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TheSpineView

Joined March 2018

Bookwyrm, Dog and Horse lover, Book Blogger 📚 www.thespineview.com My life as a bibliophile❣😊🐶🐎
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Corrupt | Penelope Douglas
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I normally zip through Douglas's books. In this one, I reached a point where I guessed what was going to happen and I couldn't finish. Therefore, I put the book down and picked it up again a couple of days ago. No surprises. Just as expected. The plot was good just predictable. 3.5🌟 #Read2025 @DieAReader At just over 500 pages this is one for #ChunksterChallenge2025 @Amiable #AllergicToChunksters @julieclair

DieAReader #Next 👋🏻 6h
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Wild Love | Elsie Silver
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I so need a guy like the MMC, Ford. Just don't tell hubby. 🤫😉😅 I loved the characters and the snarky banter between them. The plot was good too if a bit slow in places. Already looking forward to book two in the series. 4🌟 #SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 #Read2025 @DieAReader

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These are the books I want to read for May's #Roll100 @PuddleJumper

Not sure on Iron Flame (it is book 30) because I want to reread Fourth Wing to refresh my memory. However, book 3 on my list is War and Peace and you guys know that one is not happening. 😂

PuddleJumper Happy reading! 9h
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Here is May's #ReadYourKindle ##ReadYourEbook list. @CBee

I've read several of my Kindle books in April not all necessarily on my list. Progress is progress!
#2ManyBooksNoTime

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Here is my May #BookSpinBingo list. @TheAromaofBooks

In addition to reading my #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin selections, I would like to get at least two bingos. 🤞❤️📕

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 9h
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#PoetryMatters @TheSpineView
#Way
Fleetwood Mac

Now this song will be stuck in my head all day.

💜🎶💜

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TheSpineView @dabbe 👍🎶 8h
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Eggs 🖤🧡❤️ 12h
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Eleanor and Park | Rainbow Rowell
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Lovely story about teenage love. Great plot with characters to die for. Pacing was a touch slow but the story was so good I easily overlooked it. 4🌟

#Littensloveromance @StayCurious
#Read2025 @DieAReader

DieAReader 💖Great 23h
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The Black Stallion | Walter Farley
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#WonderousWednesday @Eggs

1. I had two dogs growing up. Both my dad brought home for me. The first was a shaggy mixed breed that the previous owner moved and couldn't keep. I had him from around 4 years till he passed when I was 10. Then a shepherd mix , another rehome, that lived until my sophomore year in college. As an adult 7 dogs, 2 guinea pigs, and 1 cat. Also, had a pony when I was young, and 5 horses throughout my life.

TheSpineView 2. Tagged. 3. I mostly read fiction about animals but love a good animal story regardless if it is fiction or nonfiction. Play? @Cupcake12 @PageShifter @Laughterhp @DebinHawaii @kelli7990 1d
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DebinHawaii Thanks for the tag! 🤗 1d
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#WeirdWordWednesday @CBee

Padrone: 1. Master 1b. Italian innkeeper
2. A person who secures employment especially for Italian immigrants

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Equivalence | Shin Yu Pai
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#DynamicDs @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
#Danger

I enjoyed the book and the movie. ❤️📕🎬

Eggs Great film👏🏻 2d
TheSpineView @Eggs Totally! 🤩 1d
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This is age gap (10 years), forbidden romance where the MMC falls in love with his best friend's little sister. I liked it. It was all fluff. Yet, the author did a great job making me care about the characters. 4🌟 #SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 #Read2025 @DieAReader

DieAReader 💖💖💖 2d
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Litsytestbook004 | Litsytestbook004
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I hope everyone is enjoying April's selection Rabbits by Terry Miles. Discussions will be at the end of the month. In the meantime, the nominates are now open for the May selection of the #LitsySciFiBookClub Please place your choice in the comments and we will start voting at the end of the week.
Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the tag list. ❤️📖🚀

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Here are the May prompts for #PoetryMatters
To play post a poem, quote, song, etc that you feel matches the prompt. Don't forget to tag me in your post.

@LitsyEvents

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TheSpineView @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks It's my color! 💜 2d
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TheSpineView mine too!!! 😘💜 2d
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Litsytestbook004 | Litsytestbook004
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These are the books on my schedule for this week. I've already started Wild Love and Guards! Guards! I hope to squeeze in a fourth book too. 🤞
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#LitsySciFiBookClub #OokBookClub @julesG

julesG 🦧 Ook! 3d
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Wild Love | Elsie Silver
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Happy Tuesday! Here are today's #Two4Tuesday questions. Everyone is welcome to play. I will tag a few Littens to get us started.

My answers:
💵 Yes, I still carry cash. A couple of restaurants and local businesses offer a discount if you pay with cash.
💵 The MMC comes from money and made a lot of money himself in the tech industry. Some his actions are greatly influenced by his wealth.

@eggs @Kshakal @TheBookHippie @peaKnit @dabbe @Texreader

Eggs 🩵🩵🩵 3d
bellabella Yes, I carry cash 😁
Love, Unscripted, by Denise Hunter. MMC is a Hollywood star
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TheSpineView @bellabella I feel better knowing I have cash on me. 2d
dabbe Will do; thanks for the tag! 😍 2d
Read4life Thanks for the tag. 🤓 2d
Librarybelle Thanks for the tag! 2d
DebinHawaii Thanks for the tag! 🤗 I just posted! 2d
TheSpineView @Librarybelle Anytime 😊 2d
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#WeeklyFavorites @Read4life

My favorite book last week was Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell. Read for ##LittensLoveRomance hosted by @StayCurious

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Read4life I loved it, too!! 💙🐣💙 2d
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Litsytestbook004 | Litsytestbook004
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Reposting for @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks and @Eggs

This is the #Bibliophile photo challenge for May. To play, post a book, poem, song, etc that you feel matches the prompt. Be sure to tag the hosts in your post.

DrSabrinaMoldenReads I am glad I caught this post this time.! 3d
TheSpineView @DrSabrinaMoldenReads 👍 This photo challenge is fun. 3d
Eggs Thank you❣️ 3d
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Poems | George Marion McClellan
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#WhereAreYouMonday @Cupcake12

I'm currently in a small town outside of Nashville.
❤️📖📚

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Eggs 💛💜💛 3d
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Trace of One | Joanna Goodman
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lil1inblue 🌊 💙 🌊 4d
TheSpineView @lil1inblue 🩵💧🩵 3d
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#HyggehourReadathon @AllDeeBooks @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

Right now I'm reading the tagged book. I brushed my teeth, put on my PJs, and in that short time someone decided to make themselves at home on the bed. 🤪😆🙃

JenReadsAlot Adorable! 4d
Laughterhp 💚💚 look how cute they are!! 4d
Ruthiella 🐶❤️🐶❤️🐶 4d
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TheBookHippie AWE!!! 4d
dabbe My hard heart has just broken. Lordy be! 🖤🐾🖤 4d
Chrissyreadit 🐶🐾🐶🐾🐶🐾💛 4d
ShelleyBooksie Adorable ♡♡ 3d
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Spring Fever: A Novel | Mary Kay Andrews
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#SundayFunday @BookmarkTavern

"Spring Fever" by Mary Kay Andrews gave me spring vibes and not just because of the title.

BookmarkTavern What a cute cover! Thanks for sharing! 4d
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The Devil Wears Prada | Lauren Weisberger
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Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 👠 4d
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Out to lunch with my hubby. My drink looks too pretty to consume. Also, going through my Kindle app on my phone, trying to decide what to read next.

dabbe Can you eat the flower, too? 😍 5d
Texreader Oh that is too pretty to drink! 5d
Suet624 Yum! 5d
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TheSpineView @dabbe Not edible but so pretty 5d
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Roll Deep: Poems | Major Jackson
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Suet624 Wow! I hang out at the Waterfront Park often, lingering on that view of the Adirondacks. It‘s so beautiful. 5d
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Dishing the Dirt | M. C. Beaton
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Eggs Brilliant 👏🏻 6d
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Litsytestbook004 | Litsytestbook004
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I scored this cute bone shaped basket that I am using for my #LitsyLove mail. It was $3 in the discount cart at Dollar General.

❤️📫🐕

TheBookHippie How fun! 6d
julieclair Love it! 6d
tpixie Cute!!! 🐶 🦴 6d
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AnnCrystal Cute 🤩💝💝💝. 6d
Cupcake12 Love this design x 6d
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love it!! 😍 4d
Read-n-Bloom I love that! 2d
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Litsytestbook004 | Litsytestbook004
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Some more ##LitsyLove going out today. I am loving being caught up. ❤️📫🖋📬

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TieDyeDude @Read4life

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Hooking Up | Helena Hunting
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#FirstLineFriday @ShyBookOwl

"I scan the room, searching for familiar faces - anyone in my department at Moorehead Media who I know well enough to strike up a menial conversation with."

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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

🐕 Tucker graduated to coming to the office. Pictured sleeping with his sister.
📫 Caught up on my #LitsyLove mail! Wahoo!!
🐴 Made it to the barn this week. Still not able to ride but at least I got to visit.
🍽 Friday lunch out!
🪻 Everything is blooming.

@Cupcake12 @Blueberry @Texreader @Read4life @AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie

TheBookHippie Awe. It must kill you not to ride!! I hope you‘re up to it soon. Meanwhile visiting is so lovely. Such a pretty horse. 6d
MemoirsForMe 🐴💛🐴💛🐴 6d
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TheSpineView @TheBookHippie It is killing me. I'm missing the best riding months. Before long, it will be so hot that it is hard to ride for long. 6d
AnnCrystal May you be able to horseback ride again soon 🙏💝 even for little beginnings that will become longer rides as the days cool again. Your horse baby was overjoyed just to see you 🐎💝💝💝.

