Women’s Prize wrap and shortlist predictions plus May TBR Bookshanks 2022-04-26 | First up, a massive thanks for all the kind things you’ve said and done for my new novel, THE LIBERATION’S CHILD. I very much appreciate your support. You can check out The Liberation's Child at all the usual retailers (and libraries!) but here’s a quick link to Amazon: amzn.to/3Igil5XSigned copies are available from wonderful indie, P&G Wells, here: pgwells.co.uk/shop/fiction-a-z/the-liberations-child-signed-copy-pre-order And if you’re not in the UK, you can still get a copy! Best place is direct from my publisher, here: birlinn.co.uk/product/the-liberations-childOur Women’s Prize 2022 reviews so far:Careless by Kirsty Capes youtu.be/HcQ3hhcaxS0 Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey youtu.be/xf2_cnGIVPg Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith youtu.be/e2UW95bCxY4Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey youtu.be/xf2_cnGIVPg Flamingo by Rachel Elliott youtu.be/JqPZD7lY7cs The Bread the Devil Knead youtu.be/s1onTQJSWt0 Read Lucy Cruickshanks’ other novelsThe Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanks or visit lucycruickshanks.co.uk and sign up to her mailing list.#womensprize #booktube #bookrecommendations
This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub | Book Review Bookshanks 2022-07-13 | Review of This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub. If you’re looking for your next read, please do also check out my new novel, THE LIBERATION’S CHILD: amzn.to/3Igil5X. Thank you!Now reading: Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley.June Wrap and TBR mentioned: youtu.be/Csv8w6NbMJkFollow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanks, Insta @lucy_bookshanks or visit lucycruickshanks.co.uk and sign up to her mailing list.#thistimetomorrow #booktube #bookrecommendations
June Wrap and July TBR | 2022 Bookshanks 2022-06-30 | A round up of the books I read in June and what I plan to read in July. Don’t forget to share your June reads and July picks (and favourite Disney film!) I forgot that I'd read Kings of a Dead World by Jamie Mollart too - I'll fill you in on that next time!If you’re on the lookout for a new read, please do check out new novel, THE LIBERATION’S CHILD: amzn.to/3Igil5X. Thank you!Books mentioned The Pharmacist Rachelle Atalla (Review: I am Bellingcat Eliot HigginsAurora David Koepp (Review: Cold Storage David Koepp (Review:The Seawomen Chloe TimmsNightcrawling Leila MorettyUpgrade Blake CrouchThe House of Fortune Jessie BurtonFollow me on Twitter @LucyBookshanks or visit lucycruickshanks.co.uk and sign up to my mailing list.My other novels are: The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)#BookTube #JulyTBR #bookrecommendations
Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag | June 2022 Bookshanks 2022-06-28 | It’s that time of year! A review of the highs and lows of my reading in 2022 so far. Please do share your own highlights in the comments! If you’re on the look out for a new read, I'd love for you to please check out my new novel, THE LIBERATION’S CHILD: amzn.to/3Igil5X. Thank you!Tag questions:1. Best book you’ve read so far. 2. Best sequel you've read so far. 3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to. 4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year. 5. Biggest disappointment. 6. Biggest surprise. 7. Favourite new author. (Debut or new to you) 8. Newest fictional crush. 9. Newest favourite character. 10. Book that made you cry. 11. Book that made you happy. 12. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received) 13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?Follow me on Twitter @LucyBookshanks or visit lucycruickshanks.co.uk and sign up to my mailing list.My other novels are: The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)#BookTube #MidYearBookFreakOutTag #bookrecommendations
Aurora by David Koepp | Book Review Bookshanks 2022-06-24 | Review of Aurora by David Koepp, author of Cold Storage and screenwriter of Jurassic Park (and others!) If you like a bit of dystopian fiction, please do also check out my new novel, THE LIBERATION’S CHILD: amzn.to/3Igil5XMy review of Cold Storage youtu.be/CP3kydMcFUI Follow me on Twitter @LucyBookshanks or visit lucycruickshanks.co.uk and sign up to my mailing list.My other novels are:The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)#DavidKoepp #booktube #bookrecommendations
The Pharmacist by Rachelle Atalla | Book review Bookshanks 2022-06-14 | Review of debut dystopian novel, The Pharmacist, by Rachelle Atalla. If you like a bit of dystopian fiction, please do also check out my new novel, THE LIBERATION’S CHILD: amzn.to/3Igil5X Mentioned in the review - Cymera literary festival: cymerafestival.co.uk Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanks or visit lucycruickshanks.co.uk and sign up to her mailing list.#dystopianfiction #booktube #bookrecommendations
