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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

And I enjoyed A Song for Arbonne so much I had to start another GGK, All the seas of the world. Fantastic start as with all of his works. How is this author not more talked about? 📚💙

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

A Song for Arbonne - Guy Gabriel Kay. I purchase and then savour these books because once I’ve read them all I’ll have to wait until more are written. Picked this up earlier on today because I felt like treating myself. 📚💙

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

A lovely change of pace reading this. Yambao has a fantastic imagination, I’m really enjoying Water Moon 💙📚🪐

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Key house is my dream house

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Picked up Locke & Key for the first time last night, the first graphic novel I’ve read in over a decade. Absolutely loving it! The amount of volumes is what puts me off the medium, luckily this is the whole main arc in one binding. I wonder if there’s similar stories in one binding I could try?

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Let’s keep it rolling with House of Chains. Malazan book 4 let’s get into it

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Time to continue my Malazan journey with Memories of ice. Absolutely loved books 1 & 2 so expectations are sky high 🪐📚💙

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Thoroughly enjoying my first book of the year! 📚💙

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Maggie sitting with her Uncle Louis at the in-laws on Christmas Eve

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Jumping the TBR queue by virtue of being a Christmas present and being Stephen King! The Gunslinger. I tried this a couple years ago and bounced off it but my second reading is a lot more positive so far. I get the feeling there’s a lot of foreshadowing/ stuff I’ll be able to look back on 💙📚

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

I’ve been savouring this one, waiting to really be in the mood for some Byzantine inspired court intrigue. Ploughed through half the book today. Needless to say I am absolutely loving Lord of Emperors by GGK. It’s on course to overtake Tigana as my fave by this excellent author! 📚💙

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Exodus by Peter F Hamilton. 200 pages in and its incredibly exposition/ world build heavy. The dialogue feels a bit like it’s only there to establish setting. I’ve been meaning to try Hamilton for a while. Interested to know how this book compares to his other stuff with this being a tie in 💙📚🪐

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Significantly less reading this year. Had to prioritise study a lot more so all things considered a decent amount. I relied more on audiobooks too. I’ve tried to branch out this year and have had mixed results. One of the non SFF books is my favourite of the year though, so it’s not all bad 💙📚

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Kingdoms of death? Completed it mate. The best so far. The darkest so far. Lots of Cielcin badness. Lots of answers and still more questions. 📚💙🪐. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

The City and the City by China Miéville. Very interesting premise on this one. Only 40 pages in and I’m intrigued. My first Mieville, I also have Perdido Street Station to read before the end of the year 💙📚🪐

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Picked up Neon Ghosts on Friday evening, doing the physical/ audio at the same time. The world building felt a bit exposition heavy at first. You can tell Greene was having fun creating this world and I’m not sure all of it needed to be included. Now the plots rolling I’m enjoying it a bit more 💙📚🪐

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Had a blast at NFL London yesterday with my lovely wife. Jags well beaten and over early as a contest but it was great to see so many other NFL fans in the UK. This is the first time I’ve been in a few years and I’m hoping it won’t be that long before I go again. Hoping for a Chiefs game next time 🏈

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Popped on The Book that broke her heart by Mark Lawrence. I am instantly reminded of how much I love the tone of this trilogy. I think the narration really compliments the story wonderfully 📚💙

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

My last spooky read will be another Joe Hill, his yet to be released King Sorrow. There’s a lot of hype around this one, a lot of positive arc reviews and the premise sounds like something you can really sink your teeth into. I heard it’s a thick boy at a tidy 900ish pages so I’ll be doing this last

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill. I’ve read two Hill books up to now, I loved one and thought the other was fine. Here’s hoping I enjoy this one as much as I enjoyed Heart Shaped Box.

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Revival by Stephen King. Are you even doing spooky season without King? I will officially have read all the King in the house after this. That means I get to do a big book shop once I finish this, right?

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

The Passage by Justin Cronin. Another one that’s been languishing on the shelf for too long. The premise sounds extremely interesting!

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Our Share of night by Mariana Enriquez. I’ve had this one on the shelf for a while and keep putting it off. The time is now! I found this one by asking a Waterstones employee for a horror recommendation that isn’t King and this is what they handed me. I haven’t even read the blurb!

