The Due Date by Niki Mackay ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ . This one had been on my TBR pile for a while and I’m so glad I picked it up at the local charity shop. I instantly was hooked by the storyline. I liked Ali’s character, the fact that she was slightly obsessed with the chance to have a friend and her struggle initially with motherhood made her feel even more real to me. The plot definitely had enough twists and turns to keep me intrigued all the way through and the epilogue was especially great! I do love a good twist and this book certainly ends on a great one. The writing style and pace was very good. I liked how the chapters alternate between past and present and, whilst most of the book is from Ali’s perspective, it features short chapters from each character. It was complicated enough to be interesting and keep me guessing but it was still a fairly easy read - just the type I like after working all day. This is the first I’ve read by this author and hopefully not the last. Have you read The Due Date? What did you think? 📖 . #books #booksbooksbooks #bookstagram #booksta #ukbooksta #ukbookstagram #bookcommunity #review #bookreview #nikimackay #theduedate #thriller #thrillernovel #thrillernovels #bookrecommendation #booklover #thrillerbooksaddict #bookaddict #lovetoread #lovereading
ʜᴏᴡ ᴘɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇꜱᴛ ꜱᴇᴇꜱ ᴍᴇ Thanks to my lovely @vickyreadss_ for the tag!🫶🏻 we’re practically twins!✨ How does Pinterest see you? Are these right for me?🥰 Tagged some peeps to join in!🏷️ #pinterest #howpinterestseesme #bookstagram #booklovers #bookbabes #ukbooksta #bookcommunity #romancereaders #horrorgirls #musicgirls #darkasthetics
𝕿𝖍𝖗𝖊𝖊 𝕮𝖍𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖊𝖓𝖌𝖊 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐓𝐁𝐑 🕷️ One Dark Window @rmgillig 🕷️ Keeping 13 @authorchloewalsh 🕷️ The Right Move @liztomforde.author 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 🕷️ Selah Gothic @katblackthorneauthor 🕷️ In The Shadows @jaowenby1 🕷️ These Rough Waters @authorriawilde 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 🕷️ A Court of Thorns and Roses @sarahjmaas 🕷️ Promises and Pomegranates @srmauthor 🕷️ Blood Orange @authorhalle #threechallenge #bookchallenge #bookcommunity #bookcollector #bookcollection #romancereaders #romancebooks #smutbooks #spicyromance #darkromance #romancereaders #ukbooksta #bookstagram #booklovers
I saw @mads.chaos_ do this challenge so I’m jumping on board! 📚𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞📚 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚍𝚘 𝚕 𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚖𝚢 𝚗𝚎𝚡𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍? ✨ I’m the biggest mood reader known to man. I simply cannot stick to a TBR. 𝚋𝚞𝚢 𝚘𝚛 𝚋𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚠? ✨ KU girlie through and through, but I will buy the physical as a trophy. 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚊𝚝 𝚊 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚘𝚛 𝚓𝚞𝚐𝚐𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐? ✨ I’d like to say I read one at a time, but I can have several on the go. 𝚊 𝚋𝚊𝚍 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 - 𝙳𝙽𝙵 𝚘𝚛 𝚔𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐? ✨ DNF all day! I don’t see the point in wasting time if a book isn’t for you. 𝚙𝚑𝚢𝚜𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕, 𝚊𝚞𝚍𝚒𝚘 𝚘𝚛 𝚎-𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛? ✨ All of the above! But, I’ll only listen to audiobooks if I’ve already read the book. 𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚌 𝚘𝚛 𝚗𝚘𝚝? ✨ I haven’t read a classic in a long time! 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚔 𝚘𝚛 𝚍𝚘𝚐 𝚎𝚊𝚛? ✨ Bookmarks allllll the way! Tagging some babes to join in! If you see this, you’re tagged.🏷️🫶🏻 #readinghabits #bookchallenge #bookstagram #booklovers #bookbabes #readersofinstagram #darkromancegirlies #romancereaders #ukbooksta #bookstagramuk #booknerd #bookcommunity #bookobsessed #bookaesthetic
Inspired by @liz.bookshelf_ - my 5🌟 reads of 2024 (so far) as Pinterest boards {SWIPE} 🍀 • Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett • Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson • Happy Place by Emily Henry • The Skeleton Key by Erin Kelly • If You Could See The Sun by Ann Laing • Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross 🏷️ #ifyoucouldseethesun #divinerivals #tressoftheemeraldsea #happyplace #theskeletonkey #emilywildesencyclopaediaoffaeries #heatherfawcett #rebeccaross #erinkelly #emilyhenry #annliang #bookstagram #booksta #bookworm #booksbooksbooks #pinterest #bookchallenge #booklover #booknerd #historicalfiction #fantasybooks #contemporaryfiction #bestsellerbook #bookquotes #bestbookquotes #bookstagramscotland #scottishbookstagram #ukbooksta
Hi Fairies! I'm Rebecca, from Scotland and I'm throwing my hat in the ring for this round of Rep Searches, I sub to all the boxes already and show them off in the photo prompts so figured, why not! I love my monthly subs, and getting the books and box every month is a highlight for sure! I have also been challenging myself this year to read my past sub books that I haven't gotten round to yet, so book box subs are a big part of my content already! Thank you for your consideration! And good luck to all the entrants! #FAIRYYA5, #FAIRYADULT5 #FAIRYCOMBO5 #FAIRYROMANTASY5 #booksubscriptionbox #fairyloot #beautifulbooks #beautifulcovers #bookstagramuk #bookcollector #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #bookrecommendations #newbookstagrammer #bookstagram #ukbookstagram #ukbooksta #scottishbookstagrammer #bookstagrammer #bookrecs #bookphotography #bookphotography #rebeccadeereads
Flowers, books and animals are when I’m at my happiest. At the moment I just love cuddling up with a book and reading till my hearts content. There is so many books at the moment I want to buy but I am on a ban (even though I ordered a @fairyloot book yesterday) until I come back from my holiday! Let’s see how well that goes!
Happy Release Day to The House that Horror Built by @authorchristinahenry I have read most of Christina's books and only a couple older ones still sitting on my TBR, there's something I really enjoy about her writing and subject matter so I was really excited for this new release --------- Review: Harry loves horror movies, so when a job in the house of one of the established, but now reclusive, directors comes up, Harry can't refuse. However, she doesn't want to gush and risk her job. This is tricky as Javier Castillos house is filled with props from his movies, and other iconic scary movies, and Harry is tasked with cleaning the same. All whilst keeping to herself, and keeping her job to provide for her son. However, when a turn of events means Harry risks being homeless (again) she may have to turn to Mr Castillo more, and being more involved risks opening wounds of past scandals and family ties.... all whilst trying to keep her own family unit together. Nice wee build up tension book with some creepy moments, keeps you asking questions along the way. I loved the movie references intertwined with the fictional movies from the books Director. Only thing I wish is we had seen a bit more about Harry, and even Javiers, past as I liked dipping into the older timelines ---------- Another great book from Christina Henry, thanks to @titanbooks for the review copy (all opinions are my own regardless) Will you be picking this one up? Or do you have a Christina book you've read already and enjoyed? #thehousethathorrorbuilt #christinahenry #titanbooks #proofcopy #reviewcopy #bookstagramuk #bookcollector #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #bookrecommendations #newbookstagrammer #bookstagram #ukbookstagram #ukbooksta #bookstagrammer #bookrecs #horrorbookrecs #horrorbooks #horrorgram #bookphotography #beautifulbooks #rebeccadeereads
The Hiking Trip by Jenny Blackhurst ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ . I raced through The Girl Who Left by Jenny Blackhurst and had seen this book on Instagram a lot so was excited to start reading it and it certainly didn’t disappoint. I enjoyed the past and present element of the text and felt like I got to know and understand the characters really well. The plot itself was easy enough to follow. It certainly kept me reading and wanting to find out both what happened in 1999 and what was happening now. It was cleverly written to reveal snippets of information throughout which certainly kept me intrigued. There is a great twist towards the end of the book that took me by surprise. I’d definitely recommend this book and am now eagerly awaiting finding another novel by Jenny Blackhurst. Anyone read this one? Or able to recommend any others by this author? 📖 . #book #books #bookreview #bookcommunity #ukbookcommunity #booksta #ukbooksta #bookstagram #ukbookstagram #thriller #thrillenovel #thrillerbook #thehikingtrip #jennyblackhurst #booklover #lovetoread #bookaddict
𝔄 𝔪𝔬𝔪𝔢𝔫𝔱 𝔣𝔬𝔯 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔫𝔞𝔦𝔩𝔰.. 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐’𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘦. - @jescie.hall #thatsikluv #bookishnails #bookishnailart #darkromance #stalkerromance #romancereaders #smutbooks #ukbooksta #booklovers #bookbabes #bookart #jesciehallstreetteam #smutbooks #spicyreaders #aerowestwood
manifesting more sunny days with a good book in my hand because after all, i’m just a girl 🌞✨💛🫶⚡️💥
🩵💙Blue Mondays.. If anyone was at the @tessabaileyisanauthor meet and greet in February you’ll know someone asked her for a book recommendation and she recommend the book “love lettering” so I immediately added it to my TBR! Definitely google the concept of it, it sounds so interesting!🫶🏼 💭Have you read any of these books yet? 🦋🧿🪬✨🫶🏼💎
We take this podcast business very seriously over here!🎧🥤 A huge thank you our editor @ellie.ann.reads!😍 @bookishbabesafterdark #bookmerch #bookpodcast #podcasts #darkromance #shelfies #bookshelf #smutbooks #podcastmerch #ukbooksta #bookstagram #booklovers #bookbabes #booktok #spicyreaders
My next read is going to be fangirl down, it’s been a while since I read a Tessa Bailey book so I am looking forward to reading this one! The weather has been so nice here this weekend so I’ve been living in the garden, I’m gutted that I’m at work tomorrow but it’s 5 weeks till I’m on holiday for 2 weeks and I’m back in London so I am so excited! Also swipe to see some baby goslings which have hatched near where I live🪷🪻
☀️ B O O K R E V I E W ☀️ My Husband by @maudventura_ A woman, a nameless Parisian who's obsessed with her husband, explores her marriage with him with a ridiculous monologue which makes her so unhinged. She's clearly anxious about the marriage but she's fully committed to making her husband happy as she's a desperate romantic. She always states she's fully in love with him but she hates him as much as she loves him. This kind of relationship could be very consuming especially being very anxious all the time and worrying what the husband is up to. For a debut, this book was very good. I'm not a lover of no plot, but the vibes were immaculate. Delving into the mind of a obsessive woman reading her thoughts and feelings towards her vanilla husband was great to read. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #book #bookstagrammer #books #bookworm #booklover #bookreview #review #bookloversofinstagram #bookrecommendations #bookstauk #ukbooksta #bookstagramtag #Bookstagrammer #flatlay #bookstack #bookshelf #igbooks #instabook #bookcommunity #bookish #booksbooksbooks #booksofinstagram #bibliophile #bookreader #bookblogger #bestseller
⭐️⭐️⭐️.💫 A nice easy-read as the weather gets lovelier! 📖Travel agent, Hester Monday, has been keeping a secret … Thanks to her fear of flying, she hasn’t been on a plane in years. Now Hester wants to make a good impression on her newest client, Jake Oakenfield, who was heroically injured saving an old lady, and is now laid up in a luxury hotel. For Jake, unable to return to New York, binge watching Netflix just won’t do. He wants Hester to invent the ultimate escape and re-create her most magical holidays abroad from the confines of his hotel room. As their perfect mini-breaks around the globe take on a life of their own, Hester wonders if her world of make-believe is all starting to feel just a little too real… #bookstagram #instabooks #bookreview #bookblog #summerreads #instareads #ukbooksta #booksta #bookcover
“It occurs to me that this lonely, beastly, bleeding boy is the only person who has ever fought for me, ever stood between me and the dark and told me to save myself.” - Alix E. Harrow, Starling House 🐦⬛ ✨ Nobody in Eden remembers when Starling House was built. But the town agrees it’s best to let this ill-omened mansion - and its last lonely heir - go to hell. Stories of the house’s bad luck, like good china, have been passed down the generations. Opal knows better than to mess with haunted houses, or brooding men. But when an opportunity to work there arises, the money might get her brother out of Eden. Starling House is uncanny and full of secrets - just like Arthur, its heir. It also feels strangely, dangerously, like something shes never had: a home. Yet Opal isn’t the only one interested in the horrors and the wonders that lie buried beneath it. Sinister forces converge on Eden - and Opal realizes that if she wants a home, she’ll have to fight for it. Even if it involves digging up her family’s ugly past to achieve a better future. She’ll have to go down, deep down beneath Starling House, to claw her way back to the light... ✨ I just… love this book so much 🩷 Does anyone have any recommendations for me based on Starling House vibes? I need more like this! #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #bookdragon #bookstagrammer #booksta #booksubscriptionbox #bookbox #prettybooks #booklover #specialedition #specialeditionbooks #illumicrateexclusive #illumicrate #illumicrateboxes #ukbookstagram #ukbookstagrammer #ukbooksta #bookrecommendations #bookrecs #bookphotography #bookphoto #theliterarytarot #starlinghouse #alixeharrow #gothicbooks #gothicreads #gothicromance #gothicromancebooks
