Portobello Book Blog

I’m pleased to be helping out with the cover reveal for a book to look forward to later in the year. The Cauldron of Life by Caroline Logan will be published by Cranachan Books in October this year. It is the second in The Four Treasures series. If you like Young Adult fantasy, then this … More #CoverReveal – The Cauldron of Life by Caroline Logan @bearpuffbooks @cranachanbooks #Lovebookstours @lovebooksgroup

The Unreliable Death of Lady Grange was a fascinating book to read, particularly since it is based on a true story. I’d never heard of Lady Grange before and quite honestly, if you didn’t know she was a real person, you’d never believe that this kind of thing could have happened! The truth is most … More The Unreliable Death of Lady Grange by Sue Lawrence @SueHLawrence @SarabandBooks @LoveBooksGroup #LoveBooksTours

I’m so pleased to be joining the blog tour for paperback edition of Catherine Isaac’s Messy Wonderful Us. I read this when it came out in hardback last year and adored it – it was on my Top Reads list for 2019. I’m delighted that Catherine has agreed to answer my author in the Spotlight … More #MessyWonderfulUs by Catherine Isaac #bookreview and #AuthorInTheSpotlight @simonschusterUK @ed_pr @CatherineIsaac_

As you can see from the picture above, i got into the mood for reading This Lovely City with a gin and tonic. As parts of the book took place in the jazz scene of 1940s London, and there was mention of the ladies drinking gin gimlets, it seemed rude not to join in. I … More This Lovely City by Louise Hare #bookreview @HQStories @LouRHare

Today I’m joined by Christina Courtenay, author of Echoes of the Runes. Isn’t that cover just so beautiful and atmospheric?Christina is sharing #TenThings she’d like her readers to know about her and actually, her #TenThings are ten favourite books. Without further ado, over to Christina. We all know how difficult it is to choose just … More #TenThings about Christina Courtenay #author of Echoes of the Runes @PiaCCourtenay @headlinepg @LoveBooksGroup #LoveBooksTours

Yes it was just last week that I reviewed Milly Johnson’s wonderful My One True North. Now you may be wondering how on earth she has managed to have another book out at around the same time? Well, it’s because this is part of the excellent Quick Reads series from The Reading Agency. There is … More The Little Dreams of Lara Cliffe by @MillyJohnson #QuickReads #bookreview @simonschusterUK @readingagency

With me today is author Jennie Dorny, whose latest book Hybrids (volume 1) is available now in paperback or in ebook formats. You can order a copy online here: Hybrids Today she’s sharing #TenThings she’d like her readers to know about her including her love of African dancing, celebrating her white hair and the joy … More #TenThings about Jennie Dorny #author of Hybrids @LoveBooksGroup #Lovebookstours