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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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How long has it been since I wrote a post here if we measure in calendar months? Maybe let’s focus on the here and now. I’ve noticed a lot of new viewers in the last few months so if you’re new here, hi, I’m Francesca, I write books and short stories and films.

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Francesca Astraea rated a book it was amazing Raising Steam (Discworld, #40; Moist von Lipwig, #3) 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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Devastating and thought provoking and you will Not be impressed by how many of your psych teachers glossed over the baby monkey study when you were 16
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Francesca Astraea rated a book really liked it Flush by Virginia Woolf	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
If I had a nickel for every time I read a book from the perspective of a dog owned by a figure in Victorian culture, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't that many but it's weird it's happened twice. ...more
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