Some of you know I've been part of the Fantasy Hive judging group for SPFBO - here's the first round of results!

This is a mental war that we have to win. It's not about being a luddite, it's about destroying or retaining the ability to think. It's about how insidious this becomes in a situation where generative AI is adopted and then subverted intentionally. www.thealgorithmicbridge.com/p/a-new-whar...

CPTSD spike and depression kicking my arse today. Feeling so useless. Please share good and cheering things in this world on fire.

Books will always been the most wonderful form of magic for me. I spent the morning in medieval France with an extremely sassy sorcerer and his demon, hunting werewolves. If you're interested, it releases this week and is a big recommend! @torbooksuk.bsky.social ❤️🐺

Sometimes battling depression means figuring out what I want - and then doing it. Even if it seems frivolous or silly. If it helps on the road to happiness, it's valid and needed. I'm going to make myself a nice coffee.

Vinted haul! Very pleased with these. Originally 35p each 😂

Indie authors: If an ARC reader for your book isn't vibing with it, do you want to know or would you rather they stay quiet? Asking for me ;) I never slate books, but sometimes DNFs happen because I've got a big TBR + deadlines. I either leave them off my Goodreads or put a 3-star average.

I've got some promo codes to giveaway for my new urban fantasy audiobook Curious Physiologies, narrated by @sarahedwardsvoice.bsky.social Just tell me about your favourite mythical beast in the comments and I'll select the most interesting ten across all platforms for a code on Feb 27th.

What happens when you aren't approved for a review book? You buy a gorgeous edition when it comes out! Both support the author, after all ❤️

Literally guffawing because History Nerd 😂

My latest review for The Hive!

I DNFed two books this week because they took so long getting to the basic start of the story (as told on the cover). Foundation building is good, but it's such a turn-off for me when it drags/repeats. Also I'm getting very tired of 'trials', especially when the blurb gives away the outcome 🙄

British humour is peak today 😂👏🏻

A grieving widow. A man drowning at the bottom of a bottle. A house never haunted now held captive by the supernatural. BOTTLING HIS GHOSTS, a Victorian gothic horror novella. #booksky www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

Book Post! OMG such loveliness today! Thankyou so much @titanbooks.bsky.social and @michaeljbooks.bsky.social 🥰📚

every shot-on-video, made-with-a-camcorder horror movie that's just some teenage friend group fucking around in the woods with some fake blood and a monster mask contains more artistic merit, human joy and creative light than anything AI has ever made or will ever, ever make

this is why the whole “oh, suffering creates great art” thing is bullshit you know what’s conducive to art? a roof over your head and food on the table you know what isn’t? stressing out over where the fuck the rent money is going to come from

@wib.bsky.social Pirate Ska (skaargh?). Which I believe you fellows did first ;) very cheering though 😊 youtu.be/opeQataFq7M?...

AI is the “asbestos of the internet”

I am a reviewer, because I love books. But I'm also a writer. So blurbs could say 'Cat Treadwell, author of Amazon bestseller Facing the Darkness' if they wanted. Just planting seeds 😊

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My pick is no surprise 🥰

I loved this book as much as all the other fine reviews! 🥰 @brennanlafaro.bsky.social @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social substack.com/home/post/p-...

"Psychopomp & Circumstance" is one of my favourite @edenroyce.bsky.social books ever, and it's on sale! across different retailers! If you've been waiting to pick up a copy, now is a good time! There is so much I loved about this book, can't quantify! 🖤

If you use generative AI, we simply cannot be friends. I’m sorry, but it is a horrid, thieving thing that floods the channels and pushes real effort to sideline, steals from artists and authors to make crap, and eats through resources at the same time: burning a rainforest to make a cheap match.

Today's the day! Cthulhu Cymraeg -- seven novelettes exploring Lovecraftian themes with a Welsh spin -- is out now: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1637894031/

So I didn't receive any Valentines bookmail from publishers 😓 This means I can buy myself a bookish treat, right? (Suggestions welcome!) 😇

Who did I pick as my bookish v/galentine? 🥰

Do you love urban supernatural stories, magic and monsters in London? Then you need this book! ❤️

I loved this! 🥰

My most recent interview! Loved this book - like nothing I've ever read (in the best way!).

Still feeling crazy low, missing my kitty beyond words. Hiding in books. Suddenly I get a NetGalley widget for this beauty. Thankyou SO much @hodderbooks.bsky.social - this brought on some happy tears! Book medicine in action ❤️📚

I'm reading so many indie eARCs right now - and the REALLY good ones are getting bought as physical editions. Because they're genuinely great and deserve to be on more shelves. Watch my socials for reviews and pictures in due course! ❤️📚

:o Incredible find!

Hug your loved ones today (and every day). Human or animal. Just because ❤️

@snipethesorrow.bsky.social Thought of you 😇

Happy Book Birthday to Latina goddess @vlatinalondon.bsky.social! Check out my review over on Insta (and thankyou so much @titanbooks.bsky.social!) www.instagram.com/p/DUksIZ1jHd...

Omnibus 1, Five Books by Rhys Hughes, FREE until February 13th. This one's a biggie. Five books in one #booksky Fantasy, science fiction, whimsy, speculative fiction, philosophical farce, a torrent of genres in a handful of books written over a period of many years. www.amazon.com/dp/B08HY16ZZ2

Remember when we used to bind criminal trial papers in the skin of the guilty perpetrators? Good times. Anyway—

Still feeling lost in grief. But I've found a book with a cat pirate, so that's helping. I'm not doing Words very well atm. Taking time with other people's.

#DEAL ALERT! One clickers untie because this is a rare Kindle UK #sale alert from me - SHROUD @aptshadow.bsky.social is on #sale on #Kindle UK for a limited time only! amzn.to/4qhSEqF #Shroud #ad

Sometimes I enjoy a book so much, the eARC just doesn't cut it. I'll be grabbing a paperback this week. Another cracking yarn from Brennan ❤️👏🏻 @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social @brennanlafaro.bsky.social

I loved this book. You want a clever read full of atmosphere, go here ❤️👏🏻

It's a year old this month. Why not give it a go? ;-) Out now in paperback, Kindle and Kindle Unlimited. UK Waterstones: www.waterstones.com/author/simon... USA Amazon: a.co/d/coLs8om UK Amazon: amzn.eu/d/fsZ1uWL See a review at: www.monsterlibrarian.com/TheCirculati... 💙📚😱📚🩸

News from the edge of the visible universe: JWST has confirmed this galaxy, MoM-z14, as the most distant one yet studied. We're seeing it as it was 13.5 billion years ago, 98% of the way back to the beginning of time. (MoM stands for "miracle or mirage.") 🧪🔭 science.nasa.gov/missions/web...

Everything on ACE Gamebooks Roleplay is 50% off this Valentine's weekend (13-15 February). legacy.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/1... #acegamebooks #aceroleplay #ValentinesDay #ValentinesDayGifts #rpgs #gamebooks

Travel well, Scarlet. Best Mum Kitty to our household (and book model)😭🌈 Hug your fur family extra hard today please x

Absolute book post treasure today with werewolves AND vampires! Thankyou so much @titanbooks.bsky.social and @torbooksuk.bsky.social ❤️❤️❤️

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