As usual I'm struggling with a book accumulation problem but hopefully these will be my next 3 reads.
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Audrey Niffenegger's Life Out of Order took me a long time to read and even longer to review. A complex and bleak novel. potsandplots.blog/2026/10/26/l... #bookreview #booksky
Life Out of Order by Audrey Niffenegger: A Sequel? – About Time!
Audrey Niffenegger’s ‘Life Out of Order,’ a complex time jumping analysis of the end of the world.
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New review incoming! I was very fortunate to be sent a copy of the latest Paul Kidby/Sir Terry Pratchett, wonderwork. Pratchett fans will find much to love in "The Discworld Bestiary." potsandplots.blog/2026/10/15/t... #booksky #bookreview #Pratchett
The Discworld Bestiary – The GOAT and his Animals
Want to know about the animals of Discworld? This Bestiary has you covered!
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Unfortunately, for my latest #bookreview, I did not enjoy Incarnate as much as I'd hoped. It promised much but delivered little. potsandplots.blog/2026/10/13/i... #booksky
Incarnate by Alma Katsu: Wilde at Heart
Incarnate, a novel about deepfakes and popularity, unfortunately, doesn’t quite work.
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A quiet Friday (possibly I was meant to be doing something else) means I've written another book review. Children's Fantasy "The Trouble With Magic" by @amywilsonbooks.bsky.social out now from @nosycrow.bsky.social potsandplots.blog/2026/10/09/t... #booksky #childrensbooks
The Trouble With Magic by Amy Wilson: Book 1 of the Hexton Chronicles
The Trouble With Magic is a solid opener to a new children’s series by Amy Wilson.
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A rare wet 2026 day here. Perfect for catching up on reviews. Here's one for @shaunalawless.bsky.social's excellent Son of the Serpent. I do enjoy this series! #booksky #bookreview potsandplots.blog/2026/10/07/t...
The Son of The Serpent by Shauna Lawless: The Fomorian Strikes Back
The Son of the Serpent by Shauna Lawless, the fifth of her Gael Song books, is another excellent instalment of this enthralling historical fantasy series.
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Been a bit bogged down lately, but I have managed to write a review for Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel. As ever with her books, I'm trying to work out what I've just read. I feel like it might need another pass soon. #booksky #bookreview potsandplots.blog/2026/10/01/e...
Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel: There Ain’t No Party Like an Exit Party.
Exit Part offers two very worlds featuring alternate versions of the same people. Emily St. John Mandel returns with more undestated visions of our future.
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New #fantasy review from me today. The Tower of the Tyrant by J.T Greathouse. A deep, thinky novel with some glorious worldbuilding. potsandplots.blog/2026/09/24/t... #bookreview #booksky
The Tower of the Tyrant by J.T. Greathouse: The Long Tail of History
The Tower of Tyrant by J.T. Greathouse is a thoughtful novel thay takes worldbuilding in new directions.
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Man with blog slags of one of Britain's favourite writers. In short, I did not enjoy The Rose Field. #bookreview potsandplots.blog/2026/09/17/t...
The Rose Field (The Book of Dust Part 3) by Philip Pullman: His Dire Materials
The Dust Don’t Work…
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New #bookreview from me today. A change of tack as I look at 'Scientists Making A Difference' by Dr Shini Somara: an excellent primer on science jobs, what they entail, & how to plan for your science career. #booksky From the ever excellent @whatonearth.bsky.social potsandplots.blog/2026/09/14/s...
Scientists Making A Difference by Dr Shini Somara – News from the Edge of Research
Once upon a time, I had a life of scientific research ahead of me. For whatever reason (mostly that I’m lazy), it didn’t quite work out that way. How much young me would have loved Scie…
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A quick #sixonsaturday this week, as I was too busy weeding. We truly do live in unprecedented times. #gardening potsandplots.blog/2026/09/12/s...
#SixOnSaturday 12/09/2026
#SixOnSaturday for 12/09/2026. This week I mowed the lawn!
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It's my book group meeting tonight, when we're discussing The Women by Kristin Hannah. Readable but unrelentingly gloomy. It's a moving story, but ultimately it all felt a bit too gratuitous for me. potsandplots.blog/2026/09/09/t... #booksky
The Women by Kristin Hannah: How Much is too Much?
An undoubtedly affecting tale of the horrors of war, but I ultimately felt emotionally manipulated.
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Apparently I should give into the hype more often because ‘The Tainted Cup’ by Robert Jackson Bennett was another raved about book I ended up loving! crooksbooks.blog/2026/09/07/t...
The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett – Book Review!
In Daretana’s greatest mansion, a high imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, when a tree erupted from his body. Even here at the Empire’s borders, where contagions abound and the b…
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In today's #SixOnSaturday... hylotv... hylotelly... Sedums, Caryopteris, Snapdragons, runner beans, Feverfew & Cyclamens onemanandhisgardentrowel.wordpress.com/2026/09/05/s... 🌱
I usually forget to post my #sixonsaturday post, but here's the first one for this month. #gardening potsandplots.blog/2026/09/05/s...
