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Beate H 💙📚🦔
@beate251.bsky.social
Made in Germany, imported to London. Reader, NetGalley book reviewer and StoryGraph user. Love books, films, hedgehogs and roast dinners. Trying to grow veg.
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My starter pack with Brilliant Authors of Bluesky has over 100 accounts in it now! It's a non-exhaustive list that I will continue to update to my own preferences:

go.bsky.app/GZyQt7m
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November 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
It's been a smashing series of #CelebrityTraitors but from the reaction of the people who lost I realised that it didn't really matter who won because they had no personal stakes and the money was always going to go to well-deserving charity, so it almost felt a bit anti-climactic.
November 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
There's a new Jessica Huntley on #NetGalley UK, and it's Read Now so be quick!

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November 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I've just finished binging The Newsreader series 3 on the BBC iPlayer and I cheered. It ends on the fall of the Berlin Wall which is doubly emotional for me but I just love Helen and Dale - so flawed and so human. Best character is of course powerhouse Noellene. 😍
September 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
September 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
I just finished @jennikeer.bsky.social's The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House and I'm blown away. If you loved The Ravenswood Witch, you will love this! Out 11 October.

Here's my review: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/8566...

#booksky 💙💃🏼
September 8, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Happy Publication Day to @samanthadowning.bsky.social! Too Old For This is a wickedly good fun five star read!

#booksky 💙📚

Read my review here:
app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/2754...
August 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
@fliceverett.bsky.social Happy Birthday! Just found this on NetGalley!

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August 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Just received a widget for the new Phillipa Ashley through NetGalley! Thanks @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social !

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August 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I ended up in floods of tears. The ending nearly broke me. What a beautiful story. Highly recommended!

#booksky 💙📚

app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/f5b1...
August 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Argh, NetGalley is down.

#booksky 💙📚
August 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This is on Amazon First Reads for August and having read it on NetGalley already, I'd say it is a very good choice if you're still undecided on which book to select. I loved it!

#booksky 💙📚
August 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Yay, I got the new @laurapauthor.bsky.social Laura Pearson from NetGalley ! 💃🏼

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August 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM
It took four weeks but I finally got approved for the latest @heidiswain.bsky.social from @simonschusteruk.bsky.social via @netgalley.bsky.social! Woo!
July 31, 2025 at 11:06 AM
THAT WAS AWESOME!!! ⚽
July 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I'm legit! What a palaver.
July 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM
80s music really is THE BEST. #LiveAid
July 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I just received a widget for Phaedra Patrick's new book and I'm made up. Look at the gorgeous cover! 😁

#booksky 💙📚
July 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I've slept all of 4 hours, I'm HOT and I'm CRANKY. 🥵😡
July 1, 2025 at 9:36 AM
It's bad enough that My5 makes me press Force Stop after every episode because it becomes unresponsive, it really should have a way of indicating which episodes I've watched already. I was just half way through an episode of A&E: After Dark before I noticed I've seen it already!
June 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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June 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I don't normally quote anything from TwiX but... 🤣🤣🤣
June 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I'm on the fourth shower of today and nearly missed this light show over Greenwich!
June 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Happy Publication Day to this beautiful book!

#booksky 💙📚
Right Place, Right Time by Ali McNamara is a beautiful, warmhearted book combining romance with mystery, history and a dash of magic. Coming out in June. Read my ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review here:

app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/740a...

#booksky 💙📚
June 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Top tip of the day: I can absolutely recommend a day trip to a hospital like St Thomas in Westminster as they have AIRCON, plus the MRI scanner is positively freezing. Have a cold drink and chillax in their coffee shop, just don't get admitted to a ward, they are boiling even at lesser temperatures.
June 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM