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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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#MotivationalMonday @Cupcake12

1️⃣ Give my horse a hair trim and a good scrub in prep for the horse show this weekend. Other than that just work and hopefully an extra riding lesson.
2️⃣ I have been keeping a journal so that is easy to calculate. 8.5 hours per day.
3️⃣ SciFi or Poetry because I love these genres.

slategreyskies Number 3 is poetry for me as well! 📚 20h
Cupcake12 A journal is a great idea! Thanks for taking part xx (edited) 20h
marleed I had no idea horses got a hair trim! 18h
TheSpineView @marleed Sure do. This is probably too much info but... Main and tail, long hairs on the jaw line, around the ankles(fetlocks) and in winter sometimes a full or part body clip if the horse competes a lot so they don't overheat. 17h
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#ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

I finished one book yesterday and decided to DNF another. So liberating when you can set aside a book you're not enjoying.

slategreyskies Agreed! 20h
DieAReader So true!😏 14h
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Blue Lash | James Armstrong
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dabbe A whoah one. 💚💙💚 1d
lil1inblue Wow! What a great poem! 😍 11h
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 🩺 1d
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The Thing About Luck | Cynthia Kadohata, Julia Kuo
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BarkingMadRead This is part of a cozy mystery trilogy, the author is such a sweet lady, I hung around with her at a book con in 2022 1d
BookmarkTavern That‘s got an adorable cover! Thanks for posting! 1d
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Complete Poems | Joseph Seamon Cotter
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IndoorDame 💜💜💜 2d
dabbe 💚☘️💚 2d
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Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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#ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

I finished another book yesterday. I promised myself I would finish another before I starting anything new.

DieAReader 🥳😏Looking good! 2d
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Exit West: A Novel | Mohsin Hamid
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I think this will be a popular choice today! 2d
Eggs 💙💜🩵 2d
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#WeekendReads @rachelsbrittain

Working on these three books this weekend:

📗 The Dangerous One
📗 The Man Who Fell to Earth
📗 Two Wedding Crashers

RamsFan1963 Ugh!! Half the month is over and I haven't started on The Man Who Fell To Earth. I need to kick it into gear!! 2d
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#ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

I started two new books yesterday. The Man Who Fell to Earth is the March selection for #LitsySciFiBookClub I need to finish at least one before I start another.

DieAReader ❤️‍🔥😏 3d
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#PoetryMatters @TheSpineView
#Truth

One of my favorite poems by Crane.

IndoorDame ❤️❤️❤️ 3d
dabbe 💚💙💚 3d
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Go, Dog. Go! | P.D. Eastman
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JamieArc I loved this book as a kid! And now we have a dog that reminds me of a dog in this book 😂 3d
AmyG I loved this one, too. 3d
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🐶 🐾 ❤️ 3d
Eggs Perfect 👍🏼 🐕 👏🏻 2d
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@Read4life You said you wanted to see my new Kindle Oasis cover.... here it is! It came today while I was at the office. My favorite color purple! I will add a sticker or two at some point. I hope this lasts longer. The other one I had was cracking and chunks were coming off around the spine. 💜📖📚

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 3d
Read4life That‘s a gorgeous purple. It‘s my daughter‘s favorite color too. I showed her and she said, “She‘s got GREAT taste!” 💜💜 3d
Cortg Beautiful! That‘s about the color of my front doors and Little Free Library door 💜 (edited) 3d
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AkashaVampie 💜BEST COLOR EVER! Its even currently my nail color. 3d
Tamra Love purple! 3d
TheSpineView @Read4life She might like my purple hair. 3d
TheSpineView @Cortg 💜💜💜 3d
TheSpineView @AkashaVampie and my hair color 3d
TheSpineView @Tamra 💜💜💜 3d
Read4life @TheSpineView I‘m sure she would. 💜💜 3d
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It is time to nominate a book to be our April selection for #LitsySciFiBookClub Do you have one that has been on your shelf too long or one you heard about. Nominate it! Please Nominate only one and stick to the Sci-Fi genre though subcategories are OK.

