Reposted by Holly BourneVikki Patis @vikkipatis.bsky.social · 27/12/2024On the surface, So Thrilled For You by @hollybourne.bsky.social is a tense tale about four friends navigating their 30s — marriage, sexuality, friendships, and everything else — but underneath, it's an unflinching, visceral take on motherhood and womanhood. A true horror story. Out in January. 2123
Reposted by Holly BourneLocky Loves Books @lockylovesbooks.bsky.social · 12/12/2024* #BookTour * @hollybourne.bsky.social’s new book, #SoThrilledForYou, is published in hardback (and eBook) on 16 January 2025 and there’s a book tour (in partnership with The Mum Club) in January. Buy your tickets here: linktr.ee/sothrilledfo... @hodderfiction.bsky.social 1116
Holly Bourne @hollybourne.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Went to get some acupuncture for stress and the lady literally struggled to get the needles in. They kept popping out like Pop Up Pirate cos I'm so tense. I'm sure it's fine 150
Holly Bourne @hollybourne.bsky.social · 06/12/2024The sheer elation of realising you missed your advent calendar yesterday so you get two chocolates today 040
Holly Bourne @hollybourne.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Crouching right with you my friend! It's also so hard looking at an edit note and then having to think for about TWO DAYS about how to implement it 100
Holly Bourne @hollybourne.bsky.social · 28/11/2024The confronting of one's inadequacy on every page is so...CONFRONTING 100
Holly Bourne @hollybourne.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Present Tense Me is really pissed off with Past Tense Me for writing such a shitty first draft. Why is editing SO HARD? Why are first drafts SO BAD? 270
Reposted by Holly BourneM. G. Leonard @mglnrd.bsky.social · 26/11/202498% of parents believe it's important for a child to own their own book. But for some, books are a luxury they can't afford. Your donation to @BookTrust will bring children the comfort of books to cherish for years to come. Donate now: www.booktrust.org.uk/xmas 16232
Reposted by Holly BourneLittleWolfsBooks @littlewolfsbks.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Another absolutely brilliant and eye opening read from @hollybourne.bsky.social @hodderfiction.bsky.social . #ThrilledForYou is about the back breaking exhaustion of early motherhood, pregnancy and the anxiety of choosing to stay child free when everyone around you is moving on. Spectacular work 4152
Reposted by Holly BourneLeila / Pacos_book_club_ @leilajones.bsky.social · 26/11/2024So Thrilled For You - @hollybourne.bsky.social - out 30th Jan ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lots of hype around this and rightfully so 👏 Raw, impactful tale of the pressures of motherhood, and toxic friendships - very relatable and masterfully written! Absolutely loved this ARC - thank you @hodderfiction.bsky.social 111
Holly Bourne @hollybourne.bsky.social · 27/11/2024I'm so tempted to get a pair, heard lots of good things 100
Holly Bourne @hollybourne.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Oh no! DIY the worst but hopefully at least not permanent. We're swapping retired couple for a mum with two young boys and she's already warned us about their noise - help! 100
Holly Bourne @hollybourne.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Is there anything more anxiety-inducing in a noise-phobic person than new neighbours moving in next door? I'm basically convulsing and googling 'soundproofing' and they're not even here yet 230
Reposted by Holly BourneBronagh McAteer @handwrittengirl.bsky.social · 26/11/2024‘So Thrilled For You’ by @hodderfiction.bsky.social author @hollybourne.bsky.social pulls you in from the very first page and explores the female mind, the brutality of motherhood, friendships and the pressures of society. #BookReview #BookSky handwrittengirl.com/book-reviews... 041
Reposted by Holly BourneLaura Pearson @laurapauthor.bsky.social · 25/11/2024I think woman from their twenties up will recognise and identify with at least one of the characters in #SoThrilledForYou by @hollybourne.bsky.social. Set over the course of an intense baby shower during a heatwave, the book rotates through four points of view. 6162
Reposted by Holly BournePhoebe Morgan @phoebeannmorgan.bsky.social · 25/11/2024So much love coming through for this one… #SoThrilledForYou by @hollybourne.bsky.social - out Jan 2025! @hodderfiction.bsky.social @mmagency.bsky.social 022
Reposted by Holly BourneJoanna Park @joannalouisepar.bsky.social · 24/11/2024So excited to receive a copy of So Thrilled For You by @hollybourne.bsky.social . Thanks so much for sending @francescamain.bsky.social I can't wait to read it! 271
Reposted by Holly BourneKE Salisbury @kesalisbury.eurosky.social · 24/11/2024Another excellent novel by @hollybourne.bsky.social Actual tears were cried. 151
