Short honest book reviews from a mum who reads after bedtime. I'm Lucy. Mum of two. Registered Nurse. Host of the Real Mummy podcast. And now this. Here's the thing. I read a lot. Like a lot a lot. Mostly after the kids go down. Sometimes in the bath. Always with snacks. And every time I finish a good book I want to grab someone and talk about it. So that's what this is. Each week I talk about a book I've just finished. What I loved. What I didn't. Who should read it. No spoilers. No snobbery. No fancy...
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#10 - Still Beating by Jennifer Hartmann — The Book I Read Last Year That Still Won't Leave Me Alone
So I read this book last year and I'm still not over it. Still Beating by Jennifer Hartmann is one of those books that just stays with you. It's dark. It's heavy. It's heartbreakin…
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#9 - Binding 13 Broke Me And I Loved Every Second
This isn't a book I just finished. I read this two years ago. And I am still thinking about it. Still talking about it. Still making everyone around me read it. This week on Real M…
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#8 - Crown Me Dead Looks Like Beauty and the Beast. It Is Not.
So I picked up Crown Me Dead thinking I knew exactly what I was getting. Dark romantasy. Brooding monster type. Girl who softens him. Classic Beauty and the Beast vibes. Done it be…
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So I nearly didn't read this book. A woman going to space in the 1980s? Didn't sound like my thing at all. But it's Taylor Jenkins Reid. And I trust that woman with my reading life…
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#6 - 17 Years Later — What Happens When True Crime Meets Thriller and You Can't Sleep
Right. So this one kept me up way past the point of being a functioning human the next morning. J.P. Pomare's 17 Years Later is part thriller part true crime podcast and honestly m…
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#5 - When the Moon Hatched — I Wanted to Love It. I Didn't.
Right. So this is the one that might get me in trouble. I finally read When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker. And I know. I KNOW. This book has a massive fanbase. People are obs…
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#4 - Between Tides and Thunder — I Need Everyone to Read This Book Immediately
Right so I just finished Between Tides and Thunder and I have a lot of feelings. This is enemies to lovers. Slow burn. Romantasy. And the spice? Five stars. Five big stars. I'm not…
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#3 - Five Stars and Zero Emotional Damage — Happy Place by Emily Henry
Right. After two episodes of books that absolutely wrecked me I needed something light. Something fun. Something that didn't make me cry into my pillow at midnight. Happy Place by…
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#2 - Strange Sally Diamond Is the Weirdest Book I've Loved in Years
Right. So I just finished Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent and I need to talk about it. This book is strange. Obviously. It's in the title. But it's also sad and funny and distu…
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#1 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides — A Five Star Start
Right. I've gone and started another podcast. I'm Lucy — mum of two, registered nurse, host of Real Mummy — and now I'm reviewing books because apparently I don't need sleep. Real…
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Real Mummy Reads
Short honest book reviews from a mum who reads after bedtime. I'm Lucy. Mum of two. Nurse. Host of the Real Mummy podcast. And now this. Real Mummy Reads is me telling you about th…