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Francesca Astraea

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The United Kingdom

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Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal

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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: 4.38 · 34 ratings · 24 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) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17 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
	Dead Ends (Bezzina's Emporium of Magical Artefacts and Antiquities, #2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2027	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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Read, If You Like ‘A Night in the Lonesome October’ by Roger Zelazny

I originally wrote this post last year, but for whatever reason I couldn’t or didn’t want to post it. It’s a very autumnal read, so I’ve pulled it out of the drafts folder and may reread the book itself…

Read A Night in the Lonesome October (Roger Zelazny, 1993) if you like…Non-human narrators.(As in, this book was sold to me as ‘featuring Jack the Ripper’s dog as narrator’).Succinct chapters – the Read more of this blog post »

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Francesca Astraea wrote a new blog post Read, If You Like ‘A Night in the Lonesome October’ by Roger Zelazny I originally wrote this post last year, but for whatever reason I couldn’t or didn’t want to post it. It’s a very autumnal read, so I’ve pulled it out Read more of this blog post »
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Francesca Astraea has read The Meryl Streep Movie Club by Mia March (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 wants to read In. by Will McPhail	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 352 other people liked Maggie Stiefvater's review of In.: "I'm incoherent with my love for this graphic novel. I bought it based upon the prologue alone—I thought, if the rest of the book is even half this specific, wry, and surprisingly observed, I'm in. It's better. Written and illustrated by Will McPhail, " Read more of this review »
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Francesca Astraea and 79 other people liked Maggie Stiefvater's review of Our Noble Selves: "Readers of Osman's mysteries would likely find this cozy installment from Atkinson an easy on ramp into historical fiction."
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Francesca Astraea and 94 other people liked Maggie Stiefvater's review of The Kangaroo Chronicles: "Marvelously clever. Marvelously stupid. Just marvelous. If you crossed Calvin & Hobbes with The Complete Little World of Don Camillo. I read an e-book, but I wish it was available in print in English."
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Francesca Astraea has read The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13) by Agatha Christie	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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