May wrap and June TBR Bookshanks 2022-05-31 | A run through the books I read in May and my reading plans for June. Would love to know your June reading recommendations please!The literary festival I mention in Cymera, and it’s digital as well as “real life”! You can check out my event (and all the others!) here: cymerafestival.co.uk/cymera2022-events/mollart-cruickshanks. At Cymera, I’ll be discussing dystopian fiction and my new novel, THE LIBERATION’S CHILD: amzn.to/3Igil5X.Books mentioned:01:37 Kings of a Dead World by Jamie Mollart04:21 Hex by Jenni Fagan06:11 The Island by Adrian McKinty07:00 Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel08:07 The Book of Night by Holly Black09:53 Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Grams11:27 The Pharmacist by Rachelle Atalla13:03 We Are Bellingcat by Eliot Higgins14:27 The Sea Women by Chloe Timms15:03 This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub (the one I couldn’t remember!)Thanks for watching!You can also follow me on Twitter @LucyBookshanks or visit lucycruickshanks.co.uk and sign up to my mailing list.#MayWrap #lucycruickshanks #bookrecommendations
The Book of Night by Holly Black | Book review Bookshanks 2022-05-26 | Lucy reviews The Book of Night, the first foray into adult fiction by bestselling YA author Holly Black.If you love a good thriller, please do also check out Lucy’s new novel, THE LIBERATION’S CHILD: amzn.to/3Igil5X. Thank you!You can also follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanks or visit lucycruickshanks.co.uk and sign up to her mailing list.#bookreview #lucycruickshanks #bookrecommendations
The Island by Adrian McKinty | Book review Bookshanks 2022-05-24 | Lucy reviews The Island by Adrian McKinty, the new thriller from bestselling author of The Chain. Lucy's previous review of The Chain: youtu.be/R2OZJJTiSS4If you love a good thriller, please do also check out Lucy’s new novel, THE LIBERATION’S CHILD: amzn.to/3Igil5X. Thank you!You can also follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanks or visit lucycruickshanks.co.uk and sign up to her mailing list.#bookreview #lucycruickshanks #bookrecommendations
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel | Book Review Bookshanks 2022-05-12 | Lucy reviews Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel, the new novel from the author of Station 11. If you like a bit of dystopia, please do also check out Lucy’s new novel, THE LIBERATION’S CHILD: amzn.to/3Igil5XSigned copies are available online from wonderful indie, P&G Wells, here: pgwells.co.uk/shop/fiction-a-z/the-liberations-child-signed-copy-pre-order/. Also available worldwide from all the usual places!Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanks or visit lucycruickshanks.co.uk and sign up to her mailing list.#bookreview #lucycruickshanks #bookrecommendations
Play a game with us! Is it High Lit or Bullsh*t ?! Bookshanks 2022-05-10 | Play along with Scott to guess whether the quotes Lucy reads are "high lit" (from a proper book!) or "bullsh*t" (rubbish she made up!) Don't forget to add your scores in the comments! Or maybe even a quote of your own for Lucy to guess...If you fancy checking out Lucy's new book, she promises it's much better written than the quotes she made up here: amzn.to/3Igil5XSigned copies are available online from wonderful indie bookshop, P&G Wells: https://www.pgwells.co.uk. Also available across the globe in all the usual places!THE LIBERATION’S CHILDSet in a Britain of the near future, haunted by its past in which the traces of genocide lay just below the surface, two survivors, Thea and Dom, are on a journey to uncover the truth behind an illegal adoption ring and to find a missing baby. Their search for the truth puts both of their lives in danger and uncovers that new Free and Equal Britain is not just a memory.As Dom and Thea’s paths collide, they unearth not only adoption crimes on an industrial scale, but links to fugitive FEBera politicians that both Dom and Thea still have deeply personal reasons to resent — and fear. Will Dom discover the truth about the child he hoped would rebuild his family? Will Thea find her daughter? Will the past continue to block their way?Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanks or visit lucycruickshanks.co.uk and sign up to her mailing list.BIG FAT THANKS!#bookchat #bookrecommendations #lucycruickshanks
Salt Lick by Lulu Allison | Women’s Prize Book Review Bookshanks 2022-04-28 | Lucy reviews Salt Lick by Lulu Allison, one of the 16 books on the Women's Prize longlist 2022.If you like a bit of dystopia, please do also check out Lucy’s new novel, THE LIBERATION’S CHILD: amzn.to/3Igil5X Signed copies are available from wonderful indie, P&G Wells, here: pgwells.co.uk/shop/fiction-a-z/the-liberations-child-signed-copy-pre-order And if you’re not in the UK, you can still get a copy! Available worldwide from all the usual places.Our Women’s Prize 2022 video so far:Shortlist chitchat: youtu.be/XkP3grg-bNoCareless by Kirsty Capes youtu.be/HcQ3hhcaxS0 Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey youtu.be/xf2_cnGIVPg Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith youtu.be/e2UW95bCxY4Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey youtu.be/xf2_cnGIVPg Flamingo by Rachel Elliott youtu.be/JqPZD7lY7cs The Bread the Devil Knead youtu.be/s1onTQJSWt0 Read Lucy Cruickshanks’ other novelsThe Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanks or visit lucycruickshanks.co.uk and sign up to her mailing list.#womensprize #booktube #bookrecommendations
