Edward Chyba
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💙📚 Book 51 of 2025: The Twisted Ones by T Kingfisher
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Liked it enough, but I don't think horror's my vibe. Will give it another go in the new year.
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Liked it enough, but I don't think horror's my vibe. Will give it another go in the new year.
December 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
💙📚 Book 51 of 2025: The Twisted Ones by T Kingfisher
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Liked it enough, but I don't think horror's my vibe. Will give it another go in the new year.
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Liked it enough, but I don't think horror's my vibe. Will give it another go in the new year.
💙📚 Book 50 of 2025: The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman
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Think I could read a hundred of these and never get bored. Great continuation to the series, can't wait to see what's next.
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Think I could read a hundred of these and never get bored. Great continuation to the series, can't wait to see what's next.
November 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
💙📚 Book 50 of 2025: The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman
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Think I could read a hundred of these and never get bored. Great continuation to the series, can't wait to see what's next.
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Think I could read a hundred of these and never get bored. Great continuation to the series, can't wait to see what's next.
💙📚 Book 49 of 2025: The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
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Ii can't pinpoint why I didn't like this one as much as A House with Good Bones, but something left me unsatisfied with it. Still enjoyed it though, one more to go!
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Ii can't pinpoint why I didn't like this one as much as A House with Good Bones, but something left me unsatisfied with it. Still enjoyed it though, one more to go!
November 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
💙📚 Book 49 of 2025: The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
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Ii can't pinpoint why I didn't like this one as much as A House with Good Bones, but something left me unsatisfied with it. Still enjoyed it though, one more to go!
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Ii can't pinpoint why I didn't like this one as much as A House with Good Bones, but something left me unsatisfied with it. Still enjoyed it though, one more to go!
💙📚 Book 48 of 2025: We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
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Very similar to Thursday Murder Club in style, but think I preferred TMC overall. Still very good though! Looking forward to TMC5 later this year.
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Very similar to Thursday Murder Club in style, but think I preferred TMC overall. Still very good though! Looking forward to TMC5 later this year.
November 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
💙📚 Book 48 of 2025: We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
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Very similar to Thursday Murder Club in style, but think I preferred TMC overall. Still very good though! Looking forward to TMC5 later this year.
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Very similar to Thursday Murder Club in style, but think I preferred TMC overall. Still very good though! Looking forward to TMC5 later this year.
💙📚 Book 47 of 2025: First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
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Bought on @becadreads.bsky.social's recommendation (admittedly months ago) and didn't disappoint. Great pacing and twists, thought the flashback elements really fleshed out the story as well as the main character.
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Bought on @becadreads.bsky.social's recommendation (admittedly months ago) and didn't disappoint. Great pacing and twists, thought the flashback elements really fleshed out the story as well as the main character.
November 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
💙📚 Book 47 of 2025: First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
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Bought on @becadreads.bsky.social's recommendation (admittedly months ago) and didn't disappoint. Great pacing and twists, thought the flashback elements really fleshed out the story as well as the main character.
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Bought on @becadreads.bsky.social's recommendation (admittedly months ago) and didn't disappoint. Great pacing and twists, thought the flashback elements really fleshed out the story as well as the main character.
💙📚 Book 46 of 2025: A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
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Had to squeeze in a horror read for October, found that much easier to read after a very in-depth fantasy. Taking a few paperbacks with me for a week away next but will do the other two accompanying Evernight editions on my return!
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Had to squeeze in a horror read for October, found that much easier to read after a very in-depth fantasy. Taking a few paperbacks with me for a week away next but will do the other two accompanying Evernight editions on my return!
October 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
💙📚 Book 46 of 2025: A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
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Had to squeeze in a horror read for October, found that much easier to read after a very in-depth fantasy. Taking a few paperbacks with me for a week away next but will do the other two accompanying Evernight editions on my return!
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Had to squeeze in a horror read for October, found that much easier to read after a very in-depth fantasy. Taking a few paperbacks with me for a week away next but will do the other two accompanying Evernight editions on my return!
