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WELCOME TO WELL RED REVIEWS
'I'm afraid you're entirely bonkers...
But I'll tell you a secret, all the best people are.'
Welcome to Well Red Reviews, where I review and give my (honest) opinions about the books I read!
Named after my hair colour and adoration of all things fiction (not for my political leanings).
Mostly fantasy (but with a side of Dorothy Dunnett obsession!) but never including a spoiler. Enjoy!
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Queenie
Title: Queenie Author: Candice Carty-Williams Published: 2019 Publisher: Trapeze Rating: **** Genre: Modern & Contemporary Fiction...
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Dec 22, 20203 min read


Voices and Viewpoints
Title: Girl, Woman, Other Author: Bernardine Evaristo Published: 2019 Publisher: Penguin Rating: **** Genre: Contemporary literature...
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Dec 6, 20204 min read


Hollow Harrow
Title: Harrow the Ninth Author: Tamsyn Muir Published: 2020 Publisher: Tor.com Rating: ****.5 Genre: Sci-fi/High fantasy/Science Fantasy...
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Dec 5, 20204 min read


The Flatshare
Title: The Flatshare Author: Beth O’Leary Published: 2019 Publisher: Quercus Publishing Rating: **** Genre: Romcom, Chick Lit, Romance...
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Dec 2, 20203 min read


Favourite Quotes!
Sure, we all have favourite books (or series in my case) but what about favourite quotes? Well, I’ve thought about it and decided to...
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Nov 18, 20202 min read


Finding my words
My mother used to encourage me to do NaNoWriMo, and for various reasons I never got around to it. This is the first year I am doing it. I...
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Nov 12, 20203 min read


Dreaming of Blue's Boys
Title: The Dream Thieves Author: Maggie Stiefvater Published: 2013 Publisher: Scholastic Rating: **** Genre: Contemporary Fantasy, YA...
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Nov 9, 20203 min read


Blue's Boys
Title: The Raven Boys Author: Maggie Stiefvater Published: 2012 Publisher: Scholastic Rating: **** Genre: Contemporary Fantasy, YA...
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Nov 7, 20203 min read


Princess of Disappointment
Title: Ash Princess Author: Laura Sebastian Published: 2018 Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books Rating: ***.5 Genre: Fantasy, YA...
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Nov 4, 20203 min read


Kingdom of the Missed Opportunities
Title: Kingdom of the Wicked Author: Kerri Maniscalco Published: 2020 Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Rating: ***.5 Genre: Fantasy, YA...
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Nov 2, 20202 min read


Dresden's battle for a conclusion
Title: Battle Ground Author: Jim Butcher Published: 2020 Publisher: Orbit Rating: **** Genre: Urban Fantasy Difficulty: Moderately easy...
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Oct 2, 20203 min read


Cookbooks for the soul
I have a small confession. I love cookbooks or more specifically baking books. I think it started when I was a child; in the kitchen,...
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Sep 27, 20204 min read


Food Glorious Food
Title: Kitchens of the Great Midwest Author: J. Ryan Stradal Edition reviewed: 2015 Publisher: Quercus Publishing Ltd Rating: ***.5...
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Sep 27, 20203 min read


Fifty Shades of Anita Blake
Title: Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter Series Author: Laurell K. Hamilton Edition reviewed: 1993 – current Publisher: Orbit Rating: **/***...
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Sep 26, 20204 min read


The adventures of six bloody crows
Title: Six of Crows Author: Leigh Bardugo Edition reviewed: 2016 Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Rating: **** Genre: Fantasy Setting:...
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Sep 26, 20203 min read


Uprooted: an incredible creation
Title: Uprooted Author: Naomi Novik Edition reviewed: 2015 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Rating: ****.5 Genre: High Fantasy Setting: Kingdom...
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Aug 24, 20204 min read


Orientalism in literature
To preface this article – I’m not an expert. I would encourage you to seek other, more qualified, voices out, because there is such a...
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Aug 20, 20203 min read


Audio review: Bagging Alice
Title: Bagging Alice Author: Laura Barnard Publisher: Select Audio book reviewed Rating: **** Genre: Romance Setting: Brighton...
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Aug 18, 20202 min read


Love uncovered: a love story about discovering yourself
Title: Love Uncovered Author: Laura Barnard Published: 2017 Publisher: Laura Barnard Rating: ***.5 Genre: Romance Setting: Brighton...
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Aug 18, 20202 min read


Excess Baggage: a great summer romance
Title: Excess Baggage Author: Laura Barnard Edition reviewed: 2017 Publisher: Laura Barnard Rating: ***.5 Genre: Romance Setting: Luna...
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Aug 18, 20203 min read
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