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Francesca Astraea

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Born

The United Kingdom

Website

https://francescaswords.com

Twitter

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Genre

Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal

Member Since

June 2017

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Hi! I mostly use this space to keep track of books other people have recommended, but occasionally I add reviews, which are either very earnest or an absolute tyre fire of emotional vomit. I'm over on Insta, sometimes, @francescas_words. I write about books (and other things) over at francescasthoughts.com. Say hello if you see me!

Oh yeah I write books sometimes? Here's my ~professional bio~

Born in Rochford in 1995, Francesca Astraea decided at an early age that the worlds inside books and television were infinitely preferable to the real one. Initially put off the idea of being a writer because it requires one to sit alone and ignore people, she now finds sitting alone and ignoring people to be the most satisfying parts of the job. She liv ...more

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Average rating: 4.36 · 33 ratings · 23 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes 4.76 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rotting Trees (Bezzina's Emporium of Magical Artefacts and Antiquities, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mirrornovel - Title TBC (Bezzina's Emporium of Magical Artefacts and Antiquities #2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Gift a paperback of one of my books in February, and I'll send them an ebook.

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Here's where you can order signed copies of my books, although paperbacks from any retailer (including signed copies in stock at Carpe Noctem Frome and Books-on-Sea) count: https://folksy.com/shops/francescaswo...

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Francesca Astraea rated a book really liked it The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
First read this aged about 12 and was totally mystified about how Sam allowed Carter Spink to eat her soul. In my thirties I feel the hustle culture hell in MY soul
Mar 10, 2026 02:49PM · 1 like · like · see review
Francesca Astraea rated a book really liked it Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1) by Travis Baldree (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Francesca Astraea and 89 other people liked Maggie Stiefvater's review of The Quiet American: "A bitter, humane parable of foreign involvement in Vietnam; Greene gives all the major political factions very, very human faces. Astonishingly well built; sad as hell; occasionally quite funny; not a good time at all if you're only going to read it " Read more of this review »
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Francesca Astraea wants to read The Quiet American by Graham Greene	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Francesca Astraea rated a book it was amazing The Impossible Fortune (Thursday Murder Club, #5) by Richard Osman	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Francesca Astraea wants to read A Language of Dragons (A Language of Dragons, #1) by S.F. Williamson Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Readers' Favorite Young Adult Fantasy & Sci-Fi	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Francesca Astraea rated a book it was amazing Chosen Family: A Novel by Madeleine Gray (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The most satisfying novels are always the ones where 90% of the characters make terrible decisions 90% of the time (oh my god, Eve)
Feb 23, 2026 02:25AM · like · see review
Francesca Astraea rated a book it was amazing Snuff (Discworld, #39; City Watch, #8) by Terry Pratchett	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Francesca Astraea made a comment on em’s review of FLICK: The Story of Female Pleasure " The blurb is absolutely excellent, this is a must-read I suspect "
Feb 10, 2026 01:44PM · see review
Francesca Astraea wants to read FLICK: The Story of Female Pleasure by Kate Lister	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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