@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.
So much for "Germans don't have a sense of humour"! 🤭🤭🤭
24.10.2025 09:31 — 👍 66 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 0OMG, Tom is so cute, I want him!!!
24.10.2025 09:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I've read it now and enjoyed it very much!
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app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/9fda...
Im so so sorry, I haven't got round to reading it yet via NetGalley. I spent some time in hospital and it's mucked everything up.
08.10.2025 10:08 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I just don't get it. It's outdoor swimming. It's done all over the world in mixed settings. What is suddenly the problem?
04.10.2025 12:18 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I loved that book!
01.10.2025 20:13 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0What's happened? Or is it just *gestures at the world*?
01.10.2025 18:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Yes, but why would you want to? 🤢
01.10.2025 10:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
September 25: 20 books
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In and out of hospital so disappointing total for me.
Women must look presentable, men are allowed to do whatever the fuck they like.
30.09.2025 20:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I'm sure I will, I loved the previous ones!
29.09.2025 14:09 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I've just got Grapples of Wrath from NetGalley and I hope the sentence structure is slightly less bonkers than the above!
29.09.2025 13:10 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Quick, someone get Ernie's Books and offer a partnership!
26.09.2025 20:16 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I was agreeing with you that they have nothing to do with immigration
26.09.2025 15:27 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0We have had them in Germany for absolute ages
26.09.2025 15:13 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Mickey Krause, not Mickie Krause.
22.09.2025 13:45 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0Haha, my what?
22.09.2025 09:57 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I didn't know I was supposed to have a crypto wallet!
22.09.2025 09:56 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I'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. 😍
20.09.2025 22:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I loved her as Anne Neville in The White Queen and Annie in Ten Pound Poms.
19.09.2025 19:47 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Is he doing that tantric Sting and Trudie stuff? I'd want a cup of tea after an hour.
19.09.2025 14:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0What now?
18.09.2025 23:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Appletiser, green tea, orange juice, instant cappuccino, lemon squash. I live the high life.
17.09.2025 21:25 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Are there a lot of French people attending or are they just trying to be extra posh because everything sounds better en français?
17.09.2025 21:22 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Whether it's made by an Italian or a Brit, it's always lasagne.
17.09.2025 20:00 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Cover of Let The Bells Ring Out by Milly Johnson
Yes! @netgalley.bsky.social delivered! 🚂❄️
Thank you to @themillyjohnson.bsky.social and @simonschusteruk.bsky.social !
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Oh man. I loved that show. It was just the silliest fun!
10.09.2025 21:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Cover of The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House by Jenni Keer
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...
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Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid just blew me away.
01.09.2025 23:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
August 25: 28 books
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