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RossReads

@therealrossco.bsky.social
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📚 Reading my way through life with some cocktails, gardening, and the occasional bit of travelling thrown in. #booksky #bookreviews

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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The Correspondent by Virgina Evans Hooked me early on, lost me a bit in the middle, then absolutely won me back round by the end. Reading between the lines and understanding what’s not being said really pays off with this innovative book. #booksky #bookreview #bookrecommendations #bookcommunity
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Fruit Fly by Josh Silver Exceptional! A gorgeous book with central characters that seem so real and flawed and I loved them with all my heart (not the husband of course!). This book is one for the ages! Forget what else is on your tbr and read this now! #bookstagram #bookreview #bookrecommendations
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I Want You To Be Happy by Jem Calder. A heterosexual story isn’t exactly my area of expertise but this seems so real and lived in. Incredibly relevant and will serve as a great way for future years to understand dating, alienation, and social anxiety in 2026 #booksky #bookreview #bookrecommendations
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong. Exceptionally poetic writing reflecting on memory, identity, and inheritance. Incredibly beautiful and painful. This is unlike anything I have read before and is an incredible work of art. #booksky #bookreview #bookrecommendations #queerbooks
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The Palm House by Gwendoline Riley My 3rd Booker Prize Longlist read More vignette focused than plot driven. Subtle but devastatingly accurate in moments. The conversational tone added an interesting element to a sparingly written book. #booksky #bookreview #bookrecommendations #bookerprize
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout. Does more to create a real living character in one sentence than many authors manage in a while chapter. Raises profound questions about how much anyone can really know another person. A beautiful and tender book #booksky #bookreview #bookerprize
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
There There by Tommy Orange. Incredibly gripping, funny, angry, sad, and propulsive. Each chapter focusing on a different character as they are all brought together for an emotional and explosive conclusion. #booksky #bookreview #bookrecommendations #bookcommunity
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer. The perfect book to read on a leisurely trip through Italy (or to make you wish that’s what you were doing!). Witty and gloriously descriptive with a bonkers set of characters you won’t want to leave. #booksky #bookreview #bookrecommendations #queerbooks
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Florenzer by Phil Melanson. Beautifully evocative writing while also being quite steamy and subversive. The commercial pressures of art, high politics, betrayal, conflict, and lots of sex! Also very witty. #booksky #bookreview #bookrecommendations #bookcommunity #queerbooks
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney. Honestly really disappointed in this. I’ve loved her other books, but couldn’t connect with these shallow characters at all. That said I do generally enjoy her writing style. #booksky #bookreview #bookrecommendations #bookcommunity
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
John of John by Douglas Stuart. Another exceptional book by one of the best writers working today. I was fully invested in the community of Falabay. Beautifully written and absolutely absorbing. Heartbreaking and heartwarming. #booksky #bookreview #bookrecommendations #bookcommunity #queerbooks
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Evenings and Weekends by Oisín McKenna. Epic in its ambition and wonderful in its exploration of the small details of life. Beautifully written. Properly funny and really moving. Sad to finish reading it because I already miss the characters. #booksky #bookreview #bookrecommendations #queerbooks
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
She Who Remains by Rene Karabash, trans. Izidora Angel. Almost unbearably tense. The prose has a poetic fever dream quality to it. Delicate beauty being crushed by blood feuds and a deeply traumatised society, but yet there’s hope. #booksky #bookreview #bookrecommendations #bookcommunity #queerbooks
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Kim Jiyoung Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo, trans. by Jamie Chang Throughly engrossing and enraging. A searing indictment of the everyday micro aggressions of ingrained misogyny. All the more powerful for the cool detached narrative voice. Powerful and important. #booksky #bookreview #bookrecommendations
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon. Unsettling but compelling. I think I would have got more from it if I knew more about the Greek sagas but I admire its audacity and its ability to bring to life the ancient world through modern Irish slang. #booksky #bookreview #bookrecommendations #bookcommunity
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
In Memoriam by Alice Winn. It’s going to take me a while to properly process reading this wonderful book. I’ve never before actually wept when reading, but I did during this - many times. Beautiful and savage and tender. #booksky #bookreview #bookrecommendations #queerbooks #bookcommunity
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The Code of the Woosters by PG Wodehouse. I picked this up because I needed something light and witty, and this really delivered. The "problems" of incredibly privileged buffoons can be eye rolling, but it is charmingly daft. #booksky #bookreview #bookrecommendations #oldbooks #bookcommunity
