<![CDATA[BOOKMARKED LIFE: Bookmark]]>https://bookmarkedlife.substack.com/s/bookmarkhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!trgA!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb0659fe3-948a-4c01-a6ca-657f46f9ea1a_500x500.pngBOOKMARKED LIFE: Bookmarkhttps://bookmarkedlife.substack.com/s/bookmarkSubstackWed, 29 Apr 2026 12:39:07 GMT<![CDATA[In Review: Dark Like Under, Alice Chadwick]]>https://bookmarkedlife.substack.com/p/in-review-dark-like-under-alice-chadwickhttps://bookmarkedlife.substack.com/p/in-review-dark-like-under-alice-chadwickThu, 27 Nov 2025 19:57:43 GMT

2025 has been a year of dazzling debuts, something that gives me high hope in a market saturated with mediocrity and, quite frankly, poor writing. Amid the noise of hideous words like ‘viral’ and ‘sensation’, there does, perhaps more than ever, seem to be a need and desire and push for books that sing with beautiful sentences, real characters, and since…

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]]><![CDATA[The Power of a Debut]]>https://bookmarkedlife.substack.com/p/the-power-of-a-debuthttps://bookmarkedlife.substack.com/p/the-power-of-a-debutSun, 08 Sep 2024 19:52:08 GMT
The stunning debut, Whale Fall, by Elizabeth O’Connor.

The other week, I sat in the staff room of the bookshop, unpacking new stock - which is always a very dangerously enjoyable thing to do - when I unearthed a rather lovely looking new hardback. Alongside the fact that the book - Whale Fall - boasted sizzling praise from the likes of Colm Toibin and M…

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]]><![CDATA[In Review: Giovanni's Room]]>https://bookmarkedlife.substack.com/p/in-review-giovannis-roomhttps://bookmarkedlife.substack.com/p/in-review-giovannis-roomSun, 01 Sep 2024 20:05:32 GMTIt’s a slim little post following a bit of a big and busy week that included my boyfriend moving in with me, and a rather brilliant day trip to the fabulous Isles of Scilly. I also committed to my twice-a-week posting plan on here, with my first post for paid subscribers only, on Friday. Whether you’re here to check things out, a regular reader who enjo…

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]]><![CDATA[Life's too Short for Bad Books]]>https://bookmarkedlife.substack.com/p/lifes-too-short-for-bad-bookshttps://bookmarkedlife.substack.com/p/lifes-too-short-for-bad-booksSat, 25 May 2024 10:15:54 GMTI’ve endured some really mediocre books lately. Too many, in fact. And while, of course, reading is wonderfully subjective, meaning my reading tastes may be viewed as tedious or dull to others, to me, it feels like a lot of rubbish is being churned out at the moment, perhaps with the mentality that, if just one book takes off in a big way, tapping into …

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