@youandibooks.bsky.social
Sober. Runner. Peer Mentor. Pool Player. OU Student. Grimdark Magazine Reviewer.
“I once saw a post online placing bets on who would likely deliver their book first (George R.R. Martin, Patrick Rothfuss or yours truly). I had the longest odds.” Interview with @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social www.grimdarkmagazine.com/interview-wi... @torbooks.bsky.social @orbitbooksuk.bsky.social
24.10.2025 13:55 — 👍 30 🔁 15 💬 1 📌 2
J.V. Jones is a legend of dark fantasy and grimdark fiction, and our team were fortunate enough grab an interview.
24.10.2025 11:02 — 👍 17 🔁 14 💬 2 📌 1
“Casthen Gain works well as a standalone science fiction novella, which invites fans of her trilogy to return or new readers to discover what her detailed, complex, and beautiful universe offers.”
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War Lord does not change the formula that has been so successful for The Saxon Stories. It perfects, polishes and enhances it to a rewarding and memorable final outing for Uhtred and his companions.
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-war-l...
Cover reveal time!
A haunted lighthouse
A Justice accused of murder
And a single question:
What is the Scour?
An all new Empire of the Wolf novella coming October in all formats from @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social
A few photos from my life recently. All is good. I am hoping to be posting more bookish and review stuff over the next couple of months. I hope everyone is doing well x
04.06.2025 12:24 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Welcome to our Year-End Awards for 2024! Come discover our favourite books of the year, as nominated and voted for by the Fantasy Hive team
Read more: https://buff.ly/3VU4CdY
This morning’s run x
14.12.2024 12:12 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Warbreaker is gripping, the action races by, the intrigue builds up, and it is anything but predictable || James reviews WARBREAKER by Brand Sanderson || www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-warbr...
12.12.2024 11:16 — 👍 17 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
I’m so excited to announce our second novella project for 2025, this time with the brilliant @essahansen.bsky.social ! Full details on the comments below.
10.12.2024 11:05 — 👍 65 🔁 16 💬 1 📌 12
Advanced review copies of Hannah Kaner Faithbreaker and Nicholas Binge Dissolution. Both will be reviewed for Grimdark Magazine early 2025.
These awesome looking books are on the review horizon for me early next year #hannahkaner #faithbreaker #nicholasbinge #dissolution - Thanks @fiona-denton.bsky.social @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social
09.12.2024 18:48 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
How cool? My @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social review is quoted on Amazon UK for Brandon Sanderson’s Rhythm of War x
07.12.2024 13:00 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
My hobby blog You and I Books has had 70,000 hits. Cool cool. youandibooks.wordpress.com
05.12.2024 19:22 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Tell your TBR piles to grit their teeth and get ready, because you’re about to pile on the pain!
www.grimdarkmagazine.com/the-dark-fan...
Woah! That looks incredible.
01.12.2024 13:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Just finished my The Stormlight Archive reread before starting Wind and Truth. I am sooo ready for this book! x
30.11.2024 10:04 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
After running 35km in 35km/hour winds. x
24.11.2024 20:50 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Life at the moment is full-time work, spending time with my awesome partner, part time English degree, training for a marathon, seeing friends and family and rereading The Stormlight Archive. Things are pretty damn awesome. x
20.11.2024 14:44 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0People of Bluesky. Let’s get to know each other better. What is one of your favorite movies?
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Here’s my Goodreads if anybody would like to add me on there. www.goodreads.com/youandi
16.11.2024 18:38 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I love that Alesana album.
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Review - Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson
"Yumi and the Nightmare Painter is exquisite. It all wraps up sublimely and I had to wipe away tears as I closed the book's final pages."
Review by James Tivendale
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Green Bone Saga, The Broken Binding special editions. Jade City by Fonda Lee. Digital edges and new artwork on jackets. Banner has a green background with a seafoam texture
Time for our first Bluesky giveaway! We ars giving away a T2 set of the Green Bone Saga by @fondalee.bsky.social
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OK, I'm bringing out the big guns to test Bluesky engagement😀
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One randomly selected person will get this signed (& dedicated) copy of the Locked Library special edition of THE BOOK THAT WOULDN'T BURN.
Tonight’s run. Progressive Mile Repeats on #runna #marathontraining #runner
13.11.2024 18:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Absolutely crammed with imagination, horror, epic scale, and characters I simply could not put down. Grave Empire is going to be one of the best dark fantasies 2025 has to offer || GRAVE EMPIRE by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social @orbitbooks.bsky.social || www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-grave...
13.11.2024 10:29 — 👍 39 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 1I am 1,751 days sober. Not really sure how this app works yet but open to any follows/friends in the recovery community. #sober #soberaf #sobriety
13.11.2024 09:18 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Ready to whet your grimdark appetite on BlueSky? Here's a Starter Pack of folks to follow:
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Currently halfway through Oathbringer on my The Stormlight Archive reread, prior to reading Wind and Truth in December. x
12.11.2024 19:13 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