The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini | Womens Prize Book Review Bookshanks 2022-04-07 | Lucy reviews The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini, from the Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist 2022. Our other Women’s Prize 2022 reviews:Careless by Kirsty Capes youtu.be/HcQ3hhcaxS0 Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey youtu.be/xf2_cnGIVPg Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith youtu.be/e2UW95bCxY4The other books on the Women’s Prize longlist are:Careless by Kirsty Capes Salt Lick by Lulu Allison Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey Flamingo by Rachel Elliott The Sentence by Louise Erdrich The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelson The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki This One Sky Day by Leone Ross The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton Creatures of Passage by Morowa Yejidé Read Lucy Cruickshanks’ novelsThe Liberation’s Child amzn.to/3Igil5X The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanks or visit lucycruickshanks.co.uk and sign up to her mailing list.#womensprize #booktube #bookrecommendations
Flamingo by Rachel Elliott | Womens Prize Book Review Bookshanks 2022-04-05 | Scott reviews Flamingo by Rachel Elliott, from the Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist 2022. Our other Women’s Prize 2022 reviews:Careless by Kirsty Capes youtu.be/HcQ3hhcaxS0 Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey youtu.be/xf2_cnGIVPg Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith youtu.be/e2UW95bCxY4The other books on the Women’s Prize longlist are:Careless by Kirsty Capes Salt Lick by Lulu Allison Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-AgostiniThe Sentence by Louise Erdrich The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelson The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki This One Sky Day by Leone Ross The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton Creatures of Passage by Morowa Yejidé Read Lucy Cruickshanks’ novelsThe Liberation’s Child amzn.to/3Igil5X The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanks or visit lucycruickshanks.co.uk and sign up to her mailing list.#womensprize #booktube #bookrecommendations
Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith | Womens Prize Books Review 2022 Bookshanks 2022-04-03 | Lucy reviews Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith , from the Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist, 2022.Related videos:Careless by Kirsty Capes youtu.be/HcQ3hhcaxS0Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey youtu.be/xf2_cnGIVPg The other books on the Women’s Prize longlist are:The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini Careless by Kirsty CapesSalt Lick by Lulu Allison Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey Flamingo by Rachel Elliott The Sentence by Louise Erdrich The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelson The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki This One Sky Day by Leone Ross The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton Creatures of Passage by Morowa Yejidé Read Lucy Cruickshanks’ novelsThe Liberation’s Child (OUT 7 APRIL 2022!) amzn.to/3Igil5X The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanks or visit lucycruickshanks.co.uk and sign up to her mailing list.#womensprize #booktube #bookrecommendations
Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey | Womens Prize Book Review 2022 Bookshanks 2022-03-28 | Scott reviews Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey, from the Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist, 2022.Related videos:Careless by Kirsty Capes youtu.be/HcQ3hhcaxS0The other books on the Women’s Prize longlist are:The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini Careless by Kirsty CapesSalt Lick by Lulu Allison Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey Flamingo by Rachel Elliott The Sentence by Louise Erdrich The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelson The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki This One Sky Day by Leone Ross The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton Creatures of Passage by Morowa Yejidé Read Lucy Cruickshanks’ novelsThe Liberation’s Child (OUT 7 APRIL 2022!) amzn.to/3Igil5X The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanks or visit lucycruickshanks.co.uk and sign up to her mailing list.#womensprize #booktube #bookrecommendations
Careless by Kirsty Capes | Womens Prize Book Review 2022 Bookshanks 2022-03-22 | Lucy reviews Careless by Kirsty Capes, her first read from the Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist, 2022. It’s a good one, you guys! The other books on the Women’s Prize longlist are:The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini Salt Lick by Lulu Allison Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey Flamingo by Rachel Elliott The Sentence by Louise Erdrich The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelson The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki This One Sky Day by Leone Ross The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton Creatures of Passage by Morowa Yejidé Read Lucy Cruickshanks’ novelsThe Liberation’s Child (OUT 7 APRIL 2022!) amzn.to/3Igil5X The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanks or visit lucycruickshanks.co.uk and sign up to her mailing list.#womensprize #booktube #bookrecommendations
