Chiara - Books and Nature are my life
@arateclathebookrat.bsky.social
Lover of rats, mother of Dora the dog, Nature worshipper and vegan. Avid reader of any genre but I prefer horror, thrillers, sci-fi and true crime.
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I have a discount code for you for 10% off from the award winning indie publishing company www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk
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They have all the genres you can think of. A conscious company with award winning authors!
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New Books Today!! Finally, I can let go of Feral & Hysterical and let her run screaming into the void...
@isabelcanas.bsky.social Ania Ahlborn, Joe Lansdale @tkingfisher.com @markmatthews.bsky.social (Aug. 15) @cgolden.bsky.social @briankeene.bsky.social
@isabelcanas.bsky.social Ania Ahlborn, Joe Lansdale @tkingfisher.com @markmatthews.bsky.social (Aug. 15) @cgolden.bsky.social @briankeene.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
New Books Today!! Finally, I can let go of Feral & Hysterical and let her run screaming into the void...
@isabelcanas.bsky.social Ania Ahlborn, Joe Lansdale @tkingfisher.com @markmatthews.bsky.social (Aug. 15) @cgolden.bsky.social @briankeene.bsky.social
@isabelcanas.bsky.social Ania Ahlborn, Joe Lansdale @tkingfisher.com @markmatthews.bsky.social (Aug. 15) @cgolden.bsky.social @briankeene.bsky.social
Want to add more amazing books to your collection?
I have a discount code for you for 10% off from the award winning indie publishing company www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk
Code: Bookrat10
They have all the genres you can think of. A conscious company with award winning authors!
#BookSky 📚💙
I have a discount code for you for 10% off from the award winning indie publishing company www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk
Code: Bookrat10
They have all the genres you can think of. A conscious company with award winning authors!
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August 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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I have a discount code for you for 10% off from the award winning indie publishing company www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk
Code: Bookrat10
They have all the genres you can think of. A conscious company with award winning authors!
#BookSky 📚💙
I have a discount code for you for 10% off from the award winning indie publishing company www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk
Code: Bookrat10
They have all the genres you can think of. A conscious company with award winning authors!
#BookSky 📚💙
Title Reveal for a gothic horror novelette by C. S. Schiavone and published by Twenty Hills publishing
She Had Glass Eyes 👀
A chilling tale of machines, madness, and the dangerous echo of a voice not quite human.
📚💙 #booksky #arateclathebookrat
She Had Glass Eyes 👀
A chilling tale of machines, madness, and the dangerous echo of a voice not quite human.
📚💙 #booksky #arateclathebookrat
June 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Title Reveal for a gothic horror novelette by C. S. Schiavone and published by Twenty Hills publishing
She Had Glass Eyes 👀
A chilling tale of machines, madness, and the dangerous echo of a voice not quite human.
📚💙 #booksky #arateclathebookrat
She Had Glass Eyes 👀
A chilling tale of machines, madness, and the dangerous echo of a voice not quite human.
📚💙 #booksky #arateclathebookrat
Today I bring you two cosy horror novellas to listen to whilst you're going about your day.
Riley's House and The Groundskeeper's Daughter by Holly Knightley were both entertaining and mysterious.
For full review go to www.goodreads.com/user/show/15...
💙📚 #boosky #arateclathebookrat #cosyhorror
Riley's House and The Groundskeeper's Daughter by Holly Knightley were both entertaining and mysterious.
For full review go to www.goodreads.com/user/show/15...
💙📚 #boosky #arateclathebookrat #cosyhorror
June 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Today I bring you two cosy horror novellas to listen to whilst you're going about your day.
Riley's House and The Groundskeeper's Daughter by Holly Knightley were both entertaining and mysterious.
For full review go to www.goodreads.com/user/show/15...
💙📚 #boosky #arateclathebookrat #cosyhorror
Riley's House and The Groundskeeper's Daughter by Holly Knightley were both entertaining and mysterious.
For full review go to www.goodreads.com/user/show/15...
💙📚 #boosky #arateclathebookrat #cosyhorror
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#booklover #bookstagram #bookcommunity #booksofinstagram #readingtime #ilovebooks #bookblogger #bookblog HELP! I need some book bloggers who read digital books for some amazing new crime fiction tours. Please get in touch if you are interested or visit my blog COMPULSIVE READERS to contact me.
