Bionic Sarah
@bionicsarah.bsky.social
Book Blogger /Retired Consultant Neonatologist, odd ball and a bit of an arty theatrical type
People fascinate me
Arthritis and chronic pain they can rebuild
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People fascinate me
Arthritis and chronic pain they can rebuild
Linktr.ee/bionicSarah
My day has been like a giant episode of Ambulance or 25@4 hours in A and E started with a good friends husband with stage 4 cancer who was GIbleeding after being started on anticoagulants for a presumed DVT and who refused hospital admission the 2paramedics spent hours with him out NHS at its best
November 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
My day has been like a giant episode of Ambulance or 25@4 hours in A and E started with a good friends husband with stage 4 cancer who was GIbleeding after being started on anticoagulants for a presumed DVT and who refused hospital admission the 2paramedics spent hours with him out NHS at its best
Yesterday I was an usher at a friends funeral in some ways it felt like doing front of house for his last performance. so very sad I couldn’t help think they had chosen the least sociable of his friends to do this task .i hid in the kitchen at the wake
performance.so
November 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Yesterday I was an usher at a friends funeral in some ways it felt like doing front of house for his last performance. so very sad I couldn’t help think they had chosen the least sociable of his friends to do this task .i hid in the kitchen at the wake
Here’s my advice to you today ; check the pockets of the dress you wore yesterday and remove accumulated soggy tissues before putting in the wash .you’ll thank me for this life hack
November 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Here’s my advice to you today ; check the pockets of the dress you wore yesterday and remove accumulated soggy tissues before putting in the wash .you’ll thank me for this life hack
Very emotional day saying goodbye to mark a dear friend who died suddenly in his 40s .the service was lovely with friends speaking about what he meant to them .i was touched to be asked to speak as well ..hid in the kitchen at the wake making tea
November 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Very emotional day saying goodbye to mark a dear friend who died suddenly in his 40s .the service was lovely with friends speaking about what he meant to them .i was touched to be asked to speak as well ..hid in the kitchen at the wake making tea
Oh my goodness Main Characters by @thebobpalmer is fabulous I’m
In little tiny blubbing pieces .might take me a while to write my full review but it’s a 5 star read .hard to follow Isaac and the egg and small hours this one is different but oh so clever and real I loved it
In little tiny blubbing pieces .might take me a while to write my full review but it’s a 5 star read .hard to follow Isaac and the egg and small hours this one is different but oh so clever and real I loved it
November 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Oh my goodness Main Characters by @thebobpalmer is fabulous I’m
In little tiny blubbing pieces .might take me a while to write my full review but it’s a 5 star read .hard to follow Isaac and the egg and small hours this one is different but oh so clever and real I loved it
In little tiny blubbing pieces .might take me a while to write my full review but it’s a 5 star read .hard to follow Isaac and the egg and small hours this one is different but oh so clever and real I loved it
Alice and I had a fab trip to Milton Keynes to see Mary Poppins wow what a show west end quality best technical wizardry I’ve seen there . I would strongly recommend it it’s on next week as well @gigbuddies.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Alice and I had a fab trip to Milton Keynes to see Mary Poppins wow what a show west end quality best technical wizardry I’ve seen there . I would strongly recommend it it’s on next week as well @gigbuddies.bsky.social
Thought I was feeling a bit crap and looking sweaty and pasty duh forgot to change my pain patch on its usual day not done that before
November 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Thought I was feeling a bit crap and looking sweaty and pasty duh forgot to change my pain patch on its usual day not done that before
5 east of England ambulance women attended our very old woman this evening whilst the rest of the force was dealing with a mass casualty event .she is unwell with a fever and yet again failed to push her button to let us know she was on the floor .hard to be cross but I’m pooped
November 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
5 east of England ambulance women attended our very old woman this evening whilst the rest of the force was dealing with a mass casualty event .she is unwell with a fever and yet again failed to push her button to let us know she was on the floor .hard to be cross but I’m pooped
My review of Buckeye by Patrick Ryan small town post war America a witty engaging novel for lovers of John Irving 4 stars bionicsarahsbooks.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/b...
Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
4 stars 7/10 This book is immediately engaging. It’s got a sort of World According to Garp John Irving feel to it. It’s snappy and witty and a fast paced Read. The story looks at two families…
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October 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
My review of Buckeye by Patrick Ryan small town post war America a witty engaging novel for lovers of John Irving 4 stars bionicsarahsbooks.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/b...
My review of Westward Women by Alice Martin an interesting speculative novel young women become infected by a fungus which makes them want to move in the Westerley direction 4 stars bionicsarahsbooks.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/w...
Westward Women by Alice Martin
4 star 6.5/10 Very much enjoyed the concept of this dystopian/speculative fiction novel in which Young women are infected with a fungus that gives them an irresistible itch under their skin a…
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October 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
My review of Westward Women by Alice Martin an interesting speculative novel young women become infected by a fungus which makes them want to move in the Westerley direction 4 stars bionicsarahsbooks.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/w...
My review of The Fire Agent by David Baerwald a story of industrial espionage set in Japan from the first world war to the second world war 4 star bionicsarahsbooks.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/t...
The Fire Agent by David Baerwald
4 stars 6/10 When I first started reasoning level, I thought it was Interesting decision by the author to name at one of the characters after yourself it wasn’t until I read the authors acknowledge…
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October 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
My review of The Fire Agent by David Baerwald a story of industrial espionage set in Japan from the first world war to the second world war 4 star bionicsarahsbooks.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/t...
My review of The Confessions by Paul Bradley Carr no one can make any decisions without the refined AI being who is Liam but he has shut himself down in horror at the world’s atrocities. Can his manager bring him back to life four stars? bionicsarahsbooks.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/t...
The Confessions by Paul Bradley Carr 
4 star 6/10 It’s exciting fast pace and really grabbed me right from the start The story, looks at a world where AI has really taken over everyone’s lives and people are not able to make deci…
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October 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM
My review of The Confessions by Paul Bradley Carr no one can make any decisions without the refined AI being who is Liam but he has shut himself down in horror at the world’s atrocities. Can his manager bring him back to life four stars? bionicsarahsbooks.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/t...
My review of the night Lagoon by Jo Morey a steamy jungle based domestic thriller which builds and builds. Four stars. bionicsarahsbooks.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/t...
The Night Lagoon by Jo Morey
4 stars 6.5/10 An English mothers elderly father collapses in the sea whilst they’re visiting him in Belize she decides to stay on with her children until he’s recovered in hospital the book is fam…
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October 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
My review of the night Lagoon by Jo Morey a steamy jungle based domestic thriller which builds and builds. Four stars. bionicsarahsbooks.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/t...
We’ve had storm Benjamin now it’s hurricane Melissa .oy weather stop using my names
October 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
We’ve had storm Benjamin now it’s hurricane Melissa .oy weather stop using my names
Well that’s a first just got a phone call from Mk theatre .im taking my gig buddy to see Mary poppins on Sunday and they noticed I had not booked a wheelchair seat despite me being on their system as a wheelchair user .
October 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Well that’s a first just got a phone call from Mk theatre .im taking my gig buddy to see Mary poppins on Sunday and they noticed I had not booked a wheelchair seat despite me being on their system as a wheelchair user .
Did stuff this weekend so of course I’m snuggled up with a book today
October 28, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Did stuff this weekend so of course I’m snuggled up with a book today
So it turns out the nearest 24 hour pharmacy to central Oxford is in Aylesbury .one lost insulin pen means hubbys weekend away will be crowned by not eating .
October 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
So it turns out the nearest 24 hour pharmacy to central Oxford is in Aylesbury .one lost insulin pen means hubbys weekend away will be crowned by not eating .
