Liz Dexter / LyzzyBee 📚📚🏃‍♀️

Three packed shelves of books

State of the TBR - March 2026, chock-full of wonderful independent publishers #ReadIndies librofulltime.wordpress.com/2026/03/07/s... #booksky 💙📚

That's the only one I've read, too. So good.

Not That I'm Bitter on a tablet and So Tell Me What You Want in hardback on a blue background

And two interesting memoirs from women in entertainment: Helen Lederer – “Not That I’m Bitter” and Nicki Chapman – “So Tell Me What You Want” librofulltime.wordpress.com/2026/02/22/t... #booksky 📚💙💡

Paperback of My City, My Home on a blue background

A wonderful book I happened upon in The Heath Bookshop a while ago: Partha Mandal, Zarah Alam, Anne Cockitt, Natasha Uzair, Mohammad Farooque (eds.) – “My City, My Home” librofulltime.wordpress.com/2026/02/19/b... #ReadIndies2026 @sampadarts.bsky.social #booksky 📚💙💡

Thank you for recommending my blog!

A line of Penguin Modern Poets books

For @kaggsy59.bsky.social , the Penguin Modern Poets books in The Book Tower.

Bar chart of monthly web stats showing a large increase at the end

I've been having weird stuff going on with my WordPress websites/blogs stats, had an explanation (of sorts) from a WordPress "happiness engineer" and shared our discussion (with permission) on my work blog for the help and edification of others in the same position. libroediting.com/2026/02/19/t...

Interesting, any particular reason? What's your least favourite? I used to find this one terribly glamorous so my tastes have changed over time (age 14-54, so hardly surprising!).

Four copies of "The Flight From the Enchanter", one hardback first edition and three paperbacks of various vintages

... and thoughts on "The Flight From the Enchanter" possibly only interesting to other Iris Murdoch obsessives ... librofulltime.wordpress.com/2026/02/17/b... #booksky 📚💙

Ebook covers of The Island Retreat and Common Ground

Catching up on book review sharing - Two ensemble casts in Cathy Kelly – “The Island Retreat” and Elissa Soave – “Common Ground” librofulltime.wordpress.com/2026/02/12/t... #booksky 💙📚

A paperback copy of 31 Days on a blue background

A book that will be really powerful if read properly and applied - Allie Bailey's "31 Days" librofulltime.wordpress.com/2026/02/10/b... #ReadIndies26 @vertebratepub.bsky.social #booksky 📚💙💡

Ebook covers of Love by the Book and The Floating Venice Bookshop

Getting back into the book reviewing (now to catch up with my blog reading!), two books about books – Jessica George – “Love by the Book” and Annabel French – “The Floating Venice Bookshop” librofulltime.wordpress.com/2026/02/08/t... #booksky 📚💙

It is good but has quite a lot about blood sports - well, shooting birds in particular, so go in forewarned!

Hardback copy of Dear Oliver on a blue background

And today I reviewed Susan R. Barry's "Dear Oliver" librofulltime.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/b... I have been reading, I've just not been good at writing reviews.

Ebook covers of Bad Asians, When Rock Met Hip-Hop and Two Left Feet

I managed to forget to post the link to this triple review last month: Lillian Li – “Bad Asians”, Steven Blush – “When Rock Met Hip-Hop” and Kallie Emblidge – “Two Left Feet” librofulltime.wordpress.com/2026/01/30/r...

I'd say go for it as it's easy to get back and comfy once the discomfort gets too much. I wish the recliner chair man made wheelchairs!

A lovely selection and I have to get Brodie soon!

Four shelves packed with books (three with one double-stacked)

It's late! But it's here. Were you anxiously awaiting it? State of the TBR February 2026, incorporating the effect of the (v welcome) Christmas and Birthday Book Flood librofulltime.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/s... #Readindies #booksky 📚💙💡

Glad you found my reviews OK!

We both loved it, we said it was a classic Emma and Liz read!

Words from the Hedge and Person Unlimited in hardback on a blue background

And finally, today's review, Two men’s memoirs – Richard Negus – “Words from the Hedge” and Dean Atta – “Person Unlimited” librofulltime.wordpress.com/2026/01/28/t... #booksky 📚💙💡

Ebook cover of No 17 Curiosity Lane

And back to Puffin Island with Christie Barlow for "No. 17 Curiosity Lane" librofulltime.wordpress.com/2026/01/23/b... @christiebarlow.bsky.social #booksky 📚💙

Londoners in paperback on a blue background

Craig Taylor's "Londoners" was a book I read with Emma which we thoroughly enjoyed librofulltime.wordpress.com/2026/01/16/b... #booksky @halfmanhalfbook.bsky.social kindly sent it to me in the first place! 📚💙💡

Ebook cover for Belgrave Road

Accidentally missed sharing a few reads. "Belgrave Road" by Manish Chauhan was an excellent debut about two people meeting in a third country ... librofulltime.wordpress.com/2026/01/13/b... #booksky 📚💙

ebook cover and book tour info for The Arctic Cruise

I failed yesterday to share my review of this fun and essentially kind book, Caroline James' "The Arctic Cruise" which was sent to me on a blog tour and was a nice light read, so do have a look! librofulltime.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/b... @carolinejames1.bsky.social #booksky 📚💙

Aww, thank you! I did have a super day (run in the rain, lunch with @heavenalibooks.bsky.social, opening book etc. parcels, takeaway with my husband!

Thank you!

I wish people would understand that people have different lives to them and different opportunities. Yes, we'd all be super-wonderful and avoid all unpleasant companies in an ideal world - but there are reasons why everyone has to make the choices they make.

A pile of books, chocolate, a jigsaw and a colouring book - full details in the blog post linked to in the post.

It was my birthday today, and yes, there were some oblong parcels to open ... as well as some chocolate-shaped and not forgetting jigsaw-shaped ones! I feel very fortunate. librofulltime.wordpress.com/2026/01/21/b... I'm sure @deanstpress.bsky.social will smile to see this! #booksky 📚💙💡

Image and blog tour list for Eva Glyn's "The Croatian Island Library"

My review is up on the blog tour for Eva Glyn's lovely "The Croatian Island Library" librofulltime.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/b... #booksky @evaglyn.bsky.social 📚💙