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Book obsessed Scottish School Librarian, horror and sci-fi fan.

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Can there really be #APlaceCalledPerfect ?🤔 #HelenaDuggan has the answer! Delightfully, there are strange things afoot and creepy things in jars... 🤐 Violet has just arrived and she does not like what she sees 👁️‍🗨️
Brilliant creepy fun 😍
Thanks @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social
The background is two shades of teal, a mid colour and a darker shade. Red flowers, rooftops, teapots and doors offer a contrasting colour. In the centre a young girl with thick blond hair, a fringe and plaits looks to one side, through blue eyes and large round red glasses. Her expression is quizzical. Below her is a town, surrounded by bushes and flowers, in the centre is a young figure in dark clothes, with thick short dark hair, hands are in their pockets.
November 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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#AllThatWeSeeOrSeem by @kyliu99.bsky.social is a fascinatingly complex tech murder mystery.
Vivid Communal Dreaming ✔️
Enrapt Fans ✔️
Missing Superstar ✔️
AI Hackers ✔️
Enraged Villain ✔️
Desperate Goons ✔️

Thanks for the wild ride @netgalley.bsky.social
The cover is all in blues with a pinkish hue at the bottom, like a sunset. Against a starry sky the central image is an open 3D rectangular box, taking up most of the space. On the two outside walls of the box and the two interior walls a cityscape is projected, the imaging slipping on the corner seam in front and centre , so it isn't aligned perfectly. Skyscrapers can be seen surrounding the city's harbour or lake. A small orange object is floating in front of one tower, it stands out, is it a leaf? a glider? The title in white text appears across the box. The authors name is printed below in black. Bold capital letters are used for both. The image feels calm, a photograph, but slightly unreal.
November 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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WOW! #LikeAGirl by @rebeccawestcott.bsky.social is brutally honest - social media + teenagers + school + girly cliques = bullying, peer pressure, punishments and betrayal. Utterly realistic and powerful story about standing up to bullies.

❤️ @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social @scholasticuk.bsky.social
Image has a hot pink background, on top are several screens stacked on top of each other. The title in black capitals is divided across several of these screens, coloured white, green, yellow and orange. Other images include three dots, thumbs down, plus and minus signs with numbers attached. The tagline and authors name are in orange boxes with white text. It feels unpleasant to look at - very 'in your face', as if you can't escape the number of messages popping up. Out of Control.
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Ready for something Scottish, funny😂, scary👻 and with a fantastic ending💭?
It's a dark and gorgeous book 😍

#MatOShanter by #SimonLamb and beautifully illustrated by #RossMacRae is a modern retelling of #RobertBurns #TamOShanter
Thanks
@youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social & @scallywagpress.bsky.social
The image is split into 3 parts - the top part shows a dramatic lightning strike, a bird hovers between the lightning bolts shooting out from dark grey stormy clouds. In the centre there is a distant harbour with ships masts and buildings, one house has been struck by the lightning. In the foreground there is a giant hourglass bobbing about in choppy water, it is half-sunk. Inside the top part of the glass, sitting on top of the sand is a young boy, his hands are pressed against the glass and his mouth is open, appearing to be shouting something. The bottom section takes up nearly half of the image - it shows the dark, black sea. On top of this is the title, tag line, author and illustrators name in white font. Overall the image is very dramatic, portending doom for the character trapped within the glass.
November 20, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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#TheDawnOfAdonis by @philearle.bsky.social is a dramatic, adventure set in London, 1911.
Brutal Gang Boss ✔️
Animal Trafficking ✔️
Family Loyalties ✔️
Desperate Actions ✔️
Doing The Right Thing ✔️
➡️Absolutely Cracking 🦍😍
Thanks @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social &
@andersenpress.bsky.social
A dramatically colourful book cover. The left side of the image is shaded in blue shadows, where there is a young person peering around a corner while holding a baby gorilla, looking worried. They have a flat cap on their head and a white scarf tied around their neck. The right side of the image is flooded with orange colours, the sky reflects onto the ground and city background, there is a raised bridge and buildings in the distance. Two men in dark clothes and hats are running down some steps towards the hidden figure. The clothes are old fashioned and you can see a Victorian gas street lamp in the background, suggesting a historical setting. It is raining, which adds to the sense of danger and mystery. The book title is written in white letters in a paint-like font over the orange sky, the authors name is in bright orange across the bottom of the image, against the blue.
November 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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#TheDevouringLight by @katelliswrites.bsky.social is a creepy mystery perfect for dark nights and cosy chairs.
Urban Legends✔️
Missing YouTuber ✔️
Abandoned House✔️
Music Superstars✔️
Sabotage✔️
Paranoia✔️
...and a growing body count✔️✔️✔️

Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social
A secluded Victorian house with a turret is surrounded by trees, water and fog. It is night, the fog and water are in sickly green and yellow hues. The title is scratched onto the surface, the letters hanging in the branches of a dead tree. At the bottom, the author's name is in green/yellow as is the the tag line at the top
November 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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I did a happy dance when I saw #QuiteUglyOneEvening on #NetGalley it's been sooooooo long but Jack is back!
@brookmyre.bsky.social this was such a fun read.
Expect chaos, death, cult icons, a dysfunctional family and one man on a mission.

Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social
A bold cover in dark orange, white and a touch of black. The cover is split into two halves, the bottom half is white and contains the title in black text and in orange the series title, faint choppy orange lines on the white show that this section is the sea. Above the horizon line is predominantly orange, with a setting sun in white in the centre. The authors name and quotes are in white and black text against the orange. In the centre of the sun is orange text describing the book's tagline. On the horizon and in front of the sun is a cruise ship. In the water below the ship, it's shadow drips in orange, like blood, dripping onto some of the title letters below.
November 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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#TheLastDeathOfTheYear Another superb Poirot story from @sophiehannah.bsky.social
Invited to a Greek island commune for New Year, it doesn't take long before Poirot and Catchpoole are wrapped up in a mysterious death, or two... in this perfectly seasonal cosy crime.

Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social
Against a stark white background, the title in bold black text is centred on the cover. In front of the text in the centre is a flame coming from the tip of a match, it reaches from the bottom of the image right to the top. Between the words 'Death' and 'Of The' in the title is Agatha Christie's autograph in golden letters.
November 19, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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#Wyrdwood A creepy, atmospheric story set in a secluded island village. Think #Lovecraft #Gaiman #Priestley ❤️💀

Prepare for dead bodies, old legends and sinister happenings.
You will not want to put this down.

@curtisjobling.bsky.social
@foxandinkbooks.bsky.social
Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social
Two boughs of a large twisted tree reach out across the image from the left. Through the bare branches you can see a harbour with a lighthouse, pier and a few houses. The book title and author are printed on large fabric banners that are placed around the boughs at the top and bottom of the page. The artists uses sepia, grey and brown umber colours to suggest that it is dark, the lighthouse light is just visible. They have used a pen technique, like on etchings to give texture to the tree, rooftops etc.
September 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Hurrah #LiviaInRome by @brunadeluca.bsky.social was just what my rainy Scottish September Weekend needed. Transported to sunny Rome & a 'will they, won't they' romance ❤️ family secrets & great friends.
Get cosy and enjoy!

Thanks @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social & @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social
A young girl stands outside a café door, wearing an apron and holding a tray of drinks, she is looking at a boy on a Vespa parked outside. She is smiling but his expression is hard to read, is he thinking or smirking? The Café walls are butterscotch yellow and painted with leaves and flowers around the door and sign.
September 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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❤️ #BookPost
Thanks @littletigeruk.bsky.social @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social

#SadGirlHours by @annazoequirke.bsky.social looks fantastic, can't wait to see how #SAD is woven into the story ❤️
Two white girls lie side by side on top of a bed, they are looking at each other and smiling. One has brown hair in a straight bob and glasses, and is lying on their side, with a book behind them. The other has long curly yellow hair and is lying on her back. Sun streams through the closed blinds behind them, there are books, mugs of tea and plants on the windowsill and on shelves to the left. The colour scheme is warm: browns, oranges, and dark red.
September 16, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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#BlackDolls by #RachelFaturoti & #FloWoolley

Jada needs band, soooo badly. She forms an all Black girl group & tries bossing everyone about in order to win a band competition = carnage!

Great illustrations & feisty girls! ❤️❤️❤️

Thanks
@youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social @hachettechildrens.bsky.social
Background is a dynamic bright pink, with a section ripped out in the centre, splitting the image into 3 sections, with a cream faded lettering of 'Black Dolls' in the centre. In the top section we have 'Black Dolls' in cut out black and white block prints. In the centre there are 4 Black girls posed around and on top of a speaker system. The singer is in a pale pink suit with her hair in bunches, holding a microphone, Behind her on the right is a girl with an scowling expression, in torn blue jeans and a grey t-shirt, she is holding a red guitar, she has a buzz cut, dyed blonde. In the centre is a girl in big boots, a torn plaid skirt and multi-layered tops, with a spiked dog collar around her neck. She is leaning over and sticking her tongue out at the reader, she is pointing to her face. Her hair is in orangey-red braids, tied into a bun with two drum sticks stuck in them. The girl on the far left is wearing torn baggy dungarees, a red bandanna and a yellow long-sleeved T with a black cat logo, she is wearing red converse and has a white guitar. Her expression is hard to read, worried? sad?
September 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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#KickFlipVol1 by #LPLapinski & #LoganHanning

