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Sue Thomas
@brownflopsy.bsky.social
Lover of all things bookish. Book reviewer and blogger at Brown Flopsy's Book Burrow. Cat servant. 🇬🇧 http://linktr.ee/brownflopsy Admin for The SquadPod Collective https://bsky.app/profile/squadpod2021.bsky.social
Thank you @laurasherlock21.bsky.social for this copy of #AChristmasGift by @suemoorcroftauthor.bsky.social - coming in paperback 6th Nov from Avon Books UK. 🎄
I'll be cosying up very soon to read this gem with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang, and I am so ready for all the festive vibes! 💙📚📚
November 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Thank you to the Team BATC gang for this fabulous copy of #TheCatShare by Angela Jariwala, which is out from @simonschusteruk.bsky.social on 4th Dec.
#BlogTour review coming soon! 💙📚🐈‍⬛
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Thank you @katmckenna.bsky.social @michaeljbooks.bsky.social for this fab proof of #ElizabethAndMarilyn by Julie Owen Moylan - out 2nd April. I have devoured every single one of Julie's novels, and am so excited about absorbing another one! 💙📚
October 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Thank you @vikingbooksuk.bsky.social for theses beautiful proofs of #IntoTheMidnightWood by @anmccollum.bsky.social (out 22nd Jan) and #Smallie by Eden McKenzie-Goddard (out 28th May).
I am really looking forward to reading them both with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang next year! 💙📚
October 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Thank you @laurasherlock21.bsky.social for this proof of #UnreliableNarrator by Araminta Hall - out from @panmacmillan.bsky.social 5th March.
Araminta's novels are always thought provoking. Really looking forward to reading this with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang in the new year! 🤩
October 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Thank you @headofzeus.bsky.social for this fabulous proof of #TheTwoHundredYearsWar by Michael Livingstone which is out now from #Apollo 💙📚
This sounds fascinating and right up my history-loving street. Looking forward to putting my feet up and diving in! ⚔
October 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Happy publication day #SilentBones by the brilliant @valmcdermid.bsky.social 🎉 Out today from Sphere @littlebrown.bsky.social

I'm reading this baby right now for the @squadpod2021.bsky.social #BookClub and loving being back with Karen Pirie and the HCU gang! Review coming soon! 💙📚
October 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Thank you @hqstories.bsky.social for this gorgeous copy of #AllTogetherForChristmas by Sarah Morgan which I'm so looking forward to cosying-up with!
Out today! 🎄💙📚
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Thank you #BookBreak @panmacmillan.bsky.social for this intriguing copy of #PartiesAndPassions - part of the stunning new series in the Macmillan Collector's Library collection, celebrating the greatest parties and the wildest passions in literature. I'm so looking forward to it! 💙📚
October 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Thank you @libraryofchlo.bsky.social for this fab copy of #ChefsKissAtTheChalet by Sookie Snow, which is out 6th November from @panmacmillan.bsky.social
I'm really looking forward to cosying up with this one next month for the @squadpod2021.bsky.social #BookClub 💙📚
October 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Thank you @tigerteamcreative.bsky.social for this stunning special edition of #VengefulWomen by Melanie Blake - coming 6th November! Preorder your copy now! 💙📚
The Falcon Bay women are back... and they are out for revenge!
#BlogTour on the way...
October 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thank you @headofzeus.bsky.social for this exciting copy of #EscapeToTheNorthernLights by @carriewalker.bsky.social - out 6th Nov from Aria Fiction. ❄
I'm so looking forward to reading this third instalment of Carrie's heartwarming Escapes series with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang soon! 💙📚
October 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Thank you @faberbooks.bsky.social for this festive surprise! #TheChristmasClue by @nicolaupson.bsky.social is out now, and it stars the real-life couple who invented Cluedo.
I adore Nicola's books, so I cannot wait to devour this little stand-alone tale! 💙📚
October 14, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Thank you @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social for this very pretty copy of #AnEnigmaByTheSea by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini, tns by Gregory Dowling.
Coming 22nd Jan, this is the third Fruttero and Lucentini mystery to be published in English by this fab indie publisher.
I cannot wait! 💙📚
October 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Thank you @headlinebooks.bsky.social for this gorgeous proof of #FirefliesInWinter by Eleanor Shearer which is out 10th Feb 2026.
This sounds wonderful - I can't wait to meet Anges and Cora, and follow their story of love and survival on the edge of the wilderness! 💙📚
October 14, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Thank you @northodoxpress.bsky.social for these exciting copies of #GreenLaughing by Andrew Hall and #TheDarkestTide by Jane Dougherty, which are both out now! 💙📚
Northodox is an indie publisher that should really be on your radar book lovers! Check them out here: www.northodox.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Thank you @tigerteamcreative.bsky.social for this fab proof package! Melanie Blake returns with #VengefulWomen - the final explosive art of her sexy #FalconBay trilogy! 🤩
Coming 6th Nov in gorgeous hardback this is one you do not want to miss. I cannot wait to see how the story ends... 💙📚
October 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Thank you FMcM Associates for the fab finished copy of #TheHawkIsDead by @peterjamesauthor.bsky.social which is out 21st October from @panmacmillan.bsky.social 💙📚
I have been hearing so many good things about this one, and am really looking forward to joining Roy Grace on his latest adventure!
October 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Thank you lovely SJV for this beautiful proof of #ThemGirls by the wonderful @evakinder.bsky.social which is coming from Team BATC @simonschusteruk.bsky.social in April 2026. 💙📚
I adore Eva's writing and am so looking forward to meeting sisters Goldie and Vee! 💙🧡
October 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Thank you @penguinbooksuk.bsky.social for this cracking proof of #IceAngels by @carolinemitchell.bsky.social which is out 15th January '26.
I'm so looking forward to reading this beauty in Jan with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang! 🤩 💙📚
October 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Thank you @lararosetamara.bsky.social for this lovely pb copy of the gorgeous #YoursForTheSeason by Emily Stone, which is out today from @headlinebooks.bsky.social 🎉 💙📚

I really enjoyed this heartwarming, festive tale of love and family. See my review here:
brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2025/08/your...
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Happy paperback publication day to the brilliant #HenryV by Dan Jones - a compelling narrative of England's greatest king from our best-selling medieval historian. 💙📚

Out now from #Apollo @headofzeus.bsky.social this book brings history alive!

brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2025/10/henr...
October 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Thank you @publicistkelly.bsky.social for this intriguing copy of #WhiteRaven by Maggie Ritchie which is out 15th November from @scotstreetpress.bsky.social 💙📚

I loved Maggie's previous book #DaisyChain so I'm really looking forward to reading more of her work.

#BlogTour coming soon!
October 1, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Thank you @oneworldbooks.bsky.social for this highly anticipated copy of #TheMerge by Grace Walker, which is coming from #Magpie 6th November.
I love a speculative novel and am so looking forward to reading this debut with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang next month! 💙📚
October 1, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Thank you @headofzeus.bsky.social for this luscious proof of #LoveAndOtherBrainExperiments by Hannah Brohm - out 12th Feb and available to preorder now! 💙📚
Looking forward to reading this gorgeous STEM romance with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang in Feb! 💜
September 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM