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Clare Riley on Instagram: "Love Forms by Claire Adam Publisher: Faber and Faber Published: June 2025 3.5⭐️ Literary fiction | Contemporary | Historical Fiction | Family | Adoption Love Forms was an ... 0 likes, 0 comments - clares_little_book_obsession on March 8, 2026: "Love Forms by Claire Adam Publisher: Faber and Faber Published: June 2025 3.5⭐️ Literary fiction | Contemporary | Historical Fict...

My thoughts on Love Forms by Claire Adam are over on instagram:

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Will Ripeness by Sarah Moss make it on to the Women’s Prize long list this year? I hope so - hers my review, over on instagram:

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February reads and audiobooks.
It has been a good month!
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My review of Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito is on instagram. Bloodthirsty, unhinged and rather funny.

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2 weeks ago

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My review of the wonderful Brigid by Kim Curran is over on Instagram:

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I was lucky enough to get an audiobook from NetGalley of Spider, Spider by @lcwinter.bsky.social. Here’s my short review (where I try not to give anything away, whilst trying to also tell everyone to read it because it’s fabulous!!):

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My review of The Surf House by Lucy Clarke:

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My review of Aphrodite by Phoenicia Rogerson. A different take on the goddess of love and her secrets:

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3 weeks ago

clares_little_book_obsession on Instagram: "Favourite Daughter by Morgan DickPublisher: Penguin; Fig Tree; Hamish Hamilton; VintagePublished: May 2025literary fiction/ contemp…" Favourite Daughter by Morgan DickPublisher: Penguin; Fig Tree; Hamish Hamilton; VintagePublished: May 2025literary fiction/ contemporary/ family Favourite Daughter by Morgan Dick, narrated by Heather Kosik and Susanna Fournier was funny in a dark way. Two estranged sisters are thrown together after the death of their father. Mickey, 33, an alcoholic Kindergarten teacher, hasn’t seen her father for 26 years, and is left his substantial estate – but there are conditions. Arlo (short for Charlotte) is her half-sister and a psychologist, and the sisters have never met. They’re both in for some surprises in the weeks ahead, that’s for sure. This is one of those books where you catch yourself letting out a (rather unladylike) snort of laughter, and then double-checking yourself: because should you really be laughing at what you’ve just laughed at? Well, life is based on ridiculous things, isn’t it? If you didn’t laugh, you’d probably cry or go mad! I really enjoyed this, Arlo and Mickey were really interesting characters who developed and grew up over the course of the novel.#bookstagram #booklove #bibliophile #instareads #bookworm

Favourite Daughter by Morgan Dick - my thoughts are over on instagram (I liked it, it was darkly funny and a bit sad in places):

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3 weeks ago

Clare Riley | Wreck by Catherine Newman Publisher: Random House UK; Transworld Digital Published: October 2025 Contemporary Fiction | Literary Fiction... | Instagram 0 likes, 0 comments - clares_little_book_obsession on February 18, 2026: "Wreck by Catherine Newman Publisher: Random House UK; Transworld Digital Published: October 2025 Contemporary Fiction |...

I loved Catherine Newman’s Sandwich, and we return to Rocky and her family in Wreck - another fabulous read!

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3 weeks ago

Clare Riley | The House of Fallen Sisters by Louise Hare Publisher: HQ Published: February 2026 Historical Fiction | Mystery The House of Fallen... | Instagram 0 likes, 0 comments - clares_little_book_obsession on February 18, 2026: "The House of Fallen Sisters by Louise Hare Publisher: HQ Published: February 2026 Historical Fiction | Mystery The House of....

You can tell it’s half term - here’s another review, this time The House of Fallen Sisters by Louise Hare. Life in a brothel in London, 1765:

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3 weeks ago

clares_little_book_obsession on Instagram: "Don’t Make Me Laugh by Julia RaesidePublisher: W. F. Howes LtdPublished: April 2025Narrator: Elizabeth Bower4⭐️fictionDon’t Make Me…" Don’t Make Me Laugh by Julia RaesidePublisher: W. F. Howes LtdPublished: April 2025Narrator: Elizabeth Bower4⭐️fictionDon’t Make Me laugh is a slow burn with a most satisfying ending, narrated really well by Elizabeth Bower. I could imagine her as Ali. We’ve heard a lot of talk recently of unnamed predators on the comedy circuit, and this is the story of one such man. Ali thinks she has found the right man to co-present a radio show: comedian Ed. He’s funny, he’s nice - and actually he’s none of these things. He’s not at all what he seems to be, in fact. Ali’s experience seemed all to plausible, and I very much enjoyed the way that she and the organisation called Scolds Bridle outed Ed’s behaviour. It was well worth the wait. I did wonder who Ed could be modelled on…#bookstagram #booklove #bibliophile #instareads #bookworm

A rather timely book about a radio presenter and a comedian with more than a nod to the MeToo movement. My short review:

