Beate H 💙📚🦔
@beate251.bsky.social
Made in Germany, imported to London. Reader, NetGalley book reviewer and StoryGraph user. Love books, films, hedgehogs and roast dinners. Trying to grow veg.
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Beate H 💙📚🦔
@beate251.bsky.social
· Nov 25
My starter pack with Brilliant Authors of Bluesky has over 100 accounts in it now! It's a non-exhaustive list that I will continue to update to my own preferences:
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Here it is, my big #EastEnders catch-up thread for people who only see it when they go home for Christmas with the family. Allow me to get you all caught up on the goings-on in Albert Square in its most explosive week of the year! KEEP THIS BY YOUR SIDE AT ALL TIMES.
December 22, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Here it is, my big #EastEnders catch-up thread for people who only see it when they go home for Christmas with the family. Allow me to get you all caught up on the goings-on in Albert Square in its most explosive week of the year! KEEP THIS BY YOUR SIDE AT ALL TIMES.
Watching While You Were Sleeping. Goodness me, all the best films are 30 years old!
December 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Watching While You Were Sleeping. Goodness me, all the best films are 30 years old!
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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you’re under no obligation to justify yourself to anyone if you decide to spend the entire day reading books and eating cinnamon rolls.
December 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you’re under no obligation to justify yourself to anyone if you decide to spend the entire day reading books and eating cinnamon rolls.
If people use AI for their reviews they might at least consider not posting all the versions including the prompts? How lazy have people become???
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December 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
If people use AI for their reviews they might at least consider not posting all the versions including the prompts? How lazy have people become???
#booksky 💙📚
#booksky 💙📚
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Madeleine Wickham, a British author who splashed onto bestseller lists as Sophie Kinsella, the pen name she used for her “Shopaholic” series of rom-com books about an overspending fashionista, has died. She was 55.
Sophie Kinsella, bestselling author of ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic,’ dies at 55
Her books sold more than 50 million copies and made her a “chick-lit goddess.” Some were published under her given name, Madeleine Wickham.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Madeleine Wickham, a British author who splashed onto bestseller lists as Sophie Kinsella, the pen name she used for her “Shopaholic” series of rom-com books about an overspending fashionista, has died. She was 55.
I just heard the devastating news about the death of Madeleine Wickham / Sophie Kinsella from brain cancer at the age of 55. This is the perfect time to reread her last novella "What Does It Feel Like?" which is a short but five ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ read. Here's my review: 💙📚
app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/2729...
app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/2729...
December 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I just heard the devastating news about the death of Madeleine Wickham / Sophie Kinsella from brain cancer at the age of 55. This is the perfect time to reread her last novella "What Does It Feel Like?" which is a short but five ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ read. Here's my review: 💙📚
app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/2729...
app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/2729...
Watching "Batch from Scratch at Christmas" and hearing Joe Swash say with a straight face that about £500 is "a lot of money" when he probably spends that amount on a scented candle for Stacey is kind of taking me out of the narrative a bit!
December 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Watching "Batch from Scratch at Christmas" and hearing Joe Swash say with a straight face that about £500 is "a lot of money" when he probably spends that amount on a scented candle for Stacey is kind of taking me out of the narrative a bit!
If you're still looking for a heartwarming and atmospheric Christmas book, you could do worse with this beautifully written five ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ novel by Milly Johnson.
Read my review here:
app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/a4f9...
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Read my review here:
app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/a4f9...
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December 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
If you're still looking for a heartwarming and atmospheric Christmas book, you could do worse with this beautifully written five ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ novel by Milly Johnson.
Read my review here:
app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/a4f9...
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Read my review here:
app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/a4f9...
#booksky 💙📚
This is your December reminder that it's absolutely acceptable to try and get to a set annual book goal by cramming in as many novellas and cookbooks as you can find before Christmas swallows you up! #booksky 💙📚
December 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This is your December reminder that it's absolutely acceptable to try and get to a set annual book goal by cramming in as many novellas and cookbooks as you can find before Christmas swallows you up! #booksky 💙📚
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If you haven’t already:
✒️ Sign our open letter supporting trans+ people’s dignity and rights at notinourname.org.uk
📣 Share it with friends, colleagues, and networks
💖 Help us reach 100,000 signatures by Christmas
Together, we can show that women’s solidarity includes ALL women.
5/5
✒️ Sign our open letter supporting trans+ people’s dignity and rights at notinourname.org.uk
📣 Share it with friends, colleagues, and networks
💖 Help us reach 100,000 signatures by Christmas
Together, we can show that women’s solidarity includes ALL women.
5/5
Home - Not in our name
As women we reject the narrative that trans+ people are a threat.
notinourname.org.uk
November 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
If you haven’t already:
✒️ Sign our open letter supporting trans+ people’s dignity and rights at notinourname.org.uk
📣 Share it with friends, colleagues, and networks
💖 Help us reach 100,000 signatures by Christmas
Together, we can show that women’s solidarity includes ALL women.
5/5
✒️ Sign our open letter supporting trans+ people’s dignity and rights at notinourname.org.uk
📣 Share it with friends, colleagues, and networks
💖 Help us reach 100,000 signatures by Christmas
Together, we can show that women’s solidarity includes ALL women.
5/5
It's been a smashing series of #CelebrityTraitors but from the reaction of the people who lost I realised that it didn't really matter who won because they had no personal stakes and the money was always going to go to well-deserving charity, so it almost felt a bit anti-climactic.
November 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It's been a smashing series of #CelebrityTraitors but from the reaction of the people who lost I realised that it didn't really matter who won because they had no personal stakes and the money was always going to go to well-deserving charity, so it almost felt a bit anti-climactic.
November 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I've just finished binging The Newsreader series 3 on the BBC iPlayer and I cheered. It ends on the fall of the Berlin Wall which is doubly emotional for me but I just love Helen and Dale - so flawed and so human. Best character is of course powerhouse Noellene. 😍
September 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I've just finished binging The Newsreader series 3 on the BBC iPlayer and I cheered. It ends on the fall of the Berlin Wall which is doubly emotional for me but I just love Helen and Dale - so flawed and so human. Best character is of course powerhouse Noellene. 😍
Yes! @netgalley.bsky.social delivered! 🚂❄️
Thank you to @themillyjohnson.bsky.social and @simonschusteruk.bsky.social !
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Thank you to @themillyjohnson.bsky.social and @simonschusteruk.bsky.social !
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September 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Yes! @netgalley.bsky.social delivered! 🚂❄️
Thank you to @themillyjohnson.bsky.social and @simonschusteruk.bsky.social !
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Thank you to @themillyjohnson.bsky.social and @simonschusteruk.bsky.social !
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I just finished @jennikeer.bsky.social's The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House and I'm blown away. If you loved The Ravenswood Witch, you will love this! Out 11 October.
Here's my review: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/8566...
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Here's my review: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/8566...
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September 8, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I just finished @jennikeer.bsky.social's The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House and I'm blown away. If you loved The Ravenswood Witch, you will love this! Out 11 October.
Here's my review: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/8566...
#booksky 💙💃🏼
Here's my review: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/8566...
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Happy Publication Day to @samanthadowning.bsky.social! Too Old For This is a wickedly good fun five star read!
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Read my review here:
app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/2754...
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Read my review here:
app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/2754...
August 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Happy Publication Day to @samanthadowning.bsky.social! Too Old For This is a wickedly good fun five star read!
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Read my review here:
app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/2754...
#booksky 💙📚
Read my review here:
app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/2754...
August 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Just received a widget for the new Phillipa Ashley through NetGalley! Thanks @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social !
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August 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Just received a widget for the new Phillipa Ashley through NetGalley! Thanks @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social !
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I ended up in floods of tears. The ending nearly broke me. What a beautiful story. Highly recommended!
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app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/f5b1...
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app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/f5b1...
August 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I ended up in floods of tears. The ending nearly broke me. What a beautiful story. Highly recommended!
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app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/f5b1...
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app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/f5b1...
August 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This is on Amazon First Reads for August and having read it on NetGalley already, I'd say it is a very good choice if you're still undecided on which book to select. I loved it!
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August 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This is on Amazon First Reads for August and having read it on NetGalley already, I'd say it is a very good choice if you're still undecided on which book to select. I loved it!
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August 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM
It took four weeks but I finally got approved for the latest @heidiswain.bsky.social from @simonschusteruk.bsky.social via @netgalley.bsky.social! Woo!
July 31, 2025 at 11:06 AM
It took four weeks but I finally got approved for the latest @heidiswain.bsky.social from @simonschusteruk.bsky.social via @netgalley.bsky.social! Woo!
THAT WAS AWESOME!!! ⚽
July 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
THAT WAS AWESOME!!! ⚽
I'm legit! What a palaver.
July 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I'm legit! What a palaver.