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And that’s September over with. I’m a bit late posting this, but here’s what I read;

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Hate U Give
The Killer Question
The Maid’s Secret

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Beautiful Lie
Cruel is the Light
The School for Good Mothers

⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Last Witch 💭 (review copy #prproduct)

#booksky #september #wrapup
You mean you don’t have all your books downloaded on your kindle just waiting for you?

#booksky #goodreads
A cracking premise that didn’t really deliver for me. Normally a huge fan of YA, this one might be in the younger end of YA for me (or maybe I’m just getting old 😩)

#booksky #thechangingman #tomioyemakinde
🎧The Storyteller - Jodi Picoult ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

An oldie from Picoult’s back catalogue, here she explores forgiveness - both for others and yourself. Some sections were hard to listen to.

Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4oDsP40

#booksky #thestoryteller #jodipicoult
🎧The Sunshine Man - Emma Stonex
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

An engaging thriller that’s crafted around childhood trauma and societal issues, and of course the central issue of revenge.

Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4qOdWOr

#booksky #thesunshineman #emmastonex
📚The Eyes of Gaza
- Plestia Alaqad ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Israel gaslights - it acts like you’re a hysterical woman, when, really, it’s just a toxic man, flipping the table on you and telling you you’re wrong to ever question it”.

Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4htSk5v

#booksky #theyesofgaza #plestiaalaqad
🎧📚Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
- Grady Hendrix ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

My third read by Hendrix, and what a belter it was.

Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4nhUpmh

#booksky #gradyhendrix #witchcraftforwaywardgirls
Jumped straight into this one after book 1. Wasn’t as pulled into this one as book 1, but this one certainly was darker and had a particular moment that really sucked punched me.

#booksky #deadhappy #joshsilver
💭📚The Naked Light - Bridget Collins ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I’m a huge fan of her earlier books. They have a sense of magic, wonder & romance that transcends gender.
This appealed, but I struggled to connect with the story & characters.
Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/48yH6u4

#booksky #thenakedlight #bridgetcollins #adpr
Absolutely loved this one. It was dark, sad, traumatic and even funny in parts. I immediately went into book 2!

#booksky #joshsilver #happyhead
I liked the premise of sensing people’s needs, but it didn’t really follow through enough and I did struggle with this one

#booksky #needylittlethings #channeldesamours
I really enjoyed this foray into the world of Victorian “freaks”, found family and finding your own identity.

#booksky #circusofwonders #elizabethmacneal
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Hey, did you know, when you order a book from Bert's Books, Bert points get credited to your account.

Which you can then use to get money off your next order!

Why not pop on and order yourself a treat?
🎧📚 Pachinko - Min Jin Lee ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

As you’d expect with a multi-generational story, this covers a lot of themes and topics - so reader beware before you go into it. This one didn’t really hit me as much as I thought it would.

My review ⬇️
bit.ly/3VYZOUj

#booksky #pachinko #minjinlee
And that’s September over with. I’m a bit late posting this, but here’s what I read;

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Hate U Give
The Killer Question
The Maid’s Secret

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Beautiful Lie
Cruel is the Light
The School for Good Mothers

⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Last Witch 💭 (review copy #prproduct)

#booksky #september #wrapup
📚Spark of the Everflame - Penn Cole
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I really enjoyed this one. Whilst a bit slow in parts (I’m looking at you, the parts with Henri in them), Diem is snarky and doesn’t take no cr@p.

Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/42tBZYd

#booksky #penncole #sparkoftheeverflame
Blimey. There were a few!! Walking away from John. And how much Gran loved Maggie, how Maggie got her name. But I think it’s was mostly about much Gran loved Molly 🥹 This series will definitely stay with me
Ah Molly. What a journey these last 3 and a half books have been. You’ve really worked your way into my heart. And I’m not going to lie, your latest offering really had me tearing up as more of your gran’s backstory is revealed.

#booksky #themaidssecret #nitaprose
REVIEW: 🎧📚 Infinity Gate - MR Carey ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is epic in scale and I’ll admit, it did feel a little long in parts. This is recommended if you’re after a multiverse book!

Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4710qyP

#booksky #mrcarey #infinitygate #scifi
🎧📚 The New Age of Sexism - Laura Bates ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

If you’ve ever had concerns or doubts about the perils of AI, even before you dig deeper into the misogyny and sexism behind it, read this book.

Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4gIrbv7

#booksky #laurabates #thenewageofsexism
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Hey Bluepals.

Today I launched a Crowdfunder with the amazing @gracequantock.bsky.social

The aim is to get Grace's book "Living Well with Chronic Illness" into health centres across the UK.

Please share / support this. I'd really appreciate this.

Ta.

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/86e1e73e29...
All mistakes are a learning experience. Good luck!!!
Janice Hallett has done it again. I absolutely loved this! It had me hooked right from the start. I honestly don’t know how Hallett comes up with these stories - they’re so unique and ingenious and she definitely knows how to reel you in.

#booksky #thekillerquestion #janicehallett
Inspired by real events, you can see the extent of Cooke’s research into this and not an easy read. But I struggled with this one. Hope you get on better with it.

#booksky #thelastwitch #cjcooke #adpr
This one had me RAGING at the injustice and unfairness and heartbreak.

#booksky #theschoolforgoodmothers #jassaminechan
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This is Annie. She freaking loves fall. 13/10 (FB: James Osborne)