May 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
#booklover #bookstagram #bookcommunity #booksofinstagram #readingtime #ilovebooks #bookblogger #bookblog HELP! I need some book bloggers who read digital books for some amazing new crime fiction tours. Please get in touch if you are interested or visit my blog COMPULSIVE READERS to contact me.
Who's ready to roll the dice? 🎲
I invite you to read this bloody ride with an emotional ending!
Roll For Initiative by Lesley A. Camphouse is a satisfying extreme horror.
Be sure to check the triggers
Full review on www.goodreads.com/user/show/15...
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #extremehorror
I invite you to read this bloody ride with an emotional ending!
Roll For Initiative by Lesley A. Camphouse is a satisfying extreme horror.
Be sure to check the triggers
Full review on www.goodreads.com/user/show/15...
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #extremehorror
May 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Who's ready to roll the dice? 🎲
I invite you to read this bloody ride with an emotional ending!
Roll For Initiative by Lesley A. Camphouse is a satisfying extreme horror.
Be sure to check the triggers
Full review on www.goodreads.com/user/show/15...
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #extremehorror
I invite you to read this bloody ride with an emotional ending!
Roll For Initiative by Lesley A. Camphouse is a satisfying extreme horror.
Be sure to check the triggers
Full review on www.goodreads.com/user/show/15...
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #extremehorror
🚨 Author Spotlight 🚨
Ray Star is an amazing writer and human being, with a passion for the environment and animals.
If you like a dystopian coming of age story with magical realism then check out her trilogy Earthlings!
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #earthlings #magicalrealism #dystopian
Ray Star is an amazing writer and human being, with a passion for the environment and animals.
If you like a dystopian coming of age story with magical realism then check out her trilogy Earthlings!
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #earthlings #magicalrealism #dystopian
May 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
🚨 Author Spotlight 🚨
Ray Star is an amazing writer and human being, with a passion for the environment and animals.
If you like a dystopian coming of age story with magical realism then check out her trilogy Earthlings!
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #earthlings #magicalrealism #dystopian
Ray Star is an amazing writer and human being, with a passion for the environment and animals.
If you like a dystopian coming of age story with magical realism then check out her trilogy Earthlings!
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #earthlings #magicalrealism #dystopian
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May 23, 2025 at 5:31 AM
If you're into alien horror then this should be on your list!
Very original novellas on the alien invasion trope from some of the best horror writers out there: John Durgin, Gage Greenwood, Andrew Van Wey.
Find the full review at www.goodreads.com/userlshow/15...
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat
Very original novellas on the alien invasion trope from some of the best horror writers out there: John Durgin, Gage Greenwood, Andrew Van Wey.
Find the full review at www.goodreads.com/userlshow/15...
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat
May 23, 2025 at 6:11 AM
If you're into alien horror then this should be on your list!
Very original novellas on the alien invasion trope from some of the best horror writers out there: John Durgin, Gage Greenwood, Andrew Van Wey.
Find the full review at www.goodreads.com/userlshow/15...
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat
Very original novellas on the alien invasion trope from some of the best horror writers out there: John Durgin, Gage Greenwood, Andrew Van Wey.
Find the full review at www.goodreads.com/userlshow/15...
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat
Cover reveal for the revisited edition of HIDING LIES by Stephanie Rose @deathbytbrbooks.bsky.social
Lydia Walker, is a forensic photographer, working on a gruesome murder of a camping couple. As she finds a deeper connection to the case, will she give in to explore her darker urges?
💙📚 #booksky
Lydia Walker, is a forensic photographer, working on a gruesome murder of a camping couple. As she finds a deeper connection to the case, will she give in to explore her darker urges?
💙📚 #booksky
May 11, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Cover reveal for the revisited edition of HIDING LIES by Stephanie Rose @deathbytbrbooks.bsky.social
Lydia Walker, is a forensic photographer, working on a gruesome murder of a camping couple. As she finds a deeper connection to the case, will she give in to explore her darker urges?
💙📚 #booksky
Lydia Walker, is a forensic photographer, working on a gruesome murder of a camping couple. As she finds a deeper connection to the case, will she give in to explore her darker urges?
💙📚 #booksky
Amazing immersive audio experience!