If you wish to be added or removed from the tag list, let me know. Thanks!

@Larkken @Deblovestoread @bnp @Johanna414 @BookmarkTavern @julesG @sebrittainclark @BookBelle84 @Readergrrl

CatLass007 Last month I nominated The Three-Body Problem. I think I‘ll stick with that. It‘s been in my library for a couple of years now and it sounded like something that would make for a good discussion. 4d
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Bookwomble I forgot that we're reading The Man Who Fell to Earth for March, which is reprehensible as I nominated it! I'll pull that off the shelf over the weekend. As my nomination was picked for this month, I won't nominate one for April, but look forward to seeing what else might be suggested 😊 3d
TheSpineView @Bookwomble I just started it today. Thank goodness it is short. 3d
TheSpineView @CatLass007 Good choice! 3d
Ruthiella I‘ll vote from every one else‘s nominations! 😃 3d
kwmg40 I believe this has been nominated before, and I still want to read it. 3d
RamsFan1963 I'll nominate this. People seem to like Scalzi 3d
Bookwomble @RamsFan1963 Reading the blurb, this sounds like it's inspired by H. Beam Piper's Little Fuzzy, which I've been thinking of nominating for the Classic group. 3d
maich I have this on my tbr. Would love to read and talk about. 3d
julesG I have had a look at #MountTBR and would like to nominate 3d
BookmarkTavern This one‘s been on my TBR forever! 3d
rretzler I'm trying to read all of the Hugo and Nebula winners (despite all the furor over the 2023 Hugo WorldCon). I've still got a handful from the 90s and 80s to read and a couple from the 60s, but the most recent one that I haven't read is the 2006 winner by Robert Charles Wilson 3d
TheSpineView @rretzler Great goal! Some really good books on that list. 2d
TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern I loved it! I could definitely go for a reread. 2d
TheSpineView @RamsFan1963 I like Scalzi but have not read this one yet. 2d
Lizpixie I‘m a huge fan of Elizabeth Bear & this one well deserves a reread (edited) 2d
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All Rhodes Lead Here | Mariana Zapata
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Pickpick

My favorite book so far this month. Not only was the story fabulous but the way it naturally unfolded was spot on to real life. The slow burn romance had me turning the pages and all the characters worked so great together. Zapata's books have become a must read for me. 5⭐️

#LitsyLoveReads #LitsyLove @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TieDyeDude @Read4life

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🖤🖤🖤 4d
Read4life 💙🤓 4d
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Trusted & True | Rhenna Morgan
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Bailedbailed

I couldn't get into this book so I bailed. Didn't care about any if the characters and the plot was not strong enough to over come that. DNF at 20%.

#SeriesLove2024 @Andrew65

dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 3d
TheSpineView @dabbe Yes! This was definitely bail worthy. 3d
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The Dangerous One | Lori Foster
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#FirstLineFridau @ShyBookOwl

"Years, that's how long it had been since the sight of a woman stopped him in his tracks, but.... Wow."

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Under Locke | Zapata, Mariana
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This is a slow burn romance. I loved the characters and this author knows how to develop a character and story so that it all gets under your skin in the best way. This is not a series, but there are several minor characters that I would love to read further about. I know a book is great when you are not ready to leave them. 5 ⭐️

#LitsyLoveReads #LitsyLove @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TieDyeDude @Read4life

Read4life Stacked 🤓 4d
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Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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#ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

I finished The Lovely Return yesterday and I started The Dangerous One. Already halfway through the month and I still have a long list of books to get to this month. 📚📚📚

DieAReader 🥳❤️‍🔥Doing great!! 4d
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Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 📚🙌🏻 4d
Eggs ❤️🤍🖤 4d
dabbe The mechanical hound. 😱 3d
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#TLT #Three-List-Thursday @dabbe

So many to choose from. These 3 stand out to me. Also on my list of favorites is, Looking for Alaska, The Great Alone, Divergent, and A Deadly Education.

dabbe Man, I've got a lot of reading to do! 😂 I'm making a list, checking it twice, and I'll make it available to all whether naughty or nice! Thanks for sharing. 💚💙💚 4d
TheSpineView @dabbe IK!! My TBR list has increased 10 fold since joining Litsy. 4d
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#ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

I finished another book yesterday, All Rhodes Lead Here.