💙📚 Book 45 of 2025: The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
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Elite, top tier fantasy. Brilliant characters, great setting, wonderfully built world, just a genuine 10/10. Go read it. Need to pick up the sequels in the new year.
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Elite, top tier fantasy. Brilliant characters, great setting, wonderfully built world, just a genuine 10/10. Go read it. Need to pick up the sequels in the new year.
October 28, 2025 at 7:59 AM
💙📚 Book 45 of 2025: The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
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Elite, top tier fantasy. Brilliant characters, great setting, wonderfully built world, just a genuine 10/10. Go read it. Need to pick up the sequels in the new year.
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Elite, top tier fantasy. Brilliant characters, great setting, wonderfully built world, just a genuine 10/10. Go read it. Need to pick up the sequels in the new year.
I'm still alive! I'm still reading The Lies of Locke Lamora (100% the longest its taken me to read a 5⭐️, its honestly elite), here's two new books I bought to prove I'm still going!
October 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I'm still alive! I'm still reading The Lies of Locke Lamora (100% the longest its taken me to read a 5⭐️, its honestly elite), here's two new books I bought to prove I'm still going!
💙📚 Book 44 of 2025: Three Shattered Souls by Mai Corland
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Have to say, I don't think I enjoyed it as much as the first two, but I think that's just life's fault for being busy and taking ages to read it as a result 😅 fun end to the series nonetheless, keen to see what Mai writes next!
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Have to say, I don't think I enjoyed it as much as the first two, but I think that's just life's fault for being busy and taking ages to read it as a result 😅 fun end to the series nonetheless, keen to see what Mai writes next!
October 1, 2025 at 5:52 AM
💙📚 Book 44 of 2025: Three Shattered Souls by Mai Corland
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Have to say, I don't think I enjoyed it as much as the first two, but I think that's just life's fault for being busy and taking ages to read it as a result 😅 fun end to the series nonetheless, keen to see what Mai writes next!
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Have to say, I don't think I enjoyed it as much as the first two, but I think that's just life's fault for being busy and taking ages to read it as a result 😅 fun end to the series nonetheless, keen to see what Mai writes next!
💙📚 Book 43 of 2025: Blood of Hercules by Jasmine Mas
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Had fun with this, I liked a lot of the world ideas more than the plot itself, so hoping the sequel (which I'll now have to get on with buying) picks up more of the bits I enjoyed from this one.
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Had fun with this, I liked a lot of the world ideas more than the plot itself, so hoping the sequel (which I'll now have to get on with buying) picks up more of the bits I enjoyed from this one.
September 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
💙📚 Book 43 of 2025: Blood of Hercules by Jasmine Mas
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Had fun with this, I liked a lot of the world ideas more than the plot itself, so hoping the sequel (which I'll now have to get on with buying) picks up more of the bits I enjoyed from this one.
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Had fun with this, I liked a lot of the world ideas more than the plot itself, so hoping the sequel (which I'll now have to get on with buying) picks up more of the bits I enjoyed from this one.
💙📚 Belated August Wrap Up
Some good picks this month, Sam Holland continues to be brilliantly twisted and Evernight stepped up eith Bat Eater, thoroughly enjoyed it.
Some good picks this month, Sam Holland continues to be brilliantly twisted and Evernight stepped up eith Bat Eater, thoroughly enjoyed it.
September 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
💙📚 Belated August Wrap Up
Some good picks this month, Sam Holland continues to be brilliantly twisted and Evernight stepped up eith Bat Eater, thoroughly enjoyed it.
Some good picks this month, Sam Holland continues to be brilliantly twisted and Evernight stepped up eith Bat Eater, thoroughly enjoyed it.
Book 42 of 2025: Murder Mindfully by Karsten Dusse
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Absolutely loved this and it genuinely had some good tips (on mindfulness not murder). I don't know if there's a sequel planned - or already released - but I'd love there to be more. Great as a self-contained story though.
