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#SignedBooks - how do we feel about them, do we love ‘em, are we ‘meh’ about them, what‘s the consensus?
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I’m very ‘meh’ about them UNLESS the the signing is personalised! I won’t go out of my way to buy a signed edition, but if I meet the author and they sign my book (Hanna Jameson signed my copy of #TheLast when I met her at her book launch!) or an author sends me a personalised signed copy, then that is not only way cool, but also way special. I think there’s something about seeing my name written which individualised it 🤔.
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In other #bookish news: I finished reading #GoldenChild, and it’s one of those books I need to ponder for a while. It was good, some parts wonderful, emotive, but I felt something was missing, it was a bit slow in parts but it was more than that, I just can’t put my finger on it 🤔. I’ll ponder it for a few days, see if it clicks and it’s silently brilliant, or if I figure out what didn’t work for me....
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(I haven’t read the other three books in this photo yet, but I hope to soon. #StellaFortuna is #gifted & publishes 7th May)
#Shelfie
Is there anything more magical than a shelf full of books?
I have two of these storage units, and I’ve turned them both into #bookcases, I love them because I can double stack, but I still can’t get away from those stacks on the floor 😆 Too many books is a wonderful problem to have.
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And yes, I put sticky tabs on some of the spines of proof copies to remind me when the publication date is. This case is mostly #gifted books.
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I have this overwhelming urge to reorganise my #bookshelves, maybe cull a few books 🤷🏾♀️ so do I dedicate a day this week to that task? 🤔
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QOTD: How often do you reorganise your shelves? How are your shelves organised?
#Magic
QOTD: Are you a fan of novels steeped in #folklore and #fairytales?
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I am! The Bear and the Nightingale is steeped in #Russian folklore, and I loved every minute of it! It’s the first book in the Winternight trilogy, have you read this one? Swipe for synopsis.
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I loved the magical forest, the seamless blurring of lines between reality and #fantasy. And as y’all know, I have a real love of atmospheric books, it’s not specific to any one atmosphere, it just has to be all encompassing, so strong it almost becomes a physical thing, like a blanket, and I can just wrap it around myself. tBatN has an #enchanting, otherworldly atmosphere, and it was 👌🏾. .
I loved the wintery setting, the folktales, great characters, a wonderfully literary novel.
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Shoutout to @cozybooknook for the #buddyread, looking forward to reading book 2 with you! 💙.
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#bookstagrammer #thebearandthenightingale #katherinearden #trilogy #winternighttrilogy #winternight #bookgram #readersofinstagram #igbooks #coverlove #beautifulbooks #booknerdigans #bookcommunity #ilovereading
It’s true...
I do prefer a female lead.
How badass is this pin Lauren - @slowreadersclub - sent me?! I absolutely love it!
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In this bookstagram community, I’ve met some of the kindest people. Not only did Lauren send me this pin... swipe and you’ll see just how kind she is! ....Three books (all of which I so desperately wanted) and a @novelsleepers too!! Lauren has recently started selling these handmade book sleeves, and I can personally attest to their quality and gorgeousness. If you’re looking for a ‘sleeve’ to protect your books, I highly recommend checking out @novelsleepers!
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Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity, Lauren, and I’m glad we were able to support each other through that recent bookish mishap ♥️.
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#bookcommunity #sprayededges #femalelead #feminism #supportingwomen #novelsleepers #booksleeve #pin #bookfashion #readingislit #womanwriters #readingisfundamental #readingislife #avidreader #bookphotograph #blackbooks #blackauthors #randomactsofkindness
#TheGlassWoman
Hands up, who loves an atmospheric novel? 🙋🏾♀️ Me too, so I must thank Michael Joseph (a @penguinukbooks imprint) for sending me a copy of this one.
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1686, Iceland. Jón Eiríksson buried one wife this year. But how long can his secrets remain hidden? Swipe to read synopsis.
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#BookReview:
The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea is a wonderful book, an atmospheric and immersive tale of superstition and salvation.
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And the setting for this novel: Iceland, 1686 – the perfect setting; in the village of Stykkisholmur, the whispers of the locals created this real sense of isolation for Rosa, the cold climate and the snowfall enhanced this feeling of loneliness, but brought with it this air of desperation, this need for you to know what happened to Jon’s first wife, and whether Rósa is safe.
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The plot just wraps itself around you, the isolated setting, the cold, it just draws you in in such a compelling way. The ending was quite a moving one, but a little long winded; while a more succinct ending may have been more preferable. If you’re a fan dark, cold, and moody atmospheres, haunting tales of times past, then you need to lose yourself in The Glass Woman.
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Highly Recommended!
#NeverAgain
A year ago today, something changed in Parkland, Florida. Seventeen lives were lost in a school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. #Parkland by @davecullenwriter is the exclusive story of the school shooting, this #nonfiction book focuses on the aftermath - the extraordinary #NeverAgain March For Our Lives Campaign that seized the country with hope. A deeply moving account of the teenage survivors.
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Thank you to @katyaellis_ at @quercusbooks for sending me a free copy of this book, and also for including a copy of the newest edition of #Columbine. Dave Cullen was one of the first reporters on the scene of the Columbine High School shooting, he spent ten years on this book, and it is considered the definitive account.
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When I read my degree in #criminology, I did a research paper on the Virginia Tech school shooting, and while it was nowhere near as in-depth as Cullen’s work, it really opened my eyes to how these tragic events can occur, to understand how/why opens up the possibility to prevent, but also the resilience and bravery of the survivors is truly the light in the darkness.
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I have no doubt that these two books will be powerful and moving reads, important ones, and I really do pray that #NeverAgain! 🙌🏾
