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It's been a while so I thought I'd share this cute animation created by my friend @andycowan.studio to mark the launch of my second #DrabbleAndHarris thriller ENEMY OF THE RAJ published by @headlineaccent -- the blog tour was long ago but Drabble and Harris's #cosycrime tale of misadventure in 1937 British India is still very much available and arguably all the more necessary...

Here's some praise for ENEMY OF THE RAJ from the great Abir Mukherjee no less….

‘Told with humour and flair, Enemy of the Raj is a highly enjoyable, riveting read' -- ABIR MUKHERJEE @radiomukhers

Do take a look! https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1786158043

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QOTD: What type of magic would you like to have?

Earth magic would be amazing and this book contains magical botany which I thought was so cool.

This was so beautifully whimsical and magical. It was everything I was looking for in a cosy witchy book.

The romance in this was so cute. Thalia and August are just so perfect together.

As well as the romance there was such a great feeling of family love in this book especially between the two sisters. Thalia would do anything to help cure her sister from the mysterious curse that she suffers with.

If you are looking for a book that feels like a warm hug this is the one for you.

#bookstagram #bookrecommendation #cosybookrecommendation

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The Purgatory Hotel for Wayward Ghosts is a quirky, cozy fantasy with an imaginative take on the journey through the afterlife from Katy Nyquist. With its entertaining mix of adventure, humour, and heart, it’s a charming, light read.
Learn more at Book’d Out
#bookreview The Purgatory Hotel for Wayward Souls by Katy Nyquist @headlineaccent #read #cozyfantasy #SpeccyFicChal #ThePurgatoryHotelforWaywardSouls

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🍂🪾🍄 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬 🍄🪾🍂⁣
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Good evening lovelies, happy Thursday and happy October!! 🥰 I hope you're having a wonderful week? ⁣
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Today was an office day 😭 but also my Friday so bitter and sweet 🤣 tomorrow's plan is to finish the annual scrapbook for our anniversary on Saturday 🥳 I'm in June at the moment so a little way to go! ⁣😬
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Today's post is my monthly ins and outs recap! For September I brought or was gifted 8 and for the outs I read 5! ⁣
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I was extremely lucky in September and I received 2 books from publishers 😍 the spellbound Cottage and the library of botanical witchcraft. I'm soooo chuffed to have been sent these and cannot wait to get reading! ⁣
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Disenchanted was both an in and an out! Thanks to Pan Macmillan for approving me on Netgalley 😘 I had to get the physical copy as well because well look at it! 🐈 ⁣
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The other ins are a chaotic mix of preorders and just had to haves. Scroll across for the edges 😍 thank you to my sister for grabbing me twos a charm + bonfire and bliss bookshop 😘 I love that you're helping to fuel my hoarding! ⁣
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I also can't believe I read wings and ruin + mist and fury in a month! 😳 ⁣
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If you've got this far thanks for touring the inside of my head. Gift shops on the way out 😉⁣
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How did you do in September? 🍄🪾

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THE PURGATORY HOTEL FOR WAYWARD GHOSTS by Katy Nyquist is on sale this month in the UK! The eBook edition is only 99p, via Kobo and Kindle. Published by @headlineaccent, here’s the synopsis…

SEVEN FLOORS. SEVEN TRIALS.

Limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, and violence. Welcome to the Purgatory Hotel, where you must take your test and meet your fate…

The Purgatory Hotel for Wayward Ghosts is a temporary passing place, and the final test for those who lived middling lives. Passing through your floor fully reformed means going up to heaven, but succumb to temptation, and it’s straight to hell…

Delilah has successfully completed her test on the floor of Greed, her worst sin whilst alive, and is ready to be taken up to heaven in the rusty elevator that runs through the hotel.

But before Damien, the elevator boy, can press that glorious white button, the lift breaks.

As the number of guests rises, unable to pass through the hotel as intended, chaos ensues. Heather, the receptionist, finds herself dealing with the discontented dead, disappearing ghosts, and a glitching hotel.

Can a rag-tag team of workers and guests navigate their way through the hotel and discover the problem festering at its heart before it’s too late?

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Kinda chic to have your third book release the same week you turn 30 💅🏼

Everybody says your 30s are the best decade - my 20s have been a wild ride with a lot of unexpected turns, so I can't wait to see what comes next!

Thank you to all the people in my life who have made the last ten years so wonderful 💕🫶

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The paperback edition of THE LIBRARY OF BOTANICAL WITCHCRAFT, the highly-anticipated new novel by @jasminewighamauthor, is out now! Published in the UK by @headlineaccent, it’s also available as an eBook and audiobook (read by Ailsa Bennett). Here’s the synopsis…

A plant-loving librarian and a standoffish witch team up to cure a botanical curse in this whimsical and charming fantasy perfect for fans ofEmily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries and The Spellshop.

The Evergreen Conservatoire of Botanical Witchcraft is off limits to anyone without magical gifts.

But Thalia Sylvestre has just landed herself a prestigious job as an assistant in Evergreen’s library, granting her rare access to this unique repository of botanical witchlore.

It’s Thalia’s perfect job: to be surrounded by gilded tomes of magic and enchanted plants with minds of their own. Most importantly, it gives her the resources she needs to research, in secret, a cure for the curse that afflicts her twin sister Hebe.

If only the place wasn’t teeming with troublesome witches. Witches like August Hawthorne, a post-graduate student from a distinguished line of magical botanists. August is standoffish and clearly disdainful of Thalia. But his research could be the key to helping Hebe – if Thalia can stop acting so flustered around him for long enough to find out.

As Thalia and August grow closer, time is running out for Hebe. But within Evergreen are secrets yet to be unearthed…

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👻💄🛎️ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 🛎️💄👻

𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: The Purgatory Hotel for Wayward Ghosts
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: Katy Nyquist
𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: Fantasy
𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: Headline Accent

AD|PR|Gifted - Thank you @headlineaccent for this cute & cosy fantasy.

𝐌𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰: If you love whimsical settings with a paranormal twist, this one definitely leans into that cosy fantasy vibe.

Set inside a magical hotel in purgatory, the story follows Delilah, who must face trials based on her greatest sin to determine whether she’ll ascend to heaven or fall to hell. Each floor represents a different vice, and I loved the creativity behind this concept - from poker games on the Greed floor to temptation-filled chaos on Gluttony.

There’s a real charm to the cast too. Damien, the sweet (and slightly anxious) lift attendant, and his riddle-loving cat Nefertiti added some lovely lightness, while Heather at reception brought strong found-family energy as everything started to unravel. When the lift breaks and the hotel begins to glitch, what starts as a structured afterlife system quickly turns into a chaotic, slightly eerie mystery, forcing both guests and staff to work together to navigate the failing hotel and uncover what’s going wrong at its core.

As strange occurrences escalate and a mysterious figure known as Barbara appears, stirring unrest and secrets among the floors, the stakes start to rise. The characters must rely on each other, facing not only their own trials but helping one another through them in order to move forward.

Despite touching on some heavier themes - regret, grief, anger, and second chances, the tone stays firmly in that cosy, almost YA-style fantasy space. It never feels too dark, instead focusing on hope, growth, and connection.

For me, this was one of those reads where I really adored the idea behind the story. The purgatory hotel, the trials, the interconnected characters... it’s such a fun and imaginative premise. While I didn’t always feel fully immersed in the execution, I still found it an enjoyable, easy read with plenty of heart and a lot of charm.

Perfect if you’re after something light, magical, and a little bit different.

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Cosy or spooky?

I'm definitely a cosy gal!

Thank you to @headlinebooks and @netgalley for giving me access to this eARC for review.

The Purgatory Hotel for Wayward Ghosts, Katy Nyquist

👻 "Welcome to the Purgatory Hotel, where you must take your test and meet your fate." 👻

In the Purgatory Hotel, 'middling' souls are given the chance to redeem themselves through a test of their worst sin - limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy or violence. Seven chances to secure your place in heaven, or commit your soul to hell.

Our main character, Delilah, had a little gambling problem in life, one she must overcome in her personal test of greed. But when the hotel starts breaking down and test rooms start going on the blink, Delilah teams up with a rag-tag group of fellow guests, hotel staff and even a demon to put things to rights.

Can they complete all seven tests and save the hotel? Or will they - and all the other guests the hotel houses - be doomed? (Mwa ha ha...)

🗝️ This was a fun book with a solid cast of quirky characters. It deals with some darker themes while staying unerringly wholesome, and gives you that satisfying conclusion you'd hope for in a cosy fantasy read. It gives you found family, unexpected friendships, and even a little romance - and if you're on the hunt for some cosy fantasy this autumn, I'd recommend it. 🗝️

R/Fantasy Book Bingo squares:

* The Afterlife
* Published in 2026
* Feast Your Eyes on This

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#cosyfantasy #autumnreads #cozyfantasy #foundfamilybooks #ukbookreviewer A flatlay style photo featuring 'The Purgatory Hotel for Wayward Ghosts' on ereader. The flatlay has a cosy autumnal theme, with a pumpkin, leaves, and a little ghost figurine.

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Just arrived at Zeno HQ: paperback edition of THE LIBRARY OF BOTANICAL WITCHCRAFT by @jasminewighamauthor! Out now in eBook, this edition will be published by @headlineaccent on September 24th. Here’s the synopsis…

A plant-loving librarian and a standoffish witch team up to cure a botanical curse in this whimsical and charming fantasy perfect for fans of Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries and The Spellshop.

The Evergreen Conservatoire of Botanical Witchcraft is off limits to anyone without magical gifts.

But Thalia Sylvestre has just landed herself a prestigious job as an assistant in Evergreen’s library, granting her rare access to this unique repository of botanical witchlore.

It’s Thalia’s perfect job: to be surrounded by gilded tomes of magic and enchanted plants with minds of their own. Most importantly, it gives her the resources she needs to research, in secret, a cure for the curse that afflicts her twin sister Hebe.

If only the place wasn’t teeming with troublesome witches. Witches like August Hawthorne, a post-graduate student from a distinguished line of magical botanists. August is standoffish and clearly disdainful of Thalia. But his research could be the key to helping Hebe — if Thalia can stop acting so flustered around him for long enough to find out.

As Thalia and August grow closer, time is running out for Hebe. But within Evergreen are secrets yet to be unearthed…

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✨ 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒔 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒚 ✨

New beauties that have recently found their way onto my shelves, and I’m already excited about every single one 😍

Here’s what I’ve added:

🌙 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑵𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 – 𝑪. 𝑨. 𝑩𝒚𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒅*
👻 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝑯𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑾𝒂𝒚𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝑮𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒔 – 𝑲𝒂𝒕𝒚 𝑵𝒚𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒔𝒕*
🔪 𝑻𝒐 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒆𝒏 𝑰'𝒗𝒆 𝑲𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝑩𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 – 𝑲𝒂𝒕𝒚 𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕
🌸 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒚 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝑭𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒑 – 𝑳𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒆 𝑮𝒊𝒍𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆
🍒 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒘𝒊𝒇𝒆’𝒔 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕 – 𝑳𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅 (𝑳𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅)
🦋 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑲𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒕𝒉 – 𝑹𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒍 𝑮𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒈 (𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒚 𝒈𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆 𝒃𝒚 @𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑 🥰)

A bit of everything here - fantasy, mystery, and some darker, twisty reads 👀

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Have you read any of these, or do you have your eye on any?

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A massive thank you to @headlineaccent for this absolutely fabulous book mail! 👻✨ The prints and bookmark are stunning, and I am so excited to dive into this.

A magical hotel, a broken elevator, and a lobby full of stranded ghosts? Count me in! I already love the sound of Heather the receptionist trying to manage the chaos of the discontented dead, and I can't wait to see how this rag-tag team solves the mystery at the heart of the Purgatory Hotel. It sounds like the absolute perfect cosy, heartwarming, spooky read.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐆𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐰!

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