Skandinavien by Albion Byrd is a horror that entertains with its sounds, music and atmosphere!
5 ⭐ for me!!
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #immersive #audiobook
Skandinavien by Albion Byrd is a horror that entertains with its sounds, music and atmosphere!
5 ⭐ for me!!
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #immersive #audiobook
May 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Amazing immersive audio experience!
Skandinavien by Albion Byrd is a horror that entertains with its sounds, music and atmosphere!
5 ⭐ for me!!
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #immersive #audiobook
Skandinavien by Albion Byrd is a horror that entertains with its sounds, music and atmosphere!
5 ⭐ for me!!
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #immersive #audiobook
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We're giving away this VANISHING WORLD goodie bag to a lucky winner on both Bluesky and Instagram 🍎
To be in with a chance of winning all you need to do is:
- Follow @grantabooks.bsky.social
- Repost
- Leave a comment tagging a friend (more tags = more entries)
- Enter by 2 May
See below for T+Cs.
To be in with a chance of winning all you need to do is:
- Follow @grantabooks.bsky.social
- Repost
- Leave a comment tagging a friend (more tags = more entries)
- Enter by 2 May
See below for T+Cs.
April 28, 2025 at 10:27 AM
We're giving away this VANISHING WORLD goodie bag to a lucky winner on both Bluesky and Instagram 🍎
To be in with a chance of winning all you need to do is:
- Follow @grantabooks.bsky.social
- Repost
- Leave a comment tagging a friend (more tags = more entries)
- Enter by 2 May
See below for T+Cs.
To be in with a chance of winning all you need to do is:
- Follow @grantabooks.bsky.social
- Repost
- Leave a comment tagging a friend (more tags = more entries)
- Enter by 2 May
See below for T+Cs.
Bloodstains by Gaslight by Red Lagoe @redlagoe
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
One of the most compelling vampiric novels I’ve read! It is emotionally brutal and I was invested from the first page.
Full review on www.goodreads.com/user/show/15...
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #vampires
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
One of the most compelling vampiric novels I’ve read! It is emotionally brutal and I was invested from the first page.
Full review on www.goodreads.com/user/show/15...
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #vampires
April 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Bloodstains by Gaslight by Red Lagoe @redlagoe
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
One of the most compelling vampiric novels I’ve read! It is emotionally brutal and I was invested from the first page.
Full review on www.goodreads.com/user/show/15...
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #vampires
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
One of the most compelling vampiric novels I’ve read! It is emotionally brutal and I was invested from the first page.
Full review on www.goodreads.com/user/show/15...
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #vampires
Happy Release Day to Scurry by @seannb.bsky.social
This novel is a 5 ⭐ from me! It's a thriller with a heart, challenging and uplifting at the same time!
Go get it! 🪳🪳
Full review on www.goodreads.com/user/show/15...
📚💙 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #bookrelease #thriller
This novel is a 5 ⭐ from me! It's a thriller with a heart, challenging and uplifting at the same time!
Go get it! 🪳🪳
Full review on www.goodreads.com/user/show/15...
📚💙 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #bookrelease #thriller
April 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Happy Release Day to Scurry by @seannb.bsky.social
This novel is a 5 ⭐ from me! It's a thriller with a heart, challenging and uplifting at the same time!
Go get it! 🪳🪳
Full review on www.goodreads.com/user/show/15...
📚💙 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #bookrelease #thriller
This novel is a 5 ⭐ from me! It's a thriller with a heart, challenging and uplifting at the same time!
Go get it! 🪳🪳
Full review on www.goodreads.com/user/show/15...
📚💙 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #bookrelease #thriller
Exciting release!!
April 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Exciting release!!
I know I'm late, but forgot to post some book recs for Earth Day 🌍
💙📚 #booksky #earthday #arateclathebookrat #climatefiction #ecofiction
💙📚 #booksky #earthday #arateclathebookrat #climatefiction #ecofiction
April 23, 2025 at 5:58 AM
I know I'm late, but forgot to post some book recs for Earth Day 🌍
💙📚 #booksky #earthday #arateclathebookrat #climatefiction #ecofiction
💙📚 #booksky #earthday #arateclathebookrat #climatefiction #ecofiction
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An Interview with Award-Nominated Poet Deborah Sheldon
horrortree.com/an-interview...
