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April roundup; ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We Are Legion (Bobiverse #1) Postscript The Space Within - season 1 The Space Within - season 2 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I Who Have Never Known Men ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Katabasis For 5⭐️ reads this month and I loved delving into some new series.
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#april
#wrapup
about 1 month ago
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Here One Moment - Liane Moriarty ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Moriarty is one of those authors who pulls me in, no matter what the story. And Here One Moment is no exception. Read my review ⬇️
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#lianemoriarty
#hereonemoment
2 days ago
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Spark - Rachael Craw ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was a great read, with action, mystery, romance, and family drama. Read my review ⬇️
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#spark
#rachaelcraw
6 days ago
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A Curse So Dark and Lonely - Brigid Kemmerer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Such a great take on the well known tale, with a cursed kingdom, an evil enchantress and a tortured crown prince. Read my review ⬇️
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#brigidkemmerer
#acursesodarkandlonely
9 days ago
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Nothing But the Truth - The Secret Barrister ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I found this take on the life of being a barrister fascinating. Read my review ⬇️
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#thesecretbarrister
#nothingbutthetruth
10 days ago
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The Exorcist - William Peter Blatty ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I absolutely flipping loved it. It was dark, creepy and atmospheric. Read my review ⬇️
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#williampeterblatty
#theexorcist
18 days ago
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Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself and China - Jung Chang ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Not as impactful as Wild Swans but still interesting and I enjoyed narration. Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4uEr9Kq
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#flywildswans
#wildswans
#jungchang
22 days ago
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And Then She Vanished - Nick Jones ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Stumbled across this after seeing it was narrated by Ray Porter - and this was a cracking read. Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/42rrnZt
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#andthenshevanished
#nickjones
#rayporter
24 days ago
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Better Left Unsent - Lia Louis ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Loved how this was about showing your vulnerability and being true to yourself. Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/48Es318
#book
#lialouis
#betterleftunsent
29 days ago
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How to Sell a Haunted House - Grady Hendrix ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Less haunted house, more family drama - I enjoyed this one. Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/3QJF4At
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#howtosellahauntedhouse
#gradyhendrix
about 1 month ago
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The Other Half of Augusta Hope - Joanna Glen ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A beautiful story and beautifully narrated. Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4cKrRzX
Check out the CW!
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#theotherhalfofaugustahope
#joannaglen
about 1 month ago
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April roundup; ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We Are Legion (Bobiverse #1) Postscript The Space Within - season 1 The Space Within - season 2 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I Who Have Never Known Men ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Katabasis For 5⭐️ reads this month and I loved delving into some new series.
#booksky
#april
#wrapup
about 1 month ago
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Meet the Newmans - Jennifer Niven ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I struggled with the pacing and the offscreen family drama just didn’t keep me hooked. Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4cUE2Jl
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#booksky
#meetthenewmans
#jenniferniven
#panmacmillan
#netgalley
about 1 month ago
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The Women of Wild Hill - Kirsten Miller ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We follow many generations of the Women, and I loved how all their stories played out, and how they interplayed with each other. Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4vVH2Oo
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#kirstenmiller
#thewomenofwildhill
about 1 month ago
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Oh Miriam!: Stories From An Extraordinary Life - Miriam Margoyles ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Some parts interesting, but some definitely out of my comfort zone. Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/42n8V41
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#miriammargolyes
#ohmiriam
about 1 month ago
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Veronica Roth
about 2 months ago
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Exclusive: Veronica Roth Will Publish a New 'Divergent' Book This Fall
The mega-bestselling author is finally ready to revisit the story that changed her life.