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Absolutely loved this and it genuinely had some good tips (on mindfulness not murder). I don't know if there's a sequel planned - or already released - but I'd love there to be more. Great as a self-contained story though.
September 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Book 42 of 2025: Murder Mindfully by Karsten Dusse
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Absolutely loved this and it genuinely had some good tips (on mindfulness not murder). I don't know if there's a sequel planned - or already released - but I'd love there to be more. Great as a self-contained story though.
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Absolutely loved this and it genuinely had some good tips (on mindfulness not murder). I don't know if there's a sequel planned - or already released - but I'd love there to be more. Great as a self-contained story though.
August 31, 2025 at 9:29 PM
💙📚 Book 41 of 2025: Bat Eater by Kylie Lee Baker
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Enjoyed this one a lot! Pandemic literature seems very hit or miss depending on the approach but thought it really helped set the tone for this whilst exploring a very real problem that stemmed from it.
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Enjoyed this one a lot! Pandemic literature seems very hit or miss depending on the approach but thought it really helped set the tone for this whilst exploring a very real problem that stemmed from it.
August 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
💙📚 Book 41 of 2025: Bat Eater by Kylie Lee Baker
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Enjoyed this one a lot! Pandemic literature seems very hit or miss depending on the approach but thought it really helped set the tone for this whilst exploring a very real problem that stemmed from it.
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Enjoyed this one a lot! Pandemic literature seems very hit or miss depending on the approach but thought it really helped set the tone for this whilst exploring a very real problem that stemmed from it.
💙📚 Book 40 of 2025: Alchemy and a Cup of Tea by Rebecca Thorne
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Definitely enjoyed the start of the series more than the end, but a fun read nonetheless.
Also means my reading goal.for the year is done with 4 months spare! 🥳
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Definitely enjoyed the start of the series more than the end, but a fun read nonetheless.
Also means my reading goal.for the year is done with 4 months spare! 🥳
August 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
💙📚 Book 40 of 2025: Alchemy and a Cup of Tea by Rebecca Thorne
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Definitely enjoyed the start of the series more than the end, but a fun read nonetheless.
Also means my reading goal.for the year is done with 4 months spare! 🥳
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Definitely enjoyed the start of the series more than the end, but a fun read nonetheless.
Also means my reading goal.for the year is done with 4 months spare! 🥳
📚💙 First subscription book from @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social is here 😍
August 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
📚💙 First subscription book from @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social is here 😍
Apologies to my postman for having to drop all of these beauties off today.
Nothing better than a gorgeous stack of books 💙📚
Can't wait to see how the Broken Blades series ends and get another taste of Gareth Brown's work!
Nothing better than a gorgeous stack of books 💙📚
Can't wait to see how the Broken Blades series ends and get another taste of Gareth Brown's work!
August 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Apologies to my postman for having to drop all of these beauties off today.
Nothing better than a gorgeous stack of books 💙📚
Can't wait to see how the Broken Blades series ends and get another taste of Gareth Brown's work!
Nothing better than a gorgeous stack of books 💙📚
Can't wait to see how the Broken Blades series ends and get another taste of Gareth Brown's work!
💙📚 Book 38 of 2025: The Countdown Killer by Sam Holland
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Had to go straight on to finish off the series, just need to track down The Twenty now! Great end to Cara's trilogy, interested to see what's next for all involved!
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Had to go straight on to finish off the series, just need to track down The Twenty now! Great end to Cara's trilogy, interested to see what's next for all involved!
August 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
💙📚 Book 38 of 2025: The Countdown Killer by Sam Holland
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Had to go straight on to finish off the series, just need to track down The Twenty now! Great end to Cara's trilogy, interested to see what's next for all involved!
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Had to go straight on to finish off the series, just need to track down The Twenty now! Great end to Cara's trilogy, interested to see what's next for all involved!
💙📚 Book 37 of 2025: The Puppet Master by Sam Holland
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Brilliant, dark work once again from Sam, somehow didn't realise I'd missed a book out so I'll have to rectify that but I'm just gonna Power in with The Countdown Killer next!