#SixOnSaturday 05/09/2026
#SixOnSaturday for 05/07/2026. Looking back. Looking forward
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I pulled something from towards the bottom of the TBR pile for this week's review. While I enjoyed elements of Meddling Kids, ultimately it wasn't for me. #booksky potsandplots.blog/2026/09/02/m...
Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero: It Doesn’t Get Away With It
A review of something I bought in 2018! Turned out not to be a favourite but it definitely has its moments.
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'This is a clever novel; it may frustrate and infuriate, but it builds toward a moment via the mantra: No, this is not your first day.' My review of There is No Antimemetics Division by qntm is up on the blog.
Novel Review: There is No Antimemetics Division by qntm [2025]
Spoilers: NoneGenre: Weird/Cosmic HorrorFormat: HardbackSource: BoughtRating: Inducted (4.5–5★, Recommended) What if something was eating your memories? You were also aware that it was happening bu…
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New review for me today. The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson, which I did not enjoy as much as I hoped. potsandplots.blog/2026/08/28/t...
The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson: Let the Emperor Games Begin!
The Raven Scholar. An X Factor competition for the throne without a wow factor for this reader.
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New Review - sometimes a book can be too much of a good thing and The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson is a fantasy worth a look but with a lot of caveats - www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/8/...
The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson — Runalong The Shelves
Publisher – Hodderscape Published – Out now Price – £10.99 paperback £5.99 ebook Win the throne or destroy an empire. Either way, it begins with murder. After twenty-four years, the Emp...
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TRAITORS' NEST has now been released into the wild! Teleporting castles, mysterious ancient entities, strange beasts, betrayal and revolution await! www.hive.co.uk/product/fran... www.amazon.co.uk/Traitors-Nes... www.waterstones.com/book/traitor...
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Jake Arnott's 'Netherwood' is out today and @titanbooks.bsky.social were kind enough to send me a copy to review. #Horror is not usually my sort of thing, but I love Arnott's 'House of Rumour' and the finale of 'Netherwood' has the same energy. #booksky potsandplots.blog/2026/08/25/n...
Netherwood by Jake Arnott: Art and Chaos
In ‘Netherwood’ Jake Arnott has created an unsettling folk-horror centred around art, chaos and the creative process.
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New post from me today for @ianthegreen.bsky.social's "The Deep and the Drowned," which I very much enjoyed. Many thanks to @headofzeus.bsky.social for sending me a copy to review! #fantasy #booksky potsandplots.blog/2026/08/13/t...
The Deep and the Drowned by Ian Green: Of Gods and Serpents
‘The Deep and the Drowned’ by Ian Green is a seafaring fantasy filled deeply immersive worldbuilding.
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My latest review is for a children's book from the lovely people at @nosycrow.bsky.social. 'Troofriend' by Kirsty Applebaum offers a gentle examination of AI, friendship, and what might happen if you outsource parenting. #childrensbooks #booksky potsandplots.blog/2026/08/11/t...
Troofriend by Kirsty Applebaum: Friend or Foe?
‘Troofriend’ is a gentle thriller that explores the nature of AI, and the importance of friendship.
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My first five novels, plus an omnibus, are being reissued with eye-catching new covers!
Five Book Cover Reveals!
New covers for my first 5 novels.
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INVADERS MASS KINGS TOPPLE MAGICAL POWERS RISE Pre-order #SonOfTheSerpent (Publishing 10th September 2026) by @shaunalawless.bsky.social, and be in with a chance to win a signed copy of #DaughterOfTheOtherworld, the first entry in #GaelSong: Era II Enter Now: https://bit.ly/4fdttC5
While I mostly blog at PotsandPlots these days, I still do the odd review for @geekdad.twit.social.ap.brid.gy. I very much enjoyed @richardswanauthor.bsky.social's 'The Infinite State' geekdad.com/2026/08/the-... #booksky Many thanks to @torbooks.bsky.social for sending me a copy.
‘The Infinite State’ by Richard Swan: A Book Review
Richard Swan's 'Infinite State' is excellent dystopian fiction with echoes of the Star Wars orginal trilogy and shades of Andor.
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Change of pace on the blog today as I take a look at some children's non-fiction. @whatonearth.bsky.social never disappoints, and The Palace of Facts is excellent! potsandplots.blog/2026/08/04/w... #booksky #children'sbooks
Welcome to The Palace of Facts
‘The Palace of Facts’ is another excellent What on Earth book brought to you by the team that gave us the ‘Factopia!’ series.
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Maybe it's time to dust off my old books and relive my Dargonlance years.
W&S_BOOKCLUB@wsbookclub.bsky.social · 3mo agoI'm here with a review of Dragonlance: War Wizard by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. Come see what I thought of the latest addition to Dragonlance! Full review ⏬️ wittyandsarcasticbookclub.home.blog/2026/08/02/b... #Dragonlance #booksky #WarWizard #bookblogger
