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Francesca Astraea has read 67 of 70 books.

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Francesca Astraea

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The United Kingdom

Website

https://francescaswords.com

Twitter

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Genre

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: 4.39 · 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) really liked it 4.00 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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Rotting Trees Buyer’s Guide

Occasionally I am asked what sort of books I write. I usually say ‘urban fantasy’ or ‘magical and a bit strange.’ Mostly I try to change the subject, because it feels like being asked my bra size. It’s not a secret but I’d rather talk about the weather. I am aware this is not helpful for selling books. So, in attempt to get better at talking about ~~bras~~ books I thought I’d read through reviews left

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Francesca Astraea finished reading The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner (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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The best Tolkien work I've read this year, and I spent the summer reading the one with the ring. Faith in both Christmas and humanity RESTORED. ...more
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Francesca Astraea and 12 other people liked Maggie Stiefvater's blog post: “A wonderfully observed—actually, flat-out wonderful—historical novel.” – The Wall Street Journal "It feels quite silly to do a dump of the wonderful things folks have said about THE LISTENERS since its release in June, but it’s the end of the year, which is wrap-up time, so here we go:The New York Times said: “Around every corner of this richl..." Read more of this blog post »
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