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vinayvasan.bsky.social @vinayvasan.bsky.social · Jan 3
#2025Reads – 1) #TheTrialOfRookerFlynn by
AR Witham – 4/5 (ARC)

An urgent pacey unputdownable YA-ish book with some really dark moments is a fabulous way to start the new year with appreciable character growth for our leads & a truly loathsome villain. A middle book better than the trilogy opener
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vinayvasan.bsky.social @vinayvasan.bsky.social · 16h
12) #Extremity by @bingewriting.bsky.social - 4.5/5

This time-traveling, end of the world police procedural feels like it was written for me. Searingly unputdownable with a trippy narrative, its bleak, cynical & darkly humorous & possibly the novella of the year

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Extremity by Nicholas Binge
This time-traveling, end-of-the-world police procedural with shades of Nicole Kidman’s Destroyer is an unputdownable thrilling ride with an interesting narrative choice
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vinayvasan.bsky.social @vinayvasan.bsky.social · 16d
Wow, this book was quite spectacular, fun and compulsively binge-able (yes I know what I just did there) - had an absolute blast

Thanks for my review copy @netgalley.bsky.social @torbooks.bsky.social @bingewriting.bsky.social @thefantasyhive.bsky.social
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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 16d
Vinay reviews Nicholas Binge's time travelling police procedural EXTREMITY, out now from Tor:

"searingly unputdownable and is easily in the running for best novella of the year"

Read more: tinyurl.com/325v3hzp
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vinayvasan.bsky.social @vinayvasan.bsky.social · 20d
I could technically come down to London twice and carry the books with me for that cost :)
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vinayvasan.bsky.social @vinayvasan.bsky.social · 20d
Yes - I added a set of books to see. The books cost £120 and the shipping estimate was £1000 🤷‍♂️
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vinayvasan.bsky.social @vinayvasan.bsky.social · 20d
This is lovely and I am totally J :)

I also want!!!!! 😢😢😢
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vinayvasan.bsky.social @vinayvasan.bsky.social · 21d
I had a total blast reading & even greater one on sharing my thoughts on this fun roller-coaster ride - @davewragg.com knocks it out of the park, dealing with a life governed by violence & the possible impacts of it across relationships....
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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 22d
Vinay returned to David Wragg's Tales of the Plains series for the last time with the final instalment THE IRON ROAD:

"a book that has it all... This is a very strong book and caps what is a fantastic series"

Read more: tinyurl.com/4fve8ac2

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Glennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · Aug 18
Someone's just thrown a bottle of Omega 3 tablets at me. I only received super fish oil injuries, but still.
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vinayvasan.bsky.social @vinayvasan.bsky.social · Aug 7
11) #OrdersOfMagnitude by @yuvalkordov.bsky.social - 4/5

Deeply atmospheric, tense & reflective, my foray into this fantastic incense punk novella was in parts Event Horizon & in parts Ad-Astra, featuring a Vatican-approved special forces mission to a lost colony of the moon
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vinayvasan.bsky.social @vinayvasan.bsky.social · Jul 14
Yup - out soon
vinayvasan.bsky.social @vinayvasan.bsky.social · Jul 14
Thank you - loved the first 2 books, esp some of the examination on the nature of violence. High expectations on this one :)
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vinayvasan.bsky.social @vinayvasan.bsky.social · Jul 14
Woohoo got the ARC approved for #IronRoad by @davewragg.com - thanks to @harpercollins.bsky.social
@netgalley.bsky.social

Cant wait to read about Ree & Javani's journeys pan out in this trilogy capper
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vinayvasan.bsky.social @vinayvasan.bsky.social · Jun 16
Five Phantom Discount by Marcus Fell & Jason Krumbine was so much fun in an Ocean's 11 meets Ocean's 8 set in NYC's underground but with magic

Thanks to @netgalley.bsky.social & Sterling & Stone for my review copy

Review - vinayvasan.substack.com/p/five-phant...
Five Phantom Discount by Marcus Fell & Jason Krumbine - ARC Review
Oceans 5 in the magical underbelly of New York City
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Joe Russo @joerusso.bsky.social · Jun 10
It’s official. Studio Execs are now using Chat GPT to evaluate screenplays. Here’s proof from a friend’s pass letter:

Not only is it vague and unhelpful, it references one specific — an antique camera.

The problem?

THERE’S NO ANTIQUE CAMERA IN THE FUCKING SCRIPT.
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Dia Lacina @dialacina.com · Jun 6
hi, divorce expert here! this is not funny, JD Vance only does this when he's in extreme distress.
A completely demolished sofa
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vinayvasan.bsky.social @vinayvasan.bsky.social · Jun 2
Yaay for the #SistahSamurai sequel - cant wait for it @obeytheauthor.bsky.social
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Rob J. Hayes - author of The God Eater Saga @robjhayes.bsky.social · Jun 2
Happy Monday, all! The June list of Self Published Fantasy Releases is live! And it even has one of my most anticipated books of the year on it. Can you guess which?

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Self Published Fantasy Releases – June 2025
Visit the post for more.
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vinayvasan.bsky.social @vinayvasan.bsky.social · May 29
Thanks to @netgalley.bsky.social @hodderscape.bsky.social @acebookspub.bsky.social for my review copy of the same
vinayvasan.bsky.social @vinayvasan.bsky.social · May 29
A @guygavrielkay.bsky.social book is an event book & #WrittenOnTheDark hews exactly to the template and yet it is so beautiful, soulful & ruminative. There is longing, beauty, loss & ultimately a sense of wonder & melancholy when you finish the book. Mini review below
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vinayvasan.bsky.social @vinayvasan.bsky.social · May 27
You know what you are getting when you crack open a @guygavrielkay.bsky.social book - Luxurious, generous writing combined with fascinating slightly melancholic leads with complex, checkered pasts in a Franco-Italian setup - Happy book bday for #WrittenOnTheDark - 20% in & loving it already
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vinayvasan.bsky.social @vinayvasan.bsky.social · May 27
Happy Book bday to @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social for The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teachers Association - this was so much fun in an entirely relatable way (esp as a new parent) - and a prophecy to boot as well

Thanks to @titanbooks.bsky.social for my ARC of this one - my mini review below
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vinayvasan.bsky.social @vinayvasan.bsky.social · May 25
The Devils by @joeabercrombie.com is possibly his most commercial work with trademark Abercrombie-ism studded throughout - the book is pretty much MCU style blockbuster with an added James Gunn-ish edginess. Unputdownable & immensely enjoyable, if a bit predictable and self-aware
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · May 19
Your reminder that someone can appear to be at the top (of the world, of their field, etc) and feel rather dramatically differently. I'm glad Jim worked through his issues, is still here with us and is still writing the books so many people love.

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14 Million Books Later, Jim Butcher Thinks His Wizard Detective Needs a Hug
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vinayvasan.bsky.social @vinayvasan.bsky.social · May 19
And that is true and that is also without including re-reads. It’s rare to go back to books you drop - I can just think of 2 book in the past decade that I given a 2nd chance
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vinayvasan.bsky.social @vinayvasan.bsky.social · May 19
It takes about 15-20% to figure out where this book is going
vinayvasan.bsky.social @vinayvasan.bsky.social · May 19
Anji Kills a King hews closely to what John Wick might call "Consequences" following Anji's killing of the King right off the bat. What follows is a thrilling, grimy, gritty journey

Review - shorturl.at/D13Dy

Thanks to @netgalley.bsky.social @torbooks.bsky.social @bookreviewskill.bsky.social
Anji Kills a King by Evan Leikam
"Consequences" - John Wick in John Wick: Chapter 4
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