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Writes lively, entertaining Welsh language books for adults, Welsh learners, YA and children. One book in English so far: 'Ramboy' for 9+. ...more

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	Hi yw fy Ffrind 4.26 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 2006 — 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
	Bywyd Blodwen Jones (No Felau Nawr) 3.90 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1999 — 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
	I Botany Bay 4.44 avg rating — 64 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
	Cyfres Amdani: Llwybr Gwaed, Y 4.09 avg rating — 67 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
	Hi Oedd Fy Ffrind 4.39 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Gwrach y Gwyllt 4.24 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2003 — 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
	Llinyn Trons 3.57 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2012 — 6 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
	Merch Y Gwyllt 3.86 avg rating — 42 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
	Blodwen Jones A'r Aderyn Prin 4.03 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2001 — 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
	Prawf Mot 4.74 avg rating — 31 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

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Bethan rated a book liked it Earthlings by Sayaka Murata	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
I thought I was reading a cute, imaginative children's book - for 1 chapter. I devoured the first part, absolutely loved it and told a friend who also likes magic realism 'You will love this!" How wrong was I. She would hate this. I didn't hate it at a ...more
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Bethan rated a book really liked it Cry of the Kalahari by Mark Owens	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
I really enjoyed this. I was enthralled, I was jealous, I was angry at the plight of the wildebeest. The authors had the adventure of a lifetime and managed to convey the magic of living with the wildlife of the Kalahari with some wonderfully vivid w ...more
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Bethan rated a book it was amazing The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak (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
I loved this novel. It's wise, compassionate and wonderful. If you need to understand the mind of a refugee or a displaced person, read this. If you think you don't need to understand, read this. Some people seem to have had difficulty with a fig tre ...more
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Bethan rated a book it was amazing Cysgod y Mabinogi (Welsh Edition) by Peredur Glyn	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
Gwych! Excellent.
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Bethan rated a book it was amazing Lolfa Oedolyn (ish!) Y gwersi dwi wedi eu dysgu fel bod dim rhaid i chi neud (Welsh Edition). by Melanie Owen	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
Gwych. Mor onest, mor ffraeth, mor wahanol. Loved it.
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Bethan finished reading Taken for Dead (Katie Maguire, #4) by Graham Masterton	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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Bethan rated a book really liked it James by Percival Everett	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
I loved this and loved the character of James. Yes, it's dark, and yes, it's about slavery, but it has a beauty to it. Now want to read The Trees by the same author. ...more
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Bethan rated a book it was ok Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi	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
I'm disappointed. Lovely idea - time travel from a cafe etc - but the style became annoying. Maybe it was better in the original Japanese? It would definitely make a better (short) film than a novel. I'll try another novel from Japan because I really ...more
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Bethan and 2628 other people liked Henk's review of Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1): "Despite a tantalizing premise the execution of time travel with ever added on new rules is sloppy. And the underlying morale of the four stories is basically highly conservative in my opinion. The underlying messaging that grated on me To kick off in r" Read more of this review »
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