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1 of my 2 morbid fascinations (as in: love to read about them, but they scare me!) is cold, bleak, tundra - the Poles, I suppose (the other is space travel, fyi). This book isn't bleak - it's really hard in places - life must've been brutal - but beautiful descriptions throughout, 1/

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With all the shenanigans going on in the world, Braiding Sweetgrass was a rather lovely read to distract myself with over the last couple of days! Sadly, it has to go back to the library today 🙁 #Booksky 💙📚 🌱

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Ok, so why didn't I know about this prize? This looks like something I could get VERY involved in - I've already read 5 of the long list. Off to the library to see what else they can get me!

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

Well this is a great way to start the day! The Queen of Fives by @alexhaybooks.bsky.social is pretty intriguing so far, and as usual, I'm all for the dodgy criminal character 🤷🏼‍♀️ @xigxaguk.bsky.social 💙📚⏳️ #Booksky

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

True "Clare" reading style: 🎧 Children of Time by @aptshadow.bsky.social (dog walks, housework, getting ready for work)📖 Hum by Helen Phillips (home), And He Shall Appear by @katevanderborgh.bsky.social (work). Eyeing up Children of Ruin on @xigxaguk.bsky.social !! 👀 🪐📚💙 #Booksky

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I really enjoyed The Persians by Sanam Mahloudji - and I learnt something about the women who escaped Iran when the ayatollah took over. It’s a really enjoyable read: www.instagram.com/p/DFnEDkDArA... @4thestatebooks.bsky.social 💙📚🖋️ #Booksky

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

And So I Roar by Abi Daré is the follow up that I didn’t know I needed! I loved being back in Adunni’s world - here are my thoughts: www.instagram.com/p/DFnBF2hg0Y... 💙📚🖋️ #Booksky

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I've instigated a book buying ban on myself, so I bought my niece a book for her birthday (Finn Family Moomintroll - I'm passing on my obsession!) from @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social and "had" to buy 2 for myself for free postage! The things I do for others 🤭 💙📚 #Booksky

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My reading wrap up for January:

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

I really enjoyed The Trunk, but I’m not so sure that it’s the thriller it’s sold as. It IS however an interesting insight into the attitudes towards relationships and marriage in particular. My thoughts are over on instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DFbMxM6A6j... 🖋️📚💙 #Booksky

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

I thought that any of the 6 books in the Booker Prize short list this year could have won, and I wouldn’t have been disappointed. These are my thought on The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden (over on Instagram): www.instagram.com/p/DFS-ylPgse... #Booksky 💙🖋️📚

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

Today, I have been trying to catch up with my backlog of reviews. It's a lot. But I'm pretty confident when I catch up, my NetGalley % will be spectacular!! Gah! Who am I kidding?! I keep getting distracted by news and books and dog walks and scrolling and scrolling and scrolling... 🫣 📚💙 #Booksky

submitted 32 days ago • 2 comments

Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner fascinated me: it wasn’t just the spy bit, it was the whole eco-cult thing. And well, it made me laugh - even female led spy novels have a preoccupation with breasts, apparently 🤷🏼‍♀️ My review is over on Instagram. www.instagram.com/p/DFDWKJCoYE... 💙📚 💙🖋 #Booksky

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Sometimes you just need some pure escapism, and that’s what Barbara Erskine’s The Story Spinner did for me. History mixed with a bit of magic and time slipping. Set in modern and Roman Wales. My review is on instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DE9uukMgCQ... ⏳📚 #HistoricalFiction #Booksky 💙📚

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

I've just finished reading Calypso by @oliverklangmead.bsky.social - what an imaginative, beautifully written story! Written as poetry, reads like prose - a different style for each character. Stunning. It's going on the Keeper Shelf, that's for sure. Science fiction at its best.

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

I’m now waiting for my own powers to manifest, please and thank you! There has to be an upside to this whole perimenopause malarkey, surely?! Well, there seems to be in The Change by Kirsten Miller! 💙📚 #Booksky www.instagram.com/p/DExSNtwIeJ...

submitted 40 days ago • 1 comment

So now I’m not only drawn to Tudor historical fiction, but I can add Plantagenet to that after reading The King’s Mother by Annie Garthwaite. What a thankless task being the mother of ambitious sons must have been! Here’s my review over on Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DEiK-uAgSq... 💙📚 #Booksky

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I love the look of this! I listen to A LOT of audiobooks (listening to She's Always Hungry by Eliza Clark at the moment!). Off to start my Goodreads shelf! #2025AudiobookChallenge #ILoveAudiobooks #Booksky 💙📚

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

If you like unreliable narrators and a claustrophobic thriller, then you might enjoy Sharp Glass by Sarah Hilary as much as I did. Here are more of my thoughts over on instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DEdS6nOgln... 💙📚 #Booksky

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

What You Are Looking for is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama is a rather lovely book. Interconnected short stories about people at a point where they need, have, or want change, and how their local librarian always seems to know just how to help them. My first Christmas present read! 💙📚 #Booksky

submitted 49 days ago • 0 comments

I’ve decided not to do a top 10 reads this year. I’ve read so many 5⭐️ reads! I tried to share the photos here, but there’s too many - so head over to instagram and have a look. Any you’ve read and enjoyed? www.instagram.com/p/DEKTkdRg3f... 💙📚 #BookSky

submitted 55 days ago • 0 comments

Two more get-ups, and then it's the Christmas holidays! I'm hanging on in there!!

submitted 66 days ago • 0 comments

The Silence In Between by @josieferguson.bsky.social is a story of hope and survival - it’s a thrilling, heartfelt story. I loved it. My review is over on instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DDFvaNPg7h... 💙📚 #BookSky

submitted 81 days ago • 0 comments

I've just finished reading Susanna Clarke's VERY short story, The Wood at Midwinter. It's really lovely, a great read for this time of year. And the Afterword is what really makes it for me. Looks like she's a huge Kate Bush fan (like me!). 💙📚 #BookSky

submitted 82 days ago • 0 comments

I'm currently reading Intermezzo by Sally Rooney, from the library. I've read 316 pages, I have about 120 to go, and it's due back on Thursday. Will I make it?! 😱 I'm loving it, BTW. Rooney just gets better and better ❤️ #Booksky 📚💙

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

I finished listening to The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey on my dog walk today. A modern fairy tale with a lot to say about female sexuality, colonialism, myth, and outsiders vs. belonging. And the narration is perfection!! #BookSky 💙📚

submitted 88 days ago • 0 comments

Who’s heard of hanging tours? Well, I hadn’t! This fabulous story of a woman seeking revenge for her sister takes us to the Arctic and back. My review is over on instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DCwnJpLgOD... #Booksky 💙📚

submitted 90 days ago • 1 comment

Bad weather doesn't bother me - I can stay inside & read. So far, I've finished The Map of Bones (audiobook) by @katemossewriter.bsky.social (had a little cry - sad to see the end of such a good story - an easy 5⭐️), & Claire North's The Last Song of Penelope (library book & another 5⭐️). 💙📚 #Booksky

submitted 91 days ago • 1 comment

Had a handful of homophobic/transphobic messages here today because I’ve created a Starter Pack supporting LGBTQIA+ writers. Please follow and share this pack to help keep Bluesky the positive place it promises to be. go.bsky.app/UD2Hf7W

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