Jules Swain
@thereadingpara.bsky.social
Paramedic/Team Leader (views my own)
Runner (including crazy distance runner!)
Book reviewer #TheReadingParamedic™️
UK Book Blogger of the Year 2023 🏆
All my links here: https://linktr.ee/thereadingparamedic
Runner (including crazy distance runner!)
Book reviewer #TheReadingParamedic™️
UK Book Blogger of the Year 2023 🏆
All my links here: https://linktr.ee/thereadingparamedic
Shantaram is now officially the longest book I’ve ever read, at a whopping 933 pages. Truth or not, it’s a powerful feat of storytelling that I’m definitely glad I took the time to read. Reviews below ⬇️
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/b74f...
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/b74f...
March 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Shantaram is now officially the longest book I’ve ever read, at a whopping 933 pages. Truth or not, it’s a powerful feat of storytelling that I’m definitely glad I took the time to read. Reviews below ⬇️
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/b74f...
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/b74f...
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Making a start on this, which I bought after @thereadingpara.bsky.social gave it a great review on Insta
February 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Making a start on this, which I bought after @thereadingpara.bsky.social gave it a great review on Insta
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Sirens and Stories is a "breath-taking anthology of paramedic stories", offering a glimpse into the challenging yet fulfilling life of a paramedic.🚑 Featuring 46 voices, this collection captures the resilience, humanity, and humour needed to serve on the front lines. 📖
@thereadingpara.bsky.social
@thereadingpara.bsky.social
January 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Sirens and Stories is a "breath-taking anthology of paramedic stories", offering a glimpse into the challenging yet fulfilling life of a paramedic.🚑 Featuring 46 voices, this collection captures the resilience, humanity, and humour needed to serve on the front lines. 📖
@thereadingpara.bsky.social
@thereadingpara.bsky.social
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@thereadingpara.bsky.social this is all your fault 😅 - saw you talking about this online, so decided to give it a try ❤️
January 22, 2025 at 11:49 AM
@thereadingpara.bsky.social this is all your fault 😅 - saw you talking about this online, so decided to give it a try ❤️
Did anyone else have a Boxing Day sale book haul because you don’t already have 348* books on your TBR?! In my defence, I already wanted most of them anyway & many of them were half price!!!
*not an accurate figure 🙈
*not an accurate figure 🙈
January 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Did anyone else have a Boxing Day sale book haul because you don’t already have 348* books on your TBR?! In my defence, I already wanted most of them anyway & many of them were half price!!!
*not an accurate figure 🙈
*not an accurate figure 🙈
Forgot to celebrate my anniversary of joining the ambulance service - 15 years done as of 4 January.
A career I fell into by accident and, though there’s been stress & tough times, I’ve never regretted my decision & genuinely don’t think I’ll ever do anything else 🚑💚💚
A career I fell into by accident and, though there’s been stress & tough times, I’ve never regretted my decision & genuinely don’t think I’ll ever do anything else 🚑💚💚
January 11, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Forgot to celebrate my anniversary of joining the ambulance service - 15 years done as of 4 January.
A career I fell into by accident and, though there’s been stress & tough times, I’ve never regretted my decision & genuinely don’t think I’ll ever do anything else 🚑💚💚
A career I fell into by accident and, though there’s been stress & tough times, I’ve never regretted my decision & genuinely don’t think I’ll ever do anything else 🚑💚💚
The perfect antidote to work? That would be this! ☺️
Castleton-Hollins Cross-Mam Tor-Winnats Pass-Castleton 🙌🏻
Castleton-Hollins Cross-Mam Tor-Winnats Pass-Castleton 🙌🏻
January 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The perfect antidote to work? That would be this! ☺️
Castleton-Hollins Cross-Mam Tor-Winnats Pass-Castleton 🙌🏻
Castleton-Hollins Cross-Mam Tor-Winnats Pass-Castleton 🙌🏻
M&S stop it now!!! I bought an Easter egg on 3 January!!! 😂
January 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
M&S stop it now!!! I bought an Easter egg on 3 January!!! 😂
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"One of those novels, which is as funny as it's devastating, I'm Sorry You Feel That Way lays bare one family's dysfunction over the decades." This banger by Rebecca Wait is 99p for Kindle and very timely if you STILL have family staying. amzn.to/4gPafmd
I'm Sorry You Feel That Way: the whip-smart domestic comedy you won't be able to put down
I'm Sorry You Feel That Way: the whip-smart domestic comedy you won't be able to put down eBook : Wait, Rebecca: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
amzn.to
December 30, 2024 at 11:01 AM
"One of those novels, which is as funny as it's devastating, I'm Sorry You Feel That Way lays bare one family's dysfunction over the decades." This banger by Rebecca Wait is 99p for Kindle and very timely if you STILL have family staying. amzn.to/4gPafmd
Boxing Day walk done, around the Emley Circular Trail, from fog to bright blue skies, back to fog! ☺️
December 26, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Boxing Day walk done, around the Emley Circular Trail, from fog to bright blue skies, back to fog! ☺️
I’m in work for the Christmas Eve late shift. The last few days have been a little calmer so because I am forever a bookworm, I’m taking along Three Wise Men to read on my break while stuffing my face full of chocolate.