The Dictator’s Wife by Freya Berry | Book review Bookshanks 2022-03-17 | Lucy reviews The Dictator’s Wife by Freya Berry (with a cheeky little bit of self-promotion too!)Buy The Dictator’s Wife by Freya Berry: shorturl.at/lLNU4More about The Liberation’s Child by Lucy Cruickshanks, which is out April 7th 2022 and available to pre-order now: amzn.to/3Igil5XSet in a Britain of the near future, haunted by its past in which the traces of genocide lay just below the surface, two survivors, Thea and Dom, are on a journey to uncover the truth behind an illegal adoption ring and to find a missing baby. Their search for the truth puts both of their lives in danger and uncovers that new Free and Equal Britain is not just a memory.As Dom and Thea’s paths collide, they unearth not only adoption crimes on an industrial scale, but links to fugitive FEB-era politicians that both Dom and Thea still have deeply personal reasons to resent ― and fear. Will Dom discover the truth about the child he hoped would rebuild his family? Will Thea find her daughter? Will the past continue to block their way?Who on earth is Lucy, anyway?My novels have been shortlisted for the Author’s Club Best First Novel Award and Guardian’s Not The Booker Prize, named a Top Ten Book of the Year by The Bookbag, and featured widely in the press. A great fan of the underdog, I’m drawn to people and places grappling with political instability, writing about societies at their most precarious and fraught with risk.As well as roping my husband into chatting all things books on YouTube, you can find me on Twitter @LucyBookshanks and at https://lucycruickshanks.co.uk. Thank you!My other novels:The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv #thedictatorswife #booktube #bookrecommendations
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson | Book Review Bookshanks 2022-03-15 | Review of Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson. It's SUCH a good read!Review of A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza youtu.be/G38FYCPsJ6gFollow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanks or visit lucycruickshanks.co.ukCheck out Lucy Cruickshanks' novels:NEW BOOK: The Liberation’s Child amzn.to/3Igil5X The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)
February Highlights and Women’s Prize Reading Plan Bookshanks 2022-03-13 | We discuss our favourite reads of February and the books we are most looking forward to reading from this year’s Women’s Prize longlist.Stuff we mention:Lucy’s novel set in Vietnam is called The Trader of Saigon. You can find out more here: amzn.to/337BKql 02:20 Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson00:44 Rise by Siya KolisiThe Women’s Prize shortlist is announced on April 27th.The books on the Women’s Prize longlist are:The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini 05:55 Salt Lick by Lulu Allison 11:55 Careless by Kirsty Capes 07:45 Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey Flamingo by Rachel Elliott The Sentence by Louise Erdrich The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller 09:17 Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelson The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki This One Sky Day by Leone Ross The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak 10:46 Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton Creatures of Passage by Morowa Yejidé Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanks or visit lucycruickshanks.co.ukCheck out Lucy Cruickshanks’ novels:NEW BOOK: The Liberation’s Child amzn.to/3Igil5X The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)#womensprize #bookrecommendations #booktube
A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham | Book Review Bookshanks 2022-02-27 | Review of thriller novel, A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham. Buy the book: amzn.to/3s56PEDFollow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanksCheck out Lucy Cruickshanks’ novels:The Liberation’s Child amzn.to/3Igil5XThe Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)
The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett | Book Review Bookshanks 2022-02-24 | Scott reviews The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett, with a little help (or hinderance) from Lucy. Gold star to anyone who noticed Lucy had her t-shirt on backwards the whole time.Buy the book: amzn.to/3sXSQ2UFollow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanksCheck out Lucy Cruickshanks’ novels:The Liberation’s Child amzn.to/3Igil5XThe Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)
The Leviathan by Rosie Andrews | Book Review Bookshanks 2022-02-22 | Review of The Leviathan by Rosie Andrews. Help me out please... what is this book about!?Buy the book: amzn.to/3s56PEDRelated videos:Review of Melmouth by Sarah Perry youtu.be/e2D2_yMh2jM Get in touch with us via bookshanks@outlook.com. We love a chat!Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanksCheck out Lucy Cruickshanks’ novels:The Liberation’s Child amzn.to/3Igil5XThe Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)
Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman | Book Review Bookshanks 2022-02-10 | Review of Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman, an instant #1 Sunday Times bestseller based on the Greek Myth of Pandora's box.Buy the book: amzn.to/3sqJ6xSRelated videos:Review of The Corset by Laura Purcell youtu.be/e2D2_yMh2jMSay hi to Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanksCheck out Lucy’s novels:NEW BOOK: The Liberation’s Child amzn.to/3Igil5XThe Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)
