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Tim Proberts Lightfall is a beautiful story of finding hope and courage in the times it’s most limited.

Beatrice finds a race she thought of as extinct, a Galdurian, in a new friendship with Cadwallader. They are then thrown into a tense battle to save the world, but will their new found friendship be strong enough for the world of Irpa to rely upon?

Despite it’s bright and airy beautiful illustrations, Lightfall is a remarkably deep story, not shying away from the darker subjects we all find outselves battling with. I especially liked the way Bea’s anxiety was portrayed, almost as a character in it’s own right, as things can get a little heavy at times, but met with Cad’s optimism, it won’t upset our younger readers too much.

The overall arc so far of the story is absolutely amazing, as far reaching as can be, and I can’t wait for my daughter to catch up so we can talk theories of what we’ll get next.

Aside from the stories, the illustrations are a MEGA star here. I’ve not spent so long living in the illustrations that serve the story in a long time, with the last time being the first Hilda book, which has been a mainstay in my library since, as will Lightfall be.

Tim’s work here has inspired me to no end, and since finishing book 4, it’s got me to pick a pencil and paper up again!

Thank you to @novel.tours and @harper360uk for including me on this tour, here’s looking forward to book 5!

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The fact I'll be missing the next @silentbookclubbirmingham over at @allbaronebrindleyplace 😭

All for a good reason though as it'll be 1 year married @lainesbeercorner 💒💛

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I am currently reading Pink Ink and I've just finished recent Ember & Ash eARC.

But that free book swap though 🥵📚
Huge thank you @takealookinsideabook & @betwixt.the.pages for recent gifted proofs. It means the world! Appreciate you both loads!

#silentbookclubbirmingham #silentbookclub #booksta
#CurrentlyReading #PinkInk

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I asked ChatGPT to create an illustration of me based on our chats.

I think it's summed me up to a T 💚

#chatgpt #books #selfcare #bookstagram

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🥵 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐃𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐋 🥵

ARC APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN
☆ closes 14th September ☆

🤏 Forced Proximity
💅 Brat Tamer MMC
💪 Strong Willed FMC
🐺 Mythology
🛏 One bed
🫂 Age Gap
💀 Touch her & die
✌️ Dual POV

Sounds like a bitta you?
THEN WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!

GRAB YOUR ARC over at @whimsyafterdarkpr 💢🖤

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BLURB:
The Old Powers have awakened. A new threat is coming, and only the hunters can stop it.
Eden Lincoln is not your average twenty-one year old. Trained from a young age to hunt the
supernatural, Eden is on a journey to find out what happens to her younger brother, Sam, who
disappeared without a trace from their family home six years ago.

Dean Armstrong is a soldier, a hunter, an outcast. Excited from his home of Chicago, he's been
sent to the UK. Now, Dean is on the warpath, furiously tracking the demon who kidnapped his
younger brother, Mitch.

Dean and Eden end up on a collision course, and when they finally meet, all Dean wants is to
tame her, possess her... Break her. However, Eden is not a prize easily won, nor a woman easily
broken.

Forced together by circumstance, and bound together by a shared goal, Dean and Eden face
their biggest battle yet... Something is stalking and murdering people on the hill. This will be a
enemy like they've never faced before, but only by defeating an Old Power will Dean and Eden be
one step closer to their missing brothers.

No battle is ever bloodless...

**Please check the full list of trigger and content warnings in the sign up form before signing up. This book contains adult themes that may not be suitable for all readers.

#arcreader #arc #forcedproximity #darkromance #supernatural

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Heartstopper Volume 6 by Alice Osemann
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Book 23 of 2026
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It happened, the amazing, heartwarming series has come to it’s final conclusion and I am utterly gutted that it’s over. The entire journey was magnificently beautiful and this book wrapped everything up perfectly. Alice Osemann @aliceoseman , I can’t thank you enough...the story gave me all the feels, I loved all of the characters and your illustrations were flawless. ♥

Now I can’t wait for the film!

Heartstopper will always be a favourite for me.

QOTD: Have you read this series/watched the tv adaptation?

#heartstopper #aliceosemann #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #bookreview

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✨ Lightfall Series by Tim Probert ✨

I am partial to a whimsical graphic novel every once in a while and this one had everything I needed.

Lightfall is cosy fantasy chaos in the best way. Bea’s an anxious girlie, Cad’s a golden-retriever companion, and together they stumble through mystical forests, ancient magic, and world ending hyjinx. There’s also a Pig Wizard, I mean, what more could you need 🐷🧙🏻

The art style is stunning and is what initially drew me to these books. The full cast of characters and creatures are adorable (almost all of them 👀) and the whole thing feels like a warm hug while taking on an epic quest across the realm.

I won’t give any spoilers for book 4, but I loved how the tension grew throughout the story and the quest without losing any of the whimsy and the fun elements.

The series has a reading age of 8-12 and is a perfect middle grade read. But anyone of any age could enjoy! Reading has no limit.

Thank you to @novel.tours for organising this epic book tour, and to, of course, @timprobert & @harper360uk 💖

#lightfall

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🌟Get To Know Me In 5s🌟

Big thanks to @books.with.rachael for tagging me in this fun challenge ❤️

5 facts, 5 books, 5 tv shows, 5 artists, 5 films.

Consider yourself tagged if you see this, I'd love to see yours!

Do we have anything in common?

#gettoknowme #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #books

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Synopsis

A very funny and fraught 'enemies-to-will-they-won't-they' romance between family friends Jamila and Billy.

Jamila Dakhoul wants to escape her life.

Forget everything.

Forget that her only friends are strangers on the internet.

Forget that she's stuck in a caravan after a fire destroyed her family's house.

Forget that Year 12 is a brutal hellhole where bullying is an Olympic sport.

