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@louisedoughtyauthor A Bird in Winter is a gripping, introspective thriller that delves into the psyche of a woman whose life has been shaped by secrecy and escape.

Bird, a seasoned intelligence officer, walks out of her Birmingham office one day, leaving behind her job, home, and carefully constructed identity. Her journey north becomes a frantic flight, full of disguises and deceptions as she attempts to elude those who may be tracking her.

Bird has dreamed of escape, but the reality is stark and unforgiving. As she navigates this unknown path, she faces the haunting question: does she fear being captured or being forgotten?

Doughty brilliantly interweaves Bird’s present-day escape with her past, revealing the experiences and choices that have made her both a master of survival and a prisoner of her own decisions. “Do these jobs warp your personality so you can perform them well, or did you choose them because they suited you in the first place?”

Structured in three parts, the book combines fast-paced suspense with moments of introspective calm, creating a layered and evocative narrative. Doughty’s writing is rich with atmosphere, capturing the cold, stark landscape that mirrors Bird’s inner turmoil.

Thank you so much to the author, @louisedoughtyauthor @faberbooks, Lex, and the team at @tandemcollectiveuk for running this book tour.

As always, I’ve tagged my fellow bookstagram accounts who have also taken part in the read-along, please go check out their content and brighten their day! ☀️🌞

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🚶‍♀️What’s in your “go bag”?🚶‍♀️

Day 1 of the read-along for “A Bird in Winter” by Louise Doughty with @TandemCollectiveUK has got me thinking… if you had to leave in a hurry, what essentials would you take? 👜

I’ve packed my go bag with a few trusty items (swipe to see 👀). The story has me hooked already, and I’m feeling the tension of needing to be ready for anything—much like the protagonist in this gripping read! 📚

Tell me in the comments: What would YOU put in your go bag? 💬✨ #TandemReadAlong #ABirdInWinter #abirdinwinterreadalong @faberbooks @louisedoughtyauthor
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And the winners are...

Our challenge for “The North Wind” in collaboration with author @alexandriawarwick and @simonschusteruk has now officially ended.

We want to thank everyone who participated and created such amazing content! Your creativity truly blew us away!

Now… the Top 3 ChallyPop contenders are:

1) @thereadingowl_ - You completely nailed the recipe for the perfect fantasy book!

2) @anxietea.journey - ‘The North Wind’ inspired collage looks phenomenal!

3) @Sophi3saur - Your castle photoshoot was straight out of a fairytale book!

Make sure you check out the full list at challypop.com, under Past Challenges.

To those not selected this time, keep shining with your content. Your moment in the spotlight could be just around the corner!

💌 Be the first to know about our new Challenges! Sign up for our Newsletter now through the link in our bio.

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#challypop #challypopwinners #bookchallenge #thenorthwind #fantasybooks #fantasybookrecommendations #simonandschusteruk #romantasy #romantasybooks

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♥️♣️DECK OF CARDS♠️♦️

Hey Booksta! I’ve created a book challenge (I think/hope) and would love if you wanted to join in and share your #deckofcardsstack

These can be books on your TBR, or a mix of books you’ve read and TBR, all read, or just anything you have that you want to include! It’s up to you 🥰

I’ve tagged a few of you to get it started but if you see this feel free to join in as I want it to move forward 🫶🏻 Tag me in your creations too! I’m so excited to see!!

Swipe for details of each category! Here is my stack and I hope you like it! Let me know if we share any of the same books?

🤴KING: (A Chunky Book) House of Sky & Breath
👸QUEEN: (A Pretty Book) Stone Blind
👨‍🦱JACK: (A Non-Fiction Book) Can You Hear Me?
1️⃣ACE: (A Short Book) Notting Hill Carnival
♥️HEARTS: (A Romance Book) Someone I Used To Know
♣️CLUBS: (A Book Outside of Your Usual Genre) Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
♠️SPADES: (A Book With Nature On The Cover) The Simple Wild
♦️DIAMONDS: (A 5⭐️ Prediction) You, With A View

#deckofcardsstack #stackchallenge #newstackchallenge #newchallenge #bookchallenge #bookstack #bookrecommendations #booklover #bookworm #tbr #tbrstack #bookstagram

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A REQUEST….

I have tagged the lovely creators of these photos who took the time to read and review STILL UNWRITTEN and share their thoughts on this platform (it’s not a complete list btw).
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But…I would be most grateful if these reviews/ratings could find their way onto a certain place ending in ‘zon 😬
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My last novel disappeared without a trace sadly and it hurt me…a lot. It made me want to quit on more than one occasion. Authors put years of hard work behind their novels. It’s a very crowded market and visibility is everything.
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Some of you tagged have already left your reviews elsewhere and for that I am most grateful (so please don’t be cross for being tagged😘) I know I am asking a lot but I gotta try… Even if you hit those stars ⭐️ that’s enough for the algorithms to know to do something or other 🤷‍♀️

Love you all!! Connecting with the #bookstagrammers that left these reviews has given me more than they will ever know and I feel awful asking for even more but their words deserve to be read elsewhere too ☺️

(I could only tag 20 - here are the other superstars who wrote reviews @takealookinsideabook @hayls_is_reading @lockheartlibrary @thelibraryofimagination @zoebeesbooks @tillylovesbooks )

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🌈RAINBOW STACK🌈

Happy Fri-yay!

