I am NOT buying any but this is so very visually pleasing.
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that is so satisfying!
Ahhh, there's so many I want this month
Carly puts so much effort into her aesthetically pleasing kindle deal posts. It is so calming to look through.
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ooo that scratches an itch doesn’t it!!!
For history lovers - Cecily is a brilliant read (and one of my hero’s - mum of Richard 3rd) and the Court of Betrayal is good as is anything Anne O’Brien writes - she’s what Phillipa Gregory thinks she is
Liv Zanders new duet is good, Crown me Dead and Crown me Yours.Any Rachel Gillig fans here?
I read her One Dark Window/Two Twisted Crowns duology earlier this year and loved her writing.
I have just started her other duology, with The Knight and The Moth, and the new release The Knave and The Moon is sitting on my shelf ready for reading straight after. I am halfway through The Knight and The Moth and again I love her writing. I love the gargoyle
Her descriptions are vivid and flow really easily, I think. And her stories are around 350 pages so not too long. I do enjoy longer fantasies sometimes but it is refreshing to read a story that is resolved in duology format, with both books being around 350 pages. Sometimes a longer series can be an epic slog (even if they are enjoyable).
I think I will look out for more fantasy duologies, going forward.
For any mid-century literature fans, Mollie Panter-Downes "One Fine Day" (on the green slide!) is meant to be good! I already have the physical book on my tbr otherwise I'd be picking up the 99p kindle edition. It was first published in '47 and from reviews I've read is not super plot-heavy, as a warning for those than need a plot to be plotting 
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I'm into my Harry Potter re-read and it never gets any less magical. Not that first book. The way we're brought into the wizarding world is masterclass storytelling and I love the humour.
Oh crikey what a review:
“Life of M is every bit as celebrity-obsessed as the trashiest tabloid... this is a novel-length version of a blind item in the Popbitch newsletter” - Private Eye, on the new Rachel Cusk book
“Life of M is every bit as celebrity-obsessed as the trashiest tabloid... this is a novel-length version of a blind item in the Popbitch newsletter” - Private Eye, on the new Rachel Cusk book
ha! This is the book allegedly about or inspired by her 'friend' (?) Natalie Portman, right?
LOVE Cecily - thanks for pointing out that Court of Betrayal book, immediately bought!ooo that scratches an itch doesn’t it!!!
For history lovers - Cecily is a brilliant read (and one of my hero’s - mum of Richard 3rd) and the Court of Betrayal is good as is anything Anne O’Brien writes - she’s what Phillipa Gregory thinks she is
Private Eye referencing Popbitch is a crossover I never expected
this sounds MESSY AF and now i need to read it
The sequel to Cecily is great too and Anne O’Brien has a book about Cecily. Made me realise the war of the roses is so much more interesting than the Tudors
Yes I actually read them the wrong way around as I bought the hardback of The King’s Mother after I picked it up in a bookshop. I thought I’d tired of everything Tudor and it feels like there’s been even more Boleyn books recently however I am currently enjoying The House of Boleyn by Tracy Borman as it focuses on Hever Castle and those who lived there including the servants.The sequel to Cecily is great too and Anne O’Brien has a book about Cecily. Made me realise the war of the roses is so much more interesting than the Tudors
I’m supposed to be reading Throne of Glass but i’ve got distracted by a very morally questionable dirty book about a hot priest/teacher at a girls school. In my mind he looks like my fourth year geography teacher
love Tracy Borman. I do like that there’s so many more female historians telling the women’s stories now and there’s definitely something about the Tudors that means they’ll always be interesting to read about
Don't know if I ever read The Cazalet Chronicles, but I've definitely seen the TV series.
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The Golden Hours by Louisa Young
‘I'm overjoyed to have this . . . The Golden Hours is a wonderful read’ – Nina Stibbe, author of Love, Nina * One of The Times' 40 books not to miss this…
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Thank you all for recommending the HP audiobooks. I started book 1 yesterday as I have a long commute on Thursdays.
I am really impressed with how fast the story gets going in book 1. It moves fast, but you never feel like it is rushing. JKR is very skilled at being able to sketch out the vibe/appearances of characters and locations with only a few words. There is not a lot of description, but you know exactly what everything is supposed to look like.
So far, I think the best 'enhancement' for me was the Sorting Hat scene. With all the noise and shouting in the background, it really made me feel for Harry and all his worries in that situation.
I am really impressed with how fast the story gets going in book 1. It moves fast, but you never feel like it is rushing. JKR is very skilled at being able to sketch out the vibe/appearances of characters and locations with only a few words. There is not a lot of description, but you know exactly what everything is supposed to look like.
So far, I think the best 'enhancement' for me was the Sorting Hat scene. With all the noise and shouting in the background, it really made me feel for Harry and all his worries in that situation.
The enhancement sounds get better from Book 2 as well, slightly less clunky. I think the first hour of Book 1 was a bit much for me, but I really got into it after a short while
Enjoy!