Miranda's BookScape

A robin with a bright orange breast stands on a snow-dusted tree stump, with soft evergreen branches and gentle falling snow in the background.

7 Dec: Legend tells of a bird with a broken wing who begged each tree for shelter from the cold. All the trees refused; only a fir tree offered it sanctuary. For this kindness the Frost King decreed that the North Wind should never blow away its leaves in winter. #FolkloreSunday

Good morning! 😊 Happy Sunday! A cold, rainy morning here, and I can't think of a better way to spend it other than having cuddles with bubba and cosying up with a book! 📖 Also Pics coming up of the wonderful books I've been lucky enough to receive. Have a fab day everyone! 💙📚

A hooded spectre dressed in black points down tot he grave of Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge also points, a horrified look upon his countenance.

The Spirit answered not, but pointed downward with its hand. "You are about to show me shadows of the things that have not happened, but will happen in the time before us," Scrooge pursued. "Is that so, Spirit?"

- Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
#WyrdWednesday

Good morning! Happy Wednesday! 😊 Tree is up, all ready for our first Christmas as a family of five! ❤️ Catching up with book post, have received some amazing books, thank you's on the way, and then some more reading & cuddles for me & bubba 📖💙 Have a fab day everyone! 💙📚 #bookaholic #bookblogger

Good morning! Happy Saturday! Wet morning here, perfect weather for curling up with a new book! Starting #ThePact by Lisa Walker on my new kindle from my lovely other half. Bubba had me up half the night, so a day of reading and napping for us! Have a wonderful day everyone!💙📚 @hqstories.bsky.social

Good morning! Happy Saturday! 😊 Bubba had his jabs on Thursday, have not had much sleep the last two days, so making the most of nap time by starting a new book, #TheDivasDaughter by @heatherwalrath.bsky.social
Perfect weather for cosying up with some historical fiction!
Have a fab day everyone! 💙📚

Good morning! 😊 Happy Monday! A chilly wet day here, perfect for cuddles with my little bubba ❤️
Have a couple of chapters left of my CR, then to choose what's next from my ever-growing TBR pile! Plus pics of the fab books I received on Saturday 📚
Have a wonderful day everyone! 💙📚
🎨 Karinartspace

In the lead up to the #WolfsonHistoryPrize winner announcement next month, we are shining a light on each of the shortlisted books.

This week, Sara Lodge's (@victoriandetective.bsky.social) 'The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective' takes the spotlight @yalebooks.bsky.social.

Good morning! Happy Sunday! 😊 Been up since 4am, major clean of the entire house, now time to get more of this addictive book #SittingTenant read, whilst bubba is having a nap 📚 plus more bookmail pics from yesterday coming up! Have a wonderful relaxing Sunday everyone! 💙📚

Thank you so much to Igloo Books @bonnierbooksuk.bsky.social for sending me a copy of #CruelTruth A Twisted Tale Novel by @jencalonita.bsky.social ❤️🖤🤍
Was lucky enough to win this signed copy through a giveaway! Thank you, and can't wait to read it! 😀 💙📚

A huge thank you to @daturabooks.bsky.social for sending me the prequel to #TheRedCanoe by Wayne Johnson, #TheWitchTree 🤎 Buck Fineday navigates family, trauma and star-crossed romance in his search to track down his wayward brother. Another cracker to add to my TBR pile! 💙📚 #indigenousfiction

Good morning! 😊 Happy Saturday! Making a start on this cracker whilst bubba has his nap, #SittingTenant by Rosie Radcliffe 📚 More pics coming up of the wonderful books I've received in the last week, then a day of napping, reading & cuddles for me ❤️ Have a fab day everyone! 💙📚

Received this amazing package from @firefinchbooks.bsky.social this week, thank you so much! #IAmYou by Victoria Redel, along with these fab goodies! Sounds wonderful and can't wait to read it! 💙📚

This #BannedBooksWeek we wanted to spotlight author, Marc Levy, whose novel THE BOOKSHOP OF FORBIDDEN BOOKS could not be more topical. We are honoured to be publishing this important (and also very charming) novel.

