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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

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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: 4.36 · 33 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) 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
	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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Francesca Astraea's Blog

An apology to subscribers (in which it’s been 17 years and I’m still not able to use the internet)

The following anecdote is brought to you by someone who has to laugh or they will shrivel up and die from EMBARRASSMENT.

So a while ago I decided to link my Patreon page with this blog, because I get a lot of views on posts from 2011 and it is no longer 2011. I’ve changed, this blog has changed, I don’t really want to be cancelled by a random basement-dweller who finds content from 2011 and writes

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Francesca Astraea wrote a new blog post An apology to subscribers (in which it’s been 17 years and I’m still not able to use the internet) The following anecdote is brought to you by someone who has to laugh or they will shrivel up and die from EMBARRASSMENT.So a while ago I decided to li Read more of this blog post »
Aug 22, 2026 06:08AM · like
Francesca Astraea has read Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon (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
Aug 18, 2026 11:07PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Francesca Astraea rated a book it was amazing The Sense and Sensibility Screenplay and Diaries: Bringing Jane Austen's Novel to Film by Emma Thompson	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 1 other person liked em's review of Dodge City: "A fantastic book of character, moral, and the importance of family. I really loved this, Lee was a fun character to centre the story on. His narrative was entertaining and at times, a little unreliable, which made the whole thing more enjoyable. My p" Read more of this review »
Aug 13, 2026 11:23PM · see review
Francesca Astraea rated a book it was amazing Upstart Crow by Ben Elton	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
Aug 12, 2026 05:50AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Upstart Crow by Ben Elton. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Upstart Crow by Ben Elton <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Francesca Astraea rated a book it was amazing Blackadder: The Whole Damn Dynasty, 1485-1917 by Richard Curtis	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
In which the script, like the show, is hilarious until the last forty five seconds.
Aug 06, 2026 06:36AM · like · see review
Francesca Astraea rated a book it was amazing Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams	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
Scheming to gift this to every Facebook meme maniac in my wider circle (they won't read it, obviously, it's not accompanied by 3D emojis, but the sales will annoy the Meta lawyers). ...more
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Francesca Astraea rated a book it was amazing Doctor Foster: The Scripts (Nick Herb Books) by Mike Bartlett	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
Haven't seen this show for a decade and yet every single betrayal from Simon is still EXCRUTIATING. ...more
Jul 23, 2026 09:35AM · like · see review
Francesca Astraea rated a book it was amazing The Office: The Scripts Series 2 by Ricky Gervais	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
The best and worst part of reading The Office scripts is remembering that, on screen, everything was far far more beige
Jul 20, 2026 06:18AM · like · see review
Francesca Astraea rated a book it was amazing The Office: The Scripts Series 1 by Ricky Gervais	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
Just as painful to consume in script form as on screen, excruciating, excellent
Jul 18, 2026 03:41AM · like · see review