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Sky's Reads
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Welcome to my bookish corner of the internet! I'll share my positive reviews here, interesting book news and generally just share bookish stuff :) Contact Email: [email protected] (please use this as DMs are blocked!) Main: @skylarkblue1.itch.io
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Sky's Reads @skysreads.bsky.social · Jan 11
My bookish links, updated!

Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/50...
Pagebound: pagebound.co/users/skylar...

And my Trello board where all of my book recommendations are in an easy to search through format! trello.com/b/wG8ixw72/b...

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Sky's Reads @skysreads.bsky.social · 8d
My review of Role Model by Elle McNicoll
5/5⭐

An absolute must read for everyone, especially autistics. Her best book so far.

Representations: trello.com/c/Pujxfq0x

PB: pagebound.co/reviews/3793...
GR: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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Cover for the book Role Model. Pale blue background with icons from social media, numbers and elephants scattered over it around a headshot of a person with dark blue shoulder length hair, light skin, hands on the sides of their head, red lips slightly angled. The title of the book is in dark blue with a red background as 2 stripes across their eyes. Elle McNicoll's name is along the bottom of the cover formatted to look like it's in a comment bubble.
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Sky's Reads @skysreads.bsky.social · Aug 30
Getting back into the swing of things. Been distracted by LARP a fair bit recently but I'm shaking off the burn out slowly. Still won't be doing full-on massive reviews for a bit but that's not mandatory anyway 😊
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Sky's Reads @skysreads.bsky.social · Aug 30
Did I just post 2 reviews back to back, one of a cute kids book and another of Korean body horror? Yes I did, and both are great books 😄
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Sky's Reads @skysreads.bsky.social · Aug 30
My review of A Mermaid's Diary by Chris Riddell
5/5⭐

Perfect art as always from Chris, and spot on humour even for adults!

Representations: trello.com/c/3MvHvYk1/1...

PB: pagebound.co/reviews/2824...
GR: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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Cover image. Shows the title of the book over the blue sky, clouds coloured in a gradient from yellow at the top down to pink at the bottom, seagulls are dotted around the sky too. Blue sea with white webbing across the bottom of the image. A mermaid with red hair, green t-shirt and a pearly light blue tail is waving from the water. Behind her is some magical creatures and a red and white striped lighthouse.
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Sky's Reads @skysreads.bsky.social · Aug 30
My review of New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre by Cho Yeeun
4.5/5⭐

Insane, body horror-y sticky sweet book that isn't exactly *fun* but it is enjoyable.

Representations: trello.com/c/eKmvl9Zc/1...

PB: pagebound.co/reviews/2886...
GR: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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Cover image. Top half shows a human face that's made from a reddish pink gloopy jelly-like substance, that's dripping down onto a human regular-looking face on the bottom half of the image. Between the 2 faces, behind them in the background, you can see part of a rollercoaster, a greenish sky and a castle that looks a bit like the Disney castle.
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Sky's Reads @skysreads.bsky.social · Apr 27
My review of Needy Little Things by Channelle Desamours
3.5/5⭐

Very good, slightly predictable but not fully (at least for me), pretty damn good characters too!

Representations: trello.com/c/YGB0bVYh/1...

PB: pagebound.co/reviews/711410
GR: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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Sky's Reads @skysreads.bsky.social · Apr 15
My review of Strange Pictures by Uketsu
3.75/5⭐

Weird, engaging, but falls short with its gimmick.

Representations: trello.com/c/S0swy9aT/1...

PB: pagebound.co/reviews/655672
GR: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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Cover of Strange Pictures by Uketsu. Cover is a red background, with a green based and black walled bento box. There's red blood dripping down it, a piece of nigiri with an octopus tentale ontop and red blood between the rice and octopus. There's also a soy sauce fish shaped packet to the side.
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Sky's Reads @skysreads.bsky.social · Apr 15
Ended up getting burnt out a bit on reviews, thought it was a slump at first but no I guess it was just burn out 😅

Got 1 new review written up though on a fun book, and I just finished up another that was quite fun to read :3 Might be writing shorter/less structured reviews for a bit though
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Sky's Reads @skysreads.bsky.social · Feb 6
New Knights Of book!!! I absolutely love this publisher, they really know quality when they see it 😁 Can't wait to get my hands on this new one!!

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Knights Of @knightsofbooks.bsky.social · Feb 6
✨It's publication day, and we're beyond excited to share our very first book of the year! ✨

A huge congratulations to our amazing debut author Erica Gomez and our incredible illustrator Simone Smith.

Get your copy today rb.gy/fgqyhy%E2%9C...
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Sky's Reads @skysreads.bsky.social · Feb 4
My review of The Underwood Tapes by Amanda DeWitt
5/5⭐

Read this in 2 settings, half of the book each time. I got absolutely HOOKED!

Representations: trello.com/c/AFPp8tnh/1...

