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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

These were the books that I instinctively picked for my top 9 for Instagram for 2024 - just ones that stood out for me as being emotionally involving or just swept me away. Honourable mentions to All the Colours of the Dark, The List of Suspicious Things, The God of the Woods AND and he shall appear

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

December 2024 reads - amazed I found the concentration to read any at all. Open, Heaven was beautiful. The Voyage of the Damned was hilarious and heartwarming. I loved the weird, folklore vibe of The Darkness is Rising.

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Has anyone else had any of those ‘hey, how’s it going?’ DMs on here or just me?

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Watched The Holiday with daughter which made us both giggle a lot (mainly AT it) and cringe, but also feel just a little bit Christmassy.

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

A twisty, dark tale of family secrets, blackmail and revenge set on the isle of Capri. Compelling and thoroughly immersive - if you loved The Cloisters by Katy Hays, you will not be disappointed.

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

I had a lovely interaction once with a man on the phone who accused me of being a middle-aged, middle-class white woman and should be aware of my privilege. Yes, yes, and yes, kind sir!

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

The cosiest of cosy romantic fantasy that will leave you both craving a cup of dragon roasted coffee, and broody for a naughty baby dragon!

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Just watched the Emily Brontë film in which Emily has sex with the curate and gets high with Branwell. Massive fun!

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

So happy to have championed this one after receiving a proof copy from @harpercollins.bsky.social which absolutely gripped me from the first page.

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Well now, I’ve found you on here! Still on Twitter but only go on for the book posts.

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Ooooh, this sounds intriguing. I love a bit of dystopia!

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

It’s 165 pages of perfect writing! I started on Sunday evening, so a quickie too!

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

This is just stunningly good, very thought provoking writing, with such a sense of atmosphere and all the emotions. Now, are the others in the quartet going to measure up?

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Beautifully written and very thought provoking tale of two sisters who live in a secluded garden. Biblical echoes, fairy story vibes and a folk horror edge makes this a most gratifying read! Many thanks @penguinhuddleuk.bsky.social @doubledayuk.bsky.social for this pretty proof.

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Exactly! But up to now everyone has recoiled when I have said I couldn’t read it and it made me feel uncomfortable!

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

You are now the only other person I know who hasn’t adored this book!

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Thank you for the prompt - I’ve headed over and done my voting. I haven’t read Michael Wood’s book (although sure it was excellent) so that was a no-brainer vote for me!

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Very engaging and eminently readable story about the power of family and community that centres around a lonely young girl and her grandfather - deftly handles themes of trauma, bullying, bereavement and gives a glimpse of the events of the 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan.

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

So, I’m guessing there’s a way to follow people back that doesn’t mean individually going through a list of names?

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Exactly - I’ve just started a proof that i was sent about a year ago!

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

So lovely - and I’ve found you on here now too. Huzzah!!

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

I’ve got a copy of this waiting for me - just not fancying it yet and not sure why.

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Ah, it is good to see you on here - feels like the bookish planets are in alignment!

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Great time at Bookclub talking all things Japanese, afterwards being told by a grey bearded man in the supermarket ‘you’re gorgeous but too old for me’!!!!! Which just goes to show that Bookish folk are the best and some people are just incomprehensible!

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Group A!!!! Too much brilliance in one group - it’s the equivalent of the football group in the World Cup where all the amazing teams are (and I’m sure there’s a proper term for that)

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I have no idea what you are doing, but it looks intriguing!

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Off to Bookclub in a little while - Abroad in Japan is the discussion book. Thought I would be able to read it in 2 days. I thought wrong.

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

It sounds absolutely my cup of tea and very likely to be my next read!

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

It’s so beautifully crafted - and happy to repeat myself saying this!

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beththebee.bsky.social @beththebee.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Book post and I’m intrigued already.

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