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Nicky Maunder 🇬🇧 (she/her)
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October was a slow reading month for me… but this is what I read;

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HappyHead

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Circus of Wonders
Dead Happy
Death of the Author

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The Changing Man
Needy Little Things

#booksky #october #wrapup
🎧 Everything I Never Told You
- Celeste Ng ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

What an opener! Not so much a “whodunnit”, more of a “whatwasgoingon”. And there’s a lot going on in this family.

Ready my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4qQPMCK

#booksky #celesteng #everythinginevertoldyou
November 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
October was a slow reading month for me… but this is what I read;

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
HappyHead

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Circus of Wonders
Dead Happy
Death of the Author

⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Changing Man
Needy Little Things

#booksky #october #wrapup
November 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Reposted by Nicky Maunder 🇬🇧 (she/her)
This offer of a free Patrick Ness book is still unclaimed.

#buyastrangerabook
November 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
You mean you don’t have all your books downloaded on your kindle just waiting for you?

#booksky #goodreads
November 2, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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
October 30, 2025 at 10:41 AM
🎧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
October 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
🎧The Sunshine Man - Emma Stonex
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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
October 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
📚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
October 27, 2025 at 11:28 AM
🎧📚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
October 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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
October 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
💭📚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
October 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Absolutely loved this one. It was dark, sad, traumatic and even funny in parts. I immediately went into book 2!

#booksky #joshsilver #happyhead
October 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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
October 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I really enjoyed this foray into the world of Victorian “freaks”, found family and finding your own identity.

#booksky #circusofwonders #elizabethmacneal
October 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Reposted by Nicky Maunder 🇬🇧 (she/her)
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?
October 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
🎧📚 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
October 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
And that’s September over with. I’m a bit late posting this, but here’s what I read;

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

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

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The Last Witch 💭 (review copy #prproduct)

#booksky #september #wrapup
October 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
📚Spark of the Everflame - Penn Cole
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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
October 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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
September 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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
September 29, 2025 at 8:23 PM
🎧📚 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
September 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Reposted by Nicky Maunder 🇬🇧 (she/her)
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...
September 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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
September 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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
September 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
This one had me RAGING at the injustice and unfairness and heartbreak.

#booksky #theschoolforgoodmothers #jassaminechan
September 24, 2025 at 7:46 AM