What We Are Reading | February TBR Bookshanks 2022-02-08 | Here’s a rundown of the books we’re planning to read in February. What’s on you reading list?Books discussed:00:48 A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham02:03 The Leviathan by Rosie Andrews03:44 The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett04:30 Rise by Siya Kolosi04:57 Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman06:14 The Book of Sand by Theo Clare06:57 Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson08:20 The This by Adam Roberts09:28 Devotion by Hannah Kent10:55 The Dictator’s Wife by Freya BerrySay hi to Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanksCheck out Lucy’s novels:NEW BOOK: The Liberation’s Child amzn.to/3Igil5XThe Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)
Wahala by Nikki May | Book Review Bookshanks 2022-02-01 | Review of recent new release, Wahala by Nikki May, which is being billed as one of the hottest debuts of 2022. I’d love to know your thoughts if you’ve read this book too!Buy the book: amzn.to/3og2hcmFollow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanksCheck out Lucy’s novels:NEW BOOK: The Liberation’s Child amzn.to/3Igil5XThe Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)
How Civil Wars Start by Barbara Walter | Book Review Bookshanks 2022-01-29 | Review of recent new non-fiction release, How Civil Wars Start and How to Stop Them by Barbara Walter. Don't forget to say hi in the comments and tell us what you think!Buy the book: amzn.to/3Gfqaal Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanksCheck out Lucy’s novels:NEW BOOK: The Liberation’s Child amzn.to/337roXm The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)
January Reading Wrap Up Bookshanks 2022-01-27 | Join us for the good and the bad of our January reads! What have you been reading this month? Please say hi and let us know in the comments.Books discussed:00:43 Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult01:41 Bad Apples by Will Dean03:13 The Skripal Files by Mark Urban04:18 First Person by Vladimir Putin05:55 Apples Never Fallby Liane Moriarty 06:41 The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom08:55 Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson 10:22 Typhoon by Mike Sutton 12.20 Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman13.37 The Maid by Nita Prose15.20 How Civil Wars Start by Barbara Walker16.27 High Performance by Jake Humphrey and Damian HughesRelated videosReview of The Maid youtu.be/8-Vj9dOzD7Y Review of Wish You Were Here and Apples Never Fall youtu.be/EOQMZtpvC1w Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanksCheck out Lucy’s novels:NEW BOOK: The Liberation’s Child amzn.to/337roXm The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)
The Maid by Nita Prose | Book Review Bookshanks 2022-01-25 | Review of the massive Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller, THE MAID by Nita Prose. Have you read it? Say hi in the comments!Buy the book: amzn.to/3uf0DM7 Read Lucy Cruickshanks’ novelsThe Liberation’s Child (OUT 7 APRIL 2022!) amzn.to/3Igil5X The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanks or visit lucycruickshanks.co.uk and sign up to her mailing list.
Apples Never Fall & Wish You Were Here | Book Reviews Bookshanks 2022-01-20 | Reviews of two recent releases, Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty and Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult. Have you read them? Say hi in the comments!Books discussed:Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult amzn.to/3twNU6Z Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty amzn.to/34ZxbPv (Affiliate links)Related vids:Reviews of Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty and a Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult youtu.be/dyXiXslY8GcGet in touch with us via bookshanks@outlook.com. We love a chat!Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanks
Best books of 2021(ish)! Bookshanks 2022-01-18 | A look back on our favourite reads from while we were away. Please share your favourite reads of 2021 in the comments too!Books we discussed:01:16 Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid03:40 Why We Get The Wrong Politicans by Isabel Hardman05.42 Where the Crawdad’s Sing by Delia Owens07.53 Noble House by James Clavell10:28 Grown Ups by Marian Keyes13:49 The Hacker and the State by Ben Buchanan15.40 Station 11 by Emily St John Mandel17:02 The Rodchenkov Affair by Grigory RodchenkovFollow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanks
The world’s most overdue Q&A responses! Bookshanks 2022-01-13 | Thanks for the warm welcome back! We filmed this before we posted the other video, so apologies for us wondering if anyone was still there - so glad you are! ANYWAY. You lovely folk asked us a bunch of questions waaaaaaaaayyyyy back when. We’ve finally answered the ones that still make sense! If there’s anyone still out there, please say hello! And if there’s anything you’d like to know that we haven’t covered, feel free to ask that too!Our all time favourite books video: youtube.com/watch?v=k5KVlIlsv5IFollow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanksGet in touch with us both via bookshanks@outlook.com. We love a chat!