Books about Autism 🌈 My older sister is autistic and so recently I have been reading as many books about Autism as possible! I have read all of them, except for Keedie - which I am excited to read! #autism #booksaboutautism #booksta #bookstagrammer #ukbookstagram #mgbooks #mgbookstagram #books #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #bookstagram #ukbookstagrammer #ukbooksta #autismbooks
🍋☀️🌷🌻🌴 a few of my fave covers flatlay 🌴🌻🌷☀️🍋 It's finally the weekend, wooo!🥳 It was very hard to choose but these are some of my favourite book covers from my shelves. I think they look so pretty together! The Seven Moons and The Murder After The Night Before are on my tbr. I hope to reread Adults over the summer as I really enjoyed that one :) What are your weekend plans? We're off out tomorrow looking around charity shops and book shops, going to the pub and read. Have a lovely Friday 🌴🌻🌷☀️🍋 -------------------------------------------------------- #flatlay #ilovebooks #books #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookworm #bestseller #bookrecommendation #bookphotography #ukbooksta #booksbooksbooks #booksofinstagram #bibliophile #bookreader #bookblogger #igbooks #instabook #bookcommunity #bookish #booklover #bookstagrammer #ukbookstagrammer #summerreads #blogger #bookgram #bhfyp #booktok
Famous names. There are some names that have become synonymous in society, even if we haven’t read the books, we know where they come from. Romeo Darcy Juliet Marple Heathcliff Ishmael Some names have become so engrained they are used to describe other people (I’m looking at you Scrooge and Sherlock). It’s amazing if you think about. How these people, names conjured up from someone’s imagination, are mentioned and talked about, have affected language, sometimes long after their name was first written on a page. #namesinliterature #booknames #characternames #bookthoughts #bookishconnections #bookish #booklover #booklove #bookblogger #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #ukbookstagram #ukbooksta #bookworm #readersthoughts #readermusings
Anyone who knows me, probably knows I love this series. For one, it's amazing, for two, it was the first book that started up our Bookaholics Buddy Read Discord group, which is still going and I have made some amazing friends along the way there, some I genuinely couldn't imagine not having in my life now Anyway, back to the series, it's happy release to the UK ebook of Amethyst Kingdom, the 5th and last book in this series. I am equally excited to read it, and sad to see this series end. Swipe for my attempt at a mock up until I get a physical copy.... also still salty the aren't doing matching hardbacks after the first 3 books being released in this format. Although, as they were the shorter hardbacks the difference isn't too noticeable at least.... and the stunning covers make up for it a little as well lol Thank you to AK for this amazing world and characters, and I am so happy to be part of the Mountaineers and see how this series has grown over the years! #akmulford #thehighmountaincourt #thewitchesblade #theroguecrown #theevergreenheir #theamethystkingdom #fivecrowns #fiveco #fivecrownsofokrith #newreleases #upcomingreleases #anticipatedreads #newbooks #beautifulbooks #beautifulcovers #bookstagramuk #bookcollector #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #bookrecommendations #bookstagram #scottishbookstagrammer #ukbookstagram #ukbooksta #bookstagrammer #fantasybooks #fantasybookrecommendations #fantasyrecs #rebeccadeereads
Hey bestiessssssss, the weather is glorious in Nottingham today!☀️ I haven't treated myself to a physical book in a while as I'm always looking at the 99p deals on kindle ( they have some great ones atm ) so I got 3 books and 1 for my mum in the deals at Tesco <3 Books ~ • The Murder After The Night Before - I loved How To Kill Men and Get Away With It so I'm excited for this. • The Honeymoon - this sounds very interesting. • weirdo - been on my book list for a while so happy I've got this one as a paperback 🤩 ----------------------------------------- I'm currently reading ( nearly finished ) My Husband by Maud Ventura. I love the style of writing and the cover is beautiful! May have to get the physical book soon. This is currently 99p on the kindle store x ----------------------------------------- I'm so sorry I haven't been here for a while, life has just got in the way! Have a lovely Thursday 🌷🍋☀️🦢🌷🍋☀️🦢 #bookrecommendations #bookstauk #bookgram #bhfyp #bibliophile #newbooks #bookphotography #ukbooksta #booksbooksbooks #booksofinstagram #Bookstagrammer #ukbookstagrammer #bookworm #bookstack #currentlyreading #bookgram #booksta #bookreviewer #bookblogger #igbooks #instabook #bookcommunity #bookish #readersofinstagram #bookaddict #book #bookstagram #b
Today is my day on the @instabooktours and @harper360ya Book Tour for this stunning book, Dragonfruit by @makiialucier Swipe to see the title page, the other fabulous participants and the blurb for the book When I seen this tour up, I knew I had to jump on it, not just due to this book, but I really enjoyed a previous book I read by this author, Year of the Reaper ‐---------- Review: There is a tale that a Dragonfruit, which is the egg of a Seadragon, has the power to undo a person's greatest sorrow. So when the Princess and her Page are poisoned, the hunt for such an egg is priority to help the Princess recover so she can rule. However, the father of the Page has other plans We join Hana who has spent years tracking seadragons in an attempt to secure another egg, and such a journey may lead her home, or where home used to be before her father betrayed the crown Returning will also reunite her with her childhood friend Sam, the Prince, and together they will attempt to save their home and maybe find themselves along the way. Although, in finding the Dragonfruit they are aware of the warning that comes with it, that a price must be paid This is a beautiful world with the dragons especially, but also Markings, which are basically Animal Companions who live on the skin of their owner, like a tattoo, but can also come to life. I read this book over the course of a day and throughly enjoyed the ride through this amazing world, with a story that kept me hooked. ---------- Thank you to Insta Book Tours and Makiia Lucier for the review copy of this book, however, all opinions are my own Out 09 May so you can grab it soon! Will you be picking this one up? #ad #adprproduct #booktour #instabooktours #harpercollins #harperfiction #dragonfruit #makiialucier #newreleases #upcomingreleases #anticipatedreads #newbooks #beautifulbooks #beautifulcovers #bookstagramuk #bookcollector #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #bookrecommendations #bookstagram #scottishbookstagrammer #ukbookstagram #ukbooksta #bookstagrammer #fantasybooks #dragonbooks #fantasybookrecommendations #fantasyrecs #rebeccadeereads
✨what’s a series you’re excited to start?✨ I’m excited to start the gold rush ranch series by Elsie silver. I’m really happy as well because they’re getting traditionally published and I love the new covers as well so will have to get them 😂. Also in other news I’ve finally finished my second year of uni so I’m hoping to be more active on here now and get my physical tbr down. #goldrushranchseries #elsiesilver #cowboyromance #bookstagram #ukbooksta #booksbooksbooks #elsiesilverbooks #chestnutsprings #ukbookstagram
LIBRARY HAUL Despite working in my local library during the holidays, I don't use it nearly enough. However, I forgot to bring my kindle back to uni with me after spring break so decided a trip to the library here was needed. I went with 2 books in mind and came back with 4 but I'm so glad I did because I've already finished 2 of them. Books featured: •Bright Young Women •The Maidens •The City of Stardust •The Wishing Game Are you a member of your local library? #library #librarybooks #libraries #bookstagramuk #ukbooksta #bookcommunity #thecityofstardust #thewishinggame #brightyoungwomen #themaidens
✨Magic vs Science photo challenge✨ I cannot cry enough over how stunning the @illumicrate edition of To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by @mollyxchang is 🔥 Also really buzzed about that jigsaw 🧩 #illumicrateapr2024 #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #bookdragon #bookstagrammer #booksta #booksubscriptionbox #bookbox #prettybooks #booklover #specialedition #specialeditionbooks #illumicrateexclusive #illumicrate #illumicrateboxes #ukbookstagram #ukbookstagrammer #ukbooksta #togazeuponwickedgods #mollychang
#twofortuesday ✌🏻- Flash Giveaway 🎁 . . If you're in the UK, I have an extra ARC of Teddy. Free shipping inc ✨️ 🙌🏻 Comment below to enter the draw at random. Closes 12th May 2024. 📖 It is the summer of 1969 and Rome is awash with glamour and intrigue. Teddy Huntley Carlyle is fresh off a plane from Texas with a new husband in tow and a new life on the horizon. After some wayward years of bad men and bad decisions, she’s promised herself a fresh start. In Rome, Teddy will be good. She will wear the right clothes and the perfect lipstick and she will charm her husband’s colleagues at the Embassy. And Teddy is good, until the Fourth of July, when her new life explodes with the fireworks above her head. She is caught on camera in the arms of the American ambassador just moments after spotting a man from the darkest corner of her past across the room. There it is: the evidence of her depravity on film. Trying to recover the photographs and keep her reputation intact, Teddy descends into the dark underbelly of the city… but is she in over her head? ____ #ukbookstagrammer #freebook #newbooks #ukbookstagram #ukbooksta #4thstatebooks #arcbooks
The Small Museum by Jody Cooksley ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ NetGalley Review "What was to become of me in this house of nightmare?" A young woman named Maddie is thrown into the depths of marriage to Dr Lucius Everley to help restore her family name. Maddie feels alone far from her family with a husband who shows little affection or willingness to live a normal married life, a sister in law and household staff who show nothing but bitterness towards her. Maddie finds her husband is a collector of curios, which he keeps locked behind doors along with his medical work that he talks very little about. Unbeknown to Maddie there is a dark side to the home she lives in and will soon discover what her husband and sister in law are up to in the house of Everley. If this book isn't on your radar, it needs to be! This was truly haunting to read. Told from two perspectives, one being Maddies and the other from her friend Caroline Fairly who sits in the courtroom while Maddie is on trial for a crime she didn't commit. Filled with suspense, mystery, and manipulation. It's a book you don't want to pass up. Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers @allisonandbusby for the digital copy. Publication Date:16th May 2024 #thesmallmuseum #jodycooksley #allisonandbusby #netgalleybookreview #netgalleyarc #netgalleyreview #bookreview #historicalfiction #readandreviewed #justfinishedreading #booksta #ukbooksta #suspenseread #mysteryread #bookstagrammeruk
Bababababaaaa, I’m Lovin’ it 😁💙
Just a girl who wants to live a thousand lives. I was really looking forward to lovely bank holiday weekend however the weather isn’t great and I have caught a chest infection so it looks like a weekend of books and Disney movies for me. I’m almost finished the Magnolia Parks series and I swear every book breaks my heart more and more, this series is most certainly one I will be recommending to people and non stop talking about
#ADarkandDrowningTide is the stunning adult debut from bestselling author @allisonhsaft Out 17 September from Daphne Press The cover artist is Erica Williams (@hookieduke) and Jane Tibbetts worked on the design (@chattynora) You can expect.... Rivals to Lovers Lush folklore and fairytales Locked room murder mystery Royal/court drama Dark Academia vibes Adventure! Thank you to @daphne.press and @blackcrow_pr for the chance to be part of this cover reveal I'm really looking forward to this one!! #coverreveal #blackcrowpr #daphnepress #allisonshaft #allisonsaft #folklorebooks #fairytalebooks #darkacademiabooks #bookstagramuk #bookcollector #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #bookrecommendations #newbookstagrammer #bookstagram #scottishbookstagrammer #ukbookstagram #ukbooksta #bookstagrammer #bookrecs #bookphotography #beautifulbooks #rebeccadeereads
👽 Book Review: Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu 🛸 I watched the Three Body Problem Netflix series and loved it. My partner, who read all the books in the series (there are 4- the 4th book is written by a different author with Cixin Liu’s authorisation) 2 years ago, said the show remained true to the overall arch of the book but also changed quite a bit of details, and that was enough to convince me to read them. The first book in the series, The Three Body Problem, focuses on the origin story of how the Trisolaris began its 450 year journey to Earth. I’m not the biggest lover of plot-driven stories, I need a little bit more, and this book delivers that. The discussion of why Ye Wenjie called the alien species to Earth, and the subsequent responses by different fractions within the organisation ETO and their own rationalisations to worship the aliens (Lord, as they call them) was a very interesting theme to explore. There was also the theme of science and how it can be used to advance and protect, or completely annihilate the human species. It all depends who gets to control it. How one person’s lack of faith in humanity evolves into a potential demise of the human species was fascinating (and quite fun to watch🙈). And this quote by Ye stayed with me after I finished reading the first book: “I started the fire, but I couldn’t control how it burned.” I already started reading book 2 🚀👽 Have you read 3 Body Problem or watch the show? Share your thoughts 🛸🛸🛸
Book mail 📚 Three of the books I bought came last night😊 The Secret History by Donna Tartt 🖤 The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton🌙 The Betrayals by Bridget Collins🍁 I've wanted to read The Secret History for a while it's everywhere on booksta, and it's always intrigued me. The Luminaries is a big book, and any book with over 800 pages kinda scares me. It's a big commitment to start, but again it sounds good and it's not a book I've seen much on bookstagram. The Betrayals I bought this because I loved The Silence Factory and The Binding by Bridget Collins, so I decided to try this one next. Have you read any of these? #bookpurchases #bookbuys #boughtthesebooks #addingtomytbr #thesecrethistory #theluminaires #thebetrayals #donnatartt #eleanorcatton #bridgetcollins #longbook #bookmailisthebestmail #whativebought #ukreader #ukbookstagram #ukbooksta