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3 weeks ago

clares_little_book_obsession on Instagram: "Medea by Rosie HewlettPublisher: BantamPublished: March 20244⭐️historical fiction/ greek mythology/ fantasy fiction/ retellingsWe’v…" Medea by Rosie HewlettPublisher: BantamPublished: March 20244⭐️historical fiction/ greek mythology/ fantasy fiction/ retellingsWe’ve all heard the story of Medea, and Rosie Hewlett has decided to tackle it from a different angle. History and stories of the time, written by men, aren’t particularly kind to women - especially when the woman in question is clever and has knowledge that the men don’t have. That’s why these powerful women in history and stories were portrayed as evil or as witches (and sometimes both). Medea is shunned by her family because of her magic, so when the ever-so-attractive Jason turns up with an exit plan, Medea decides to help him escape and take her with him. She’s obsessed with him: he pays her attention, and she’s never had anyone pay her attention in a good way before. But as his ardour wanes and he realises that Medusa is a liability, he cheats on her in a big way - and Medea is enraged. She will have her revenge. I don’t blame her. I liked that we learn her motivation for her radical actions - and I empathised with her. The first person narrative certainly helped with that. I didn’t agree with how she went about her revenge, but it was effective 🤷🏼‍♀️. You don’t often read about Hekate, either. I’m hoping Nikita Gill’s new book will sort that out (and I have it on my kindle to read!). This is a dark story. Medea is complex and flawed, but at the same time, she’s so interesting to read about. I’d really recommend this book! Female rage is always good to read about 😉#bookstagram #booklove #bibliophile #instareads #bookworm

My review of Medea by Rosie Hewlett:

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3 weeks ago

Clare Riley on Instagram: "Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson Publisher: Doubleday Published: September 2024 5⭐️ mystery/ crime/ thriller/ detective fiction/ contemporary I read my first... 1 likes, 0 comments - clares_little_book_obsession on February 14, 2026: "Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson Publisher: Doubleday Published: September 2024 5⭐️ mystery/ crime/ thriller/ d...

Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson was another fabulous outing from Jackson Brodie - I love this series!

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1 month ago

Review by clarer - Lowest Common Denominator I believe Lowest Common Denominator is going to be a trilogy, and after reading this, I’m all ...

My thoughts on Lowest Common denominator by Pirkko Saisio are over on Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/3958...

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2 months ago

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This Motherless Land by @nikkimaywriter.bsky.social was one of my favourite books in 2025. Over on instagram, are my reasons why!
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2 months ago

My favourite reads of December 2025:
Possession - A. S. Byatt
Circe - Madeline Miller
What We Can Know - Ian McEwan
Ragwort - Sam K. Horton
The Last Witch - C. J. Cooke
There Is No Antimemetics Division - qntm
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2 months ago

My favourite books of November 2025:
Faithbreaker - Hannah Kaner
Jewels of the Crown -- Dianna Hardy
Victorian Psycho - Virginia Feito
Clytemnestra - Costanza Casati
Songlight - Moira Buffini
Femina - Janina Ramirez
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2 months ago

My favourite books of October 2025:
Boudiccas Daughter - Elodie Harper
The Royal Rebel - Elizabeth Chadwick
Saltwash - Andrew Michael Hurley
The Blind Assassin - Margaret Atwood
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2 months ago

My favourite books in September 2025!
Appointment in Paris - Jane Thynne
Blood Surge - Dianna Hardy
The Great Divide - Cristina Henriquez
Cleopatra - Natasha Solomons
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2 months ago

The Homemade God - Rachel Joyce
Seascraper - Benjamin Wood
The Lost Love Songs of Boysie Singh - Ingrid Persaud
Flesh - David Szalay
Goodbye Birdie Greenwing - Ericka Waller
Creature: A Novel of Mary Shelley and Frankenstein - Amy Weldon
Tilt - Emma Pattee
Love Forms - Claire Adam

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2 months ago

My favourite books in August!
The written list is in the comments.
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2 months ago

My favourite reads in July!

Ripeness - Sarah Moss
Muckle Flugga - Michael Pedersen
The Road Home - Rose Tremain

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2 months ago

My favourite books of June!

The Tarot Reader of Versailles - Anya Bergman
The Paris Express - Emma Donoghue
A Little Trickerie - Rosanna Pike
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*This Motherless Land - Nikki May
*The Ghosts of Rome - Joseph O'connor
*Air - John Boyne
*The Lincoln Highway - Amor Towles
*The Offing - Benjamin Myers

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2 months ago

My favourite reads in May this year!
Book list is in the first comment!
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2 months ago

Days of Light - Megan Hunter
Big Sky & Death at the Sign of the Rook - Kate Atkinson
The Book of Guilt - Catherine Chidgey

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2 months ago

My favourite reads in April 2025 (books are listed in the comments)
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2 months ago

A Divine Fury - D.V. Bishop
The Bones Beneath My Skin - TJ Klune
The River Has Roots - Amal El-Mohtar
Ootlin - Jenni Fagan
The Artist - Lucy Steeds
The Garden - Nick Newman
Our Evenings - Alan Hollinghurst
The Lamb - Lucy Rose

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My favourite books of March!
Titles are in the first comment.
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