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Barbarian directed by Zach Cregger is absolutely fantastic. This and Weapons are two of my favourite films I’ve watched this year. A bit gutted there’s only these two horrors he’s done so far. Excited to see a Resident Evil film in the works, I’ll be watching that in the cinema

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Stopped by Forbidden Planet whilst I was in London this weekend and picked up these two books for spooky season 💙📚🩸

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Saw some fab mushrooms and pumpkins on this mornings jaunt. Loving the end of summer/ autumnal feels.

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Deadhouse Gates lets goooo! This’ll be my reaction thread 💙📚🪐

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Darujhistan as a setting is so cool. Particularly loving the rooftop sequences. On a macro level the city just feels so lived in, it’s incredibly well fleshed out. The Broken Binding special edition helped me visualise and my goodness how great is this artwork?

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Weapons is without a doubt my favourite film that has come out this year. This is now my favourite horror. I love the old school feel to the camera angles/ jumpy bits. I love the story. Fan-bloody-tastic

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

2 chapters into South of Broad by Pat Conroy, my first ever Conroy book, boy this man can WRITE. Wonderful prose, very evocative. I suddenly really want to visit Charleston. Don’t know anything about it but it sounds beautiful in this book 💙📚

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Sailing to Serantium by Guy Gavriel Kay Only 20% into this one. I’m really taking my time, rereading sections and letting myself become fully immersed in the story. It’s nice to slow down sometimes. This is my fourth GGK book and I am coming to the realisation that I’m a big fan of his work. 💙📚

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

City in Ruins by Don Winslow I’ve been looking forward to reading this for a while. Great start so far, it reads like a film. Could definitely see this as good material for an adaptation 💙📚

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks. Only about 1/3 of the way into this one. It’s damn weird so far. 💙📚

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Children of gods and Fighting men is my favourite fantasy book I’ve read this year… and I’ve read some good ones! Fantastic blend of fantasy and history. Well realised characters and compelling story. Also free on audible at the moment. Very highly recommend 💙📚🪐

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

My first S A Cosby novel, All the sinners bleed. A compelling start, I feel like I’m going to finish this one quickly 💙📚

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Started Malice by John Gwynne this afternoon. Solid enough start so far, I’ll be interested to see how this compares to the Bloodsworn 🪐📚💙

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Stephen King’s Misery is book 81 of 2024 and a great way to finish off the year. 🩸📚💙 A horror/ thriller with an iconic antagonist in Annie Wilkes this book is a must read for fans of the genre. My only criticism is it felt like it went on slightly too long for what it is but I’m splitting hairs ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Tiered my read novels for the year for some fun. Ask me to do it another day and it might turn out differently. The top tier isn’t ordered as they’re all fantastic and it was too hard. Overall a fantastic reading year, really looking forward to 2025 🪐📚💙

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Can we please appreciate this absolute STACK of awesome books my wonderful wife bought me for Christmas. I don’t know what to read first! 🪐📚💙

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Just finished the audiobook for Piranesi read by Chiwetel Ejiofor. What an excellent performance. What an excellent book. 🪐📚💙

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

My 2024 Goodreads review. Finished another this evening, gonna try and go for 80 books by the end of the year 🥳 my best reading year yet! 🪐📚💙

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Next up, Recursion by Blake Crouch. Been meaning to read Crouch for a while so I am excited to see how this goes 🪐📚💙

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden ⭐️⭐️⭐️ I want to like this book more given some of the themes but there were some repetitive elements in the characterisations which in quite a small cast felt cheap… (1/2) 📚💙

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

And just like that I’m back to waiting 😭 📚🪐💙

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! Day 20 Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman #BookSky 💙📚 #Books. #BookChallenge

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! Day 19 Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan #BookSky 💙📚 #Books. #BookChallenge #WOT #WheelOfTime

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! Day 18 The Color Purple by Alice Walker #BookSky 💙📚 #Books. #BookChallenge

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! Day 17 Tiamat’s Wrath by James SA Corey #BookSky 💙📚 #Books. #BookChallenge

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Jade War lets gooooo 📚🪐💙

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Jack @jacksread.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! Day 16 The Lord of the Rings by J R R Tolkien #BookSky 💙📚 #Books. #BookChallenge

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