Chiara - Books and Nature are my life
@arateclathebookrat.bsky.social
Lover of rats, mother of Dora the dog, Nature worshipper and vegan. Avid reader of any genre but I prefer horror, thrillers, sci-fi and true crime.
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I have a discount code for you for 10% off from the award winning indie publishing company www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk
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They have all the genres you can think of. A conscious company with award winning authors!
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✍️ Book Review ✍️
A Veritable Household Pet by Viggy Parr Hampton
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
Based on historical facts, this book breaks you with its simplicity. The clever use of the diary format makes it even more effective!
Highly recommended!
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A Veritable Household Pet by Viggy Parr Hampton
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
Based on historical facts, this book breaks you with its simplicity. The clever use of the diary format makes it even more effective!
Highly recommended!
💙📚 #BookSky #arateclathebookrat #horrorbooks
January 27, 2026 at 9:26 PM
✍️ Book Review ✍️
A Veritable Household Pet by Viggy Parr Hampton
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
Based on historical facts, this book breaks you with its simplicity. The clever use of the diary format makes it even more effective!
Highly recommended!
💙📚 #BookSky #arateclathebookrat #horrorbooks
A Veritable Household Pet by Viggy Parr Hampton
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
Based on historical facts, this book breaks you with its simplicity. The clever use of the diary format makes it even more effective!
Highly recommended!
💙📚 #BookSky #arateclathebookrat #horrorbooks
Look what arrived today 😍 The giveaway I won by @jenniferkennedy.bsky.social
I'm ecstatic!
The story is fantastic, highly recommend 👇
Accused of witchcraft, Fortune flees her village marrying a man she barely knows. But is the man who promises to be her saviour all he seems?
💙📚 #BookSky #gothic
I'm ecstatic!
The story is fantastic, highly recommend 👇
Accused of witchcraft, Fortune flees her village marrying a man she barely knows. But is the man who promises to be her saviour all he seems?
💙📚 #BookSky #gothic
January 26, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Look what arrived today 😍 The giveaway I won by @jenniferkennedy.bsky.social
I'm ecstatic!
The story is fantastic, highly recommend 👇
Accused of witchcraft, Fortune flees her village marrying a man she barely knows. But is the man who promises to be her saviour all he seems?
💙📚 #BookSky #gothic
I'm ecstatic!
The story is fantastic, highly recommend 👇
Accused of witchcraft, Fortune flees her village marrying a man she barely knows. But is the man who promises to be her saviour all he seems?
💙📚 #BookSky #gothic
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Last but not least, it’s time for BOOK THREE in our #readalong for @paulhardisty’s environmental thriller series, #TheForcing!😱
The newest book in the series, #TheHope COMES OUT January 29, 2026!😍
The unforgettable conclusion to the internationally acclaimed trilogy🙌🌎
The newest book in the series, #TheHope COMES OUT January 29, 2026!😍
The unforgettable conclusion to the internationally acclaimed trilogy🙌🌎
January 26, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Last but not least, it’s time for BOOK THREE in our #readalong for @paulhardisty’s environmental thriller series, #TheForcing!😱
The newest book in the series, #TheHope COMES OUT January 29, 2026!😍
The unforgettable conclusion to the internationally acclaimed trilogy🙌🌎
The newest book in the series, #TheHope COMES OUT January 29, 2026!😍
The unforgettable conclusion to the internationally acclaimed trilogy🙌🌎
😔 I'm shocked and enraged by what's happening in the US, but all around the world to be fair it's a s***tshow!
January 26, 2026 at 12:08 PM
😔 I'm shocked and enraged by what's happening in the US, but all around the world to be fair it's a s***tshow!
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"We need a reason for a haunting, to give the paranormal some normalcy , to centre the living in a story that isn't about them."
January 24, 2026 at 1:38 PM
"We need a reason for a haunting, to give the paranormal some normalcy , to centre the living in a story that isn't about them."
Added immediately to tbr!!
Spiderlight is another incredible book from @aptshadow.bsky.social 🕷️
I can’t believe how much I cared for a spider in human form, but then again, I shouldn’t be surprised.
This is a fantastic standalone for DnD & classic quest lovers (with a twist): fanfiaddict.com/review-spide...
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I can’t believe how much I cared for a spider in human form, but then again, I shouldn’t be surprised.
This is a fantastic standalone for DnD & classic quest lovers (with a twist): fanfiaddict.com/review-spide...
#ad-pr
January 24, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Added immediately to tbr!!