Another month flew by, and May is upon us. The sunshiney days are starting to creep through, and I'm already dreaming of being able to read in the garden... hopefully soon! Great reading month all in all, had a couple of rereads, and some finished series. 9 out of the 15 books were @netgalley Arcs and went towards my reading challenge, update on the challenge is on my story, so proud of myself for making 2024 the year of getting on top of my NetGalley score 👏🏼 Also, I got another of my #12MonthsOfFavourites book done this month, so 2 down... 10 to go 📚 How was your April? #monthlywrapup #aprilreads #aprilreadingwrapup #readingwrapup #whatireadthismonth #bookstagramuk #bookcollector #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #bookrecommendations #newbookstagrammer #bookstagram #ukbookstagram #ukbooksta #scottishbookstagrammer #bookcollector #bookaddict #bookstagrammer #bookrecs #fantasybookrecs #horrorbookrecs #dystopianbookrecs #darkbookrecs #darkacademiabookrecs #beautifulbooks #rebeccadeereads
☔️ 𝐀𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐋 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐖𝐑𝐀𝐏-𝐔𝐏 ☔️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚃𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚍𝚊𝚢 𝙼𝚞𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝙲𝚕𝚞𝚋 𝚋𝚢 𝚁𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝙾𝚜𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙼𝚊𝚗 𝚆𝚑𝚘 𝙳𝚒𝚎𝚍 𝚃𝚠𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚋𝚢 𝚁𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝙾𝚜𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝚂𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎 𝚂𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝙳𝚒𝚊𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝙻𝚒𝚣 𝙽𝚞𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙱𝚞𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚝 𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝙼𝚒𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚁𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝙾𝚜𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙷𝚘𝚠 𝚃𝚘 𝙱𝚎 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙶𝚛𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚄𝚙 𝚋𝚢 𝙳𝚛 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚑𝚊 𝙳𝚎𝚒𝚛𝚘𝚜 𝙲𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚍𝚘 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚃𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚑 𝙲𝚒𝚛𝚌𝚕𝚎 𝚋𝚢 𝙹𝚘𝚍𝚒 𝙿𝚒𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚝 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 𝙿𝚎𝚛𝚏𝚎𝚌𝚝 𝚋𝚢 𝙲𝚎𝚌𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚊 𝙰𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚗 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙴𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚡 𝚂𝚎𝚛𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚋𝚢 𝚂𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚑 𝙿𝚎𝚛𝚛𝚢 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙻𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝙱𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚙 𝚋𝚢 𝙴𝚟𝚒𝚎 𝚆𝚘𝚘𝚍𝚜 Wow, what a month! I’ve read some absolute crackers in April, including the fantastic Thursday Murder Club series (I can’t believe it’s taken me so long!). I have high hopes for May too. I’m really mood reading lately and it’s really showing in my ratings! May brings… ✨ Monthly buddy read with @thebookmum_ - This month we are reading 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙽𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚊𝚕𝚎 𝚋𝚢 𝙺𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚗 𝙷𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚊𝚑 which I am really looking forward to as I have loved the two Kristin Hannah books I’ve read thus far! ✨ A buddy read of 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙾𝚗𝚎 𝙷𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚈𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝙻𝚎𝚗𝚗𝚒𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚐𝚘𝚝 𝚋𝚢 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚎 𝙲𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚗 with the lovely @thebookmum_, @whatkelly.reads and @good_reads_lizzy. This looks like such a gorgeous book! ✨ A buddy read of 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙻𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝙳𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚕 𝚝𝚘 𝙳𝚒𝚎 𝚋𝚢 𝚁𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝙾𝚜𝚖𝚊𝚗 with @good_reads_lizzy. The fourth and final (currently!) in the Thursday Murder Club series. I can’t bloody wait! I’m going on holiday this month and I am praying for some lovely weather so I can do some beach reading 🤞🏻 🌞 . . . #aprilwrapup #readingmonth #monthofreading #bookstagramuk #ukbooksta #ukbookstagram #ukbookstagrammer #lovereading #readmore #bookstagramcommunity #aprilreads #springreading
The Book of George is coming January 2025! ✨ I think we all know a George He doesn’t know if he’s in love, but he definitely likes having his girlfriend around He means to text his mum on Mother’s Day, but he always forgets And he swears he’ll finish his novel … eventually But no one is more disappointed in George, than George himself This is the story of one life, but George is a thousand men Thank you so much @atlanticbooks for my copy of The Book of George and for letting me help reveal the cover! The Book of George promises to be hilarious and unexpectedly moving, speaking to anyone who’s been shoved into the role of unexpected mother or therapist for the George in their life, and I simply cannot wait to dip into it! #TheBookOfGeorge #bookstagramuk #ukbooksta #coverreveal #newbook #ukbooks #contemporaryfictionbooks
April Wrap Up 🫶 6 books 📚 The F**k It List by Melanie Cantor💬 (eArc) The Whispering Muse by Laura Purcell 🥀 The Silence Factory by Bridget Collins 🤫 (eArc) Spitting Gold by Carmella Lowkis 💰 (eArc) Five Survive by Holly Jackson 5️⃣ That Night in the Library by Eva Jurczyk 🗝 (eArc) My favourite this month was Spitting Gold. My least favourite was Five Survive. I've got 20 books coming in the post within the next few days 🫣. Two I've bought on a whim because they sounded good, one of them is 800 pages long, and it's called The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton. If you've read it, I'd love to hear your opinions on it. The other is Mrs Death Misses Death by Selena Godden. Hope everyone has a lovely day. Can you believe it's the 1st of May tomorrow! Where is this year going it's just flying by. #aprilwrapup #wrapup #whatireadinapril #aprilreads #monthlywrapup #whatireadthismonth #bookstawrapup #monthlyreading #booksta #bookstauk #ukreader #ukbooksta #sixbooksthismonth #whativebeenreading #bookstagram
📚✍️ Review - Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason Sorrow and Bliss follows the life of Martha who goes through her whole life with an undiagnosed (and multi-misdiagnosed) mental illness. Martha struggles with finding her place and contentment in life, and we see the harsh reality of how living with a mental illness can cause one to engage in self-destructive behaviours, jeopardising both personal wellbeing and relationships/careers. “Although ideally, you want to figure out the reason why you keep burning your own house down.” This was an incredibly well written debut novel which was so easy to read I sped through it over a weekend. The narrative is so engaging and the characters are incredibly raw and honest. There are laugh out loud moments but also moments of real heartbreak, and the author has done a fantastic job of balancing the complexities of human emotion and relationships with real nuance and sensitivity. Mason has truly showcased how living with an undiagnosed illness can affect a person and their relationships. 5/5⭐️ Extraordinary. I implore you to read Sorrow and Bliss. 💭❓ what’s the last 5⭐️ book you’ve read? . . #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagramuk #bookstagrammeruk #ukbookstagram #ukbooksta #sorrowandbliss #bookreview #booksbooksbooks #bookworm #bookish #bookaddict #bookrecommendations
