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@michaelsreading

Enthusiastic book reader and reviewer, with a passion for music. L.A. native soaking in the world from Lakemore, OH nowadays.

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Winding a week bombarded by random stressors... this album, released today, rescued me from wallowing in the dark. Momoko Gill's Momoko is like nothing I'm familiar with. Such a rich tapestry of sound...It's just a relief to have music perform its intervention again. #Music @momokogill.bsky.social

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The Last Kings of Hollywood I just reviewed The Last Kings of Hollywood by Paul Fischer

www.netgalley.com/book/668351/...
#Books #BookSky #TheLastKingsOfHollywood
Zoetrope, Star Wars, and that Shark

05.03.2026 22:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ahhh! So hard to find this in the U.S. I put in a request for my library to order this book -- apparently not available here yet. No advance review copies here yet, either-- but I'm keeping an eye out...

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Lake Effect I just reviewed Lake Effect by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

www.netgalley.com/book/705232/...
#Books #BookSky @eccobooks.bsky.social #CynthiaDSweeney #LakeEffect
True forgiveness is a generational project.

28.02.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lake Effect I just reviewed Lake Effect by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

www.netgalley.com/book/705232/...
#Books #BookSky @eccobooks.bsky.social #CynthiaDSweeney #LakeEffect
True forgiveness is a generational project.

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A Cook's Tour I just reviewed A Cook's Tour by Anthony Bourdain

www.netgalley.com/book/778405/... #Books #BookSky @HarperAudio

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Wow.

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One of those nights... and I feel fortunate to have Emmylou's masterpiece to envelop me. #MusicSky #SkyMusic That voice soothing things... #EmmylouHarris

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Saoirse I just reviewed Saoirse by Charleen Hurtubise

www.netgalley.com/book/698301/...
#Books #SkyBooks #Saoirse @celadonbooks.bsky.social @macmillanaudio.bsky.social @charleenhurtubise.bsky.social

16.02.2026 00:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser @stmartinspress.bsky.social @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #rachelHochhauser, #arc, #retelling, #fairytale, #historicalfiction, #bookreview,

Imaginative, creative, dark, and wonderfully written.β€οΈπŸŽ§πŸ“•

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15.02.2026 22:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Winding a week bombarded by random stressors... this album, released today, rescued me from wallowing in the dark. Momoko Gill's Momoko is like nothing I'm familiar with. Such a rich tapestry of sound...It's just a relief to have music perform its intervention again. #Music @momokogill.bsky.social

13.02.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Hadacol Boogie I just reviewed The Hadacol Boogie by James Lee Burke

www.netgalley.com/book/684887/...
The Master, America's Writer. #Books #BookSky @groveatlantic.bsky.social #JamesLeeBurke
Gripping and Masterful.

11.02.2026 02:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Hadacol Boogie I just reviewed The Hadacol Boogie by James Lee Burke

www.netgalley.com/book/684887/...
The Master, America's Writer. #Books #BookSky @groveatlantic.bsky.social #JamesLeeBurke
Gripping and Masterful.

11.02.2026 02:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Evil In The Family by Michael Wood #MichaelWood, #onemorechapter, #evilinthefamily, #mysterythriller, #ARC, #bookreview, #DrOliviaWinterseries,

Evil in the Family is the thrilling, shocking, and gripping!β€οΈπŸ“–

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Impostor I just reviewed Impostor by L.J. Ross

www.netgalley.com/book/702518/...
#Books #BookSky @poisonedpenpress.bsky.social @ljross.bsky.social

06.02.2026 02:26 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In Deep Water: A True Story of Sharks, Survival, and Courage by Michael J. Tougias
@stmartinspress.bsky.social #michaeljtougias, #bookreview, #ARC, #indeepwater, #nonfiction

openbookposts.com/2026/02/01/i...

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Discipline I just reviewed Discipline by Larissa Pham

www.netgalley.com/book/686339/...
#Books #BookSky @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

27.01.2026 11:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Snowed in! And just started this one... I've read dozens of James Lee Burke's books and am eager! #JamesLeeBurke #HadacolBoogie #Books #BookSky

25.01.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

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Queen Esther I just reviewed Queen Esther by John Irving

www.netgalley.com/book/615440/...
#Books #BookSky

17.01.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Vigil I just reviewed Vigil by George Saunders

www.netgalley.com/book/707474/... #Books #BookSky @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
#GeorgeSaunders #Vigil Profoundly Thought-Provoking

18.01.2026 19:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher
@tornightfire.bsky.social @macmillanaudio.bsky.social
#ursulavernon, #tkingfisher, #wolfworm, #ARC,
Dark, gothic, unsettling, atmospheric, and captivating!β€οΈπŸŽ§πŸ“–

openbookposts.com/2026/01/18/w...

18.01.2026 21:54 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Vigil I just reviewed Vigil by George Saunders

www.netgalley.com/book/707474/... #Books #BookSky @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
#GeorgeSaunders #Vigil Profoundly Thought-Provoking

18.01.2026 19:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Queen Esther I just reviewed Queen Esther by John Irving

www.netgalley.com/book/615440/...
#Books #BookSky

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#booksky

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He's also braver than most of congress... although, not a high standard

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President's medical team has injected him with bleach... Thank goodness he is out of harm's way!

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Michael Burke's review of Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way 4/5: Putting Her Mosaic Together β€œI ask this one thing: let me go mad in my own way.” ― Sophocles, Electra Elaine Feeney's novel, β€œLet Me Go Mad in My Own Way,” is a powerfully layered and deeply em...

www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
#Books #BookSky @biblioasis.bsky.social @elainefeeney.bsky.social

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