https://www.elle.com/culture/books/a71054466/veronica-roth-new-divergent-book-the-sixth-faction-interview-2026/
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The Everlasting - Alix E Harrow ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Epic in scale, epic in delivery and epic in the feels. I loved every time travelling, lusting and yearning, snarky commenting, hero worshipping, geeky historian loving second of this. Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/41HKqOQ
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#theeverlasting
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about 2 months ago
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We Live Here Now - Sarah Pinborough ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This took me places I wasn’t expecting (be warned - dark places). Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4cfwl01
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#sarahpinborough
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about 2 months ago
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Nowhere Burning - Catriona Ward ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Starts strong but I struggled with this one. Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4v9ugeA
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#nowhereburning
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about 2 months ago
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My March wrap up: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Exorcist Nothing But The Truth Here One Moment ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Better Left Unsent And Then She Vanished Fly, Wid Swans A Curse So Dark and Lonely Spark The Ending Writes Itself
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The Memory of Animals
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#march
#wrapup
about 2 months ago
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Somebody I Used to Know - Wendy Mitchell ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This one pulled me straight in as Wendy is diagnosed with young onset Alzheimer’s. Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/414coUF
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#somebodyiusedtoknow
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2 months ago
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Sixteen Horses - Greg Buchanan ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A mixed bag - the start really pulled me but I lost my way. Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4dKMahl
Check out the CW!
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#sixteenhorses
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2 months ago
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The Herd - Andrea Bartz ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The premise of this one pulled me in, but I’m not going to lie, I have mixed views on it. I think I lost my way a bit with it in the middle. Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/41kaoHW
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#theherd
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2 months ago
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Only Human - Sylvain Neuvel ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The third and final book in the Themis Files series, this was another cracking instalment. Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4sEZbxb
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#onlyhumam
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#themisfiles
3 months ago
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Still Me - Jojo Moyes ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A fan of the amazing Me Before You, and film adaptation, I love Lou Clark and her world. Such a beautiful character, her story really pulled me through the wringer. I loved, loved, loved her third outing. Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4s04YO9
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#jojomoyes
#stillme
3 months ago
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I’m slowly dipping my toes into the classics, and when I saw that this was narrated by Comer, I was sold. Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4d7RQBL
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#lewiscarroll
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3 months ago
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The Old Crones Club - Jennifer Taylor-Gray ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Billed as a different take on the well known fairytales, but with the “wicked witches” the actual victims of their separate stories. I was sold. Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4reYucX
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#theoldcronesclub
#jennifertaylorgray
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3 months ago
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My February wrapup: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Somebody I Used to Know The Everlasting The Women of Wild Hill The Other Half of Augusta Hope ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sixteen Horses We Live Here Now Oh Miriam! Meet the Newmans 💭 How to Sell a Haunted House ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Nowhere Burning 💭 💭 =
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🎧Somewhere Beyond the Sea - TJ Klune ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is like a hug in a book - I absolutely loved it. Look at my stunning signed special indie edition with complimentary art! ❤️ Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/3ZSDugW
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#tjklune
#somewherebeyondthesea
#specialedition
3 months ago
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🎧Code Name Verity - Elizabeth Wein ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This being YA is a travesty, and anyone with an interest in historical fiction, partially the British resistance to the Nazi occupation of France during WW2, you need to read this. Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4tBQgxT
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#elizabethwein
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3 months ago
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Bert’s Books
3 months ago
Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
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🎧The God of the Woods - Liz Moore ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was a really good read with multi-layered characters, lots to unpick and uncover, particularly with multiple viewpoints (and timelines). Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4qHnA47
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#thegodofthewoods
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4 months ago
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The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This got under my skin as you follow sisters Viann and Isabelle in France as Germany invades during the Second World War. Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4tAelVN
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#thenightingale
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4 months ago
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Bert’s Books
4 months ago
Apparently, we've had 34,001 streams of The Bert's Books podcast. No idea if that's good or not. Let's add a few more - the latest episode featuring spoiler-free reviews of The Barbecue at No 9 and Mistborn is winging its way to wherever you listen to your podcasts right now.