💝💝💝💝💝.
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AnnCrystal Thank You for the tag 😘👍🏼💝💝💝. 6d
TheBookHippie @TheSpineView I figured that was so! Ugh!!! 6d
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💗💗💗 6d
Read-n-Bloom Beautiful doggies and horsey 😁 Glad you were at least able to visit 🙂🩷🌷 6d
TheSpineView @AnnCrystal She loves when she gets attention. Ear scratches are the best! And carrots 🥕 6d
TheSpineView @Read-n-Bloom Thanks! ❤️🐴🐕 6d
Read4life Such beautiful joys. 💜🐶💜🐴💜🐶 6d
dabbe 🖤🐾🐾🖤 6d
AnnCrystal @TheSpineView 🥕😍🐎💝💝💝. 6d
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Hooking Up | Helena Hunting
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I need something to listen to at work. So I am starting this one now. ❤️🎧📕
#SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 #Read2025 @DieAReader

MemoirsForMe Not sure I could concentrate on work listening to this one! 😁 6d
TheSpineView @MemoirsForMe Doing some mindless tasks today. Anything to distract from the boredom. 6d
julesG Perfect book for boring chores. 6d
TheSpineView @julesG 👍🎧 6d
DieAReader Enjoy! 6d
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Mehso-so

This one was just OK. The dialog was cheesy, and the humor sometimes fell flat. Also, if I had to read another scene involving man-scaping, I was going to lose it. The first book was much better. 3 - 3.25 🌟 #SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 #Read2025 @DieAReader

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Forbidden | Karla Sorensen
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I liked this second chance story about a retired MMA fighter, Aiden, who lost his wife to cancer and is starting over as a gym owner. Loved how protective he was of his daughter. Also, liked FMC too. Always love a strong FMC. My only issue is, it got a little ridiculous how Aiden thought 10 years was too much of an age gap and how he was hung up on the idea that he had not grieved enough. Minor stuff, still a good story. 3.5 🌟

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Bailedbailed

This maybe an unpopular opinion; however, I just couldn't make myself finish. Bailing at 35% read. I didn't care about the MC and the plot didn't get my attention. The whole thing felt like a slog. #HailTheBail #Read2025 @DieAReader
I was reading for #AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville challenge and was excited since I enjoyed Bardugo's other books. On to better things!

TheSpineView @DieAReader Amen to better books! 6d
Gissy I haven‘t post my review yet but I didn‘t like it. It was so different of Bardugo‘s previous novels, it was not like her writing style at all. 5d
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Collected Poems | Mark Van Doren
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#PoetryMatters @TheSpineView

Poet: Emily Dickinson

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TheSpineView @dabbe ❤️ Dickinson 1w
TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 1w
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#PoetryMatters @TheSpineView
#Water

I love how Tennyson describes the flow of water in a creek and the feel of endless time in this poem.

lil1inblue So many good poems today! 😍 😍 😍 1w
dabbe The words read aloud even sound like 💦 flowing! 🩵💙🩵 1w
TheSpineView @dabbe 👍🩵📖 1w
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##ThreeListThursday @dabbe #TLT

My favorites:
📘 LOTR
📘 The Clan of the Cave Bear
📘 The Martian
📘 The Foundation series
📘 Dune
📘 Harry Potter

Play? @Kshakal @vivastory @AnnCrystal @peaKnit @Susanita @BethM

emz711 I got the same percentage! 1w
TheSpineView @emz711 Great minds! 👍😊🌞 1w
dabbe You've given me some to prioritize on my TBR: CLAN, MARTIAN, FOUNDATION, and DUNE! Thanks for playing and sharing. 💙📚💚 1w
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bellabella Wow, I've never heard of this! What is it, exactly? When does it start? I'd love to do it 😀 (edited) 1w
TheSpineView Every Thursday @dabbe will do a survey. To play, do the survey and post your results. See @dabbe for the link to the survey. 1w
dabbe @bellabella If you follow me, it should show up on your feed every Thursday when I put out the survey. Here's the link if you want to play! https://www.listchallenges.com/litsy-the-great-american-read-2018-from-100-1 😍 1w
dabbe @TheSpineView 🤩😍🤗 1w
AnnCrystal 👏🏼📚💝 Thanks for the tag 😎👍🏼📚💝. 1w
TheSpineView @AnnCrystal YW! 💖🥰😊 1w
bellabella @dabbe Thanks! 6d
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#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

1. Tagged. This one pulled at my heart strings. You also have to read Keeping 13 because it is a continuation of the story.
2. Not yet. However, I might DNF " The Familiar ". I can't get into it, and I don't care about the MC.

Play? @Kshakal @TheBookHippie @JenReadsAlot @ImperfectCJ @Deblovestoread

IriDas My daughter and love about half of Leigh Bardugo‘s books. The Familiar didn‘t look like it would land in that category so we haven‘t ventured there. 1w
Deblovestoread Thanks for the tag! 🌸🩷🌸 1w
Eggs Life is too short to force reading something you don‘t care about… 1w
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TheSpineView @Eggs So true! 1w
Susanita The Familiar should have been right in my wheelhouse, but I just found it…tedious. 1w
TheSpineView @Susanita Tedious is a perfect description. 1w
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