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ICYMI - we run a year-end awards annually on the Hive celebrating our favourite books that came out that year. Check out all our nominations and winners!

Nils was so excited reading this one, she sent me so many whatsapps about it that I feel like I've read it vicariously through her 😂

Sorry not sorry bout your TBR

Did you see my wrap up for 2025? What were some of your favourite reads?

Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social myself and @bethanmay.bsky.social are reviewing Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett. Nils: “A perfectly enchanting read!” Beth: “I want to pick this book back up and re-read it.“ Link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/12/agne...

Please help spread the word! My kids' Scouts group have two giveaways running with Crowdfunder, one for tickets to see the #Scarlets, the second for tickets to see #SwanseaCity - neither have any entries yet! Please share and help us get them going! Links in attached posts:

Helping customers pick a book for someone else is something I really miss about bookselling, so I had an absolute ball with this post! If you ever need a recommendation, tag me!!

What a wonderful and insightful review! (And yes, that yellow wallpaper...)

If you're wanting a clever gothic read this spooky season then look no further!

Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social myself and @bethanmay.bsky.social are reviewing the spectacular The Everlasting by @alixeharrow.bsky.social Nils: “evocative and achingly beautiful” Beth: “Without doubt this is my book of the year so far” Review Link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/10/the-...

ooh @gdpenman.bsky.social look what i found!

I have ten of these PHYSICS FOR CATS pins to give away! Share the post below👇 for a chance to win one. (UK only: you can share from anywhere but I can't send you a pin).

Beth reviews S. T. Gibson's upcoming dark folkloric fantasy romance SAVAGE BLOOMS: "a decadent feast of deceit and desire in a gorgeously realised and atmospheric setting" Read more: tinyurl.com/4yauwuu6 @orbitbooks.bsky.social @bethanmay.bsky.social

Calling all reviewers! 📣 Don't forget that you can request early copies of upcoming titles from Titan Books by filling out this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We have an amazing birds of prey centre in Carms who are looking to build a whole new facility - please check out their crowdfunder, they have some amazing rewards! Please share! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/be-part-of...

Have you seen this giveaway we're running on the Hive? From the author of Six Crimson Cranes!

Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social myself and @bethanmay.bsky.social are reviewing The Ashfire King by Chelsea Abdullah. Unfortunately we had mixed feelings… Review Link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/05/the-...

Beth and Nils buddy read a long-awaited sequel, Chelsea Abdullah's THE ASHFIRE KING, with mixed results. Was it worth the wait? "Abdullah is remarkably skilful at bringing to life her world of wondrous magic and myth" Read more: tinyurl.com/muu56m4h

Spoooooky books to pick up this summer! Because autumn isn't the only time to read horror books 👻 #booksky #bookrecs #bookblog wp.me/p8gxrG-3vf

Happy UK book birthday to @joeabercrombie.com The Devils is out today from @gollancz.bsky.social! Beth & Nils Buddy Read this one a while back & had the best time with it! Beth: “a true master of the genre.” Nils: “simply superb storytelling.” Review Link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/02/the-...

We are thrilled to welcome back our new reviewer Emma Penman, who exclusively reviews monster romance, and has returned for another week with GETTING IT ON WITH GARGOYLES by Hazel Mack "it’s just really good to read some good smut within a healthy relationship for once" More: tinyurl.com/ycyvxdhw

Nils reviews Alex Knight's upcoming comic fantasy WRIGGLY LITTLE HANDS: "a fun-filled tale featuring a familiar fantasy world and goblins you’ll fall in love with" Read more: tinyurl.com/557atwmt

Catching up with #Taskmaster and I was giving the TV trolley 5 points til the scented gel pens came out....