PB: pagebound.co/reviews/136159
GR: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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Cover of the book The Underwood Tapes by Amanda Dewitt. The cover mostly has a teal/light blue and green colour palette, black cassette tapes and their tape is woven around 2 characters stood back to back in the middle. One on the left has blonde hair in an over-the-shoulder braid wearing a white t shirt and a black jacket. They're looking towards the reader. The other character on the right has very short black hair wearing a patterned red t shirt. Their face has been smudged out.
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Sky's Reads @skysreads.bsky.social · Feb 4
Happy book birthday!! Grats on release!!
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Rosiee "Captain" Thor @rosieethor.bsky.social · Feb 4
It's WHY ON EARTH release day!

I’m so proud of this book and everything it turned out to be. This project took a huge leap of faith from everyone involved, trusting in us and our vision for this queer, goofy, alien book. Thank you to everyone who believed! 👽💕🛸

🌈📚 www.rosieethor.com/why-on-earth
Rosiee (white, short curly brown hair, geometric glasses, wearing a black shirt with an alien head on it that says "humans aren't real") holding a copy of Why on Earth (Cover is Illustration with soft lines gives a hazy effect in purple, blue and orange. It depicts a circular alien ship crash landing near the santa monica pier, leaving trails of smoke behind it. In the foreground, five teenagers stand on the beach pointing at it. One records it on a phone. The title is written in white futuristic text over the top.)
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Sky's Reads @skysreads.bsky.social · Feb 4
Julia and the Shark - Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Temple Alley Summer - Sachiko Kashiwaba, Miho Satake
Little Town of Marrowville - @robbotron.bsky.social
Last Great Heir - Carina Finn
Vanquishers - @kalynnbayron.bsky.social
Cosima Unfortunate - @lauranoakes.bsky.social
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Sky's Reads @skysreads.bsky.social · Feb 4
Some recommendations!

Witchlings - @claribelortega.bsky.social
Vivi Conway - @littlehux.bsky.social
Strangeworlds Travel Agency - @ldlapinski.bsky.social
Hatmakers - Tamzin Merchant
Front Desk - @kellyyang.bsky.social
The Swifts - @bethatintervals.bsky.social

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Bookshop.org UK @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social · Feb 1
Read It Forward is GO!

Buy ANY children’s book via Bookshop.org during February and we’ll donate 10% of the sale to the leading children’s reading charities, @booktrust.org.uk and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social 📚 Every sale supports independent bookshops 📚 bit.ly/RIFEB25
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Bookshop.org UK @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social · Feb 1
Read It Forward is GO!

Buy ANY children’s book via Bookshop.org during February and we’ll donate 10% of the sale to the leading children’s reading charities, @booktrust.org.uk and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social 📚 Every sale supports independent bookshops 📚 bit.ly/RIFEB25
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Sky's Reads @skysreads.bsky.social · Jan 31
West Heart Kill by Dann McDorman, The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton

If you want some just pure whimsy/joy
Strangeworlds Travel Agency by LD Lapinski, Vivi Conway and the Sword of Legend by Lizzie Huxley-Jones, Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega
I rec these highly to adults too!
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Sky's Reads @skysreads.bsky.social · Jan 31
Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai, A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers, Night Call by Brenden Carlson (book 1 is a tad rough but he certainly improved writing skills in 2 & 3!), Dead Sience by S. A. Barnes, The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks
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Sky's Reads @skysreads.bsky.social · Jan 31
Any specific kind of genre or whatever?
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Sky's Reads @skysreads.bsky.social · Jan 31
Damn, my kindle is about to give out on me and I was going to pick up a kobo to replace it...

Netgalley has really been making a lot of questionable choices recently..
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Sky's Reads @skysreads.bsky.social · Jan 31
I always ignore them, and whenever I turn a book over to read the description and only find quotes I find it genuinely frustrating. I've actually just put down some books instead of hunting for the description due to that!
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Sky's Reads @skysreads.bsky.social · Jan 31
Just started The Underwood Tapes by Amanda DeWitt (at 18%) and this start is just perfection 👌

I didn't read the description, I requested the ARC just based on the fact that I loved Aces Wild so I had no idea what to expect. But my god this will be an incredible read, I know it!

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Sky's Reads @skysreads.bsky.social · Jan 30
My review of Black Tag by Simon Mayo
3.5/5⭐

Feels a tad generic, but with some very wild curveballs thrown in with not much research. Quick & easy read!

Representations: trello.com/c/VCDroEhD/1...

PB: pagebound.co/reviews/128109
GR: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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Cover of the book black tag by simon mayo. The cover is mostly black and grey, with the middle of the cover looking out of a dark tunnel with the space beyond showing a burning archway and a blazing inferno in the room beyond it.
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Sky's Reads @skysreads.bsky.social · Jan 30
Yeah that's why I've been really wanting to read this!!! Knowing how long it generally takes for UK editions to release though, my best bet will just likely be to order a US edition when it releases over there haha
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Gabe Cole Novoa @thegabecole.bsky.social · Jan 30
exciting news! THESE VENGEFUL GODS is now on NetGalley! 🥳

www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
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Sky's Reads @skysreads.bsky.social · Jan 30
Damn, not on .co.uk 😭I just wish for more chronic illness + queer rep 🙏
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