Ellie Warren
@patchworkbunny.bsky.social
book blogger - unprofessional photographer - software tester - writer of squirrelly fantasy - cheese lover - a bit weird - Labrador servant - she/her https://www.curiositykilledthebookworm.net/
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"Black Mirror will return, just in time for reality to catch up with it."
Black Mirror Will Return to Netflix for Season 8 - Reactor
Charlie Brooker says reality might catch up to it by then.
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January 9, 2026 at 5:42 PM
"Black Mirror will return, just in time for reality to catch up with it."
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Let’s just assume @tkingfisher.com has already seen this and save ourselves some time.
January 8, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Let’s just assume @tkingfisher.com has already seen this and save ourselves some time.
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Sometimes all you can do is make the world 0.0000000000001% less awful by being a good person and it feels very meaningless but it’s also the only thing that really matters
January 7, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Sometimes all you can do is make the world 0.0000000000001% less awful by being a good person and it feels very meaningless but it’s also the only thing that really matters
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#BookReview up for Another ★★★★1/2 stars! A really terrifying read full of spores, losing yourself, and scary moments! I loved this one!🍄
#BookBloggers #Blogging #ChildrensBooks #Horror #Spores #Scary #BookSky📚💙
twirlingbookprincess.com/2026/01/revi...
#BookBloggers #Blogging #ChildrensBooks #Horror #Spores #Scary #BookSky📚💙
twirlingbookprincess.com/2026/01/revi...
January 6, 2026 at 11:53 AM
#BookReview up for Another ★★★★1/2 stars! A really terrifying read full of spores, losing yourself, and scary moments! I loved this one!🍄
#BookBloggers #Blogging #ChildrensBooks #Horror #Spores #Scary #BookSky📚💙
twirlingbookprincess.com/2026/01/revi...
#BookBloggers #Blogging #ChildrensBooks #Horror #Spores #Scary #BookSky📚💙
twirlingbookprincess.com/2026/01/revi...
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I awarded ‘prizes’ to my favourite books I read last year, inc:
Best of Found Families
Best Ensemble of ‘Monsters’
Best Parent Fighting for Their Child
Best use of humour to present a horrific thing
Best use of a family holiday
Best Slow-Burn Reveal
Best Questioning of ‘If AI is alive’?
Best of Found Families
Best Ensemble of ‘Monsters’
Best Parent Fighting for Their Child
Best use of humour to present a horrific thing
Best use of a family holiday
Best Slow-Burn Reveal
Best Questioning of ‘If AI is alive’?
Thoughts: Best Books of 2025 & Reading in 2026
In yesterday’s post, I confirmed that “I’ll be back” in 2026 and promised a look at what I plan to read this year. Before that, though, I want to share some standout books f…
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January 6, 2026 at 8:01 PM
I awarded ‘prizes’ to my favourite books I read last year, inc:
Best of Found Families
Best Ensemble of ‘Monsters’
Best Parent Fighting for Their Child
Best use of humour to present a horrific thing
Best use of a family holiday
Best Slow-Burn Reveal
Best Questioning of ‘If AI is alive’?
Best of Found Families
Best Ensemble of ‘Monsters’
Best Parent Fighting for Their Child
Best use of humour to present a horrific thing
Best use of a family holiday
Best Slow-Burn Reveal
Best Questioning of ‘If AI is alive’?
25 Best Books of 2025 from @adancewithbooks.bsky.social adancewithbooks.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/2...
25 Best Books of 2025
Happy 2026! And I am celebrating this with you by sharing my best 25 books of the last year. Since I read well over a 100 books I figured I should be able to pinpoint 25 books for you. Some of thes…
adancewithbooks.wordpress.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:52 PM
25 Best Books of 2025 from @adancewithbooks.bsky.social adancewithbooks.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/2...
