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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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Gideon the Badass
Title: Gideon the Ninth Author: Tamsyn Muid Published: 2019 Publisher: Tor.com Rating: **** Genre: Sci-fi/High fantasy/Science Fantasy...
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Aug 15, 20204 min read


A dangerous game of cat and mouse
Title: Pawn in Frankincense Author: Dorothy Dunnett Originally published: 1969 Edition reviewed: 2017 Publisher: Penguin Random House UK...
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Aug 15, 20204 min read


Falling down a rabbit hole
Please note that I wrote this while tired and on the tail end of flare up, so there are probably multiple grammatical and spelling...
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Aug 9, 20203 min read


You'll be in love with Lymond by the end of this one!
Title: The Disorderly Knights Author: Dorothy Dunnett Originally published: 1966 Edition reviewed: 2017 Publisher: Penguin Random House...
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Aug 9, 20204 min read


Reading and me
In a break from my usual content, I’ve decided to write a little bit about what reading means to me. I saw an Instagram post recently...
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Aug 8, 20203 min read


Carry On: The Fall and Fall of Simon Snow
Title: Carry On: The Rise and Fall of Simon Snow Author: Rainbow Rowell Published: 2015 Publisher: St Martin’s Press Rating: *** Genre:...
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Aug 6, 20203 min read


#Uncommonbookstagrambook recommendations
I noticed this as a hashtag from a fellow (pro!) bookstagrammer (post I saw by @toreadistovoyage, hashtag started by @Map.to.neverland)...
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Aug 2, 20203 min read


August reading wish list!
So apparently a monthly TBR list is the way to go (I’m loving being part of the Bookstagram community…I’m learning so much!). I’ve...
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Aug 2, 20202 min read


Dresden and Peace...they just don't mesh together
Title: Peace Talks Author: Jim Butcher Published: 2020 Publisher: Orbit Rating: ***.5 Genre: Urban Fantasy Difficulty: Moderately easy...
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Aug 1, 20203 min read


Reviewing a guilty pleasure...Dick Francis
Title: N/A Author: Dick Francis Published: 1962 to 2010(ish) Publisher: Various Rating: ***/**** Genre: Crime Fiction Difficulty: Easy...
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Jul 31, 20203 min read


Need a new Urban Fantasy recommendation?
Title: The Jezebel Series Author: Deborah Wilde Published: From 2019 Publisher: Te Da Media Rating: *** Genre: Urban Fantasy Setting:...
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Jul 29, 20203 min read


Lymond's back. And this time he's in France.
Title: Queens’ Play Author: Dorothy Dunnett First published: 1964 Edition reviewed: 2017 Publisher: Penguin Random House UK Rating: *****...
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Jul 29, 20203 min read


Diversity in fiction is important!
It shouldn’t be hard to find yourself represented in the pages of the books you read, but when able-bodied, cisgendered, heterosexual...
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Jul 28, 20203 min read


Urban Fantasy recommendations
I’ve decided to share some recommendations for books that are part of the ‘urban fantasy’ genre as it’s a favourite genre of mine....
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Jul 28, 20204 min read


From Robbie to Reason - why you should try I,Robot
Title: I, Robot Author: Isaac Asimov First published (in the UK, in this format): 1967 Edition reviewed: 2018 Publisher: Harper Voyager...
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Jul 28, 20203 min read
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