Vikki Patis
@vikkipatis.bsky.social
Author of queer dark novels, aka Victoria Hawthorne. Scottish with an English accent. Owned by golden retrievers. Views mine. 🏴🏳️🌈🇵🇸 she/her
https://linktr.ee/vikkipatis
https://linktr.ee/vikkipatis
Me when Creative Scotland rejects my second application for funding
November 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Me when Creative Scotland rejects my second application for funding
I just released the cover for my first self-published thriller! It was originally published in 2020 but I got the rights back, so I'm giving it a go!
November 7, 2025 at 8:41 AM
I just released the cover for my first self-published thriller! It was originally published in 2020 but I got the rights back, so I'm giving it a go!
Are you ready to fall in love (again) with Girl, Lost? I'm so excited to bring you this fully re-edited, rebranded version on 9th March 2026. Kindle pre-orders are open now, more coming soon!
Pre-order here: amzn.to/47Z8OPM
Pre-order here: amzn.to/47Z8OPM
November 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Are you ready to fall in love (again) with Girl, Lost? I'm so excited to bring you this fully re-edited, rebranded version on 9th March 2026. Kindle pre-orders are open now, more coming soon!
Pre-order here: amzn.to/47Z8OPM
Pre-order here: amzn.to/47Z8OPM
October's reading wrap-up! Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep had far too many women breasting boobily for my liking, but Before & After was excellent (a 600lb shut-in faces the end of the world?! 🤌).
November 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
October's reading wrap-up! Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep had far too many women breasting boobily for my liking, but Before & After was excellent (a 600lb shut-in faces the end of the world?! 🤌).
My horror novels might not be out yet (👀), but I have plenty of books that are perfect for spooky season!
Return to Blackwater House is a gothic thriller with a haunted protagonist. And The House at Helygen is your typical haunted house with historical (human) horrors.
vikkipatisauthor.com/books/
Return to Blackwater House is a gothic thriller with a haunted protagonist. And The House at Helygen is your typical haunted house with historical (human) horrors.
vikkipatisauthor.com/books/
October 30, 2025 at 11:31 AM
My horror novels might not be out yet (👀), but I have plenty of books that are perfect for spooky season!
Return to Blackwater House is a gothic thriller with a haunted protagonist. And The House at Helygen is your typical haunted house with historical (human) horrors.
vikkipatisauthor.com/books/
Return to Blackwater House is a gothic thriller with a haunted protagonist. And The House at Helygen is your typical haunted house with historical (human) horrors.
vikkipatisauthor.com/books/
My engagement on here is shocking. Clearly I'm not giving the people what they want — except these are two sapphic horror comedy films that you absolutely need to watch this spooky season. Lesbian and trans rep, women's wrongs, and one Rasputin montage that is *chef's kiss*
October 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
My engagement on here is shocking. Clearly I'm not giving the people what they want — except these are two sapphic horror comedy films that you absolutely need to watch this spooky season. Lesbian and trans rep, women's wrongs, and one Rasputin montage that is *chef's kiss*
Idk why this has such a bad rating (except for the inclusion of Lawrence Fox), it's such a clever, haunting film exploring the true horrors of war.
October 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Idk why this has such a bad rating (except for the inclusion of Lawrence Fox), it's such a clever, haunting film exploring the true horrors of war.
Post you from a different era
Me with my favourite auntie and my nan in the background. Circa 1996?
Me with my favourite auntie and my nan in the background. Circa 1996?
October 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Post you from a different era
Me with my favourite auntie and my nan in the background. Circa 1996?
Me with my favourite auntie and my nan in the background. Circa 1996?
It's not often a book makes me physically squirm, but this one did. You Weren't Meant to be Human is an unflinching, unforgettable novel of body horror, queerness, and trauma. A truly consuming read, if you can stomach it (heh).
Out now from @ajwhiteauthor.bsky.social @daphnepress.bsky.social
Out now from @ajwhiteauthor.bsky.social @daphnepress.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 9:51 AM
It's not often a book makes me physically squirm, but this one did. You Weren't Meant to be Human is an unflinching, unforgettable novel of body horror, queerness, and trauma. A truly consuming read, if you can stomach it (heh).
Out now from @ajwhiteauthor.bsky.social @daphnepress.bsky.social
Out now from @ajwhiteauthor.bsky.social @daphnepress.bsky.social
'so I asked Chat GPT—'
October 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
'so I asked Chat GPT—'
So-called 'bad track' is complete and utter bollocks.
October 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM
So-called 'bad track' is complete and utter bollocks.
September reading wrap-up! A varied month packed with brilliant reads. I was glad to find Flat 401 on BorrowBox so I could finally read @kingsley-pearson.bsky.social's excellent debut!