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The One Day You Were My Husband - Rosie Walsh ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Part romance, part mystery, with lots going on in this one. Thanks to the publishers for this review copy, which is out 4 June. Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4r3bUcD
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#rosiewalsh
#theonedayyouweremyhusband
#adpr
4 months ago
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🎧Her Last Christmas - Claire McGowen ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I flew through this one, and found our main character refreshing as she wasn’t a damsel in distress that needed rescuing Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4kiNvgQ
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#clairemcgowan
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4 months ago
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Here’s my reading January roundup: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Nightingale The God of the Woods Code Name Verity Somewhere Beyond the Sea The Old Crones Club Still Me Only Human ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland The Herd Reviews to follow
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#january
#wrapup
4 months ago
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🎧The Maze Runner - James Dashner ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Enjoyable, but not as tense or as gripping as other YA dystopian books. Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/3LZebXe
#booksky
#mazerunner
#jamesdashner
4 months ago
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🎧The Interview - CM Ewan ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ With lots going on this cat and mouse job interview from hell. Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4rkH0fP
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#theinterview
#cmewan
4 months ago
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🎧 One Dark Window - Rachel Gillig ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My second attempt at reading ODW - I enjoyed the unique magic system, but I wasn’t really gripped with the story. Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/3YXk0ra
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#rachelgillig
#onedarkwindow
4 months ago
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🎧Glorious Exploits - Ferdia Lennon ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lennon managed to combine the ancient life of Sicily with the modernness of Ireland - and it works! Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4jVREHp
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#ferdialennon
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4 months ago
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🎧Human Remains - Jo Callaghan ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The net is closing in on DSI Kat Frank with her stalker. Alongside, Kat’s new case takes an unexpected turn with a possible connection with her notorious old case. Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/49rEUof
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#jocallaghan
#humanremains
5 months ago
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🎧We All Live Here - Jojo Moyes ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Took me a while to get into it. Moyes does her usual character driven story with some memorable characters and moments. Not my favourite of her books. Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4ql6GZH
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#jojomoyes
#wealllivehere
5 months ago
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🎧Atmosphere - Taylor Jenkins Reid ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Blimey, this is another corker from TJR! I’d seen some earlier reviews about this one that raved about it, and of course it’s all deserved. Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4syxVkZ
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#taylorjenkinsreid
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5 months ago
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🎧The Shock of the Fall - Nathan Filer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A reread, after reading & loving this in 2019. It’s a beautiful, emotional and heartbreaking read. Check out the CW. Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4bsyy9q
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#nathanfiler
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5 months ago
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🎧The Dictionary of Lost Words - Pip Williams ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I will admit, this one crept up on me. After reading that blurb, I didn’t expect it to go where it took me or how much it pulled me in. Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4545SQc
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#pipwilliams
#thedictionaryoflostwords
5 months ago
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🎧The Flower House - Nicky Black ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I stumbled across the author talking about this one on her socials & was lucky be sent a review copy. It took a while to pull me in, but once it did boy did I get hooked. Check out the CW & my review ⬇️
bit.ly/3Z4EqOE
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#nickyblack
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5 months ago
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🎧The 392 - Ashley Hickson-Lovence ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I’m so glad I stumbled across this little gem after seeing someone recommend it on the socials. Whilst it’s a short read, it doesn’t half pack a punch. Check out the CW! Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4q6SD9J
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5 months ago
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🎧The End of the World As We Know It - various authors ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ An anthology of short stories, some more memorable than others & some stronger than others. There are some whacky imaginations out there! Read my review ⬇️
bit.ly/4qUHysH
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#stephenking
#thestand
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5 months ago
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HNY! Here’s my final wrap up for 2025; ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Glorious Exploits ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Human Remains One Dark Window The Interview The Maze Runner Her Last Christmas The One Day You Were My Husband
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Reviews to follow. Hope you had a good reading month!
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#december
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Here’s my 2025 reading wrap up - all my 5 star reads. Spot any of your favourites?
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#readingwrapup
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