Ecstatic to be part of @thefantasyhive.bsky.social team! It’s about to get a lot smuttier over there. #bookreviews #booksky #monsterromance #monstersmut #monsterfuckers

Evergreen reminder that arcs should not be sold 🙄

Connections taking the absolute piss today

My two current reads: The Bullet that Missed by @richardosman1.bsky.social I’m buddy reading this with @bethanmay.bsky.social & once again we love the humour! On the darker side I’m also reading a horror novel, Senseless by @ronaldmalfi.bsky.social & enjoying being suspicious of every character!

Nils and Beth buddy read and review Alix E. Harrow's post-apocalyptic fairy-tale THE KNIGHT AND THE BUTCHERBIRD, out today! "I’ve always said that Harrow says so much in so little words and The Knight and the Butcherbird is the perfect example" Read more: buff.ly/aQ19Nr8

A very Happy Book Birthday to @alexknightbooks.bsky.social - SERVANT OF RAGE is out today! “…earth-shattering fights, electrifying magical powers, and a meaningful investigation of the human condition.” You read @bethanmay.bsky.social review here: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/03/serv...

Today myself & @bethanmay.bsky.social are reviewing @alixeharrow.bsky.social short story The Knight and the Butcherbird Nils: “a story that sucked me in & had my heart aching by the end” Beth: “Harrow’s breath-taking storytelling is not restrained by wordcount” fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/03/the-...

Happy publication day @alexknightbooks.bsky.social and #ServantOfRage! 'an exhilarating gut-punch of a book that packs it all – earth-shattering fights, electrifying magical powers, and a meaningful investigation of the human condition.' Find out more: linktr.ee/alexknightbo...

And here's a thread of a few of my favourite Fantasy Books written by women - recycled pics from my deleted Insta Account, if you need more inspiration! (Bit more about each in the ALT text) #WomenInSFF #FantasyFaction 📘🪐 💙🚀 💙📘 (1/?)

They're playing Delilah at the Wales Vs Scotland game. Still. In the year of our lord 2025. ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

Excellent selection of authors for #InternationalWomensDay ❤️

Happy #InternationalWomensDay!

Such a great book to buddy read, so many quotes sent to each other, so many laughs, theories, suspicions!

❓ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THE HUGOS? HAVE EXCELLENT TASTE IN BOOKS?❓ You should almost certainly nominate THE COMPANY OF THE WOLF for best novel, as it's quite possibly* the best novel *please do not check bsky.app/profile/seat...

Hive Mind! Is there a way to report/block/stop other websites from reposting your website content??? nee3.com/jonathans-to...

Decided to clean my daughter's room whilst she's on camp. I've picked up the things immediately around the door and now I'm sat on her bed overwhelmed already 🙈

Did you catch this on the Hive this week??? Ree looking awesome as ever!

Another great set of books and a chance for me to give another shout out to @starkholborn.bsky.social 's excellent Triggernometry Finals - I even had a go at working some mathematical notation into my comment!

We’re thrilled to take part in the cover reveal for THE FEVER HOUSE DUOLOGY by @keithrosson.bsky.social which will be published by @blackcrowpr.bsky.social FEVER HOUSE will be out 27th March & THE DEVIL BY NAME 25th Oct. You can pre-order here: https://buff.ly/40wKcsP Cover artist: Ella Laytham

Sending this out again - if you live in the UK - please sign and share this petition and help Ukrainian families! Asking for (literally) friends! 🙏 👇 @meanwhileua.bsky.social @noelreports.com @supportukraine.bsky.social @ukraineukaid.bsky.social petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

FUMING. Just when I thought I couldn't hate her more Where's the bsky #TheTraitors crew?

Myself and @bethanmay.bsky.social had such a great time reading Wooing the Witch Queen by @stephanieburgis.bsky.social together! Beth: “sparkles with magic and passion” Nils: “radiates with whimsy and charm” Here’s our joint review: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/01/wooi...

Be more Henry and get your copy too!

Well today has been an emotional day! I thought I'd be fine, but then people kept coming in being *nice* to me so I fell apart

Heard I missed you @hierath77.bsky.social and @rozc.bsky.social ! Thank you for popping in to see me, gutted I missed you 😭