Amanda Holyoak

Librarian, reader and reviewer, occasional baker. Mum to 13 year old and 9 year old twins. Owned by 2 cats. @[email protected]

[Amanda Holyoak @amandajph]

@SarahjevsEvans Your cats are the only accounts I come onto X for and I'm so very sorry to hear about Flash. He was clearly a very lovely cat, and I shall miss seeing him here.

[Dawn @crooksonbooks]

Wow!! @Mrssmithmunday #TheyHadItComing is just brilliant. A nail biting, shortness of breath read, the separate strands of the novel tugged tight across my chest until finally unravelled at the end. Nobody & nothing is as seems. Just brilliant 😱PUB: 15/05/25 @PenguinUKBooks

[Dawn @crooksonbooks]

Oh wow!

I was almost late for work this am trying to finish this beauty but had to concede defeat & finish the last couple of chapters at lunchtime.

It was a joy to read, so very, very relatable, the power of women’s friendship, strength & support the absolute best tonic ever💗

[Amanda Holyoak @amandajph]

@LauraPAuthor Here is my 10 year old daughter's bag of air 😂 Although being kept for an unspecified purpose 🤷‍♀️

[Amanda Holyoak @amandajph]

@susiesbookrevs I dont read a lot of longer books but longest ones I have read are World without End by Ken Follett 1237 pages and London by Edward Rutherford - 1319 pages. Both excellent reads.

[Amanda Holyoak @amandajph]

@AlyssiaReads If it's any consolation, the library was a huge hit with my son and the main reason why he has declared the school his first choice. Although appreciate that wouldn't have helped this morning after such a long day!

[Miranda Dickinson🌟 @wurdsmyth]

Did you know each paperback has a TWIN?

They’re printed in pairs then separated at the end of the process (see photo below for mine)

So the paperback you’re reading now has a twin, somewhere in the world. A connection to another reader we’ll never know.

I think that’s magical!

[Amanda Holyoak @amandajph]

@YorkshireBook48 Just over half way through Dark Island by Daniel Aubrey which is proving to be a real page turner. I'm loving it!

[Amanda Holyoak @amandajph]

@BexBookaholic 742 unread on my kindle, and about 3 physical. I have accepted I will never read them all as I keep adding to them 🤦‍♀️ I have 2 hobbies; reading books and buying books. Buying them supports authors so I'm fine with it 🤷‍♀️

[Amanda Holyoak @amandajph]

@LuttHigh It was a brilliant day according to my two who are looking forward to following their brother to LHS. Thanks

[Bert’s Books @bertsbooks]

The shop just sold it's 40,000th book! It was Maybe In Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid!

You can WIN a copy for yourself as well - Just RETWEET AND FOLLOW by 3pm on Sunday 16th June. I'll pick a winner at random (UK only for this one)

[Steve Cavanagh @SteveCavanagh_]

Want to win one of these?
Proof copies have arrived for Witness 8.
Eddie Flynn returns 1.8.2024
Retweet/repost and follow me to enter the giveaway.
Don’t forget you can win Eddie Flynn merch when you preorder Witness 8 (see pinned post)
#giveaway

[Amanda Holyoak @amandajph]

@MrsSercombeLHS Oh for sure 😂

[Amanda Holyoak @amandajph]

Same!

[Colin📚 @TheBookshopMan]

Looking at my TBR pile...

[Amanda Holyoak @amandajph]

Thanks to @theguyliner for another fabulous book. This was just the book I needed it to be; warm, witty and engaging. Absolutely loved it and quite sad to have finished it today and so need to leave Leo and find another book to read. #amreading #LeadingMan https://t.co/lo25Tg819C

[Amanda Holyoak @amandajph]

This sounds a really good read!

[Amanda Holyoak @amandajph]

@HolSmale 😂🙌🤦‍♀️

[Bookaholic Bex @BexBookaholic]

You. Are. Welcome.

[Amanda Holyoak @amandajph]

I love this!

[Jo Callaghan @JoCallaghanKat]

I have zero chill about the window display in my local store. It means every time I got out on the high street to do shopping (which is every day) I can see Kat and Lock. It actually makes me quite emotional. Thank you @Waterstones Harborne 💙❤️