You left your typewriter at my apartment... Hey, everyone! In honour of @taylorswift latest album (which I've had on repeat since it came out), I thought I would share a little poetry stack with you. I love reading poetry and now that I've finished university for the year, I can't wait to dive into some of these collections. I think I'll probably start Dream Work first as I adore Mary Oliver's writing. Have you read any of these? Also, what are your favourite songs from TTPD? Mine are Fortnight, TTPD, So Long London and loml! #ttpd #poetrybooks #poetrycollection #poetrystack #thetorturedpoetsdepartment #bookishstack #tbrpile #ukbookstagrammer #ukbooksta #ukbookstagram #alwaysreading #turningofapage #litstudent #taylorswift
❦ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑵𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 ❦ This book is my 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦. It’s vampire X enemies-to-lovers X hunger games and I totally gobbled it up and licked my fingers clean afterwards!! The world building of Sivrinaj is just 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 from the gods, to the houses of vampires, to the trials of the Kejari itself - I want to live in this world and be best friends with Oraya (who is a total powerhouse of a FMC btw) 🤌🏼 ៚ Oraya is the adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, and her only chance to become something more than prey is to win the 𝙆𝙚𝙟𝙖𝙧𝙞: a legendary tournament held by the goddess of death herself. To survive, she is forced to make an alliance with the ruthless 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘩𝘯 𝘈𝘴𝘩𝘳𝘢𝘫, enemy to her father’s crown and her greatest competition. As war amongst the vampire houses brews and her attraction for Raihn grows, Oraya must decide her fate in a kingdom where nothing is more deadly than love 🗡️ This book truly was a 𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒄𝒆, Raihn Ashraj the man you are 🧎🏻♀️ and the ending!! I had to go 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 into the next one because my jaw was on the floor - I read this originally on KU in January but have literally thought about it 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆 since, so decided I had to grab the hardcover to have as my baby 🤭✨ Have you ever bought a physical copy of a book you read on kindle because you loved it so much? 🍒❤️
Homebody - Theo Parish⠀ #Ad | #Gifted⠀ This post is a part of the book tour for #Homebody from @panmacmillan and the @pridebooktours. Thank you to both for the copy of Homebody.⠀ "They say your body is a temple. But mine . . . has felt more like a RENTAL. A place to EXIST, not to FLOURISH. One that came already FURNISHED with that wallpaper you just learn to live with. But don't get me wrong, I am thankful for all those things like house has given me but I dream of the day that I'm FREE to rebuild my image to choose wallpaper that suits ME. The day I will call this house HOME." ⠀ I have grown to really love graphic novels and I especially live for a transformation story. This story by Theo Parish, a non-binary author-illustrator, explores their own pressures to conform to gender expectations and how they navigated finding their own understanding of their body. It is a beautifully heart lifting story of what it means to truly feel at home in the world.⠀ So many people not only trans or non-binary feel uncomfortable in their body and not at home with the way they look. Reading about the steps and map that Theo kind of created to try out different aspects of themselves could be extremely helpful for young people and adults alike. I don't always feel at home in my own body and I found my own inspiration in Theo's journey. ⠀ With beautiful illustrations, Homebody is a moving celebration of trans joy. It is for lovers of graphic novels with a universal story about finding your true self. It is for trans young people who want to feel seen, and understand their own journey, and for anyone who wants to learn more about trans people's experiences. ⠀ Theo's identity as a trans non-binary queer and neurodivergent person will certainly give so many different people representation and help them understand themselves. ⠀ [ID: A paperback of a brunette human with a house for a body holds a big trans flag with a blue background. The book is entitled Homebody by Theo Parish. It is sitting in high grass with lots of big red tulips and other flowers.]
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Something Wild and Wonderful - Anita Kelly I absolutely loved this one! It was great to find out more about each of the character’s background story and how that’s made them who they are today. 📖 Alexei Lebedev’s journey on the Pacific Crest Trail begins with saving a hot stranger from a snake. Alexei was prepared for rattlesnakes, blisters, and months of solitude. What he wasn’t prepared for was outgoing and charistmatic Ben Caravalho, and yet they keep running into each other. It might be coincidence. Then again, maybe there’s a reason the trail keeps bringing them together . . . #bookreview #booklove #instabooks #fivestar #anitakelly #lgbt #gaybooks #bookstagram #ukbooksta #bookworm
Everyone Here Is Lying by Shari Lapena ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ . Having read all of Shari Lapena’s books I eagerly anticipated this one. I was hooked from the start. Like many of her books it has lots of characters interlinked and is told from different perspectives. I enjoyed the plot and all the twists and turns as the lies were exposed however I found the ending a bit of a let down. Without spoiling the plot, I am a primary school teacher so have taught hundreds of children and just found the ending not to be plausible. However, that said I did race through the book and it definitely kept me wanting to turn the page to find out the next dilemma. Whilst it wasn’t my favourite of her novels it certainly was a good read and intriguing. Have you read any of Shari Lapena’s books? Which is your favourite? 📚 . #ukbookstagram #ukbookcommunity #sharilapena #sharilapenabooks #bookreview #bookrecommendation #booksta #bookstagram #bookcommunity #ukbookstagram #ukbooksta #thriller #thrillernovel #booklover #bookaddict #lovetoread #reading #book #everyonehereislying #library #librarybook
The Storied Life of AJ Fikry tells the story of a depressed and lost bookstore owner and how his life is turned upside down when he finds a two-year-old, Maya, left in his bookstore. The story goes through the various stages of his and Maya’s life and this different obstacles they face. This is not my usual book that I would read; but I wanted to try my hand at something new. As much as I did enjoy it, I found it hard to properly get grasped by it and often found myself forgetting about it. The story is fast paced, but also slow at the same time. However, I do think that’s more because it’s not my usual cup of tea. ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 Friends who read together… Phil x
Kindle Purchases 📚 I did it, I broke it and don't regret it 🤣 The Fascination by Essie Fox🎗 Fingersmith by Sarah Waters 🤍 Listen For The Lie by Amy Tintera 🔪 There's still a few I want to buy for my Kindle, and I have some in my basket on World of Books to purchase. Have you bought any books this week? 😊 #kindlepurchases #kindlebuys #ebooktbr #ebookpurchase #buyingebooks #bookbuy #brokebookbuyingban #kindletbr #kindledeals #booksta #bookstagram #bookstafriday #addingtomytbr #bookreader #bookreviewer #readingebooks #thefascination #fingersmith #listenforthelie #ukreader #ukbooksta
✨🌼☀️ Happy Friday ☀️🌼✨ I am SO glad it’s the weekend! All the sunshine has made me desperate for a little coffee and walk in the park ☕️ Hoping to start Sorrow and Bliss this weekend 📚📖 💭❓ What are your plans this weekend?? . .
𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 ✨ 𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐢 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐧𝐨 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐢 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐢 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐐𝐎𝐓𝐃 ~ 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐥 💕 #booklovershavendiscord #bookishgirlschat #bookstagramuk #bookcovers #bookspic #booishphotos #bookishfeed #paperbacks #paperbackbooks #bookblog #bookbooksbooks #bookworms #booknerd #readinglover #ukbooksta #readersofinstagram #readingismagic #readersgonnaread #moodreader #colleenhoover #remindersofhim
✨book review✨ Taming 7 by Chloe Walsh ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 (Spoilers ahead) This book broke me I can’t lie. Was it what I expected tbh no I felt like we focused a bit too much on other people rather than Claire and Gibsie as a couple. I understand that in some ways it set up for Lizzie’s book but it felt like we were having the same scene over and over with Lizzie arguing with everyone and I personally don’t understand how people can back her behaviour, I get it she has obviously been through trauma and seeing Gibsie does hurt but she was projecting that too much onto Gibsie to the point we’re I was like how have non of their friend group sat her down and been like this needs to stop. Also I think that how Gibsie’s secret came out was so out of the blue. I kinda wanted him to get to safe place and tell them all when he was ready but I do get that Claire had just found out and was overwhelmed. I did absolutely love Johnny and Gibsie’s scenes after this though they were so heartfelt and you could really see how tight their friendship is. On a more positive note I am really happy that in the end Claire and Gibsie obviously have a happy ending or as happy as they can right now and I’m glad Claire took his side because it leaves room for Lizzie’s character development to bring their friendship back but I don’t think their friendship will ever be the same again. I am looking forward to book 6 but if we’re being brutally honest I’ll be reading purely for the other characters because I’m not entirely sure how Chloe will go about Lizzie and Hughie’s book but I’ll take what I can get. I do however want Feely’s book I love him even though we only see a bit of him. What did u think of Taming 7? #taming7 #chloewalsh #boysoftommen #booksta #bookstagram #ukbooksta #ukbookstagram #kindle #bookish #bookreview #bookrecs #bookrecommendations #booksbooksbooks #bookaddict #bookinfluencer
What Wednesday 🍉 What I'm reading 📚 I'm very nearly finished That Night in the Library by Eva Jurczyk. I can't wait to share my review and thoughts on this book. What I'm watching 👀 I've just finished rewatching The Originals. I love this series so much I've never watched Vampire Diaries, though my daughter says I need to. I'd love to find a book about vampires in London during the Victorian era, so if you have any recommendations, I'd be happy to hear them. What I'm Listening to 🎵 I really need to make a playlist for my car because I'm constantly flicking through the radio stations waiting for a song to come on. I'm happy to take song recommendations! What's the longest book you own? Mines is Queen of Air and Darkness coming in at whopping 870 pages! #whatwednesday #whatimreading #whatimwatching #whatimlisteningto #bookstaupdate #bookstagrammeruk #bookstgram #readingbooks #longestbookiown #bookshelf #ukreader #ukbookstagrammer #ukbooksta#
Just 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴 to my books again on pink wednesday 💅🏼🌷 ❀ ACOWAR also deserved its own post on my feed because when I tell you 🫵🏼 this book had me in a 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅 the whole way through!! This book is what helped me discover my love for fantasy - I love a romantasy don’t get me wrong, but the world-building, the politics, the ending, total perfection, and ♾️⭐️ from me 🤌🏼 ❀ I also loved that Feyre and Rhys could just be together and the insight we got into Velaris, however, if I ever see SJM it’s 𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 to avenge the sweet suriel (and if you’d have told me I’d be crying over it after book 1, I’d have laughed in your face) 🤣 The real question is, 𝑨𝑪𝑶𝑴𝑨𝑭 𝒐𝒓 𝑨𝑪𝑶𝑾𝑨𝑹?? For me, it has to be ACOWAR 🩷
April so far in books and adventures 📖⛰️🗺️ • I read The Go-Between and the Fourth Wing books so far this month, along with Emily Henry’s Happy Place 🫶🏻 I’m at book 20 of my goal of 66 this year I read The Go-Between for my very last essay of my bachelor’s degree, so as of a few days ago, I am completely finished all of my work for my degree 😭🫶🏻 I’ve been really into hiking lately and for some reason that’s made me binge watch all the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings films….which means I’m now reading the books for the first time?? Wish me luck on that endeavour 🫡 Anyway, I’m on a journey to become a hobbit apparently 🏷️ #thehobbit #jrrtolkien #lordoftherings #bookstagram #thegobetween #studygram #readersofinstagram #aprilsofar #emilyhenry #happyplace #hike #devilspulpit #hobbitcore #adventures #fourthwing #ironflame #rebeccayarros #booksta #scottishbookstagrammer #ukbooksta #booksbooksbooks #bookworm #booklover #readreadread #readeveryday #readingchallenge #yafantasy #fantasybooks #fantasybookstagram #readingupdate
💜🦄 Amazing Bookish Accessories from Snug as a Book UK 🦄💜 Insta stories made me do it! 🫣 Everything I saw on the @snugasabookuk shop made me too happy so I wanted it all but with a tiny bit of self control I chose: ✨ Pink Galaxy Kindle Sleeve 💗 ✨ Pink Galaxy Bookmark Case 💗 So beautiful, a perfect fit and just the best quality. I love them. Thank you @snugasabookuk I highly recommend 👍 QOTD: How’s your week going so far? #kindledeals #kindle #kindleunlimited #goodreads #goodreadschallenge #ilovereading #bookaddict #tbr #neverendingtbr #bookstagram #bookworm #audible #givemebooks #storygraph #ukbookstagram #booksta #bookstack #kindleera #kindlegirlie #bookmail #bookaccessories #kindleaccessories #thankyou #shopping #noshelfcontrol #bookmarks #bookmarkcase #snugasabookuk #ukbooksta #kindlecase
My comfort author will always be Sarah J Maas, there is something about her work which will always feel like home to me. She reignited my love for reading and helped me when I was going through tough times, she is an auto buy author to me. The first series I ever read from her was throne of glass and I will always remember how that series helped me, I am hoping to eventually reread this series soon and relive all the memories, I’ve reread them all before up to tower of dawn but I have never made it to kingdom of ash as that’s when I know it ends. What is your auto buy author?🗡️
✌🏼Two for Tuesday✌🏼 I adored the Chestnut Springs series so I’m excited to enter my Rose Hill era 🩷 We all know Elsie is the OG single daddy writer, so when I found out this was one of the tropes I was beside myself 🤪 And by now we all know I love a pink cover so I’d have been buying it anyway 😆🩷
Some of my favourite 𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔! This is probably my all time favourite trope and it just pairs so nicely with some of my other faves like brothers best friend, it’s always been you, cowboys!! 🤠 ➳ ℛℴ𝓈ℯ ℋ𝒾𝓁𝓁 from Wild Love 🩷 ➳ ℳℯ𝒶𝒹ℴ𝓌𝓁𝒶𝓇𝓀 from Done and Dusted 🐄 ➳ 𝒲ℯ𝓈𝓉𝓅ℴ𝓇𝓉 from It Happened One Summer 🦀 ➳ 𝒞𝒽ℯ𝓈𝓉𝓃𝓊𝓉 𝒮𝓅𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓈 (loml) 🤠 ➳ ℒ𝒶𝓀ℯ 𝒲𝒾𝓈𝓉ℯ𝓇𝒾𝒶 from Final Offer 🧁 I’d quite happily pack my bags and move into 𝒂𝒏𝒚 of these pages if I could, there’s just something so warm and cosy about the settings and the characters 🫶🏼 What’s your favourite fictional small town? 🩵🦋
Books are my happy place. Reading is something I have always loved since I was a child, I remember my mum reading me a book called Sheltie the Shetland Pony when I was 5 years old (I still have the book in a keepsake box as I don’t want it to get ruined with other keepsake books). For me reading has always been some kind of escape into a different reality even if it is temporary, books for me are a comfort blanket, something I find safe as even though the story ends the book is permanently with me. I have no idea how this turned to be a sentimental post but here we are🌼 PS the second photo is like a year old because my camera roll is filled with holidays, books and animals