Bringing back a booksta classic to cement my return on here! A #rainbowstack which I always love seeing and creating!

Here are the books in the stack and my ratings:

🩸House of Earth and Blood (5⭐️)
🔶The Paper Palace (TBR)
🌙The Midnight Library (TBR)
🧩The Final Gambit (3.5⭐️)
🏞️You, With A View (TBR)
😈Icebreaker (4⭐️)
💘Once Upon A Broken Heart (5⭐️)

I am so desperate to read the next books in the OUABH series but I’m trying to save money so I’m on a strict book buying ban! When the ban is over I think the next book will be one of the first I buy.

Hope you’re all having a lovely Friday and are excited for the weekend 💖

#rainbowstack #rainbowbookstack #stackchallenge #rainbowbooks #bookstack #bookchallenge #booklovers #hoeab #icebreaker #ouabh #friyay

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A THOUSAND BOY KISSES

QOTD: What’s the saddest book you’ve ever read?

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This novel is about two childhood sweethearts, Rune and Poppy, and the challenge that her grandmother gave her to collect 1000 boy kisses in her life that meant the most to her. Rune left to go to live in Norway and now he’s back, but nothing like Poppy remembered.

I LOVED THIS BOOK. Wow. My friends had told me that this would wreck me and sufficed to say they weren’t wrong!! I loved the characters and the whole meaning behind this book.

Spoiler alert!!!!!
The last chapters absolutely broke me, I was crying and I didn’t want it to end. Honestly, such a well written book and I cannot agree with the mixed reviews whatsoever. They’re just jealous.

This was the final book in the @tandemcollectiveuk romance readathon and I loved getting to take part in it!! I would thoroughly recommend this book for YA and romance fans, and also thanks to Tandem!!

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#bookstagram #reading #romance #readathon #readalong #books #booklover #booknerd #gifted #romancereadathon #romancebooks #athousandboykisses #fyp #explorepage #romcom #yaromance

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Ell✨

📍 A bookshop somewhere in Naples

I saw @sunkissedpages share her reading essentials tag which I just LOVED - so here’s mine lovelies, the cosy evenings after work edition🥰

#readingessentials 👇🏼

🧖🏻‍♀️ I have to have done my skin / body / hair care rituals before I can totally relax and settle into my book for the night

🌝 The hair goes straight up into a bun and out of the way, I can’t stand it tickling my face when I’m trying to relax lmfao

🧘🏻‍♀️ Cosy cropped jumper and pj shorts

☕️ A hot drink on tap, always - Decaf tea, peppermint tea, hot chocolate or a chai latte (chai latte’s more so now autumn’s on its way eeek)

💡 My lil reading light that attaches to my book (gotta save electricity on the bed side lamp right pals?)

🌼 Being snuggled up under my blankets and tucked into my U shaped cushion

☎️ Phone on do not disturb

🍿 A lil snackety snack to hand - Salty popcorn, sunbites, grapes or maltesers

🎶 A lil lofi playlist on low in the background

📖 Book in hand ready to dive into whatever world of fiction I’ve picked up that week

Wow, now I just want to make a start and get cosy with my book but I’m catching up on the Strictly Launch Show tonight pals EEEEK! WHO’S WATCHING?💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻

💭 What’s one reading essential you need before picking up your book pals?

#bookstagram #bookstagrammer #ukbookstagram #bookcovers #bookspines #bookstack #bookpile #bookshop #bookstore #bookshopping #bookhaul #tbrbooks #bookaesthetic #aesthetics #bookish #booksbooksbooks #books #oldbooks #newbooks #smellofbooks #bookphotography #bookworm #booknerd #bookaddict #bookobsessed #bookishly

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WANDERLUST READATHON 🤍

QOTD: Where is your dream holiday destination? 📖

today is the first day of the @tandemcollectiveuk romance readathon of wanderlust and we are so grateful for this opportunity!

SYNOPSIS:

“When Dylan Coughlan impulsively rings into a radio competition, she never expects to win. But now she’s about to travel the world. The catch? Her travel partner is a random contact in her phone. And it had to be Jack ‘the Posho’, the man she accidentally ghosted.

But in order to get a promotion, Dylan has to create a hit column documenting her travels…and her love life.