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Book Review: Snake-Eater
Selena leaves her emotionally abusive relationship with only $27, her dog Copper, and nowhere obvious to go. She heads into the desert looking for her eccentric Aunt Amelia, and instead finds herself in a town that knows everyone’s business, a house full of secrets, and…
Selena leaves her emotionally abusive relationship with only $27, her dog Copper, and nowhere obvious to go. She heads into the desert looking for her eccentric Aunt Amelia, and instead finds herself in a town that knows everyone’s business, a house full of secrets, and…
Book Review: Snake-Eater
Selena leaves her emotionally abusive relationship with only $27, her dog Copper, and nowhere obvious to go. She heads into the desert looking for her eccentric Aunt Amelia, and instead finds herself in a town that knows everyone’s business, a house full of secrets, and something in the desert that never really left. Snake-Eater is another example of why T. Kingfisher…
bloggingwithdragons.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Book Review: Snake-Eater
Selena leaves her emotionally abusive relationship with only $27, her dog Copper, and nowhere obvious to go. She heads into the desert looking for her eccentric Aunt Amelia, and instead finds herself in a town that knows everyone’s business, a house full of secrets, and…
Selena leaves her emotionally abusive relationship with only $27, her dog Copper, and nowhere obvious to go. She heads into the desert looking for her eccentric Aunt Amelia, and instead finds herself in a town that knows everyone’s business, a house full of secrets, and…
It's not quite Tuesday yet, but here's my top ten books read in 2025 for #TopTenTuesday 💙📚 www.curiositykilledthebookworm.net/2026/01/best...
Best Books of 2025 ⋆ Curiosity Killed the Bookworm
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. I didn’t read nearly as much in 2025 as I normally would, ending the year with only eight books rated 5 stars, but I’ve topped up the list with a c...
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January 5, 2026 at 8:37 PM
It's not quite Tuesday yet, but here's my top ten books read in 2025 for #TopTenTuesday 💙📚 www.curiositykilledthebookworm.net/2026/01/best...
Is it Friday yet?
January 5, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Is it Friday yet?
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Happy New Year! ✨
Here's a sneak peak at some of the exciting ARCs we have coming your way in 2026! All available to request here: https://bit.ly/2026TitanARCs 📚
Here's a sneak peak at some of the exciting ARCs we have coming your way in 2026! All available to request here: https://bit.ly/2026TitanARCs 📚
January 1, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Happy New Year! ✨
Here's a sneak peak at some of the exciting ARCs we have coming your way in 2026! All available to request here: https://bit.ly/2026TitanARCs 📚
Here's a sneak peak at some of the exciting ARCs we have coming your way in 2026! All available to request here: https://bit.ly/2026TitanARCs 📚
Reading goal set at 52 in acknowledgement that I have other hobbies, at the same time being signed up to four reading challenges that will need way more if I hope to complete them. 🙃
January 1, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Reading goal set at 52 in acknowledgement that I have other hobbies, at the same time being signed up to four reading challenges that will need way more if I hope to complete them. 🙃
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VERY niche book rec request: I'd like to read a non fic about private military contractors in the late 20th/early 21st century. Also one on private government contractors who are rubbish, a la G4S. (Or one on both, rubbish private military contractors also welcome!)
December 31, 2025 at 12:07 PM
VERY niche book rec request: I'd like to read a non fic about private military contractors in the late 20th/early 21st century. Also one on private government contractors who are rubbish, a la G4S. (Or one on both, rubbish private military contractors also welcome!)
Don't be hard on yourself if you didn't meet your reading goals this year. I bet you still read some great books, and that's what matters.
December 31, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Don't be hard on yourself if you didn't meet your reading goals this year. I bet you still read some great books, and that's what matters.
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It’s the end of the year! (At last) I look back on my reading year, the stats, the challenges and my favourite reads of 2025! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/12...
Farewell 2025! The challenges, the stats and my favourite reads of the year! — Runalong The Shelves
Helllooo! Another year passes and I have to say this was a bit of hard one. We lost our beloved dog Maisie, I had a parent in hospital, work had a number of unexpected challenges and I even caught a ...
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December 31, 2025 at 7:27 AM
It’s the end of the year! (At last) I look back on my reading year, the stats, the challenges and my favourite reads of 2025! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/12...
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It’s my Birthday so I figured it would be the perfect time to talk about my favourite books of the year! crooksbooks.blog/2025/12/30/m...
My Top Reads of the Year – 2025!