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Brilliant, dark work once again from Sam, somehow didn't realise I'd missed a book out so I'll have to rectify that but I'm just gonna Power in with The Countdown Killer next!
August 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
💙📚 Book 37 of 2025: The Puppet Master by Sam Holland
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Brilliant, dark work once again from Sam, somehow didn't realise I'd missed a book out so I'll have to rectify that but I'm just gonna Power in with The Countdown Killer next!
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Brilliant, dark work once again from Sam, somehow didn't realise I'd missed a book out so I'll have to rectify that but I'm just gonna Power in with The Countdown Killer next!
July Reading Round Up 📚💙
Severely slowed by Clytemnestra (RIP daily streak in the 60s) but a great five star read this month.
August Plan I Won't Stick To:
- More Sam Holland
- The Martian
- At least one of the (I think) 10 books i have due this month 😅
- Maybe finally The Library Trilogy
Severely slowed by Clytemnestra (RIP daily streak in the 60s) but a great five star read this month.
August Plan I Won't Stick To:
- More Sam Holland
- The Martian
- At least one of the (I think) 10 books i have due this month 😅
- Maybe finally The Library Trilogy
August 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
July Reading Round Up 📚💙
Severely slowed by Clytemnestra (RIP daily streak in the 60s) but a great five star read this month.
August Plan I Won't Stick To:
- More Sam Holland
- The Martian
- At least one of the (I think) 10 books i have due this month 😅
- Maybe finally The Library Trilogy
Severely slowed by Clytemnestra (RIP daily streak in the 60s) but a great five star read this month.
August Plan I Won't Stick To:
- More Sam Holland
- The Martian
- At least one of the (I think) 10 books i have due this month 😅
- Maybe finally The Library Trilogy
📚💙 Book 36 of 2025: Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati
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I don't know what I wanted from this book but I didn't get it. Character work helped and the Page and Wick edition is hella pretty so scores in the middle.
Need a good crime dose now, that felt a slog to read.
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I don't know what I wanted from this book but I didn't get it. Character work helped and the Page and Wick edition is hella pretty so scores in the middle.
Need a good crime dose now, that felt a slog to read.
July 31, 2025 at 6:57 PM
📚💙 Book 36 of 2025: Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati
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I don't know what I wanted from this book but I didn't get it. Character work helped and the Page and Wick edition is hella pretty so scores in the middle.
Need a good crime dose now, that felt a slog to read.
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I don't know what I wanted from this book but I didn't get it. Character work helped and the Page and Wick edition is hella pretty so scores in the middle.
Need a good crime dose now, that felt a slog to read.
July 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
📚💙 Book 35 of 2025: Monk and Robot by Becky Chambers
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I've wanted to read these novellas for a good while so getting the pair together was a bonus! Felt similar in a way to Project Hail Mary, I could see parallels between Ryland and Rocky and Dex and Mosscap, more philosophical though!
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I've wanted to read these novellas for a good while so getting the pair together was a bonus! Felt similar in a way to Project Hail Mary, I could see parallels between Ryland and Rocky and Dex and Mosscap, more philosophical though!
July 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
📚💙 Book 35 of 2025: Monk and Robot by Becky Chambers
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I've wanted to read these novellas for a good while so getting the pair together was a bonus! Felt similar in a way to Project Hail Mary, I could see parallels between Ryland and Rocky and Dex and Mosscap, more philosophical though!
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I've wanted to read these novellas for a good while so getting the pair together was a bonus! Felt similar in a way to Project Hail Mary, I could see parallels between Ryland and Rocky and Dex and Mosscap, more philosophical though!
I've never heard of this book but Lilac Library's edition of Terror at the Gates looks absolutely stunning! Might have to keep an eye on this one. 📚💙
July 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I've never heard of this book but Lilac Library's edition of Terror at the Gates looks absolutely stunning! Might have to keep an eye on this one. 📚💙