My most eagerly anticipated book of 2026 is now on NetGalley uk I’ve requested and keeping everything crossed I loved this author’s debut novel it was my book of the year last year
October 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
My most eagerly anticipated book of 2026 is now on NetGalley uk I’ve requested and keeping everything crossed I loved this author’s debut novel it was my book of the year last year
I lost a dear friend suddenly and unexpectedly this weekend his death is the first I’ve had to navigate in the social media age .The combined distress of all my friends is so hard .he was so loved .goodnight sweet puck
October 20, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I lost a dear friend suddenly and unexpectedly this weekend his death is the first I’ve had to navigate in the social media age .The combined distress of all my friends is so hard .he was so loved .goodnight sweet puck
Wow a woman as Archbishop of Canterbury now that’s really something
October 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Wow a woman as Archbishop of Canterbury now that’s really something
Ahh the relief when my book reviews are all up to date and posted .i got rather immersed in the Booker longlist and forgot to post some of my July reads .All done now though and I’m
patting myself on the back and starting the next one
patting myself on the back and starting the next one
September 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Ahh the relief when my book reviews are all up to date and posted .i got rather immersed in the Booker longlist and forgot to post some of my July reads .All done now though and I’m
patting myself on the back and starting the next one
patting myself on the back and starting the next one
My Booker at 25 shortlist is in order
Flashlight by Susan Choi
Endling by Maria Reva
Seascraper by Benjamin wood
The Rest of Our Lives by Benjamin Markovits
The Land In Winter by Benjamin Miller
Love Forms by Claire Adam
Flashlight by Susan Choi
Endling by Maria Reva
Seascraper by Benjamin wood
The Rest of Our Lives by Benjamin Markovits
The Land In Winter by Benjamin Miller
Love Forms by Claire Adam
September 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
My Booker at 25 shortlist is in order
Flashlight by Susan Choi
Endling by Maria Reva
Seascraper by Benjamin wood
The Rest of Our Lives by Benjamin Markovits
The Land In Winter by Benjamin Miller
Love Forms by Claire Adam
Flashlight by Susan Choi
Endling by Maria Reva
Seascraper by Benjamin wood
The Rest of Our Lives by Benjamin Markovits
The Land In Winter by Benjamin Miller
Love Forms by Claire Adam
My short review of 40 rules of Love by Elif Shafak I book reviewer reviews a book about a historical whirling Dervish and the Muslim poet Rumi from the 13th century and comes under the influence of its author. Four stars. bionicsarahsbooks.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/t...
The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak
4 star 7/10 Like many others, I have become a big Ellif Shafak fan after her last few novels particularly There are rivers in the sky which from memory was on the booker list and when this no…
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September 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
My short review of 40 rules of Love by Elif Shafak I book reviewer reviews a book about a historical whirling Dervish and the Muslim poet Rumi from the 13th century and comes under the influence of its author. Four stars. bionicsarahsbooks.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/t...
My review of the exciting The Blitz Secret by @stephen_ronson published in November @HodderBooks I love this series spy novels set in WW2 this time the blitz a fun enjoyable read 4 stars bionicsarahsbooks.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/t...
The Blitz secret by Stephen Ronson
4 star 7/10 I’d read the authors previous novels in the series and really enjoyed them immensely when the new one was available for a pre-review on NetGalley UK. I had a message from th…
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September 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
My review of the exciting The Blitz Secret by @stephen_ronson published in November @HodderBooks I love this series spy novels set in WW2 this time the blitz a fun enjoyable read 4 stars bionicsarahsbooks.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/t...
My review of the exciting The Blitz Secret by @stephen_ronson published in November @HodderBooks I love this series spy novels set in WW2 this time the blitz a fun enjoyable read 4 stars bionicsarahsbooks.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/t...
The Blitz secret by Stephen Ronson
4 star 7/10 I’d read the authors previous novels in the series and really enjoyed them immensely when the new one was available for a pre-review on NetGalley UK. I had a message from th…
bionicsarahsbooks.wordpress.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
My review of the exciting The Blitz Secret by @stephen_ronson published in November @HodderBooks I love this series spy novels set in WW2 this time the blitz a fun enjoyable read 4 stars bionicsarahsbooks.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/t...