The bookmarks I ordered from @digitella_bookmarks arrived yesterday and I am obsessed! 🩷 I love all of them 🤍 I absolutely do cancel plans to stay home and read so this one is definitely my favourite! 💕 I’ve been using a beat up gift tag as a bookmark for months so I’m excited to have some pretty bookmarks to use ✨ ❔What’s the weirdest thing you’ve used as a bookmark?! #books #bookmarks #bookshelf #booksta #ukbooksta #bookstagram
✨book review✨ Wild love by Elsie silver ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ FORD GRANT. He alone deserved a 5 stars. He’s so perfect and I loved Elsie’s take on single dad it was so different than what I was expecting. Also the other tropes she used perfection when you read it you’ll understand. Ford keeping the key to her journal was everything. I’m truly obsessed with him. Rosie, Cora and Ford were possibly my favourite characters she’s written and I loved seeing Willa as well. If you want a cowboy romance, this is it. There’s not a lot else to say because it was just amazing and I’m so excited to read the rest of the series. Do u like cowboy romances? #wildlove #bookstagram #elsiesilver #rosehill #chestnutsprings #romancebook #cowboyromance #billionaireromance #singledadtrope #bookish #ukbooksta #ukbookstagram
Book Review 📖 Five Survive by Holly Jackson ⭐️⭐️⭐️ One Rv 🛞 Six Friends 6️⃣ Eight Hours ⌛️ One sniper ❌️ I found this an entertaining read, but the suspense part of it wasn't there for me. The last 20% was when I found the book to really pick up. I enjoyed seeing into Reds mindset when she was thinking things through in certain situations. The characters are a mixed bunch, most of them likeable in a way, but one in particular, I will question why he classed himself as a 'friend'. Not Arthur, the other one 😒 The ending has left a big ❓️ #fivesurvive #hollyjackson #eighthourssixfriendsfivesurvive #bookreview #ebook #thrillerread #roadfiction #mysteryread #mystery #bookreader #reviewedthisbook #bookstagrammeruk #booksta #readandreview #justreadthis #finishedreading #ebookreview #ebookreader #ukreader #ukbookreviewer #ukbooksta #fivesurvivehollyjackson #fivesurvivebookreview
💜 Saving 6 💜 Okkkk, wow. That was a really tough read, a lot of this book was heavy going and without our boy Gibsie (apart from the small cameo that made me LOL) to lighten the mood it was hard! Love, love, love Aoife and as much as I love Joey and I do really love him, I did feel the need to scream run at her so she could save herself from the pain 😢 Some heartbreaking stuff, I’m just hoping I get a bit more happiness in Redeeming 😌 Have a lovely weekend everyone 🥰❤️
Going into a brand new read! Wild Love by Elsie Sliver! The Chesnut Spring Series is amazing, Elsie Sliver just does not disappoint Have you read this yet? #wildlove #wildloveelsiesilver #elsiesliver #romances #books #newbooks #kindlereads #kindle #booksbooksbooks #bookstagram #ukbooksta
💘 Not My Coach 💘 Apologies for being MIA but I’ve had a lot going on behind the booksta account and just wasn’t feeling being online! Add the biggest reading slump of my life after reading Seven Summers to that and I just felt abit uninspired! I was waiting for the perfect book to pick me up and put me back in my happy place and this little novella did just that! Short, sweet & super spicy with a side of hockey was all I needed! It was the perfect antidote 😍😍😍 Obviously if you’ve been following me for a while you’ll know Pru can write no wrongs in my eyes so it was always going to be a winner 😋💕 And obviously my first post back was going to be a Pink Wednesday Post because duhhhhh 😆🩷💓💖
🕊 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou 🕊 🔒 Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local “powhitetrash.” At eight years old and back at her mother’s side in St. Louis, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age—and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. Years later, in San Francisco, Maya learns that love for herself, the kindness of others, her own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors will allow her to be free instead of imprisoned. 🔒 I'm not proud that it's taken me this long to read Angelou. I can safely say that I'll be reading more. The first of Angelou's memoirs, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, is a poetic, stunning, and at times, harrowing recounting of the earliest years of her life. There isn't anything new I can say to add to the many, many discussions surrounding this book. But I can now say with confidence that I understand why this memoir has taken place as a modern American classic. This is a book about bigotry, childhood loneliness, and the hope and connection that literature can provide. A difficult, beautiful read. #bookreview #iknowwhythecagedbirdsings #mayaangelou #bookish #booksta #bookstagram #ukbooksta #classics #classiclit #whatglassersread
Today is my day on the @instabooktours for this creepy looking little number... Mother Death by @paul.on1984 Swipe to see the other fabulous participants, the blurb for the book, and a cool little note from the author as well! ‐---------- Review: Through a series of tragic events, Dottie finds herself in the unique position as a mother who can bring her son back to life, no matter how many times he dies Harold uses this ability to shock audiences across Scotland as part of a Circus act, with their new Assistant Pamela This book, as you can only imagine, gets gorier with every death and progression along with the story You can see the effect this power is having on all three of them, and the people they come into contact with along the way I really enjoyed (is that the right word haha) this story, especially the peeks into Old Smokes and the supernatural origins of this power given to Dottie ---------- Thank you to Insta Book Tours and Paul O'Neill for the review copy, definitely one I'll be telling my horror loving friends about (I've I haven't already mentioned it to them along the way) Out now if this sounds like your kind of thing, and also on KU if you use that! Do you read much horror? #ad #adprproduct #booktour #instabooktours #harpercollins #harperfiction #pauloneill #motherdeath #bookstagramuk #bookcollector #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #bookrecommendations #bookstagram #scottishbookstagrammer #ukbookstagram #ukbooksta #bookstagrammer #rebeccadeereads
𝑩𝑶𝑶𝑲 𝑹𝑬𝑽𝑰𝑬𝑾 ✨ ⭑⭑⭑ 🎧 This was pretty good but there were a few flaws / things I didn’t particularly like about the book, mostly relating to the characters. There was a LOT of talk about baking which made me really hungry & crave baked goods - not ideal 😂 (i haven’t even baked anything in years but I got such a strong urge to bake a batch of brownies!) The book took a while to get going, and was quite slow-paced for the first few chapters, however once it got going, it was good! Would recommend but don’t rush to read it, she’s written way better books than this one. QOTD: Have you read this book? What did you think of it?
Monday Blues 💙 Hey, everyone! I hope you're all having a lovely start to the week. I'm currently in the middle of revising for exams but am really looking forward to the start of my summer holidays at the end of the month! What are your plans for this week? #bluemonday #mondayblues #mondayblues💙 #bluebookstack #ukbookstagrammer #ukbookstagram #ukbooksta #litstudent #alwaysreading #turningofapage #nightskywithexitwounds #oceanvuong #pandorasjar #nataliehaynes #beforeyourmemoryfades #toshikazukawaguchi #venusandaphrodite #bettanyhughes #tbrpile
Monday 🌤 I am currently reading the eARC of Spitting Gold by Carmella Lowkis. I got approved for it a few days ago on NetGalley, I'm enjoying it so far. I'm also trying to work out what to read next. I've gave my self a few choices, which are... Our Hideous Progeny by C.E Mcgill Five Survive by Holly Jackson That Night in the Library by Eva Jurczyk (arc) Anatomy by Dana Schwartz Which one should I read?🤔 #mondaybooksta #currentlyreading #currentread #bookstagramuk #bookstgrammeruk #booksta #mynextread #whatshouldireadnext #pickingmynextread #readingbooks #ukbookstagrammer #ukbooksta #pickingabook #ebookstagram