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. Warm, kind, and witty. Fantasy mixed with found family, an LGBT romance, isolation and acceptance, prejudice and love. A fairytale with real heart. #booksky #bookreview #bookrecommendations #queerbooks #bookcommunity
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Less by Andrew Sean Greer. Some beautiful, almost lyrical writing about a deeply frustrating central character. A fascinating trip round the world and examination of aging as a gay man. #booksky #bookreview #bookrecommendations #queerbooks #gaybooks #lgbtbooks
The book cover of Less by Andre
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
🌈 Pride Month TBR 🌈 I’ve picked out this stack for June, but I need your help. Which books are your MUST READS for Pride Month? 👇 Tell me your choices in the comments. #PrideMonth #PrideReads #QueerBooks #LGBTQBooks #Booksky #BookRecommendations #TBR
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke. Utterly bonkers, gripping, disturbing, and darkly funny. I could barely put it down. One of those books where you reach the final page and then just sit there in stunned silence trying to process what you’ve just read. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #BookSky #BookReview #Books #Reading
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
The Ghost Cat by Alex Howard. I have always loved the idea of seeing how a place or a home changes over the years. Exactly the premise of this as we follow a cat across over 100 years in an Edinburgh flat. Generally good but not perfect #booksky #bookreview #bookrecommendations #currentlyreading
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian. Queer love story set in late-1950s New York. I enjoyed the switching viewpoints throughout. Interesting secondary characters. Refreshing to read a non-depressing queer story! #booksky #bookreview #bookrecommendations #currentlyreading #gaybooks #queerbooks
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
My inner geek must be growing up. As a teenager my crush was on Johnny Storm, but now it’s all Reed Richards! That’s what growing up is right…? #FantasticFour
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
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 💙📚 #booksky #books #bookchallenge
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RossReads @therealrossco.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 19 💙📚 #booksky #books #bookchallenge
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RossReads @therealrossco.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 18 💙📚 #booksky #books #bookchallenge
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RossReads @therealrossco.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 17 💙📚 #booksky #books #bookchallenge
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
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 💙📚 #booksky #books #bookchallenge
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RossReads @therealrossco.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 15 💙📚 #booksky #books #bookchallenge
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RossReads @therealrossco.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 14 💙📚 #booksky #books #bookchallenge
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
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 13 💙📚 #booksky #books #bookchallenge
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
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 12 💙📚 #booksky #books #bookchallenge
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
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 11 💙📚 #booksky #books #bookchallenge
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
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 10 💙📚 #booksky #books #bookchallenge
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
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 9 💙📚 #booksky #books #bookchallenge
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
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 8 💙📚 #booksky #books #bookchallenge
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
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 7 💙📚 #booksky #books #bookchallenge
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
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 6 💙📚 #booksky #books #bookchallenge
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Definitely seems much nicer here than on #twitter or #X or #ElonsEvilEmpire (whatever it is called today). Far less hate and far more boosting each other. Feels weird to go back to just a handful of followers, but it’s worth it.
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
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 5 💙📚 #booksky #books #bookchallenge
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
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 4 💙📚 #booksky #books #bookchallenge
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Really surprised by #TheDayOfTheJackal. Very not my sort of thing but I’ve been amazed at how totally gripping it is. Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch are extraordinary. The performances of their lives! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
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 3 💙📚 #booksky #books #bookchallenge
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Keep thinking about that #Lotto advert where the woman finds out she’s won by checking her phone in the cinema. What a monster!
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
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 2 💙📚 #booksky #books #bookchallenge
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RossReads @therealrossco.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
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 1 💙📚 #booksky #books #bookchallenge
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