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Not so many books last week but a really strong line up with All The Sinners Bleed being 5 stars and I finally finished The Plantagenets which I've been listening to on and off since 2023! August's Buzzword is 'With' so kicking off Kill Them With Kindness.

@Uni_Speaking The dream! We got lucky going out in May - economy first class with a row of 4 to stretch out on!

Throwback to June 2024. Nothing better than hearing the plane doors close and realising you’ve got a pretty empty flight! 🌎🗣️

@JanetEmson Cosy fantasy with romance: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches. Cosy fantasy: Legends&Lattes series (no.3 released in Nov). The Hobbit is a great intro for pure fantasy. Blood Over Bright Haven - academic fantasy(?!) - was my top read of 2024!

@cecetron I'm sorry you all had to deal with that. Social media is honestly a cesspool sometimes.

Pretty sad that a silly little video with my friends having a good time at a theme park made it to the wrong side of TikTok. It’s one thing to make fun of me, the person posting; but to attack my friends for NO reason at all?! So not okay. Why can’t we have nice things?

@HeatherJFitt I loved it - the audiobook was so good! Having watched the film it really brought the words to life!

The Exorcist for 99p! Do I dare…?

@bhw666sian Yes same feeling for me too!! Glad you loved it too!

@lydscl I loved it . It’s really bothering me because it gave me vibes of something I’ve already read and I can’t place it .

Another day , another week , another new read and a cuppa in the garden 🪴 . Happy Monday all !

@will_carver Such a great book!

I need this. (The book is The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, if you’re wondering.)

@bhw666sian How funny, such a small world!! Ive not heard of that other place, will have to check it out!!

@lydscl Oddly , no , but we went for lunch there last Thursday . No , Valleys Commandos MC family bbq . So odd , I was there the day before you !

Husband asked if I wanted to go to the bike club BBQ after work today . Let me see I thought 💭. Lucy is at Zoe’s for the day , everyone is out , I’d be alone , with the dogs , and there’s books ? It was close ( it wasn’t 😜) . I’m devastated ( I’m not 🤷‍♀️)

@bhw666sian The first one's an audiobook on borrowbox so will get that on the list when I've got a freed up book!!

@lydscl The perfect series are top tier police pro . Very gruesome and gritty . Everyone of hers I’ve read is an easy 4 star read x

Oh dear, seems like I've got a new series to binge: Cara Hunter's DI Adam Fawley. Just read Close to Home & despite the digital pile of eArcs staring at me I only want to read book two. Police procedural with mixed media. I love it and it's perfect duvet day reading material!

@bhw666sian I've not heard of that, I'll add that to my list - new series for after this one! Do like to have a police type series on the, finished ruth galloway and was looking for a new spot and now ive got 2!!

@lydscl They are really good. I’m a few behind . Have you read Helen Fields Perfect series ? Soooo good .

Reg the Ledge One of my favourite threads last year.

@JanetEmson Good luck on your fantasy reading journey, hope you find some winners 🤗

@lydscl I’ve not read any. I’ll look the latter two up. Thanks 😊

@bertsbooks Dependent on location - beach/lazy holiday then 4-6 plus ebook reader. City breaks or 'busy' holidays - purely digital

So, a #ThursdayQuestion, if you were going on holiday for a week, how many books would you need to take? - Michael

July's round up and 34 books read and again two 5 star reads. Overall a strong line up of reads!

Not so many books last week but a really strong line up with All The Sinners Bleed being 5 stars and I finally finished The Plantagenets which I've been listening to on and off since 2023! August's Buzzword is 'With' so kicking off Kill Them With Kindness.

Finally finished The Reformatory this week - what a stunning but difficult read! The Butcher's Daughter was a great surprise - I loved the ending! Excited to get to All The Sinners Bleed and Killer on the Road this week (hopefully, pending reading mood...).

2025 Weekly TBRs - Weekly Goal: Progress not perfection/completion Week 1 - 1/1-5/1 PTBR: The Almanac, How To Stop The End of the World eArc: Helle's Hound, Water Moon ABs: A Picture of Murder, Kamusari Tales Told at Night EBs: The Sad Ghost Club 4, Murder Midst The Diamonds

@serialsemantic The one I would recommend avoiding in that case is the least of my scars, that one probably bothered me the most out of the 15 things ive read by home. I really enjoyed his short stories Parthenogenosis and Sterling City too and they're not particularly graphic.

@lydscl More to my taste than really graphic.

Okay, hivemind...where should I start re Stephen Graham Jones? I LOVE literary horror and something out of the ordinary, but I don't like too much gore or action. Opinions appreciated.🙏 #HorrorCommunity

@serialsemantic It's a great intro, has the layered themes, really unsettling but without the direct violence and gore found in things like The Indian Lake Trilogy. Night of the Mannequins is also one I liked, very weird and different to Mapping.

@lydscl Thank you! I really fancy Mapping the Interior.