Dylan’s willing to do anything, even if it means embellishing her budding relationship. But as the column’s popularity grows, so does the bond between Dylan and Jack.

Will Dylan finally let her heart take flight or will she and Jack come down to Earth with a bump?

If you’re interested in Wanderlust, you can buy you’re own copy at Waterstones for 20% off using the code ROMANCEREADATHON

Next on the readathon are The Secret Service of Tea and Treason and A Thousand Boy Kisses, also 20% with the code above! 🤍

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✈️ Wanderlust by Elle Everhart ✈️

QOTD: if you could go on an all expenses paid trip anywhere in the world, where would you go?

I'm super looking forward to being part of the @tandemcollectiveuk "Romance Readathon: Dating Goals" which starts tomorrow! We're reading Wanderlust by @elleeverhart @michaeljbooks

"Two rivals. Seven countries. Could this be their chance to fall in love?
Dylan Coughlan has just won a trip around the world. The catch? Her travel partner is a random contact from her phone.
And it's Jack 'the Posho', the man she accidentally ghosted. The two couldn't be more different, and as the trip kicks off, Jack seems like he'd sooner fling himself into the sun than have a conversation with Dylan which does not bode well for her travel blog. She has to create a hit column documenting her travels...and her love life.
Dylan's willing to do anything, even if it means embellishing her budding relationship. But as the column's popularity grows, so does the bond between Dylan and Jack. There's no denying the fire burning between them.
Will Dylan finally let her heart take flight or will she and Jack come down to Earth with a bump?"

Sound like a rom-com you'd enjoy? Grab your own copy and take a look at the schedule and question cards here: https://thetandemcollective.com/community/readalongs-archive/wanderlust

#EmsBooketlist #NewBook #RomanceReadathon #DatingGoalsRR #TandemReadalong #AdPR #Wanderlust #ElleEverhart

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Photo dump from @piccadillywaterstones #bookfest last Wednesday with my bestie (who did take most of these pics and vids so creds to her) 📚🩷
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It was so lovely to meet so many other bookstagramers and publishers. All of the stalls were amazing and picked up lots of freebies and ofc took advantage of all the photo opportunities.

For anyone who hasn’t been to bookfest i would definitely recommend it was such a fun day and I’m already counting down the days till next years.

I’ve never been to a book club before but 100% the highlight of my day was @thecandidbookclub event where we had a discussion about Happy Place by Emily Henry. It was soooo fun to hear everyone’s different opinions on the book and the bookclub girlies are sooo lovely and really are like the big sisters of the UK bookstagram community 🩷

Did you attend the bookfest this year and if so what was your favourite part ??

XOXO Bookbabe
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#bookfest #waterstones #waterstonespiccadilly #books #bookstagram #happyplace #emilyhenry #lilybloom #itendswithus #itstartswithus #monicamurphy #amillionkissesinyourlifetime #simonandschusteruk #millsandboon #penguinukbooks #harpercollins #vintagebooks

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What this week?🤍🎧💌

So @i_likebigbooks tagged me to take part in the #whatthisweek tag and I’ve not done one for a while so here it is! I feel like all my weeks have blurred together since starting my new job over the past month but here’s what I’m getting up to in my spare time (other than buying books because that seems to have become a recent hobby again too)!

What I’m reading?
I’m currently 80% through Hothouse Flower by Krista and Becca Ritchie - aka by series - and I am obsessed! I wish I had all day to just sit and read it because I love it, these characters and this world with my soul! Ryke and Daisy are no exception!🌼

I also got Elle Kennedy’s Off Campus series this week and I am so excited to read this! I’ve heard the best things and after the addicted series I’ll be taking all the found family books I possibly can!

What I’m listening to?
Well when it’s not My Soul As Music (a gorgeous country playlist created by @marleyandmybooks) it’s recently been a lot of Noah Kahan, Folklore by Miss Swift and specific songs include the 1, Dial Drunk, Good Girl Gone Missing by Morgan Wallen and Stubborn Love by The Lumineers! I’m still not over hearing it live last month! Also since the 1989 (Taylor’s Version) announcement I feel the need to listen to Style, All You Had to Do Was Stay and You Are in Love on repeat. Bring on October 27th!

What I’m watching?
My mum and I have been watching Firefly Lane on Netflix recently (I know we’re a bit late to season 2🫣) and I think we’re going to end up finishing it this week. When I tell you I have been bawling my eyes out and I’m not ready for the final 3 episodes at all! Wish me luck guys🥲

Other than this I’ve been spending my time relaxing and adjusting to this new lifestyle as well as seeing friends for coffee, going on little shopping trips and just ultimately not exhausting myself while having a social life!

Give me a new book, TV show or song/artist recommendation that you’ve been enjoying recently?💛

(I tagged a few of you to take part, no pressure and if you see this consider yourself tagged🫶)

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