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#BookMail - you may notice a theme in my recent ac

#BookMail - you may notice a theme in my recent acquisitions; I'm on a bit of a horror binge! Apparently it can make us more emotionally resilient, with better self-regulation. I'm here for it regardless. Two of these are older books I just picked up, and one a fresh release:

The Ruins - Scott Smith
Those Across the Water - @buehlmeister
Hide - Kiersten White

Swipe to see the awesome end covers/pages in Hide! A great little extra to add to the atmosphere of the story.

Check these all out wherever you get your books.

#bookstagram #booksofinstagram #bookcontent #booksta #bookishcontent #bookhaul #bookish #bookpost #newbooks #paperback #hardback #thriller #mystery #horror #horrornovels

Recently finished! In a bit of a horror mood at th

Recently finished! In a bit of a horror mood at the moment, you may be able to tell.

First off, Black Tide by KC Jones (releasing at the end of May) and you can read my review of it online at Grimdark Magazine (link in bio).

Then the audiobook of The Shuddering by Ania Ahlborn, which I grabbed on a recommendation from r/horror sometime last year. I haven't written my review yet but I gave it 4 stars.

#bookstagram #booksofinstagram #bookcontent #booksta #bookishcontent #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #bookworm #booknerd #bibliophile #bookcollector #loveofbooks #bookcommunity #horrorbooks #horror #audiobook #review #arc #grimdarkmagazine #aniaahlborn #kcjones #blacktide #theshuddering #viciousbeasts @grimdark.magazine

That's me on May 31st (Aspects of Me), joining in

That's me on May 31st (Aspects of Me), joining in for another @escapist_tours! This time for #HandsLikeSecrets by @mariahnorris_author.

🗣 Hands Like Secrets is the first installment of The Seven Strands, a new adult epic fantasy series that follows a young autistic woman who joins an assassin on a hunt across worlds for a god-killing immortal. Along the way, she’ll have to come to terms with love, loss, betrayal, and the shifting nature of good and evil itself.

Plus there's queer rep, so I am looking forward to this read/tour! 🏳️‍🌈

#bookstagram #booksofinstagram #bookcontent #booksta #bookishcontent #booktour #escapisttours #fantasy #fantasybooks #newadult #queerrepresentation #autismrepresentation #diversebooks #diversespines #diversecharacters #epicfantasy

I am the Master Quilter! 🥳🐱🐈 Great fun p

I am the Master Quilter! 🥳🐱🐈

Great fun playing Calico with @qbiecom @musicellonista & @chrisgrizzly_

@flatoutgames #calicogame

#bookmail Unwrapping this total beauty from @john_

#bookmail Unwrapping this total beauty from @john_gwynne_author courtesy of @thebrokennbinding in a spot of sunshine.

The Hunger of the Gods (Bloodsworn #2)
John Gwynne

Cannot wait to dive back into this Norse-inspired fantasy realm! The Shadow of the Gods was one of my favourite books in 2021 and that giant wolf looks like it's ready to start some shit. Let's goooooo.

#bookstagram #booksofinstagram #booksta #bookpost #bookhaul #bookish #bookishcontent #norseinspired #fantasy #darkfantasy #grimdark #bloodsworn #johngwynne #shadowofthegods #hungerofthegods #hardback #newbook #newrelease #signed #bookcommunity #readingcommunity #bookworm #booknerd #bibliophile #bookcollector #loveofbooks

#CurrentlyReading The Seep by Chana Porter. I am

#CurrentlyReading The Seep by Chana Porter.

I am blazing through this; halfway through from one reading session.

Swipe for bonus, random, photo of a peacock butterfly from the garden this morning.

#bookstagram #booksofinstagram #bookcontent #booksta #bookishcontent #scifi #transisbeautiful #lgbtq #diversebooks #utopia #speculative #shortnovel #novella #paperback #fantasybingo #chanaporter #theseep

Eartheater by Dolores Reyes #bookmail #bookpost W

Eartheater by Dolores Reyes #bookmail #bookpost

What a great cover, you can almost reach out and feel the paints overlapping each other.

This is a speculative fiction book about a young woman who compulsively eats dirt and has visions of the dead and murdered.

It's a short one at 200 pages and this paperback has those lovely floppy pages that I'm a sucker for.

Perfect for the r/Fantasy Book Bingo Latine/LatinX author square.

#bookstagram #booksofinstagram #booksta #bookishcontent #bookhaul #bookish #eartheater #doloresreyes #latinamerican #fantasybooks #paperback #speculativefiction #latine #latinx #fantasybookbingo #bookcommunity #readingcommunity #bookworm #booknerd #bibliophile #bookcollector #loveofbooks

Another day trip, another book shop, another book.

Another day trip, another book shop, another book. Today's #bookhaul is A Phoenix First Must Burn, ed. Patrice Caldwell. An anthology of black girl magic, signed by Caldwell!

Found in Oxfam Books in Lichfield, only 1.99! Marvellous!

#bookstagram #booksofinstagram #booksta #bookishcontent #bookhaul #secondhandbooks #blm #BlackAuthors #woc #womenauthors #nonbinary #speculative #paperback #readingcommunity #bookworm #booknerd #bibliophile #bookcollector #loveofbooks #bookclub #bookstack #bookcommunity

A trip to Manchester meant a trip to @queerlituk w

A trip to Manchester meant a trip to @queerlituk where I picked up the newly released All the White Spaces by Ally Wilkes. This is a polar horror featuring a young transman who has stowed away on an expedition to Antarctica in honour of the brothers he lost to the war (WWI).

I couldn't wait to get home & unwrap it so started reading it on the train journey back!

The team at Queer Lit are so lovely, friendly and helpful! I definitely recommend a visit if you're in the area.

#bookstagram #booksofinstagram #booksta #bookishcontent #bookhaul #bookish #horror #paperback #allywilkes #allthewhitespaces #trans #queer #lgbtq #historicalfiction #polarhorror #queerlit #mcr #manchester

#CurrentlyReading The Bone Shard Daughter by Andre

#CurrentlyReading The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart.

A fantasy set across a nation of islands losing faith in their emperor; a daughter with lost memories sneaking forbidden kowledge; a smuggler with a missing wife and a strange creature from the sea as a friend; and a governor's daughter trying to do right by her people and her first love.

Nearly halfway through at this stage. Very much enjoying Jovis & Mephi's storyline at the moment! Some of the worldbuilding is a little thin so far and there's been a lot of typos. It is easy to read and I'm still having fun.

#bookstagram #booksofinstagram #bookcontent #booksta #bookishcontent #fantasybooks #paperback #fantasy #andreastewart #thebonesharddaughter #readingcommunity #bookworm #booknerd #bibliophile #bookcollector #loveofbooks

Today for @escapist_tours you can find a guest pos

Today for @escapist_tours you can find a guest post from author @_llmacrae over on my blog tackling the age old conundrum: "Dragons: friends or enemies?"

This is part of the tour for The Iron Crown, book 1 of her Spirit Dragons series. Book 2 is out in March! Swipe to see some quotes from the novel and, of course, more of the gorgeous art.

You can find the post at: aspectsof [dot] me
& there's a link to the blog in the linktree in my bio.

Go and have a gander, MacRae has an excellent way with words and a huge love of dragons.

#bookstagram #booksofinstagram #booksta #bookishcontent #escapisttours #theironcrown #llmacrae #dragons #fantasy #fantasybooks #highfantasy #epicfantasy #spiritdragons #bookcommunity #readingcommunity #bookworm #booknerd #bibliophile #bookcollector #loveofbooks #guestpost

The little story that got me 2nd place in @uoblibs

The little story that got me 2nd place in @uoblibservices competition.

Also available to read on my blog: aspectof [dot] me

(Link in bio too)

#flashfiction #microfiction #creativewriting #writing #writtenbyme #competition #bookishcontent #bookstagram

Prizes! These are the books & t-shirt I won in the

Prizes! These are the books & t-shirt I won in the micro-fiction competition that @uoblibservices held recently.

The books are:
Thin Air by Michelle Paver
The Therapist by B A Paris

The t-shirt is one from @outofprint and is inspired by Kafka's Metamorphosis.

#bookstagram #booksofinstagram #bookcontent #booksta #bookishcontent #writing #shortstories #microfiction #flashfiction #competition #winner #creativewriting

Happy to say I'm joining the web reviewer team at

Happy to say I'm joining the web reviewer team at Grimdark Magazine and my debut review, for Dreams of the Dying, is now live on the site. You can find a link from the Linktree in my bio.

#bookreview #review #grimdark #grimdarkmagazine @grimdark.magazine #dreamsofthedying #nicolaslietzau #enderal #bookishcontent #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #bookcommunity #readingcommunity #bookworm #booknerd #bibliophile #bookcollector #loveofbooks

#CurrentlyReading Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Bank

#CurrentlyReading Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks

I've wanted to read the Culture books in order for a while - having previously read Use of Weapons and Player of Games - and this month there's a buddy read for the first installment.

It's been a while since I've read a Banks' scifi but it feels nicely familiar.

#bookstagram #booksofinstagram #booksta #bookishcontent #scifi #paperback #prelovedbooks #usedbooks #iainmbanks #iainbanks #theculture #considerphlebas #spaceopera #epic #space #buddyread

#CurrentlyReading Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

#CurrentlyReading Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, with this lovely Everyman's Library edition. Coming up to the halfway point and it's been an intriguing read so far. Not quite a standard novel starting as you don't really focus in on any characters specifically until after the first few chapters.

Don't forget your soma!

#bookstagram #booksofinstagram #bookcontent #booksta #bookishcontent #dystopia #dystopianfiction #hardback #bravenewworld #huxley #everymanlibrary

Welcome to Jurassic Park... . . . . . (Excuse po

Welcome to Jurassic Park...

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(Excuse poor lighting)

By @hotpantsromance @cosmic_monsters_incorporated

#newtattoo #tattoo #dinotattoo #dino #dinosaur #trex #tyranasaurusrex #nerd #jurassicpark

For the week commencing 21st Feb @escapist_tours h

For the week commencing 21st Feb @escapist_tours have organised a tour for #TheIronCrown by L.L. MacRae and I, on my blog, am on stop 2!

Can't wait to read the book and get involved with the tour!

#bookstagram #booksofinstagram #bookcontent #booksta #bookishcontent #readingchallenge #booktour #bookblog #review #llmacrae #escapistbooktours #bookcommunity #readingcommunity #bookworm #booknerd #bibliophile #bookcollector #loveofbooks #bookmail #bookpost #bookhaul #bookish

February TBR? Five are buddy reads, one has a dead

February TBR? Five are buddy reads, one has a deadline... not sure if I'm gonna get through them all!

#tbrlist #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #booksta #tbr #bookishcontent #readingchallenge #buddyread

Dreams of the Dying Nicolas Lietzau #CurrentlyRead

Dreams of the Dying
Nicolas Lietzau
#CurrentlyReading

#bookstagram #booksofinstagram #bookcontent #booksta #bookishcontent #readingchallenge #darkfantasy #fantasy #kindle #enderal #amreading

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