Timy 🐼👑
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Owner & editor of Queen's Book Asylum 📚| Sarcastic Smartass | Panda at heart 🐼| not too old for rock'n'roll 🤘🏻| dabbler in writing 🖊️
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Queen's Book Asylum (well, me, really) has a monthly newsletter with roundups, sneak peeks, personal tidbits, and more!
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Can I interest in any of you in a #ReadingChallenge? Of course I can. I spent a lot of time on creating this, so I'd appreciate if you'd help sharing it around. The more the merrier!
#booksky💙📚
#booksky💙📚
The Sound of Madness Reading Challenge is back for the 6th year! 25 brand new song title-based prompts, cards that got a bit of a facelift, a TheStoryGraph challenge, and of course a playlist with all the songs featured. What else do you need?!
#TheSoundOfMadness #ReadingChallenge #BookSky 💙📚
#TheSoundOfMadness #ReadingChallenge #BookSky 💙📚
The Sound of Madness Reading Challenge 2026
The Sound of Madness Reading Challenge 2026 is back for the 6th year! For the oldtimers, welcome back! For the newcomers, I hope you'll have a lot of fun this year trying to fill out these music-based reading prompts as I had a lot of fun (and pain, so much pain) coming up with them.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Can I interest in any of you in a #ReadingChallenge? Of course I can. I spent a lot of time on creating this, so I'd appreciate if you'd help sharing it around. The more the merrier!
#booksky💙📚
#booksky💙📚
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So. We need to fill our feed out a little. Tell us who we should be following for the good genre and genre adjacent stuff. Authors, reviewers, commentators, all the good people.
Fun, serious, wry, excitable - bring them all.
Fun, serious, wry, excitable - bring them all.
January 8, 2026 at 3:46 PM
So. We need to fill our feed out a little. Tell us who we should be following for the good genre and genre adjacent stuff. Authors, reviewers, commentators, all the good people.
Fun, serious, wry, excitable - bring them all.
Fun, serious, wry, excitable - bring them all.
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The Sound of Madness Reading Challenge is back for the 6th year! 25 brand new song title-based prompts, cards that got a bit of a facelift, a TheStoryGraph challenge, and of course a playlist with all the songs featured. What else do you need?!
#TheSoundOfMadness #ReadingChallenge #BookSky 💙📚
#TheSoundOfMadness #ReadingChallenge #BookSky 💙📚
The Sound of Madness Reading Challenge 2026
The Sound of Madness Reading Challenge 2026 is back for the 6th year! For the oldtimers, welcome back! For the newcomers, I hope you'll have a lot of fun this year trying to fill out these music-based reading prompts as I had a lot of fun (and pain, so much pain) coming up with them.
queensbookasylum.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:53 AM
The Sound of Madness Reading Challenge is back for the 6th year! 25 brand new song title-based prompts, cards that got a bit of a facelift, a TheStoryGraph challenge, and of course a playlist with all the songs featured. What else do you need?!
#TheSoundOfMadness #ReadingChallenge #BookSky 💙📚
#TheSoundOfMadness #ReadingChallenge #BookSky 💙📚
The Sound of Madness Reading Challenge is back for the 6th year! 25 brand new song title-based prompts, cards that got a bit of a facelift, a TheStoryGraph challenge, and of course a playlist with all the songs featured. What else do you need?!
#TheSoundOfMadness #ReadingChallenge #BookSky 💙📚
#TheSoundOfMadness #ReadingChallenge #BookSky 💙📚
The Sound of Madness Reading Challenge 2026
The Sound of Madness Reading Challenge 2026 is back for the 6th year! For the oldtimers, welcome back! For the newcomers, I hope you'll have a lot of fun this year trying to fill out these music-based reading prompts as I had a lot of fun (and pain, so much pain) coming up with them.
queensbookasylum.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:53 AM
The Sound of Madness Reading Challenge is back for the 6th year! 25 brand new song title-based prompts, cards that got a bit of a facelift, a TheStoryGraph challenge, and of course a playlist with all the songs featured. What else do you need?!
#TheSoundOfMadness #ReadingChallenge #BookSky 💙📚
#TheSoundOfMadness #ReadingChallenge #BookSky 💙📚
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Meet the #SPFBOXI FBC team of judges who will be going through the FBC #SPFBO lot of books & their top 3 cover choices
SPFBO XI Introduction Post - meet the Fantasy Book Critic Team
Speculative fiction book reviews.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Alright, I've been working my ass off, so if anyone needs a reading challenge for 2026, the new Sound of Madness post will go up tomorrow! Including a brand new card with 25 song title-based prompts, a playlist, and an event set up on The StoryGraph.
#ReadingChallenge #TheSoundOfMadness #BookSky💙📚
#ReadingChallenge #TheSoundOfMadness #BookSky💙📚
January 6, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Alright, I've been working my ass off, so if anyone needs a reading challenge for 2026, the new Sound of Madness post will go up tomorrow! Including a brand new card with 25 song title-based prompts, a playlist, and an event set up on The StoryGraph.
#ReadingChallenge #TheSoundOfMadness #BookSky💙📚
#ReadingChallenge #TheSoundOfMadness #BookSky💙📚
👑📚BOOKS OF 2026📚👑
In 2026, I'll attempt to run a thread about what I'm reading throughout the year. I'm not really good at regular updates (totally failed in the last 2 years)... but I'm trying😆 I will also include a review link where available. Happy reading, everyone!
In 2026, I'll attempt to run a thread about what I'm reading throughout the year. I'm not really good at regular updates (totally failed in the last 2 years)... but I'm trying😆 I will also include a review link where available. Happy reading, everyone!
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January 6, 2026 at 3:12 PM
👑📚BOOKS OF 2026📚👑
In 2026, I'll attempt to run a thread about what I'm reading throughout the year. I'm not really good at regular updates (totally failed in the last 2 years)... but I'm trying😆 I will also include a review link where available. Happy reading, everyone!
In 2026, I'll attempt to run a thread about what I'm reading throughout the year. I'm not really good at regular updates (totally failed in the last 2 years)... but I'm trying😆 I will also include a review link where available. Happy reading, everyone!
Before I show you my new Sound of Madness board and my reading goals for 2026, we still need to look back at 2025 Q4. A quick recap, I pick 5 of my favorite reads, and also report on how I progressed with my different reading challenges. My top 10 reads post will follow next week!
Challenge Check-In 2025 Q4
A quick recap of the reading I did in 2025 Q4, pick 5 of my favorite reads, and also report on how I progressed with my different reading challenges.
queensbookasylum.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Before I show you my new Sound of Madness board and my reading goals for 2026, we still need to look back at 2025 Q4. A quick recap, I pick 5 of my favorite reads, and also report on how I progressed with my different reading challenges. My top 10 reads post will follow next week!
Me at the beginning of the week: I *will* finish this damned chapter
The universe: Hahahaha. Fuck no. How about barely any sleep to make you absolutely useless?
Me: *not impressed*
The universe: Hahahaha. Fuck no. How about barely any sleep to make you absolutely useless?
Me: *not impressed*
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January 6, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Me at the beginning of the week: I *will* finish this damned chapter
The universe: Hahahaha. Fuck no. How about barely any sleep to make you absolutely useless?
Me: *not impressed*
The universe: Hahahaha. Fuck no. How about barely any sleep to make you absolutely useless?
Me: *not impressed*
My pick this week for #MusicMonday is Too Much Blood by The Gaslight Anthem.
Since I never picked this song before, of course I had to kick the year off with my song of the year. Duh.
Since I never picked this song before, of course I had to kick the year off with my song of the year. Duh.
Music Monday: Too Much Blood by The Gaslight Anthem
Timy's pick this week for Music Monday is Too Much Blood by The Gaslight Anthem.
queensbookasylum.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:51 PM
My pick this week for #MusicMonday is Too Much Blood by The Gaslight Anthem.
Since I never picked this song before, of course I had to kick the year off with my song of the year. Duh.
Since I never picked this song before, of course I had to kick the year off with my song of the year. Duh.
I swear to hell that this week I've been working more on blog stuff than I would have done at my actual job, if I wasn't on holiday. Which means I got shit all done in other areas such as writing or reading... At least I'll be able to put things out in a timely fashion in the next twoish weeks.
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January 3, 2026 at 3:02 PM
I swear to hell that this week I've been working more on blog stuff than I would have done at my actual job, if I wasn't on holiday. Which means I got shit all done in other areas such as writing or reading... At least I'll be able to put things out in a timely fashion in the next twoish weeks.
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Entries for SPFBO XI are now open! Are you a self-published fantasy author with a novel? Enter it into this year's Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off!
Visit the official website to check eligibility and sign up! Entries only open for today: mark---lawrence.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-...
Visit the official website to check eligibility and sign up! Entries only open for today: mark---lawrence.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-...
January 3, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Entries for SPFBO XI are now open! Are you a self-published fantasy author with a novel? Enter it into this year's Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off!
Visit the official website to check eligibility and sign up! Entries only open for today: mark---lawrence.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-...
Visit the official website to check eligibility and sign up! Entries only open for today: mark---lawrence.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-...
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:
Ji, I'm a truck reversed by an idiot on a one way street.
I was VERY lucky I only had a couple of fractured bones in my skull/face and a concussion. And so. Many. Bruises. And scars. It was a fun day and a fun summer.
Ji, I'm a truck reversed by an idiot on a one way street.
I was VERY lucky I only had a couple of fractured bones in my skull/face and a concussion. And so. Many. Bruises. And scars. It was a fun day and a fun summer.
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:
Hello, I am my own immune system. Our relationship is still fractious.
Hello, I am my own immune system. Our relationship is still fractious.
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:
Good evening I am a cerebral spinal fluid leak from when I had a bad head impact with a low doorway that caused an audible crunch and left me bedridden for about 5/6 months in 2011 and constantly at risk of meningitis
Good evening I am a cerebral spinal fluid leak from when I had a bad head impact with a low doorway that caused an audible crunch and left me bedridden for about 5/6 months in 2011 and constantly at risk of meningitis
January 2, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:
Ji, I'm a truck reversed by an idiot on a one way street.
I was VERY lucky I only had a couple of fractured bones in my skull/face and a concussion. And so. Many. Bruises. And scars. It was a fun day and a fun summer.
Ji, I'm a truck reversed by an idiot on a one way street.
I was VERY lucky I only had a couple of fractured bones in my skull/face and a concussion. And so. Many. Bruises. And scars. It was a fun day and a fun summer.
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What's a 2026 release you're excited for? Authors, what are you releasing in 2026?
January 1, 2026 at 6:18 PM
What's a 2026 release you're excited for? Authors, what are you releasing in 2026?
How come that after 5 years of running Sound of Madness, I STILL underestimate how much time it takes to set the post up?! Fucking hell. I'm only halfway through, and I want to be done with it already😅
January 2, 2026 at 3:42 PM
How come that after 5 years of running Sound of Madness, I STILL underestimate how much time it takes to set the post up?! Fucking hell. I'm only halfway through, and I want to be done with it already😅
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Happy new year! Tis the season for retrospectives: I’m kicking off by laughing at my reading challenge progress in 2025. Given I read fewer books in 2025 than I have done in years, this was an even bigger challenge than usual…
Challenged: 2025
Happy new year! Tis the season for retrospectives: I’m kicking off by laughing at my reading challenge progress in 2025. I suggested I would use my challenges to guide my reading in 2025; instead, I once again forgot all about them, not even checking in on them until December 30th. Less challenge, more serendipity. Given I read fewer books in 2025 than I have done in about 20 years (if not longer), you will be unsurprised that I have not made much of a dent!
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January 2, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Happy new year! Tis the season for retrospectives: I’m kicking off by laughing at my reading challenge progress in 2025. Given I read fewer books in 2025 than I have done in years, this was an even bigger challenge than usual…
The good news is, I pretty much nailed down the 25 new Sound of Madness prompts. The bad news is that I still need to prepare the whole post 😭 And I expect changing at least one prompt somewhere down the line as it tends to happen, lol.
January 1, 2026 at 5:06 PM
The good news is, I pretty much nailed down the 25 new Sound of Madness prompts. The bad news is that I still need to prepare the whole post 😭 And I expect changing at least one prompt somewhere down the line as it tends to happen, lol.
I...had to look this word up and...this does not bobe well 😬
January 1, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I...had to look this word up and...this does not bobe well 😬
Damn. The blog was 75 views short of my dream goal of views for a year. YOU ALL FAILED ME!!! Given that I'm planning to put the blog in the backseat for a while I don't think we'll ever reach that goal. Unless I have another list post that goes viral like my 15 historical books one did... LOL *sigh*
January 1, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Damn. The blog was 75 views short of my dream goal of views for a year. YOU ALL FAILED ME!!! Given that I'm planning to put the blog in the backseat for a while I don't think we'll ever reach that goal. Unless I have another list post that goes viral like my 15 historical books one did... LOL *sigh*
Also a fun fact: I have a tattoo that says "Handwritten Story". It has a few meanings for me, but it's also a mesh up of two song titles, one of which is Handwritten by this band. My first thought was that it might be a sign to get my second tattoo done at last.
I don't do resolutions nor do I have any rituals or anything. Except for one thing - on New Year's Eve, after midnight I let my player pick a random song from my playlist and that's my song of the year. My song for 2026 is Too Much Blood by The Gaslight Anthem. I'm happy.
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youtu.be/k_nPwY6dKl8?...
Too Much Blood
YouTube video by The Gaslight Anthem - Topic
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January 1, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Also a fun fact: I have a tattoo that says "Handwritten Story". It has a few meanings for me, but it's also a mesh up of two song titles, one of which is Handwritten by this band. My first thought was that it might be a sign to get my second tattoo done at last.
Run, don't walk. GO AND GET IT, DAMMIT!
#bargain CITY OF VENGEANCE is just 99p on Kindle UK right now! Read the award-winning first Cesare Aldo historical thriller for less than a quid:
www.amazon.co.uk/City-Vengean...
www.amazon.co.uk/City-Vengean...
January 1, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Run, don't walk. GO AND GET IT, DAMMIT!
I don't do resolutions nor do I have any rituals or anything. Except for one thing - on New Year's Eve, after midnight I let my player pick a random song from my playlist and that's my song of the year. My song for 2026 is Too Much Blood by The Gaslight Anthem. I'm happy.
youtu.be/k_nPwY6dKl8?...
youtu.be/k_nPwY6dKl8?...
Too Much Blood
YouTube video by The Gaslight Anthem - Topic
youtu.be
December 31, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I don't do resolutions nor do I have any rituals or anything. Except for one thing - on New Year's Eve, after midnight I let my player pick a random song from my playlist and that's my song of the year. My song for 2026 is Too Much Blood by The Gaslight Anthem. I'm happy.
youtu.be/k_nPwY6dKl8?...
youtu.be/k_nPwY6dKl8?...
It's time for the very last 2025 post of the year, which also happens to be my favorite! The #MyLifeInBooks book tag! Liis and I tweaked the prompts again #SorryNotSorry and I had a surprisingly easy time picking... Come and check it out! I hope you all had an amazing bookish year :)
Book Tag: My Life in Books 2025
Liis and I once again joined forces to tweak the prompts of this super fun book tag a bit. Let me present, for the fourth year, My Life in Books 2025 edition!
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December 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
It's time for the very last 2025 post of the year, which also happens to be my favorite! The #MyLifeInBooks book tag! Liis and I tweaked the prompts again #SorryNotSorry and I had a surprisingly easy time picking... Come and check it out! I hope you all had an amazing bookish year :)
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The #SPFBO contest will open to new entries at 11am GMT on January 3rd.
It will remain open to entries for 24 hours. After which 300 novels will be randomly selected to go forward into the contest.
It will remain open to entries for 24 hours. After which 300 novels will be randomly selected to go forward into the contest.
December 31, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The #SPFBO contest will open to new entries at 11am GMT on January 3rd.
It will remain open to entries for 24 hours. After which 300 novels will be randomly selected to go forward into the contest.
It will remain open to entries for 24 hours. After which 300 novels will be randomly selected to go forward into the contest.