#BannedBooks #Censorship #Reading #Books

More #bookmail, this time from the amazing @gollancz.bsky.social and Alastair Reynolds #HalcyonYears a brilliant noir mystery with a sci-fi twist! My two favourite genres, what could be better! Cannot wait to read this 💙📚 Thank you so much for sending me a copy! 😊

Another Christmas read gifted by @allisonandbusby.bsky.social #TheDogSittersDetectivesChristmasTail by @antonyjohnston.bsky.social 🐾🎁 Perfect for curling up under a blanket on a cold December day! 📚 Publishing on the 20th November! Review coming up in early December 💙📚

I'm sure he will! 💙

The days of elegant travel (well, more elegant than it is now in the era of backpacks and unquiet carriages) on the Chemins de Fer.

Up next, little Ray has received his first gifted book from Olivia at the wonderful @bonnierbooksuk.bsky.social @andyshepherdwriter.bsky.social @templarbooks.bsky.social 💙📚 Thank you so much, cannot wait to read this to him for Christmas! 🎄#TheBoyWhoGrewDragons #AChristmasDelivery 🎅🎁

Time for #bookmail 📚 First up, a huge thank you to @headofzeus.bsky.social and Jacek Dukaj for sending me this amazing copy of #Ice 🤍🖤 Published yesterday, I am obsessed with the cover!! 💙📚

Good morning! 😊 Happy Friday! Have a very clingy bubba at the moment, so not up to much today! An audiobook and lots of playing and cuddles are my plans, plus more pics of the fab books I've received coming up 🎧 📚 Have a wonderful day everyone! 💙📚

Good morning! 😊 Happy Wednesday! Taking advantage of bubba having a nap and carrying on with this wonderful book ❤️ Have spent the morning looking at classic kid's books to get him for Christmas, never thought I'd be doing that again! Any suggestions let me know! Have a fab day everyone! 💙📚

Next up, again a huge thank you to @bonnierbooksuk.bsky.social Blink Publishing and @mrstevenmoore.bsky.social for sending me a copy of the fab #TheStuffOfHistory : A Curated Compendium of Curious Objects and Forgotten People 😀 Already addicted and only a few pages in! 💙📚

Time for #bookmail 📚 A huge thank you to @bonnierbooksuk.bsky.social @ithakapress.bsky.social and @rebeccaromney.com for sending me a copy of #JaneAustensBookshelf 💛 Perfect reading for these colder evenings! 💙📚

Good afternoon! Happy Tuesday! 😊 Been busy still trying to sort the house after our shock arrival. Slowly getting there! Taking a break to start the historical fiction #FamiliesAtWar by Joseph Nicholas Kennedy, plus pics of the books I've received coming up. Have a fab day! 💙📚

YouTube video by Bloomsbury Publishing Let someone you love open a gift early this Christmas! 📚🎁🎄🐭

How cute is this @kidsbloomsbury.bsky.social
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social Christmas ad?! So excited to read little Ray his first Christmas books this year, been a very long time since that first moment with my older two 💙📚 #christmasbooks
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Happy Halloween! 🎃 Little man is much better, we're all finally over this horrid cold. Have no plans other than cuddles and reading with my happy bubba on this rainy day 🌧 Received some fab books this week, so pics on the way! 💙📚 Have a spooktacular Halloween everyone! 🎃 👻

Good morning! 😊 Happy Thursday! We have a house full of this cold going around, so no plans for today other than cuddles and reading ❤️ Making a start on #HowToGetMurderedInDevon by Stephanie Austin today, perfect on this cold day. Have a fab day everyone! 💙📚 @allisonandbusby.bsky.social #cosycrime

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Good morning! Happy Monday! 😊 What a miserable wet day it is here, perfect for cuddles and reading with my little man 💙🌧 I have pics coming up of the amazing books I've received in a little while 📚 Have a wonderful day everyone! 💙📚

All That We See Or Seem by Ken Liu Blog Tour Book Review #HeadofZeus #AdAstraFiction A huge thank you to Head of Zeus, Ad Astra Fiction and of course, Ken Liu, for sending me a copy of All That We See Or Seem to read and review for the blog tour! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Blurb: Is all that we se…

My review for the brilliant tech/thriller #AllThatWeSeeOrSeem by @kyliu99.bsky.social is now up on my blog! (Sorry for the delay in posting!) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @headofzeus.bsky.social 💙📚 #bookreview #thriller

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