Have a fun evening & stay safe! 🎄
Have a fun evening & stay safe! 🎄
December 24, 2024 at 7:46 PM
I’m in work for the Christmas Eve late shift. The last few days have been a little calmer so because I am forever a bookworm, I’m taking along Three Wise Men to read on my break while stuffing my face full of chocolate.
Have a fun evening & stay safe! 🎄
Have a fun evening & stay safe! 🎄
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So @thereadingpara.bsky.social inspired me to look through my 2025 proofs and pick out 10 I’m excited for. Except I picked out 20 without a hesitation. So I’m doing two posts.
These are the first 10 I snaffled from the stacks. There’s no particular order to them, just as I grabbed them.
These are the first 10 I snaffled from the stacks. There’s no particular order to them, just as I grabbed them.
December 19, 2024 at 3:31 PM
So @thereadingpara.bsky.social inspired me to look through my 2025 proofs and pick out 10 I’m excited for. Except I picked out 20 without a hesitation. So I’m doing two posts.
These are the first 10 I snaffled from the stacks. There’s no particular order to them, just as I grabbed them.
These are the first 10 I snaffled from the stacks. There’s no particular order to them, just as I grabbed them.
A heads up of 11 of 2025’s publications that I’m really, really excited for!
What’s on your reading radar in 2025? 📚🙌🏻
What’s on your reading radar in 2025? 📚🙌🏻
December 17, 2024 at 9:50 AM
A heads up of 11 of 2025’s publications that I’m really, really excited for!
What’s on your reading radar in 2025? 📚🙌🏻
What’s on your reading radar in 2025? 📚🙌🏻
Love my new light for my book nook! 🤩
December 15, 2024 at 7:59 AM
Love my new light for my book nook! 🤩
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Was totally surprised to get my FIRST physical copy of the paperback of The List of Suspicious Things today. I am so so thrilled 🤩. Here’s a little sneak preview 👀 it’s out in January in the UK #booksky
December 5, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Was totally surprised to get my FIRST physical copy of the paperback of The List of Suspicious Things today. I am so so thrilled 🤩. Here’s a little sneak preview 👀 it’s out in January in the UK #booksky
Good morning folks! Yesterday was a pretty shitty day at work. Today I’m on a late shift (4pm to 2am) so I’m crossing my fingers for a better day, and then it’s my weekend off & I’ll be continuing reading book 2 of the ACOTAR series.
What are you reading this weekend? 📖
What are you reading this weekend? 📖
December 6, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Good morning folks! Yesterday was a pretty shitty day at work. Today I’m on a late shift (4pm to 2am) so I’m crossing my fingers for a better day, and then it’s my weekend off & I’ll be continuing reading book 2 of the ACOTAR series.
What are you reading this weekend? 📖
What are you reading this weekend? 📖
Made me own wreath? Rate impressed wi meself! ☺️
December 1, 2024 at 9:15 PM
Made me own wreath? Rate impressed wi meself! ☺️
Went to look at some art at the Belvedere Palace. I have to say I think I prefer Judith. What do you say?
November 28, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Went to look at some art at the Belvedere Palace. I have to say I think I prefer Judith. What do you say?
Outdoor slide at 170m on the top of the Danube Tower? Go on then! 😳
November 27, 2024 at 10:59 AM
Outdoor slide at 170m on the top of the Danube Tower? Go on then! 😳
Getting all festive in Vienna! 🎄🎅🏻🥰
November 26, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Getting all festive in Vienna! 🎄🎅🏻🥰
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Haha, I might have phrased this differently if I thought the Guardian would be quoting me…
www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...
www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...
November 26, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Haha, I might have phrased this differently if I thought the Guardian would be quoting me…
www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...
www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...
Can’t come to Vienna without calling into Shakespeare & Co! 🥰
November 26, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Can’t come to Vienna without calling into Shakespeare & Co! 🥰
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Please note, people:
@val-mcdemid01.Bsky.social is a fake account. They even nicked my official profile pic, the toe rags!
@val-mcdemid01.Bsky.social is a fake account. They even nicked my official profile pic, the toe rags!
November 24, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Please note, people:
@val-mcdemid01.Bsky.social is a fake account. They even nicked my official profile pic, the toe rags!
@val-mcdemid01.Bsky.social is a fake account. They even nicked my official profile pic, the toe rags!
It’s time for another solo adventure & after falling in love with ACOTAR (& I mean that I am literally OBSESSED!), I’m taking book two with me! 📚✈️
November 24, 2024 at 7:18 PM
It’s time for another solo adventure & after falling in love with ACOTAR (& I mean that I am literally OBSESSED!), I’m taking book two with me! 📚✈️
Incredibly excited about the book post I’ve received this week, and my new Jellycat! 🥰
Individual details of each book to follow! 💙📚
Individual details of each book to follow! 💙📚
November 24, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Incredibly excited about the book post I’ve received this week, and my new Jellycat! 🥰
Individual details of each book to follow! 💙📚
Individual details of each book to follow! 💙📚