We’re back! 3k subs Q&A announcement and bookish catch up Bookshanks 2020-01-07 | We’re back! Lovely to see you! Happy new year to all and welcome to our new subscribers. If you’d like to ask us a question, please go ahead in the comments below. Otherwise tell us what you're reading and what we've missed!Books discussed:John le Carre Agent Running in the FieldWill Dean Red SnowLee Child Blue MoonJojo Moyes The Giver of StarsErin Morganstern The Starless SeaBrandon Sanderson StarsightPhilip Pullman The Book of Dust V2Matthew Syed Rebel IdeasBrad Smith Tools and WeaponsRonan Farrow Catch and KillKiley Reid Such a Fun AgeAu Yu Braised PorkFrancine Toon PineGet in touch with us both via bookshanks@outlook.com. We love a chat!Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanksCheck out Lucy’s novels:NEW BOOK: The Liberation’s Child amzn.to/337roXm The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)
The End of the Year Book Tag 2019 & Channel Update Bookshanks 2019-11-12 | Lucy and Scott take on the end of the year book tag and chat about what's coming up on their channel in the next few months. Questions:Are there any books you started this year that you need to finish?Do you have an autumnal book to transition into the end of the year?Is there a new release you're still waiting for?What are three books you want to read before the end of the year?Is there a book you think could still shock you and become your favourite book of the year?Have you already started making reading plans for 2020?Get in touch with us both via bookshanks@outlook.com. We love a chat!Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanksCheck out Lucy’s novels:NEW BOOK: The Liberation’s Child amzn.to/337roXm The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)
Whats on the Shelf of Mystery!? Bookshanks 2019-10-29 | By popular demand, Lucy reveals which books are on the shelf above her head!Related videosRelated Videos:Favourite books of all time youtu.be/k5KVlIlsv5IBooker Prize Shortlist Chat youtu.be/eJn4jwFR8zEBookTube Prize winner reaction youtu.be/3uL9y4VvEUAGet in touch with us both via bookshanks@outlook.com. We love a chat!Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanksCheck out Lucy’s novels:NEW BOOK: The Liberation’s Child amzn.to/337roXm The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)
Cold Storage by David Koepp | Book Review Bookshanks 2019-10-22 | Lucy shares her thoughts on Cold Storage by David Koepp.Get The Book: amzn.to/3A5X5fY Other reviews you might like:The Institute by Stephen KingThe Outsider by Stephen King review youtu.be/O4iJBO3M4A0Top 5 Stephen King Books youtu.be/jIkxbV2xMWQGet in touch with us both via bookshanks@outlook.com. We love a chat!Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanksCheck out Lucy’s novels:NEW BOOK: The Liberation’s Child amzn.to/337roXm The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)
Booker Prize Winner Chat & The Confession by Jessie Burton (Review) Bookshanks 2019-10-15 | Lucy reviews The Confession by Jessie Burton and chats about the 2019 Booker Prize Winner… did she guess the winner right?! Please share your thoughts in the comments!The Confession by Jessie Burton amzn.to/3nvDVuMRelated Videos:Booker Prize Shortlist Chat youtu.be/eJn4jwFR8zEReviews of Lanny, 10 Minutes and 38 Seconds, & An Orchestra of Minorities youtu.be/IFAOZ81oOjU Review of My Sister The Serial Killer youtu.be/0VQttqL8hFgReview of Lost Children Archive youtu.be/6mPtSF_iNL8Review of The Wall youtu.be/Cn1hgBbLCFAReview of The Testaments youtu.be/3WZxwyCHBAkReviews of Quichotte and Girl Woman Other youtu.be/jjbzJz2Mo1wGet in touch with us both via bookshanks@outlook.com. We love a chat!Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanksCheck out Lucy’s novels:NEW BOOK: The Liberation’s Child amzn.to/337roXm The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)
BookTube Prize | Winner Reaction and How I Voted Bookshanks 2019-10-08 | The first ever BookTube Prize has come to an end! Find out how Lucy voted in the final round and what she thought of the winner, and don't forget to share you thoughts in the comments!Robert's channel (Barter Hordes) youtube.com/user/rsheardThe BookTube Prize website http://www.booktubeprize.orgWinner announcement youtube.com/watch?v=n81lMPeCxYoReviews mentionedLucy's original review of Silence of the Girls youtu.be/LOtDvhdgUDgQuarter Final wrap up, including Happiness and There There youtu.be/To0qYvSvooM Original review of A Place for Us youtu.be/G38FYCPsJ6gThe Finalists!The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker Happiness by Aminatta Forna There There by Tommy OrangeFruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza Get in touch with us both via bookshanks@outlook.com. We love a chat!Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanksCheck out Lucy’s novels:NEW BOOK: The Liberation’s Child amzn.to/337roXm The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)