October 1, 2025 at 7:12 AM
September reading wrap-up! A varied month packed with brilliant reads. I was glad to find Flat 401 on BorrowBox so I could finally read @kingsley-pearson.bsky.social's excellent debut!
Just finished my third (?) rewatch of Better Call Saul and man, it just gets better every time.
September 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Just finished my third (?) rewatch of Better Call Saul and man, it just gets better every time.
I don't think I took a single breath during the first half of this book. 59 Minutes is one of the best stories I've read in a while, with a twist that is SO perfectly executed, I never saw it coming. Out on the 25th from @holly.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I don't think I took a single breath during the first half of this book. 59 Minutes is one of the best stories I've read in a while, with a twist that is SO perfectly executed, I never saw it coming. Out on the 25th from @holly.bsky.social
Performative reading? I don't know her. Fun horror is where it's at.
(I had SO many good things to say about the last book of the month, but then I found something weird in it so I'll be saying nothing further 👀)
(I had SO many good things to say about the last book of the month, but then I found something weird in it so I'll be saying nothing further 👀)
September 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Performative reading? I don't know her. Fun horror is where it's at.
(I had SO many good things to say about the last book of the month, but then I found something weird in it so I'll be saying nothing further 👀)
(I had SO many good things to say about the last book of the month, but then I found something weird in it so I'll be saying nothing further 👀)
So happy to have this movie in my collection! We did a tour of some charity shops today, but Vinted has been a goldmine.
August 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
So happy to have this movie in my collection! We did a tour of some charity shops today, but Vinted has been a goldmine.
Strong contender for a new Bluesky banner 😂
August 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Strong contender for a new Bluesky banner 😂
![The twitter user then clarified they meant 'the other author mentioned' [John Boyne].
Grok: Yes, John Boyne sparked controversy in 2020 by criticizing Auschwitz-themed book titles. The Auschwitz Museum responded, advising against using his novel "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" for Holocaust education due to historical inaccuracies. Boyne defended it as a fable, not fact, and later dismissed the spat as an "urban myth."
ElaAI: Is the book inaccurate? Please be truthful and thorough.
Grok: Yes, "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" contains major historical inaccuracies, as criticized by the Auschwitz Museum and historians. Key issues: Bruno's ignorance of Nazism is implausible for a commandant's son; Shmuel, a Jewish boy, would have been gassed immediately, not survived long-term; the fence meetings and crawl-under escape defy camp security. The story falsely implies widespread German unawareness of the Holocaust. The Museum advises against using it for education, deeming it a fable that distorts facts. Boyne defends it as non-historical fiction. (347 chars)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sapikdu2z4y5rhmzyguwehyl/bafkreiah2exskkfyszf2svbd6w5ozlswo2a24bp3jsa57ehcxx5ho63r6y@jpeg)
Why are the TERFs obsessed with trawling through Bluesky? And can someone explain how TERF is a 'gendered slur' when I was talking about John Boyne?
August 9, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Why are the TERFs obsessed with trawling through Bluesky? And can someone explain how TERF is a 'gendered slur' when I was talking about John Boyne?
A wee bit late but here's July's reading wrap-up! Lots of audiobooks, most of which were library loans.
Standouts were The Compound (The Hunger Games meets Love Island? Say less!) and They Never Learn (like Promising Young Woman with a satisfying ending). And Suzanne Collins has my heart, the end.
Standouts were The Compound (The Hunger Games meets Love Island? Say less!) and They Never Learn (like Promising Young Woman with a satisfying ending). And Suzanne Collins has my heart, the end.
August 4, 2025 at 11:55 AM
A wee bit late but here's July's reading wrap-up! Lots of audiobooks, most of which were library loans.
Standouts were The Compound (The Hunger Games meets Love Island? Say less!) and They Never Learn (like Promising Young Woman with a satisfying ending). And Suzanne Collins has my heart, the end.
Standouts were The Compound (The Hunger Games meets Love Island? Say less!) and They Never Learn (like Promising Young Woman with a satisfying ending). And Suzanne Collins has my heart, the end.
I see the age verification is going well
July 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I see the age verification is going well
I'd say no, babes, they're not.
July 23, 2025 at 8:25 AM
I'd say no, babes, they're not.
Rom coms aren't usually my jam, but a love story with ghosts? I couldn't resist. Nearly Departed is both a lighthearted and moving read about what happens when you try to move on, but your love just won't stay buried.
Out in August from @lucasoakeley.bsky.social
Out in August from @lucasoakeley.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Rom coms aren't usually my jam, but a love story with ghosts? I couldn't resist. Nearly Departed is both a lighthearted and moving read about what happens when you try to move on, but your love just won't stay buried.
Out in August from @lucasoakeley.bsky.social
Out in August from @lucasoakeley.bsky.social
Ordered some gluten free cakes. The packaging is so cute!
July 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Ordered some gluten free cakes. The packaging is so cute!