
Welcome to SecretWorldOfaBook
We are all told, “live your life to the fullest”; I am here to do just that, through literature.
SecretWorldOfaBook serves as a vessel to project my passions, and clue in my loyal readers as to what inspires me in this crazy world. So, sit back, relax, and read on.
Hello my name is Claire.
Welcome to my blog where I get to talk endlessly
about all things books.
I'm hoping along the way I will tempt you with my reviews
in the hope that you will experience the magic of reading for yourselves...
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SecretWorldOfaBook
- Feb 13
- 6 min
- The Coven by Lizzie Fry - 👑
Published : 25th February 2021 Publisher : Sphere Books Format : Kindle, Audio, Hardback, Paperback Genre : Fantasy/Thriller Review #13/2021 { 𝐚𝐝: 𝐩𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 / 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐜 } * All words highlighted in Grey are affiliate links to either purchase from a range of sellers or links to the authors sites. Where ever possible I will try and provide different versions of the book on all purchase sites. Synopsis Let me repeat myself, so we can be very clear
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SecretWorldOfaBook
- Feb 7
- 3 min
- Shadow of a Doubt by Michelle Davies -
Published : 12th November 2020 Publisher : Orion Publishing Format : Kindle, Audio, Paperback Genre : Thriller Review #13/2021 { 𝐚𝐝: 𝐩𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 / 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐜 } * All words highlighted in Grey are affiliate links to either purchase from a range of sellers or links to the authors sites. Where ever possible I will try and provide different versions of the book on all purchase sites. Synopsis Twenty-five years ago my brother was murdered in my family
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SecretWorldOfaBook
- Feb 5
- 5 min
- Last One At The Party by Bethany Clift -
Published : 4th February 2021 Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton Format : Kindle, Audio, Hardback Genre : Womens Fiction/Comedy Review #12/2021 { 𝐚𝐝: 𝐩𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 / 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐜 } * All words highlighted in Grey are affiliate links to either purchase from a range of sellers or links to the authors sites. Where ever possible I will try and provide different versions of the book on all purchase sites. Synopsis THE END OF EVERYTHING WAS HER BEGINNING It's D
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SecretWorldOfaBook
- Feb 1
- 28 min
- The Bibliophile Papers Newsletter - February 2021 -
👩🏻💻 Hello my name is Claire, i'm an avid bibliophile blogger, Mumma Bear, Crazy Cat Lady and Teaching Assistant from Essex. Welcome to my first bookish monthly newsletter for all you lovely bibliophiles. It will be featuring every month the following: ◦ Upcoming releases for this month ◦ My 'Buy Of The Month' pick ◦ Author Feature Spotlights ◦ Blogger Of The Month ◦ Discounts Codes ◦ Self Care Shelf ◦ My Book Of The Month choice All books discussed will be available to pr
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SecretWorldOfaBook
- Jan 23
- 3 min
- The Push by Ashley Audrain -
Published : 7th January 2021 Publisher : Michael Joseph Format : Kindle, Audio, Hardback, Paperback Genre : Thriller Review #10/2021 { 𝐚𝐝: 𝐩𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 / 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐜 } * All words highlighted in Grey are affiliate links to either purchase from a range of sellers or links to the authors sites. Where ever possible I will try and provide different versions of the book on all purchase sites. Synopsis The arrival of baby Violet was meant to be the happie
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SecretWorldOfaBook
- Jan 21
- 5 min
- The Glass House by Eve Chase -
Published : 14th May 2020 Publisher : Penguin Format : Kindle, Paperback, Audio, Hardback Genre : Thriller Review #9/2021 { 𝐚𝐝: 𝐩𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 / 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐜 } * All words highlighted in Grey are affiliate links to either purchase from a range of sellers or links to the authors sites. Where ever possible I will try and provide different versions of the book on all purchase sites. Synopsis The truth can shatter everything . . . When the Harrington fami
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SecretWorldOfaBook
- Jan 18
- 5 min
- A Net For Small Fishes by Lucy Jago - 👑
Published : 21st January 2021 Publisher : Bloomsbury Format : Kindle, Paperback, Hardback Genre : Historical Fiction Review #8/2021 { 𝐚𝐝: 𝐩𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 / 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐜 } * All words highlighted in Grey are affiliate links to either purchase from a range of sellers or links to the authors sites. Where ever possible I will try and provide different versions of the book on all purchase sites. Synopsis Frances Howard has beauty and a powerful family - and
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SecretWorldOfaBook
- Jan 16
- 3 min
- The Art of Dying by Ambrose Parry -
Published : 7th January 2021 Publisher : Blackthorn Books Format : Kindle, Audio, Paperback Genre : Historical/Crime Review #7/2021 { 𝐚𝐝: 𝐩𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 / 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐜 } * All words highlighted in Grey are affiliate links to either purchase from a range of sellers or links to the authors sites. Where ever possible I will try and provide different versions of the book on all purchase sites. Synopsis Edinburgh, 1849. Hordes of patients are dying all acro
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SecretWorldOfaBook
- Jan 12
- 4 min
- The Charmed Wife by Olga Grushin -
Published : 21st January 2021 Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton Format : Kindle, Audio, Hardback Genre : Fantasy Review #5/2021 { 𝐚𝐝: 𝐩𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 / 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐜 } * All words highlighted in Grey are affiliate links to either purchase from a range of sellers or links to the authors sites. Where ever possible I will try and provide different versions of the book on all purchase sites. Synopsis And they lived happily ever after . . . didn't they? Cinderel