The Institute by Stephen King | Book Review Bookshanks 2019-10-01 | Lucy shares her thoughts on Stephen King’s new novel, The Institute.Buy the book: amzn.to/3A69YXc Related videos:The Outsider Review youtu.be/O4iJBO3M4A0Elevation Review youtu.be/kfDxylUDIPITop 5 Stephen King Books youtu.be/jIkxbV2xMWQGet in touch with us via bookshanks@outlook.com. We love a chat!Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanksCheck out Lucy’s novels:NEW BOOK: The Liberation’s Child amzn.to/337roXm The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood | Booker Prize Book Review Bookshanks 2019-09-17 | Lucy shares her thoughts on the The Testaments by Margaret Atwood, the Booker Prize shortlisted sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale. Please share your thoughts in the comments!Buy the book: amzn.to/3tBaviA Related videos:Shortlist Predictions and Admitting Defeat! youtu.be/eJn4jwFR8zE Longlist Reaction Video: youtu.be/nTcP-MrJflY Reviews of Lanny, 10 Minutes and 38 Seconds, & An Orchestra of Minorities youtu.be/IFAOZ81oOjU Review of My Sister The Serial Killer youtu.be/0VQttqL8hFgReview of Lost Children Archive youtu.be/6mPtSF_iNL8Review of The Wall youtu.be/Cn1hgBbLCFAShortlist Reaction plus Quichotte & Girl, Woman, Other youtu.be/jjbzJz2Mo1wThe BookTube Prize youtu.be/TolQeKuUMPgGet in touch with us via bookshanks@outlook.com. We love a chat!Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanksCheck out Lucy’s novels:NEW BOOK: The Liberation’s Child amzn.to/337roXm The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)
Quichotte & Girl, Woman, Other | Book Reviews and Shortlist Reaction Bookshanks 2019-09-10 | Lucy shares her thoughts on the Booker Prize Shortlist and reviews Quichotte by Salman Rushdie and Girl Woman Other by Bernadine Evaristo, which both feature. Please share your thoughts in the comments!Related videos:Shortlist Predictions and Admitting Defeat! youtu.be/eJn4jwFR8zE Longlist Reaction Video: youtu.be/nTcP-MrJflY Reviews of Lanny, 10 Minutes and 38 Seconds, & An Orchestra of Minorities youtu.be/IFAOZ81oOjU Review of My Sister The Serial Killer youtu.be/0VQttqL8hFgReview of Lost Children Archive youtu.be/6mPtSF_iNL8Review of The Wall youtu.be/Cn1hgBbLCFAThe shortlist:The Testaments by Margret Atwood Quichotte by Salman Rushdie An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma Girl Woman Other by Bernadine Evaristo Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann10 minutes and 38 Seconds in this strange world by Elif Shafak Get in touch with us via bookshanks@outlook.com. We love a chat!Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanksCheck out Lucy’s novels:NEW BOOK: The Liberation’s Child amzn.to/337roXm The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)
Booker Prize Shortlist Predictions | Admitting defeat! Bookshanks 2019-09-02 | Scott and Lucy make their predictions for the Booker Prize Shortlist 2019. Please share your thoughts in the comments!Videos mentioned:Longlist Reaction Video: youtu.be/nTcP-MrJflY Reviews of Lanny, 10 Minutes and 38 Seconds, & An Orchestra of Minorities youtu.be/IFAOZ81oOjU Review of My Sister The Serial Killer youtu.be/0VQttqL8hFgReview of Lost Children Archive youtu.be/6mPtSF_iNL8Review of The Wall youtu.be/Cn1hgBbLCFAGet in touch with us via bookshanks@outlook.com. We love a chat!Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanksCheck out Lucy’s novels:NEW BOOK: The Liberation’s Child amzn.to/337roXm The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)
Lanny, 10 Minutes and 38 Seconds, & An Orchestra of Minorities | Booker Prize Reviews Bookshanks 2019-08-20 | Lucy reviews An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma, Lanny by Max Porter and 10 Minutes and 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak - all of which are longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2019. Have you read any of these books? We’d love to hear your thoughts!Related videos:Lucy and Scott’s Longlist Reaction youtu.be/nTcP-MrJflYReview of My Sister The Serial Killer youtu.be/0VQttqL8hFgReview of Lost Children Archive youtu.be/6mPtSF_iNL8Review of The Wall youtu.be/Cn1hgBbLCFAGet in touch with us via bookshanks@outlook.com. We love a chat!Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanksCheck out Lucy’s novels:NEW BOOK: The Liberation’s Child amzn.to/337roXm The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)
Booktube Prize Finals TBR Bookshanks 2019-08-13 | Lucy run's through the books she is reading for the finals of the very first BookTube Prize. Please share you thoughts in the comments - we love a good chat!Robert's channel (Barter Hordes) youtube.com/user/rsheardThe BookTube Prize website http://www.booktubeprize.orgVideos mentionedLucy's original review of Silence of the Girls youtu.be/LOtDvhdgUDgQuarter Final wrap up, including Happiness and There There youtu.be/To0qYvSvooM Original review of A Place for Us youtu.be/G38FYCPsJ6gGet in touch with us via bookshanks@outlook.com. We love a chat!Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanksCheck out Lucy’s novels:NEW BOOK: The Liberation’s Child amzn.to/337roXm The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)
Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls | Book Review Bookshanks 2019-08-11 | Lucy shares her thoughts on Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls, bestselling author of One Day.Related videos:Our All-Time Favourite Reads youtu.be/k5KVlIlsv5IMid Year Freak Out Tag youtu.be/WGuVAEp4_qM Books mentioned:Sweet Sorrow amzn.to/3rklv1eOne Day amzn.to/3fOS16tEleanor and Park amzn.to/3nzdzbm Get in touch with us via bookshanks@outlook.com. We love a chat!Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanksCheck out Lucy’s novels:NEW BOOK: The Liberation’s Child amzn.to/337roXm The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)
Booker Prize Longlist Reaction 2019 Bookshanks 2019-08-06 | Scott and Lucy share their thoughts on the Booker Prize Longlist 2019 and decide who’s reading which book. Please share your thoughts in the comments!Videos mentioned:Review of My Sister The Serial Killer youtu.be/0VQttqL8hFgReview of Lost Children Archive youtu.be/6mPtSF_iNL8Review of The Wall youtu.be/Cn1hgBbLCFAGet in touch with us via bookshanks@outlook.com. We love a chat!Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanksCheck out Lucy’s novels:NEW BOOK: The Liberation’s Child amzn.to/337roXm The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)
Our All-Time Favourite Books Bookshanks 2019-07-23 | Lucy and Scott chat about their favourite books of all time. Don’t forget to share your favourite reads in the comments too!Related videos:Mid Year Book FreakOut Tag youtu.be/WGuVAEp4_qMReview of Grit youtube.com/watch?time_continue=782&v=vblENJ0KZkkReview of Black Box Thinking youtube.com/watch?time_continue=704&v=tQpFp0HvUcw Review of Beartown youtube.com/watch?time_continue=983&v=4YVkJ9YYQcoBooks discussed:Sea of PoppiesBlack Box Thinking Empire of the Sun Matterhorn Lord of the Rings Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk Strangers on a Train Beartown Grit In Cold Blood Life of Pi Get in touch with us via bookshanks@outlook.com. We love a chat!Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanksCheck out Lucy’s novels:NEW BOOK: The Liberation’s Child amzn.to/337roXm The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)
Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton | Book Review Bookshanks 2019-07-16 | Lucy reviews Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton. Tell us what you're reading in the comments below!Buy the book: amzn.to/3tBcbIURelated videos:Mid Year Book FreakOut Tag youtu.be/WGuVAEp4_qMBridge of Clay review youtu.be/E8RNemYHOFoGet in touch with us via bookshanks@outlook.com. We love a chat!Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanksCheck out Lucy’s novels:NEW BOOK: The Liberation’s Child amzn.to/337roXm The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)
The Chain by Adrian McKinty | Book Review Bookshanks 2019-07-11 | Lucy reviews new thriller novel THE CHAIN by Adrian McKinty. Please share your thoughts in the comments!More information on The Chain by Adrian McKinty amzn.to/3Ii8OuPRead Lucy Cruickshanks’ novelsThe Liberation’s Child (OUT 7 APRIL 2022!) amzn.to/3Igil5X The Trader of Saigon amzn.to/337BKql The Road to Rangoon amzn.to/34HyKBv (Affiliate links)Follow Lucy on Twitter @LucyBookshanks or visit lucycruickshanks.co.uk and sign up to her mailing list.
Mid Year Book FreakOut Tag 2019 Bookshanks 2019-07-10 | Lucy and Scott share their answers to the Mid Year Book FreakOut Tag. What’s your favourite book of the year so far?Reviews of books mentioned:Milkman by Anna Burns youtu.be/r52UqPQywSMThe Hugo Prize Longlist youtu.be/9yLYx3E7djUThe Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai youtu.be/To0qYvSvooMOne World Kill by Mark Lawrence youtu.be/Gy60ecUy7tgPraise Song For The Butterflies by Bernice McFadden youtu.be/6mPtSF_iNL8Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss youtu.be/iuBFYjUKTKEThe Pisces by Melissa Broder youtu.be/L20BmfwevQkIronpolis Glen James Brown by youtu.be/rkR3_wZNxYEMy Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite youtu.be/0VQttqL8hFg Tag questions:1. Best book you’ve read so far in 2019. 2. Best sequel you've read so far in 2019. 3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to. 44. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year. 5. Biggest disappointment. 6. Biggest surprise. 7. Favorite new author. (Debut or new to you) 8. Newest fictional crush. 9. Newest favorite character. 10. Book that made you cry (Saddest book you have read). 11. Book that made you happy. 12. Favorite book to film adaptation you saw this year. 13. Favorite review you've written this year. (Booktube version: Favorite video you have done so far in this year) 14. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received) 15. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?Read Lucy’s novels:The Trader of Saigon amazon.co.uk/Trader-Saigon-Lucy-Cruickshanks-ebook/dp/B00BXFJ12Y/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1Z438JRA8NJJL&keywords=lucy+cruickshanks&qid=1559653977&s=gateway&sprefix=Lucy+cruise%2Caps%2C131&sr=8-1The Road to Rangoon amazon.co.uk/Road-Rangoon-Lucy-Cruickshanks-ebook/dp/B00TOOS2TY/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1Z438JRA8NJJL&keywords=lucy+cruickshanks&qid=1559653977&s=gateway&sprefix=Lucy+cruise%2Caps%2C131&sr=8-2
