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A collection of book reviews, literary travel journeys and best books set in posts

Literary journeys – Look here for books set in a whole range of locations and settings grouped together

BookTrail of the Month – the best book(trail) an author has taken us on

Literary Packages – what are the best books with a strong sense of setting or location for each month?

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River of Stars set on an island – Georgina Moore

  • Submitted: 16th June 2025

River of Stars - Georgina Moore Walnut Tree Island is home to artists, dreamers, lovers and heartbreakers. Written by an author who herself, lives on houseboat in the Thames, you…

Quirky books set in London

  • Submitted: 15th June 2025

Quirky books set in London There are some very quirky books set in the capital....you ready for a trip you will never forget? Yellow Eye A scientist desperately searches for…

Whimsical story set in a Seoul Letter shop

  • Submitted: 12th June 2025

The Seoul Letter Shop Now this book is only in Spanish for now, but I have it on good authority that it comes out in English with Fourth Estate in…

Luxury Travel with The BookTrail

  • Submitted: 10th June 2025

TheBookTrail – Follow the Story, Travel the World Always lovely to know this site inspires people to travel through books and in real life. When the Luxury Travel Magazine gets…

Horror infused novel set in Switzerland

  • Submitted: 9th June 2025

Love, Sex & Frankenstein - Caroline Lea The horror of this story is not what you might expect. It's the story of Mary Shelley, the author of perhaps one of…

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Never Tear Us Apart

1942, 2025: Fate has brought them together. Will time tear them apart?

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