Forget Billy Radcliffe once and for all.

But as Jamila tries to untangle the messy threads of her life on a weekend away with her family, it becomes clear that she can't outrun her past, no matter how hard she tries ...

A coming-of-age story about falling apart, starting over, and the people and places you can't live without from the award-winning author of Remind Me How This Ends, Can't Say it Went to Plan and The Intern.

Purchase Link

https://amzn.to/4td5DLS

#TheUnexpectedMessOfItAll #GabrielleTozer #AngusAndRobertson #AngusRobertson #HarperCollinsChildrenBooks HarperCollins HarperCollinsUK Harper360UK NovelTours Novel.Tours

@GabrielleTozer @AngusAndRobertson @AngusRobertson @HarperCollinsChildrenBooks @HarperCollins @Harper360UK @HarperCollinsUK @NovelTours @Novel.Tours

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Thank you so much
@gabrielletozer @novel.tours @angus.and.robertson @harpercollinsuk
for my fab book mail!! Make sure you return to check out my review on the 3rd May

This book is being modelled by Tabs, Mollie and MaryBelle from Golden Oldies Cat Rescue And Hospice . Check out the links in the bio to check out my Facebook Page or if you wish to treat them or help the rescue.

Synopsis

A very funny and fraught 'enemies-to-will-they-won't-they' romance between family friends Jamila and Billy.

Jamila Dakhoul wants to escape her life.

Forget everything.

Forget that her only friends are strangers on the internet.

Forget that she's stuck in a caravan after a fire destroyed her family's house.

Forget that Year 12 is a brutal hellhole where bullying is an Olympic sport.

Forget Billy Radcliffe once and for all.

But as Jamila tries to untangle the messy threads of her life on a weekend away with her family, it becomes clear that she can't outrun her past, no matter how hard she tries ...

A coming-of-age story about falling apart, starting over, and the people and places you can't live without from the award-winning author of Remind Me How This Ends, Can't Say it Went to Plan and The Intern.

Author Bio

Gabrielle Tozer is an award-winning author based in regional New South Wales. Her latest works include The Unexpected Mess of It All, which won the 2025 ACT Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction, beloved picture book Before We Met (illustrated by the award-winning Sophie Beer) and Can't Say it Went to Plan.

Over the years, Gabrielle has received honours including the State Library of Victoria's Gold Inky Award for her debut YA novel, The Intern, and appeared on the Children's Book Council of Australia's Notable List for Older Readers for Remind Me How This Ends.

Gabrielle loves sharing her passion for creativity with readers and aspiring writers, and has worked as a mentor for the Regional Arts Network's Horizon program, Regional Arts Australia's Regional Scribes program and the ABC's Heywire initiative.

Gabrielle is currently working on four new books for HarperCollins.

Say hello: gabrielletozer.com

Purchase Link

https://amzn.eu/d/08zWea0R

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SUNSPLITTER COVER REVEAL TIME!! 💜💛🖤 I (and all of Team Antler) am so so excited to help reveal the official cover for SUNSPLITTER, the upcoming sequel to VOIDWALKER by @authorsamaclean !

Y'all know that VOIDWALKER was one of my surprise favourite reads of last year, and I am absolutely frothing over every little detail Sarah is feeding the street team about SUNSPLITTER.

Speaking of details, are you flipping kidding me with all of them on this cover?? Fi's new hair colour?? Both their feet poppin'?? Tail hug??? Twilight colouring??

Daddy Antlers would hate all of this. Delightful.

If somehow you haven't heard me yapping about this, you can expect SUNSPLITTER to have:
🪶 F/M bi4bi romance
🪶 Dual POV
🪶 Monster romance
🪶 Meet the parents
🪶 Horse girl with a sword
🪶 Wet cat love interest
🪶 "Touch her/him and die"

❓️What's something good that's happened for you this week?

Come yap in the comments!! ❤️❤️ Have a fabulous Friday lovely humans x

🔖 #monsterromance #voidwalker #sunsplitter #samaclean #teamantler fantasy book release, voidwalker sequel, queer fantasy romance, monsters with antlers, badass fmc, bi x bi romance

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Thank you so much @takealookinsideabook for a beautiful review and huge apols for making you cry! 😉📚💕🫶🏼

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Slags by Emma Jane Unsworth
[AD - GIFTED]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

I read this as part of a readalong for @wordswineandwitbookclub and would like to thank the author @emjaneunsworth and @boroughpress for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Having not read any of this author’s books before, I didn’t quite know what to expect going into this one. But I really really enjoyed it.

The story flicks between chapters in a modern day third person perspective of the main character Sarah and her sister Juliette on a road trip in Scotland, and chapters from the first person perspective of Sarah as a teenager. I think this technique worked particularly well for this novel, as you begin to understand that Sarah’s big dreams when she was a teenager didn’t quite work out the way she wanted. Of course the reader understands the naïvety of teenagers, but it doesn’t stop even the funny parts of the novel being overshadowed by a feeling of sadness for Sarah.

I have to praise the author’s ability to find a clear narrative voice for Sarah as a teenager, as I think writing in the perspective of a child is particularly difficult thing to get right. It was really interesting to read her escapades in Manchester with her best friend Nessa, who I actually couldn’t stop picturing as Nessa from Gavin and Stacey but just a few decades younger.

There have been lots of books published in recent years about teenagers and older men, making it quite difficult for these stories to stand out to me. However, Slags added something different, and this was not just a book about a girl and her teacher - it goes so far beyond that.

There are a couple of plot twists toward the end of the book. No spoilers here - but I saw the first one coming yet not the second, which I like to think is what the author intended. I also enjoyed the commentary on sister relationships, and those with family more generally. There are some beautiful quotes in there and lots of moments that really make you stop and think about your own life.

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