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Lauren 📚

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Reader/reviewer/hoarder of books Crime, thriller, cosy mystery & translated fiction 📖 The Family At No. 23 2025 reading challenge: 35/30

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Lauren 📚 @teasandthankyou.bsky.social · Jun 14

Hi #booksky 📚💙

Here's a little intro to me 💕

I mostly post content over on Instagram but would love to chat all things books here too!

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Lauren 📚 @teasandthankyou.bsky.social · Jul 28

The Woman in Ward 9 by @lisatimoneywrites.bsky.social ticks all the boxes of what makes a psychological thriller so thrilling.

Check out my full review: www.instagram.com/p/DMILabooEsR

#booksky 💙📚 #thrillerbooks

A paperback copy of The Woman in Ward 9 by Naomi Williams, it stands on the side of a white bath tub with white tiles in the background

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Lauren 📚 @teasandthankyou.bsky.social · Jul 23

This may be one of my fastest ever reads! Absolutely loved it 💕

Review: www.instagram.com/p/DL90QHMIiO1

#booksky 💙📚

A paperback book titled Home Sweet Home by Ruth Irons. It is standing on a door mat, there is a blue front door in the background

Lauren 📚 @teasandthankyou.bsky.social · Jul 16

I'll admit this wasn't my usual kind of read, but I really enjoyed it!

Full review: www.instagram.com/p/DLm6PMXqnSh

#booksky 📚💙

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Lauren 📚 @teasandthankyou.bsky.social · Jul 15

Hi #booksky

It's been a hot minute! I've got a few new reviews up for you to check out over on my IG!

Let's start with Beach Bodies by Sienna Sharpe

www.instagram.com/p/DLFc2RVomHu

Lauren 📚 @teasandthankyou.bsky.social · Jun 16

NEW REVIEW!

Into The Fire by @gdwrightwrites.bsky.social

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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#booksky 💙📚

Lauren 📚 @teasandthankyou.bsky.social · Jun 14

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Lauren 📚 @teasandthankyou.bsky.social · Jun 14

Hi #booksky 📚💙

Here's a little intro to me 💕

I mostly post content over on Instagram but would love to chat all things books here too!

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Lauren 📚 @teasandthankyou.bsky.social · May 30

May has been a pretty good month for reading

A few of these were five stars for me, I had a great time!

#booksky💙📚

Lauren 📚 @teasandthankyou.bsky.social · May 14

The ending has set things up nicely for the final book in the series, 'Wild and Wrangled' and I can't wait to find out what happens!

If you like your romance served a little spicy in a small town with cowboys, then this book (and entire series) is for you.

Lauren 📚 @teasandthankyou.bsky.social · May 14

This is a real grumpy sunshine / enemies to lovers plot and I love how it unfolded! Sage has such a good knack of making you fall in love with her characters and her writing is so natural, it flows smoothly and is so easy to read (I found myself staying up for just 'one more chapter' with this one.

Lauren 📚 @teasandthankyou.bsky.social · May 14

📖 REVIEW 📖

Lost and Lassoed is the third instalment in the Rebel Blue Ranch series by Lyla Sage and my favourite one so far!

This story follows Teddy & Gus as they navigate a Summer of Teddy being a part time babysitter for Gus' daughter, Riley.

Lauren 📚 @teasandthankyou.bsky.social · May 1

Q: Does this sound like your sort of book?

Let me know if you are going to pick this one up!

Lauren 📚 @teasandthankyou.bsky.social · May 1

Whispers of Dead Girls is out on May 27th

Thank you to @poisonedpen.bsky.social and @netgalley.bsky.social for the ARC 💕

Lauren 📚 @teasandthankyou.bsky.social · May 1

The plot concluded neatly and whilst I was initially a little disappointed by the outcome/'twists', it also makes total sense. (That's as clear as I can be without giving you spoilers!)

Worth a read! 📖

Lauren 📚 @teasandthankyou.bsky.social · May 1

This book tackles a couple of difficult topics which were handled well. There's definitely an aspect of 'justice p*rn' in this plot and, combined with the pacing, the story unravels in quite a powerful way.

Lauren 📚 @teasandthankyou.bsky.social · May 1

She notices his close relationship to a certain student and worries that history will repeat itself after what happened to her sister, and she wants to prevent it from happening again even if it means revealing her darkest secrets.

Lauren 📚 @teasandthankyou.bsky.social · May 1

I took this to being a way of seeing Ren's internal monologue, her conscience and how she processed certain situations.

Ren meets fellow teacher, Bryson, a handsome and charismatic man who is a hit with the girls at the school. But she knows she can't trust him, knows what men like him are like...

Lauren 📚 @teasandthankyou.bsky.social · May 1

Ten years after Ren loses her sister, she returns to her home town to work as a teacher at their old school. Her sister has been immortalised by the town and Ren sees her everywhere she goes, talking to her throughout.

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Lauren 📚 @teasandthankyou.bsky.social · May 1

☕ REVIEW ☕

Whispers of Dead Girls by Marlee Bush

I found this to be a real easy read with short chapters and fast paced writing and it definitely has more of a YA feel to it.

#booksky 💙📚 #bookreview

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Lauren 📚 @teasandthankyou.bsky.social · Apr 25

#booksky 📚💙 #bookreview #bookblogger

Lauren 📚 @teasandthankyou.bsky.social · Apr 25

Thank you to @netgalley.bsky.social and @4thestatebooks.bsky.social for the ARC 💕

Lauren 📚 @teasandthankyou.bsky.social · Apr 25

I enjoyed seeing her evolve as the story went on, battling with herself a lot and basically discovering a new side of herself.

All in all, a great read and absolutely do recommend picking it up if you get a chance!

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Lauren 📚 @teasandthankyou.bsky.social · Apr 25

Although I found the main character annoying at times when she made stupid decisions or was irresponsible etc, I really did sympathise with her as a mother - with the constant anxiety she had over keeping her son safe.

Lauren 📚 @teasandthankyou.bsky.social · Apr 25

We kick-off into the mystery early on in the book and, by the halfway point, I wasn't entirely sure where the plot was going! So the twists that unravelled made it a really enjoyable read.

Lauren 📚 @teasandthankyou.bsky.social · Apr 25

☕ REVIEW ☕

Let me start by saying I really enjoyed this book, it was totally my cup of tea! But a lot of reviews I've seen talk about it being funny and I feel like I missed that?! Don't get me wrong, there was some witty banter between characters etc, but for me it wasn't a major focal point.

Flatlay photo of a Kindle with the screen showing "All the Other Mothers Hate Me" by Sarah Harman. There are various pink perfume and makeup items surrounding it on a white table.

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