Holly Bourne @hollybourne.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Yep. And I forgot how long that section is, only the first bit is quoted and all of it is actual gold 110
Holly Bourne @hollybourne.bsky.social · 22/11/2024I've been re-reading Gone Girl and, holy moly, is that book good. Achingly brilliant. The way Flynn plays on nightmarish gender royals in heterosexual relationships is beyond a chef's kiss. 170
Reposted by Holly BourneAbie Longstaff @abielongstaff.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Thanks all. So far, the lists of school visit authors are: Primary go.bsky.app/5u2ArqX Secondary go.bsky.app/EDt42ua I will keep adding to them :) 508634
Holly Bourne @hollybourne.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Many women, like myself, have laparoscopy surgeries to check for endometriosis and the surgeons claim they can't find any. But these sufferers DO have endo, the surgeries just haven't been performed by experts who know how to spot it 120
Holly Bourne @hollybourne.bsky.social · 21/11/2024The NICE guidelines state that every general gynaecology department should have a gynaecologist with a special interest in endometriosis, and yet only 20% of sufferers get to be treated by these experts. 110
Holly Bourne @hollybourne.bsky.social · 21/11/2024I must start doing more royal-pleasing stuff. It is a life ambition to try and tiny royal sandwich 010
Holly Bourne @hollybourne.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Now Florence Pugh has been diagnosed with endometriosis, the Times asked me to write about the two decades it took me to get care, and why it's so vital endometriosis EXPERTS treat women whenever possible, not just general gynaes. www.thetimes.com/life-style/c....thetimes.comLike Florence Pugh, my endometriosis went undiagnosed for yearsThe actress froze her eggs to save her fertility — Holly Bourne’s only hope was surgery 182
Holly Bourne @hollybourne.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Please let me know what the food is like. I wonder about this daily! 130
Holly Bourne @hollybourne.bsky.social · 20/11/2024they distract you with the whimsy so they can eat their own unnoticed 000
Holly Bourne @hollybourne.bsky.social · 20/11/2024This piglet just casually in the supermarket trolly, staring at the flesh of his mates and thinking "cool job" 120
Holly Bourne @hollybourne.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Here are all the different ways to prepare and showcase our own flesh for consumption? 230
Holly Bourne @hollybourne.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Am I the only parent who can't handle the casual cannibalism in Richard Scarry books? Just casually cutting up a sausage of my own kind's flesh... 4110
Reposted by Holly BourneBen Davis @bendavisauthor.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Hey babe, let’s watch that Christmas film the Holiday. That Christmas film where Christmas straight up doesn’t happen. Like, everyone in the film ignores it. 1141
Reposted by Holly BourneDaisy Buchanan @notrollergirl.bsky.social · 19/11/2024YOU SHOULD COME! (You should especially come to Bath on the 14th because I’m chairing that one) 022
Holly Bourne @hollybourne.bsky.social · 19/11/2024I'm going on tour in January with So Thrilled For You, and I am so thrilled about it! Tickets on sale here: linktr.ee/sothrilledfo... 0192
Holly Bourne @hollybourne.bsky.social · 19/11/2024OMG I'm so jealous. Jean Louise is still punishing me for trying to give her a cat treat for her birthday she deemed unacceptable. I might read her horoscope to check when she'll be into me again 110
Holly Bourne @hollybourne.bsky.social · 19/11/2024And don't get me started on the FUR COAT meet cute?! 120
Holly Bourne @hollybourne.bsky.social · 19/11/2024"I can't understand why all these women are being rude to me while I'm CoolGirling the hell out of myself, buying their husbands whisky shots, and fucking their best-friend's ex-fiance only weeks after he broke her heart. What bitches." 130
Reposted by Holly BourneSF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Never forget: READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest positive impact of any factor on children's life chances. So never stop sharing books with kids. Never stop reading to them, and helping them to read. Never stop changing lives. #literacy #kidlit #books 270189312954
Holly Bourne @hollybourne.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Niche things I'd love to connect about: - How much I'm genuinely enjoying Rings Of Power - How Adam Brody's acute sexiness distracts from the fact 'Nobody Wants This' is pretty problematic and not fab - Do you slow blink to your cat to test if it loves you and let that determine your self-worth? 370