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From modern-day classics and histories, to fantasies, romances and murder mysteries; a thirty-something British blogger reviews the best books to keep beside your bed this week.

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Bringing a bit of magic to my bedside table. No matter how old I get, I'll always love these books. Now, where's my Hogwarts letter...? . #jkrowling #harrypotter #readinginbed #Bookstagrammer #Bookstagram #harrypotterandthephilosophersstone #booksbooksbooks
Where would you hide a body? How far would you go to protect a sibling? Korede knows. . When her beautiful, reckless little sister calls her in the night, she knows it's time to move a corpse... again. . Ayoola is a serial killer, bumping off her boyfriends left, right and centre while practical nurse Korede becomes a serial enabler, with a talent for scrubbing up blood Ayoola spills. . I wish I'd read Oyinkan Braithwaite's debut novel sooner. It's darkly funny and the bite-sized, disjointed chapters make a quick, compelling read. . Have you read this? What did you think? . #bookstagram #Bookstagrammer #readinginbed #booksbooksbooks #oyinkanbraithwaite #mysistertheserialkiller #amreading #currentlyreading
Happy Sunday morning. Do you have a favourite Penguin Classic? These are all amazing reads but #Emma's characters seem to jump off the page. I can't read Jane Eyre without feeling sorry for Bertha. . #Penguin #PenguinClassics #JaneAusten #charlesdickins #janeeyre #wutheringheights #myfamilyandotheranimals #Bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookdragon #booksbooksbooks
It's a red stack day. Looking forward to starting The Confessions of Frannie Langton this evening. I've heard amazing things about this book. . Have you read it? What did you think? . Oh and kudos to anyone who spotted the bowtruckle! . #bookstack #amreading #redstack #bookdragon #currentlyreading #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #theconfessionsoffrannielangton #saracollins #hilarymantel #janeausten #prideandprejudice #sarahwaters #bowtruckle
This is a book for cold winter nights and cosy evenings with crackling fires. With epic bad timing, I read it during one of the UK's rare mini-heatwaves. . The story enchanted me despite the weather. The icy streets #RobertDinsdale describes make a nice change from sweltering summer. . The Toy Makers is a tale of sibling rivalry, magic and war. It's based around Papa Jack's Emporium - a London toy store. The Emporium opens each year with the frost and closes when the first snowdrops appear. . It becomes a sanctuary for pregnant teenager, Cathy, who's on the run from her disapproving family. . The style is vivid, descriptive and packed with magic that's never fully explained. It's not a book for children. The story's full of dark themes and follows the trauma of the First World War. . If you haven't read this fantastical story yet, give it a go! . #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksbooksbooks #thetoymakers #amreading #currentlyreading #ww1 #magic #readinginbed
Magic? Mayhem? Murder? It's all here! I've picked up a treat from @waterstones and my Saturday afternoon plans are now set in stone. If you've already read The October Man, don't tell me what happens! *Puts hands over ears and hums loudly.* . #waterstones #benaaronovitch #riversoflondon #theoctoberman #magic #Bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksbooksbooks #readinginbed
Sometimes all you need is love. Sometimes it's Penguin Classics. #wutheringheights #janeeyre #charlesdickins #iclaudius #bookstagrammer #Bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #bookstack #readinginbed #janeausten #readinginbed #robertgraves
New job, new home, new city, new books - it's been a busy few weeks! . I've just had my internet connection installed so I'm back on social media. . Here's the best part. I now live 20 minutes walk from an AMAZING little library. . I'm celebrating by bringing you a picture of my newly borrowed books. Have you read any of these? Let me know what you thought! . #amreading #bookdragon #readinginbed #Bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #thetoymakers #thehundredyearoldmanwhoclimbedoutofthewindowanddisappeared #zencho #mysistertheserialkiller #readinginbed

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