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SecretWorldOfaBook
- Jan 11
- 5 min
- The Burning Girls by CJ Tudor -
Published : 21st January 2021 Publisher : PenguinMichaelJoseph Format : Kindle, Audio, Hardback Genre : Thriller Review #4/2021 * All words highlighted in Grey are affiliate links to either purchase from a range of sellers or links to the authors sites. Where ever possible I will try and provide different versions of the book on all purchase sites. Synopsis 500 years ago: eight martyrs were burnt to death 30 years ago: two teenagers vanished without trace Two months
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SecretWorldOfaBook
- Jan 10
- 4 min
- Without A Trace by Mari Hannah -
Published : 7th January 2021 Publisher : Orion Fiction Format : Kindle, Audio, Hardback Genre : Thriller Review #3/2021 * All words highlighted in Grey are affiliate links to either purchase from a range of sellers or links to the authors sites. Where ever possible I will try and provide different versions of the book on all purchase sites. Synopsis A FATAL CRASH A plane on route from London to New York City has disappeared out of the sky. This breaking news dominat
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SecretWorldOfaBook
- Jan 6
- 3 min
- Rescue Me by Sarra Manning -
Published : 21st January 2021 Publisher : Hodder&Stoughton Format : Kindle, Audio, Hardback Genre : RomCom Review #2/2021 * All words highlighted in Grey are affiliate links to either purchase from a range of sellers or links to the authors sites. Where ever possible I will try and provide different versions of the book on all purchase sites. Synopsis Margot doesn't have time for love. Will is afraid to love. And neither of them are expecting to fall in love with Bl
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SecretWorldOfaBook
- Jan 4
- 4 min
- The Prophets by Robert Jones Jnr -
Published : 5th January 2021 Publisher : RiverRun Format : Kindle, Audio, Hardback, Paperback Genre : Historical Romance Review #1/2021 * All words highlighted in Grey are affiliate links to either purchase from a range of sellers or links to the authors sites. Where ever possible I will try and provide different versions of the book on all purchase sites. Synopsis A stunning debut novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South planta
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SecretWorldOfaBook
- Dec 31, 2020
- 15 min
📚 My Top 20 Recommended Reads for 2020 📚
Hey Booklovers 2020 thankfully is finally coming to a close, and as much as it has been a year we would all like to forget and move on from, there were some fantastic books published and I was lucky enough to read some truly amazing ones that I would love to share with you, hope that you will add to your TBR pile and maybe come back and tell me how much, if at all, you liked them. Obviously I could have made this list a lot longer as it has been a great year where reading is
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SecretWorldOfaBook
- Dec 28, 2020
- 3 min
- Shiver by Allie Reynolds -
Published : 21st January 2021 Publisher : Headline Format : Kindle, Audio, Hardback Genre : Thriller * All words highlighted in Grey are affiliate links to either purchase from a range of sellers or links to the authors sites. Where ever possible I will try and provide different versions of the book on all purchase sites. Synopsis They don't know what I did. And I intend to keep it that way. How far would you go to win? When Milla is invited to a reunion in the Fren
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SecretWorldOfaBook
- Dec 27, 2020
- 3 min
- Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid -
Published : 27th May 2021 Publisher : Hutchinson Format : Kindle, Audio, Hardback, Paperback Genre : Literary Fiction * All words highlighted in Grey are affiliate links to either purchase from a range of sellers or links to the authors sites. Where ever possible I will try and provide different versions of the book on all purchase sites. Synopsis A lifetime holding it together. One party will bring it crashing down. Malibu: August, 1983. It's the day of Nina Riva's
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SecretWorldOfaBook
- Nov 20, 2020
- 4 min
- First Lines Fridays 20th November 2020 -
Hey Bookworms First Lines Fridays is my weekly feature for all you bookworms out there in need a little inspiration. I have been posting these over on Instagram for a while but decided to further my reach. Each Friday I will attempt to hook you in by posting the first handful of lines of a book that I recommend for you all to read, this way I can allow the story to grab you with the magic of its opening lines rather then an eye grabbing cover or a catchy blurb adorning the ba
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SecretWorldOfaBook
- Oct 1, 2020
- 2 min
September Round up
𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗿𝗮𝗽 𝗨𝗽 📚 Hey Bookfam I can’t believe it’s October already! I managed to get through ten books this month, so here’s my wrap up for September, I have read some truly amazing reads this month and had to choose two for my BOTM as it was just such a close call and I couldn’t decide 🙈 All have review links in case any take your fancy, all links have a spoiler free review and affiliate links if you choose to purchase the book, or any others that I have r
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About The Blog & Me
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I believe you must bring your whole self to the table if you want to thrive in today’s crazy world; your personality, your sense of humour, and most importantly, your heart.
All of these elements brought me to start SecretWorldOfaBook.
I've always been a huge lover of reading, ever since childhood and its that passion of wanting to share the written word and the stories that I read with like minded bookworms, so I launched this project on Instagram back in 2019 which has just been thriving and has quickly gained a loyal following, I have met so many lovely people since joining the Bookstagram community which has led me to begin this blogging journey.
So If you love reading reviews with minimal to no spoilers then browse my site, read my reviews, and explore what excites and interests me and hopefully, you as well.



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