Hello, hello! It’s actually my Birthday today… I turn 36 which is crazy because I absolutely do not feel it. But with it being that special day, I thought it would be the perfect chance…
crooksbooks.blog
December 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
It’s my Birthday so I figured it would be the perfect time to talk about my favourite books of the year! crooksbooks.blog/2025/12/30/m...
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Ten Recent Additions to my TBR
I'm linking up with Top Ten Tuesday, which was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Check out upcoming Top Ten themes on Jana's blog. I'm always adding books to my TBR, so today's prompt was very easy for me! The…
I'm linking up with Top Ten Tuesday, which was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Check out upcoming Top Ten themes on Jana's blog. I'm always adding books to my TBR, so today's prompt was very easy for me! The…
Ten Recent Additions to my TBR
I'm linking up with Top Ten Tuesday, which was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Check out upcoming Top Ten themes on Jana's blog. I'm always adding books to my TBR, so today's prompt was very easy for me! The ten books below are ones I haven't talked about yet, and you'll notice the genres are all over the place.
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December 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Ten Recent Additions to my TBR
I'm linking up with Top Ten Tuesday, which was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Check out upcoming Top Ten themes on Jana's blog. I'm always adding books to my TBR, so today's prompt was very easy for me! The…
I'm linking up with Top Ten Tuesday, which was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Check out upcoming Top Ten themes on Jana's blog. I'm always adding books to my TBR, so today's prompt was very easy for me! The…
January 2026 Book Releases from @alitescape.bsky.social aliteraryescape.com/2025/12/30/j...
January 2026 Book Releases
A roundup of January 2026 Book Releases on A Literary Escape, with a focus on upcoming fantasy books and a sprinkling of other genres.
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December 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
January 2026 Book Releases from @alitescape.bsky.social aliteraryescape.com/2025/12/30/j...
I don't think Waterstones' website can cope with their win your wishlist competition.
December 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I don't think Waterstones' website can cope with their win your wishlist competition.
January's new books on my radar #booksky www.curiositykilledthebookworm.net/2025/12/on-m...
On My Radar: January 2026 ⋆ Curiosity Killed the Bookworm
It’s been a while since I last did a monthly round-up of new releases. I’m mixing up the format a bit for 2026, so that I don’t feel quite so much like I need to scour the internet for every...
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December 30, 2025 at 11:22 AM
January's new books on my radar #booksky www.curiositykilledthebookworm.net/2025/12/on-m...
I got one of these Book Nook kits for Christmas and it's a lot more labour intensive than I was expecting! Lots of fiddly painting and glueing. www.official-booknook.co.uk/products/sun...
Sunshine Town
Brighten your bookshelf with Sunshine Town — a joyful DIY Book Nook full of charm, colour, and tiny town magic. Perfect for crafters, dreamers, and collectors who love bringing miniature worlds to lif...
www.official-booknook.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I got one of these Book Nook kits for Christmas and it's a lot more labour intensive than I was expecting! Lots of fiddly painting and glueing. www.official-booknook.co.uk/products/sun...
Boxing Day activity: Gumdrop buttons are a bit big but otherwise not too far off the picture. Only stabbed my finger twice.
December 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Boxing Day activity: Gumdrop buttons are a bit big but otherwise not too far off the picture. Only stabbed my finger twice.
Merry Christmas! All the wrapping paper has now been thoroughly shredded.
December 25, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Merry Christmas! All the wrapping paper has now been thoroughly shredded.
Saw a beautiful kingfisher this afternoon. Haven't seen one in so long.
December 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Saw a beautiful kingfisher this afternoon. Haven't seen one in so long.
Getting to the part of the day where I doubt if I even ordered a turkey. I get it from a local farm, so it turns up when it turns up.
December 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Getting to the part of the day where I doubt if I even ordered a turkey. I get it from a local farm, so it turns up when it turns up.
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Your annual reminder that if you want someone to chat or have a laugh with over the Christmas period there will be lots of folk on the #JoinIn and #DuvetKnowItsChristmas threads. 🎄
December 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Your annual reminder that if you want someone to chat or have a laugh with over the Christmas period there will be lots of folk on the #JoinIn and #DuvetKnowItsChristmas threads. 🎄