Graphic Novel ✔️
Questioning Identity ✔️
Romance ❤️ 🏳️‍🌈
Friends ✔️

Elliot stresses about defining their identity, a girl at school and a boy at the skater park...
Perfect for questioning teens

@youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social @hachettechildrens.bsky.social
Over a cream background a skateboarder is perched on the edge of a ramp, looking focussed and ready to ride down set against a blue water-painted sky. They are wearing a baggy purple hoodie, black jeans and knee protectors. There are stickers on the underside of the skateboard, amongst them are a question mark, an exclamation mark and a gender sign.
September 5, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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😂😂😂 this was a hoot! #SleuthsOnTheLoose by @gtkarber.bsky.social & @chrisgrab.bsky.social will perk up anyone's weekend!

Fast Paced Adventure? ✔️
Kidnapped teacher? ✔️
Mystery to solve? ✔️
Bully to vanquish? ✔️
Sinister School Shenanigans? ✔️

Totally Fantastic 😄 Thanks @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social
The book cover is very dynamic, Three children are running towards you, two have determined expressions but the third looks worried. They are running through a dark library across a spotlight on the floor, a ferret in the right bottom corner looks at the reader, with a smile... The central character is a white girl with blond hair, she is holding a magnifying glass and is wearing a brown trilby and a brown mackintosh coat, over blue jeans. The ginger-haired boy on the left is wearing school uniform and the Black boy on the right is wearing a red jumper over a white collared shirt. He is wearing glasses and is glancing off to the side, looking concerned.
September 5, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Loved this adventure story from #AlexandraSheppard 😍 #AlyssaAndTheEnchantedForest sends us to a magical forest in Jamaica. Accidently transporting her friends there, Alyssa must repeat the spell to take them home, however the forest has other ideas...

Pure Magic 🤩

Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social
A young Black girl in lilac trousers and a purple top stands front and centre, vine leaves snake across the forest floor towards her, curling around her left leg. Behind her are two Black girls and a Black boy, they are all looking worried, behind them is a huge tree, with a dark orange trunk and dark blue leaves reaching up into the sky and off the page. They are surrounded by large flowers in pinks and yellows. In the foreground dark plants frame the forest floor on either side, the vines are coming from these plants. The book title sits across the tree trunk and is surrounded by tiny lights and a glowing, curling line gives you the idea that a spell has just been cast.
September 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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#TheBodyInTheKitchenGarden by #PaulaSutton was a fun cosy murder mystery, perfect for dark nights and coorie corners.
❤️ Daphne, her style, kindness and curiosity
❤️ a plot that keeps you guessing and gives you plenty of chances to work it out for yourself 😆

Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social
The background is a calming sage green, The title fights against the pink plant on a trellis behind it, parts of it have started to grow through the letters. Underneath the trellis is a patch of freshly dug earth, covered by an up-turned pink wheelbarrow. Pink flowers are scattered in the foreground next to a few drops of what could be blood...
September 3, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Straight from hearing RRs memoir I was hoping to keep that music vibe going. If you want a character with a passion for music, an absentee musician parent and a parent that hates music, who is now having a mid-life crisis, then this is the one for you!
#HotWax by #MLRIO
@netgalley.bsky.social
Hot Wax is written over a black vinyl record in vivid dripping pink. Quotes are written across the centre of the record and the authors name in written in a white chalk font at the bottom.
September 3, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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A fascinating memoir from #RitchieRamone covering his upbringing and friendships, the bands he played in and, of course, his time before, after and playing with #TheRamones
Brilliant to listen to the audiobook, narrated by Ritchie himself.

Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social for the listen
Against a black background, a drummer in a leather jacket has his arms raised ready to hit a drum and cymbal. His head is turned away and facing down as if he is concentrating on the music. It's hard to tell how old the drummer is, but what we can see of his face suggests he is 40+. The only colour on the image is the subtitle and voice actor's name in yellow and the word Ramones in bright pink.
September 3, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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❤️ Romance and a second chance at life are well balanced against the realities of being on an organ waiting list. Sydney's curiosity and guilt lead her to her donors' hot best friend Clayton... ❤️

Thanks @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social and @oneworldbooks.bsky.social
#EveryBorrowedBeat
#ErinStewart
A red haired, very pale girl holds hands with a boy with dark red hair, they are wearing shorts. Behind them is a heartbeat line, which turns into a love heart shape above their hands. They are jumping in the water and looking at each other. The background has a range of dark purple coloured hills and the top half of the image is a purple sky scattered with stars. The bottom part of the moon shines at the top edge
August 28, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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#BookPost ❤️ Feel like my weekend is starting early! 😄Adventures, Romance, Italy and Magic - but which to read first? 🤔
Thanks #ChickenHouse @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social and @faberbooks.bsky.social ❤️❤️❤️

#LiviaInRome by @brunadeluca.bsky.social
#AlyssaAndTheEnchantedForest by #AlexandraSheppard
Four Black teens look to the the reader as they stand in front of an orange tree trunk in a clearing, surrounded by dark bushes and exotic flowers almost as big as them! There are tiny lights to the front, making the scene look magical. The centre colours are orange and green, pink and pale yellow, surrounded by dark green and purple leaves. A young girl with long brown hair and an apron on, stands in front of a café holding a tray with drinks and ice cream. She is looking at a teenager who sits outside on a blue vesper, who is in the process of taking his blue bike helmet off, or is putting it on. They are looking back at her.
August 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Listened to the audiobook of #TheImmortalLifeOfHenriettaLacks by #RebeccaSkloot
on the @libbyapp.com from my local library. What a story... thanks to @tinywriterlaura.bsky.social for suggesting it.

An incredibly powerful story of a Black woman, her family and her medical abuse. Read.Think.Debate.
A young Black woman stands with her hands on her hips, wearing a wool suit and a trendy hairstyle from the late 40s/early 50s. Set against a vivid orange and pink background that looks like the extreme close up of human? cells. She is looking directly at the camera. The right half of the image is a side silhouette of a woman's face in black, looking to the left. The image to the right is that of a busy street, with people crossing the road and a car in the foreground with a building to the far left. This image is in a faded teal colour, with some of the people and car highlights in black. The car is old and dates the image to the 1940s/50s. The title is in white colour, set in the woman's face and the authors name is written across the car.
June 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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#StoneAndSky by @benaaronovitch.bsky.social ticks all my boxes
Weird Murder ✔️
Mythological Characters ✔️
Supernatural Shenanigans ✔️
Complex Relationships ✔️
Foxes ✔️
Lovecraftian✔️
Sacrifice✔️
Strange Beasties✔️
Ferengi ref ✔️

Now the team are in Scotland - even better!

Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social
A hand-drawn map of the coastline of Aberdeenshire in white ink against the bright blue of the water and the Saltire flag that rises up from the depths of the North Sea. An oil platform sits amongst choppy waters and in the bottom right corner a tentacled beastie wrestles with a masted ship. In the top right a dolphin or whale leaps out of the water and seagulls fly over the book title.
May 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
libraryfhs.bsky.social
#SongsForGhosts by @clarakiyoko.bsky.social has so much happening; love, death, family, ghosts, identity, history, regret and remembrance. It's beautiful, thoughtful, complex and will stay with you for a long time.

Thanks to @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social and @youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social
The cover colour palette is lilac and purple with pink billowing clouds and small white butterflies set against a strong red background. A young girl dressed in a light purple kimono and with hair tied into a traditional style is seen from the waist up at the bottom of the image, she is holding a traditional musical instrument. Pink clouds raise either side of her and a large lilac chrysanthemum grows out of this on either side. The girl has a serene and thoughtful expression, looking over your right shoulder. The edges have been decorated with a blue and purple colour, with chrysanthemums and butterflies.
May 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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#TheDeathOfShame by @ambroseparry.bsky.social is another triumph in the Sarah and Raven series. A missing young girl leads to an investigation of vice, corruption and blackmail in 1850s Edinburgh. Gritty, revealing and uncompromising.

Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social
A snake wraps itself around a green apple in the top centre, the cover is edged by a purple border with gold motifs around the title and author name.
May 26, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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@chickenhousebooks.bsky.social thank you so much for a copy of #TheHive by #AnnaFebruary to review

❤️#BookPost

Going to keep one eye on the bees in my garden while reading in this wonderful Scottish sunshine and a wee chilled glass of wine...

@youthlibrarygroup.bsky.social thanks to you too 😉
A bee sits on a crowned sword in the centre of a golden honeycomb pattern, with a white background. The hive walls are melting...
May 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM