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Pippa Elliott

@scrollingbooks.bsky.social

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A reader/ reviewer with a fascination for 19th century women By day I am a veterinarian, by night an author of Victorian mysteries The Leonora Buss mysteries coming 2026.

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Pippa Elliott @scrollingbooks.bsky.social · 7d

If you love Agatha Christie and love true crime - then this book is a win for you. Full review on my Booksta (link in bio) #historybookchat #booksky

Pippa Elliott @scrollingbooks.bsky.social · Aug 31

How wonderful! 🥰

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Pippa Elliott @scrollingbooks.bsky.social · Aug 31

This book is one of the reasons I love history - you are right, it brings it to life.

Pippa Elliott @scrollingbooks.bsky.social · Aug 31

I’d no more go out naked than I would without a book.
Say ‘Hi’ if this sounds like you 🥰😂 #booksky

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Pippa Elliott @scrollingbooks.bsky.social · Aug 30

Book Review: "Strange Ways to Die in the Tudor Ages" - a highly readable book for anyone interested in history, trivia, or the Tudor era #booksky #historybookchat #nonfiction

Pippa Elliott @scrollingbooks.bsky.social · Aug 30

Is it wrong to chuckle over how people die? I've just reviewed this informative and readable book about unusual deaths in the Tudor ages...such as the man who shot himself with his own bow and arrow. Like history and partial to trivia? You should enjoy this. #historybookchat #booksky

Pippa Elliott @scrollingbooks.bsky.social · Aug 8

The most popular dog breeds in the 1880s vs 2024
Does your dog appear?
Pop over to Booksta and @scrollingbooks to find out #dogs #19thcentury #victorian

Pippa Elliott @scrollingbooks.bsky.social · Jul 28

Interested in the mind of a serial killer? A new book about criminal profiling...and Conan Doyle trying to solve the Jack the Ripper murders. #booksky #historybookchat

Pippa Elliott @scrollingbooks.bsky.social · Jul 26

A scholarly biography of an 'awkward woman' whose campaigns for suffrage, education, and social justice were well ahead of their times. #historybookchat #booksky #bookreview

Pippa Elliott @scrollingbooks.bsky.social · Jul 20

That moment when you finish a wonderful book and want to start all over again. Quite the most moving, enjoyable, unforgettable read of 2025 so far... #booksky #bookreview

Pippa Elliott @scrollingbooks.bsky.social · Jul 17

A solid 5-star read on the end of the Tudor dynasty.
Elizabeth I and the political machinations of survival whilst ensuring a stable country.
#booksky #historybookchat
Full review in my Booksta @Scrollingbooks

Pippa Elliott @scrollingbooks.bsky.social · Jul 7

A story that hints at the supernatural, but where the events have a haunting and poignant explanation. #booksky #historicalfiction+ Full review on my Booksta

Pippa Elliott @scrollingbooks.bsky.social · Jun 29

A fledgling author at the start of an adventure… please join me! #booksky #authors #readingcommunity

Pippa Elliott @scrollingbooks.bsky.social · Jun 26

A fabulous non-fiction read about a true-crime and miscarriage of justice. The author reconstructs events...but does he solve this century old mystery? Full review on my booksta. #historybookchat #booksky #bookreview

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Pippa Elliott @scrollingbooks.bsky.social · Jun 24

Hahaha! I am a rank amateur compared to you when it comes to page markers . They are a recent discovery for me and no going back now. I feel the colours say a lot about you as a person. 😂

Pippa Elliott @scrollingbooks.bsky.social · Jun 24

Ohh, yes, I'm with your there. I used to divert to the library on the way home from school, to get that fix. 😍

Pippa Elliott @scrollingbooks.bsky.social · Jun 24

Beautiful 😍

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Pippa Elliott @scrollingbooks.bsky.social · Jun 24

Obsessed with my new page markers.
What simple things make you absurdly happy? 😃
Let’s share and smile together .
#booksky #readers #bookaddict

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Pippa Elliott @scrollingbooks.bsky.social · Jun 22

Love reading about the Titanic but ready for a fresh take on it? Ship of Dreams is just that - character driven with the Titanic as a backdrop. (Full review on Booksta) #booksky #historicalfiction+ #bookreviwe

Pippa Elliott @scrollingbooks.bsky.social · Jun 22

Is today my lucky 🍀 day?
Saw this beauty on the morning dog walk.
How should I take best advantage of this good luck? 🥰 #goodluck #dogwalk #happythoughts

Pippa Elliott @scrollingbooks.bsky.social · Jun 19

5-stars for the true story of a woman tried for the same murder 3 times (told as a novel). An engrossing insight into what people will do to survive. #booksky #HistoricalFiction+ What book based on a true story last had you hooked?

Pippa Elliott @scrollingbooks.bsky.social · Jun 17

Read some great things about this book. Be interested to read your review.

Pippa Elliott @scrollingbooks.bsky.social · Jun 17

I had a go at bread making. Used a recipe for the air fryer - the result looked like the love child of a brain crossed with a cauliflour. Inedible!

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Pippa Elliott @scrollingbooks.bsky.social · Jun 17

The depth of information and knowledge in this book is staggering. A catalogue of some very un-British behaviour. (See my Booksta for full review.) #booksky #historybookchat #bookreview

Pippa Elliott @scrollingbooks.bsky.social · Jun 16

I swear Pog can tell the time. The clock chimed midday and she came asking for her lunch 🐕💕 #dogsky