#AmWriting #WritersLife #bookworm #IndieWriter #IndieAuthors #horror #Book #Books #writingcommunity
horrortree.com/an-interview...
#AmWriting #WritersLife #bookworm #IndieWriter #IndieAuthors #horror #Book #Books #writingcommunity
April 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
An Interview with Award-Nominated Poet Deborah Sheldon
horrortree.com/an-interview...
#AmWriting #WritersLife #bookworm #IndieWriter #IndieAuthors #horror #Book #Books #writingcommunity
horrortree.com/an-interview...
#AmWriting #WritersLife #bookworm #IndieWriter #IndieAuthors #horror #Book #Books #writingcommunity
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To celebrate the completion of The Library Trilogy with THE BOOK THAT HELD HER HEART, I'm giving away the full set of signed Locked Library special editions.
To enter just repost.
Contest held across my socials - enter elsewhere too to increase chances.
Winner chosen randomly from all entries.
To enter just repost.
Contest held across my socials - enter elsewhere too to increase chances.
Winner chosen randomly from all entries.
April 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
To celebrate the completion of The Library Trilogy with THE BOOK THAT HELD HER HEART, I'm giving away the full set of signed Locked Library special editions.
To enter just repost.
Contest held across my socials - enter elsewhere too to increase chances.
Winner chosen randomly from all entries.
To enter just repost.
Contest held across my socials - enter elsewhere too to increase chances.
Winner chosen randomly from all entries.
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Happy #InternationalWomensDay ! Banned books by women & nonbinary authors make a great reading list. 💙📚 #BookSky
March 9, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Happy #InternationalWomensDay ! Banned books by women & nonbinary authors make a great reading list. 💙📚 #BookSky
Just started this and a few pages in, I'm taken!
Amidst a rise in inexplicable violence and patricide, Seth and Charlotte follow the threads of blood trying to find out the cause.
An ancient myth is the link...
The Gaia Chime by Johnny Worthen
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #flametreepress
Amidst a rise in inexplicable violence and patricide, Seth and Charlotte follow the threads of blood trying to find out the cause.
An ancient myth is the link...
The Gaia Chime by Johnny Worthen
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #flametreepress
March 9, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Just started this and a few pages in, I'm taken!
Amidst a rise in inexplicable violence and patricide, Seth and Charlotte follow the threads of blood trying to find out the cause.
An ancient myth is the link...
The Gaia Chime by Johnny Worthen
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #flametreepress
Amidst a rise in inexplicable violence and patricide, Seth and Charlotte follow the threads of blood trying to find out the cause.
An ancient myth is the link...
The Gaia Chime by Johnny Worthen
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #flametreepress
Cover reveal for Little Horn by @adjones-author.bsky.social, packed with mystery, intrigue, and confusion.
Fleeing from domestic violence, Chloe finally signed off on the mortgage for her new home.
She may have run from one nightmare, directly into another...
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat
Fleeing from domestic violence, Chloe finally signed off on the mortgage for her new home.
She may have run from one nightmare, directly into another...
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat
March 1, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Cover reveal for Little Horn by @adjones-author.bsky.social, packed with mystery, intrigue, and confusion.
Fleeing from domestic violence, Chloe finally signed off on the mortgage for her new home.
She may have run from one nightmare, directly into another...
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat
Fleeing from domestic violence, Chloe finally signed off on the mortgage for her new home.
She may have run from one nightmare, directly into another...
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat
Cover reveal for Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson @keithrosson.bsky.social published by @blackcrowbooks.bsky.social
A Vietnam veteran and his adopted niece hunt—and are hunted by—the vampire that slaughtered their family.
Out on 9 September
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #coffinmoon #blackcrowbooks
A Vietnam veteran and his adopted niece hunt—and are hunted by—the vampire that slaughtered their family.
Out on 9 September
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #coffinmoon #blackcrowbooks
February 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Cover reveal for Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson @keithrosson.bsky.social published by @blackcrowbooks.bsky.social
A Vietnam veteran and his adopted niece hunt—and are hunted by—the vampire that slaughtered their family.
Out on 9 September
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #coffinmoon #blackcrowbooks
A Vietnam veteran and his adopted niece hunt—and are hunted by—the vampire that slaughtered their family.
Out on 9 September
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #coffinmoon #blackcrowbooks