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Emily Wrayburn

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Emily has been writing since the age of six, but only recently developed the skill of finishing the projects that she starts (and even then, only sometimes). She is currently studying for a Masters in Museum and Heritage Studies and works as a reference librarian. In her spare time she can be found watching Doctor Who or curled up on the couch with a hot chocolate and a good book.

Please note that as of 2025, I use StoryGraph as my main book tracker, though I do post ARC reviews here and I'll be hanging around making sure my own book info is correct. ...more

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Average rating: 4.42 · 45 ratings · 25 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Christmas Australis: A Frighteningly Festive Anthology of Spine Jingling Tales by V.E. Patton (Goodreads Author), Darren Kasenkow, Emily Wrayburn (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — 2 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
	Where the Weird Things Are (Where the Weird Things Are, #1) by Clare Rhoden (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Austin P. Sheehan (Goodreads Author) (Editor), E.H. Alger (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 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
	Operation: Sugarplum (Drosselmeier Industries #1) 4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 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
	A More Complicated Fairytale by Emily Witt, Emily Wrayburn (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings — 2 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
	Enchanted Sleep really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 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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Emily Wrayburn and 1 other person liked Meredith Anderson's blog post: Reminder to authors "Responding to negative reviews or someone deciding your book isn't for them can give you a bad reputation and just outright make you look petty. And if you're not careful, you can even move into bullying behaviour - such as if your response is of..." Read more of this blog post »
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Emily Wrayburn did not finish A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) by Sarah J. Maas (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
Found this on my "on hold" shelf, where it's apparently been sitting since 20 October 2019. Decided to use it to see how the new DNF shelf works. ...more
Mar 15, 2026 03:17AM · 1 like · like · see review
Emily Wrayburn liked Ash’s status update Ash started reading Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Feb 21, 2026 10:28PM · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Emily Wrayburn and 5 other people liked Flo's review of This Is How You Lose the Time War: "WARNING: Do not read this review if you love this book because I know I'm very much in the minority with how I felt about it. Don't @ me if you love this book and still read this review because I have a lot of feelings lol. ---- This book made me so a" Read more of this review »
Feb 21, 2026 10:24PM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Emily Wrayburn and 3 other people liked Erika's review of A Forgery of Roses: "This fantasy/mystery kept me guessing, it lead me where it wanted me to be and kept surprising me. It made a fool out of me! The last chapters were so intense and I kept waiting for everything to finally take a turn and start to work out, it didn’t g" Read more of this review »
Sep 16, 2025 04:48AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of A Forgery of Roses by Jessica S. Olson. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — A Forgery of Roses by Jessica S. Olson <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Emily Wrayburn rated a book really liked it Fragrance of Forgotten Truths: A Serenity Falls Cozy Mystery (Serenity Falls) by Iris Applewood (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
Review originally posted on A Keyboard and an Open Mind 13 July 2025: I love a good small town cozy book and this one fit the bill perfectly! After losing her big city job, Anna Attar moves back to her family home in Serenity Falls, and joins her siste ...more
Jul 13, 2025 03:32AM · 1 like · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Fragrance of Forgotten Truths by Iris Applewood. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Fragrance of Forgotten Truths by Iris Applewood <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Emily Wrayburn rated a book it was amazing Writing and Editing Checklists: Everything You Need to Take Your Book from First Draft to Publication by K.M. Allan (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
Review originally posted on A Keyboard and an Open Mind 29 April 2025: Every time I have read a useful checklist on K. M. Allan’s blog, I have thought “Oh, I’ll need this when I’m at that stage of the writing process, I’ll have to remember to come bac ...more
May 30, 2025 03:33AM · 2 likes · like · see review
Emily Wrayburn rated a book really liked it A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage by Asia Mackay	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
Review originally posted on A Keyboard and an Open Mind 14 January 2025: 3.5 stars I love a good serial killer book but I’ve been having a bad run with them lately. This book does the same thing Butcher & Blackbird did, making sure we knew that these s ...more
Jan 13, 2025 05:54PM · 1 like · like · see review
Emily Wrayburn rated a book really liked it Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales (Emily Wilde, #3) by Heather Fawcett (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
Review originally posted on A Keyboard and an Open Mind 07 January 2025: “If Wendell’s stepmother has us slain before I have a chance to contribute to the scholarly debate, I will be very disappointed.” Actual rating: 3.5* I loved being back in the Emil ...more
Jan 06, 2025 11:47PM · 1 like · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Emily Wrayburn added a status update: I'll still be hanging around GoodReads making sure my own titles are here properly and liking your updates, but I'm tracking my reading over on StoryGraph from now on. I'm emilywrayburn over there if you want to be friends! :)
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Emily’s Quotes

“You know, it's hard work to write a book. I can't tell you how many times I really get going on an idea, then my quill breaks. Or I spill ink all over my writing tunic.”
― Ellen DeGeneres, The Funny Thing Is...

tags: book, writing

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“The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy also mentions alcohol. It says that the best drink in existence is the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster, the effect of which is like having your brains smashed out with a slice of lemon wrapped round a large gold brick.”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

tags: bar-guide, drinking, humor

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“Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

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