance genre!!!

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Happy World Book Day everyone!📚📚

What are you reading today?

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February Reading Wrap Up 2025! Happy March!! February is the shortest month yet I always feel like it is one of the busiest! So much to see and do! I managed to read 7 books this month! All a bit of a mix but have taken 2 off of…

✨February Reading Wrap Up!✨

I managed 7 books this month!! A real mix, but standouts were definitely One by One by Chris Carter and The Little Liar by Mitch Albom!!!

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Book club last week was brilliant! One of my faves was chosen, so obviously loved talking all things dystopian and the pub that hosts us is the perfect location!!!!

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Book Review: It Happened in the Library by Andrea Jenelle Rating: 5/5 Page Count: 139 pages Publication Date: 14th February 2025 Genre: Romance Link: Amazon (Tangled Hearts Anthology) Laura Flannigan and Sam Wright both want the head librarian job when Ms…

💕BOOK REVIEW💕

It Happened in the Library by Andrea Jenelle, part of the Tangled Hearts Anthology out today!!

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