🙌 Thanks to all the publishers for gifting me these amazing books! 🙌
📚 HEAD CLEANER by David James Keaton published by @daturabooks.bsky.social
📚 SENTIENT by Michael Nayak published by @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
📚 PARADISE by Ben Tufnell published by @influxpress.bsky.social
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📚 HEAD CLEANER by David James Keaton published by @daturabooks.bsky.social
📚 SENTIENT by Michael Nayak published by @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
📚 PARADISE by Ben Tufnell published by @influxpress.bsky.social
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January 23, 2026 at 9:42 PM
🙌 Thanks to all the publishers for gifting me these amazing books! 🙌
📚 HEAD CLEANER by David James Keaton published by @daturabooks.bsky.social
📚 SENTIENT by Michael Nayak published by @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
📚 PARADISE by Ben Tufnell published by @influxpress.bsky.social
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📚 HEAD CLEANER by David James Keaton published by @daturabooks.bsky.social
📚 SENTIENT by Michael Nayak published by @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
📚 PARADISE by Ben Tufnell published by @influxpress.bsky.social
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Hey this is officially up and running (all ebugs removed) at Netgalley and Edelweiss.
Hey it’s 2026 I’m told. So this thing is coming at your face soon.
January 23, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Hey this is officially up and running (all ebugs removed) at Netgalley and Edelweiss.
Happy Book Birthday to Mummy's Boy by Jay Word @jaywordauthor.bsky.social
This was such an emotional rollercoaster, but one that I recommend!
💙📚 #BookSky #arateclathebookrat
This was such an emotional rollercoaster, but one that I recommend!
💙📚 #BookSky #arateclathebookrat
January 21, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Happy Book Birthday to Mummy's Boy by Jay Word @jaywordauthor.bsky.social
This was such an emotional rollercoaster, but one that I recommend!
💙📚 #BookSky #arateclathebookrat
This was such an emotional rollercoaster, but one that I recommend!
💙📚 #BookSky #arateclathebookrat
Currently finishing and oh my word I'm loving it!
Their life is a dream, their world is dying.
Wishing New York and Sunday Times bestselling author Peter F. Hamilton a very happy book birthday! A Hole in the Sky, first in his Arkship trilogy, an epic coming of age SF story publishes today.
Catch the online coverage, starting today, here:
Wishing New York and Sunday Times bestselling author Peter F. Hamilton a very happy book birthday! A Hole in the Sky, first in his Arkship trilogy, an epic coming of age SF story publishes today.
Catch the online coverage, starting today, here:
January 20, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Currently finishing and oh my word I'm loving it!
Two for Tuesday ✌️
Bookmail generously gifted by @srlpublishing.bsky.social
🔪 Through Broken Glass by Nicky Shearsby @nickyshearsby.bsky.social
Book 3 in The Flanigan Files series 😍
💜 The People's Republic of Love by Heather Child
OUT IN MARCH 2026
❓What should I read first?
💙📚 #booksky
Bookmail generously gifted by @srlpublishing.bsky.social
🔪 Through Broken Glass by Nicky Shearsby @nickyshearsby.bsky.social
Book 3 in The Flanigan Files series 😍
💜 The People's Republic of Love by Heather Child
OUT IN MARCH 2026
❓What should I read first?
💙📚 #booksky
January 20, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Two for Tuesday ✌️
Bookmail generously gifted by @srlpublishing.bsky.social
🔪 Through Broken Glass by Nicky Shearsby @nickyshearsby.bsky.social
Book 3 in The Flanigan Files series 😍
💜 The People's Republic of Love by Heather Child
OUT IN MARCH 2026
❓What should I read first?
💙📚 #booksky
Bookmail generously gifted by @srlpublishing.bsky.social
🔪 Through Broken Glass by Nicky Shearsby @nickyshearsby.bsky.social
Book 3 in The Flanigan Files series 😍
💜 The People's Republic of Love by Heather Child
OUT IN MARCH 2026
❓What should I read first?
💙📚 #booksky
Has anyone else taken advantage of @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social sale?
How fantastic do these look?
From tales of possession, haunted Christmas, dead turning up in unexpected places and a gothic horror set in Russia.
What's your pick? 📚
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat
How fantastic do these look?
From tales of possession, haunted Christmas, dead turning up in unexpected places and a gothic horror set in Russia.
What's your pick? 📚
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat
January 20, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Has anyone else taken advantage of @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social sale?
How fantastic do these look?
From tales of possession, haunted Christmas, dead turning up in unexpected places and a gothic horror set in Russia.
What's your pick? 📚
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat
How fantastic do these look?
From tales of possession, haunted Christmas, dead turning up in unexpected places and a gothic horror set in Russia.
What's your pick? 📚
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat
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New Books Today!! Finally, I can let go of Feral & Hysterical and let her run screaming into the void...
@isabelcanas.bsky.social Ania Ahlborn, Joe Lansdale @tkingfisher.com @markmatthews.bsky.social (Aug. 15) @cgolden.bsky.social @briankeene.bsky.social
@isabelcanas.bsky.social Ania Ahlborn, Joe Lansdale @tkingfisher.com @markmatthews.bsky.social (Aug. 15) @cgolden.bsky.social @briankeene.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
New Books Today!! Finally, I can let go of Feral & Hysterical and let her run screaming into the void...
@isabelcanas.bsky.social Ania Ahlborn, Joe Lansdale @tkingfisher.com @markmatthews.bsky.social (Aug. 15) @cgolden.bsky.social @briankeene.bsky.social
@isabelcanas.bsky.social Ania Ahlborn, Joe Lansdale @tkingfisher.com @markmatthews.bsky.social (Aug. 15) @cgolden.bsky.social @briankeene.bsky.social
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They have all the genres you can think of. A conscious company with award winning authors!
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I have a discount code for you for 10% off from the award winning indie publishing company www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk
Code: Bookrat10
They have all the genres you can think of. A conscious company with award winning authors!
#BookSky 📚💙
August 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Want to add more amazing books to your collection?
I have a discount code for you for 10% off from the award winning indie publishing company www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk
Code: Bookrat10
They have all the genres you can think of. A conscious company with award winning authors!
#BookSky 📚💙
I have a discount code for you for 10% off from the award winning indie publishing company www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk
Code: Bookrat10
They have all the genres you can think of. A conscious company with award winning authors!
#BookSky 📚💙
Title Reveal for a gothic horror novelette by C. S. Schiavone and published by Twenty Hills publishing
She Had Glass Eyes 👀
A chilling tale of machines, madness, and the dangerous echo of a voice not quite human.
📚💙 #booksky #arateclathebookrat
She Had Glass Eyes 👀
A chilling tale of machines, madness, and the dangerous echo of a voice not quite human.
📚💙 #booksky #arateclathebookrat
June 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Title Reveal for a gothic horror novelette by C. S. Schiavone and published by Twenty Hills publishing
She Had Glass Eyes 👀
A chilling tale of machines, madness, and the dangerous echo of a voice not quite human.
📚💙 #booksky #arateclathebookrat
She Had Glass Eyes 👀
A chilling tale of machines, madness, and the dangerous echo of a voice not quite human.
📚💙 #booksky #arateclathebookrat
Today I bring you two cosy horror novellas to listen to whilst you're going about your day.
Riley's House and The Groundskeeper's Daughter by Holly Knightley were both entertaining and mysterious.
For full review go to www.goodreads.com/user/show/15...
💙📚 #boosky #arateclathebookrat #cosyhorror
Riley's House and The Groundskeeper's Daughter by Holly Knightley were both entertaining and mysterious.
For full review go to www.goodreads.com/user/show/15...
💙📚 #boosky #arateclathebookrat #cosyhorror
June 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Today I bring you two cosy horror novellas to listen to whilst you're going about your day.
Riley's House and The Groundskeeper's Daughter by Holly Knightley were both entertaining and mysterious.
For full review go to www.goodreads.com/user/show/15...
💙📚 #boosky #arateclathebookrat #cosyhorror
Riley's House and The Groundskeeper's Daughter by Holly Knightley were both entertaining and mysterious.
For full review go to www.goodreads.com/user/show/15...
💙📚 #boosky #arateclathebookrat #cosyhorror
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#booklover #bookstagram #bookcommunity #booksofinstagram #readingtime #ilovebooks #bookblogger #bookblog HELP! I need some book bloggers who read digital books for some amazing new crime fiction tours. Please get in touch if you are interested or visit my blog COMPULSIVE READERS to contact me.
May 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
#booklover #bookstagram #bookcommunity #booksofinstagram #readingtime #ilovebooks #bookblogger #bookblog HELP! I need some book bloggers who read digital books for some amazing new crime fiction tours. Please get in touch if you are interested or visit my blog COMPULSIVE READERS to contact me.
Who's ready to roll the dice? 🎲
I invite you to read this bloody ride with an emotional ending!
Roll For Initiative by Lesley A. Camphouse is a satisfying extreme horror.
Be sure to check the triggers
Full review on www.goodreads.com/user/show/15...
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #extremehorror
I invite you to read this bloody ride with an emotional ending!
Roll For Initiative by Lesley A. Camphouse is a satisfying extreme horror.
Be sure to check the triggers
Full review on www.goodreads.com/user/show/15...
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #extremehorror
May 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Who's ready to roll the dice? 🎲
I invite you to read this bloody ride with an emotional ending!
Roll For Initiative by Lesley A. Camphouse is a satisfying extreme horror.
Be sure to check the triggers
Full review on www.goodreads.com/user/show/15...
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #extremehorror
I invite you to read this bloody ride with an emotional ending!
Roll For Initiative by Lesley A. Camphouse is a satisfying extreme horror.
Be sure to check the triggers
Full review on www.goodreads.com/user/show/15...
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #extremehorror
🚨 Author Spotlight 🚨
Ray Star is an amazing writer and human being, with a passion for the environment and animals.
If you like a dystopian coming of age story with magical realism then check out her trilogy Earthlings!
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #earthlings #magicalrealism #dystopian
Ray Star is an amazing writer and human being, with a passion for the environment and animals.
If you like a dystopian coming of age story with magical realism then check out her trilogy Earthlings!
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #earthlings #magicalrealism #dystopian
May 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
🚨 Author Spotlight 🚨
Ray Star is an amazing writer and human being, with a passion for the environment and animals.
If you like a dystopian coming of age story with magical realism then check out her trilogy Earthlings!
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #earthlings #magicalrealism #dystopian
Ray Star is an amazing writer and human being, with a passion for the environment and animals.
If you like a dystopian coming of age story with magical realism then check out her trilogy Earthlings!
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #earthlings #magicalrealism #dystopian
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May 23, 2025 at 5:31 AM
If you're into alien horror then this should be on your list!
Very original novellas on the alien invasion trope from some of the best horror writers out there: John Durgin, Gage Greenwood, Andrew Van Wey.
Find the full review at www.goodreads.com/userlshow/15...
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat
Very original novellas on the alien invasion trope from some of the best horror writers out there: John Durgin, Gage Greenwood, Andrew Van Wey.
Find the full review at www.goodreads.com/userlshow/15...
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat
May 23, 2025 at 6:11 AM
If you're into alien horror then this should be on your list!
Very original novellas on the alien invasion trope from some of the best horror writers out there: John Durgin, Gage Greenwood, Andrew Van Wey.
Find the full review at www.goodreads.com/userlshow/15...
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat
Very original novellas on the alien invasion trope from some of the best horror writers out there: John Durgin, Gage Greenwood, Andrew Van Wey.
Find the full review at www.goodreads.com/userlshow/15...
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat
Cover reveal for the revisited edition of HIDING LIES by Stephanie Rose @deathbytbrbooks.bsky.social
Lydia Walker, is a forensic photographer, working on a gruesome murder of a camping couple. As she finds a deeper connection to the case, will she give in to explore her darker urges?
💙📚 #booksky
Lydia Walker, is a forensic photographer, working on a gruesome murder of a camping couple. As she finds a deeper connection to the case, will she give in to explore her darker urges?
💙📚 #booksky
May 11, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Cover reveal for the revisited edition of HIDING LIES by Stephanie Rose @deathbytbrbooks.bsky.social
Lydia Walker, is a forensic photographer, working on a gruesome murder of a camping couple. As she finds a deeper connection to the case, will she give in to explore her darker urges?
💙📚 #booksky
Lydia Walker, is a forensic photographer, working on a gruesome murder of a camping couple. As she finds a deeper connection to the case, will she give in to explore her darker urges?
💙📚 #booksky
Amazing immersive audio experience!
Skandinavien by Albion Byrd is a horror that entertains with its sounds, music and atmosphere!
5 ⭐ for me!!
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #immersive #audiobook
Skandinavien by Albion Byrd is a horror that entertains with its sounds, music and atmosphere!
5 ⭐ for me!!
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #immersive #audiobook
May 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Amazing immersive audio experience!
Skandinavien by Albion Byrd is a horror that entertains with its sounds, music and atmosphere!
5 ⭐ for me!!
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #immersive #audiobook
Skandinavien by Albion Byrd is a horror that entertains with its sounds, music and atmosphere!
5 ⭐ for me!!
💙📚 #booksky #arateclathebookrat #immersive #audiobook
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We're giving away this VANISHING WORLD goodie bag to a lucky winner on both Bluesky and Instagram 🍎
To be in with a chance of winning all you need to do is:
- Follow @grantabooks.bsky.social
- Repost
- Leave a comment tagging a friend (more tags = more entries)
- Enter by 2 May
See below for T+Cs.
To be in with a chance of winning all you need to do is:
- Follow @grantabooks.bsky.social
- Repost
- Leave a comment tagging a friend (more tags = more entries)
- Enter by 2 May
See below for T+Cs.
April 28, 2025 at 10:27 AM
We're giving away this VANISHING WORLD goodie bag to a lucky winner on both Bluesky and Instagram 🍎
To be in with a chance of winning all you need to do is:
- Follow @grantabooks.bsky.social
- Repost
- Leave a comment tagging a friend (more tags = more entries)
- Enter by 2 May
See below for T+Cs.
To be in with a chance of winning all you need to do is:
- Follow @grantabooks.bsky.social
- Repost
- Leave a comment tagging a friend (more tags = more entries)
- Enter by 2 May
See below for T+Cs.