DieAReader 🥳Great! 5d
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#PoetryMatters @TheSpineView
#Truck

Oops... I used "truck" as a prompt twice this week. At least there are lots of poems to choose from. Enjoy this truck inspired poem. ❤️?

lil1inblue Oh, yay! I was torn on this one, so now I can share the other poem! 5d
TheSpineView @lil1inblue Me too! So many poems to choose from. 5d
dabbe 💚💙💚 5d
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The British Knight | Louise Bay
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Eggs Brilliant 👌🏼 5d
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#WhatsNewWednesday @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life @TieDyeDude

Not much new this week other than I bought myself a new cover for my Kindle Oasis. It should arrive Friday. My old one is falling apart. It has been loved to death.

💜📖📘

Read4life 💙💙 I can‘t wait to see your post with the new cover. 5d
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This is the 2nd book of the Hard Ink series. Lots of action kept me on the edge of my seat and a slow burn romance that made my toes curl. Enjoying this series a lot. Can wait to see how it all plays out. 4⭐️

#SeriesLove2024 @Andrew65

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#ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

I decided to DNF Trusted & True. I tried multiple times and couldn't get into it. I started another book yesterday in it's place.

DieAReader 👋🏻Next up! 6d
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Saint Friend | Carl Adamshick
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IndoorDame 🤩🤩🤩 6d
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Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 6d
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#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

1️⃣ Everyone makes mistakes.
2️⃣ CFO
3️⃣ In high school I wanted to be a park ranger until I found out it was almost impossible for women to get a job in the field. That has changed. It was my Dad who pushed me towards accounting. My graduate and undergrad degrees are both in accounting.

Want to play? @dabbe @Read4life @BookmarkTavern @JessClark78 @PageShifter

BookmarkTavern Oh fun! Thanks for tagging me! 6d
JessClark78 Thanks for the tag. 🙂 6d
Eggs Thanks for playing and sharing 😍😍 6d
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Read4life Thanks for the tag 💙 6d
dabbe Will do; thanks for the tag! 😘 6d
BethM CFO sounds so fancy! 5d
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Lisa, Bright and Dark | John Neufeld
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Happy Tuesday! Here are today's #Two4Tuesday questions.

My answers:
1️⃣ My middle name, Margaret, is my mother's name. She hated it so why she stuck me with it is a mystery. I was told since my first name is short I needed a longer middle name. 🙄😏🙃
2️⃣ Tagged

Want to play? @dabbe @Eggs @peaKnit @Cupcake12 @Deblovestoread @Read4life @Kshakal @Decalino @BethM @JenReadsAlot @The_Penniless_Author @RamsFan1963 @TieDyeDude

Eggs 💜💙🩷 7d
Deblovestoread Thanks for the tag! 7d
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dabbe I do; thanks for the tag! 💚💙💚 7d
TheSpineView @dabbe 🥰🌞 7d
Read4life Thanks for the tag 💙 6d
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#ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

Worked on the above 3 books yesterday. I have to work today so will not be able to read as much. So much to read still this month. I need to get started.

Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 Work does get in the way. 7d
TheSpineView @Andrew65 Unfortunately 🌞 7d
DieAReader ❤️‍🔥😏 7d
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The Trail of Lost Hearts | Tracey Garvis Graves
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#ItTakesAllKinds @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#WithTherapist

One of the main characters in this book is a therapist. March 26th is the publication date. Review to come soon.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👍🏻 7d
Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 7d
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I have some #LitsyLove mail going out today to @KateReadsYA

Welcome to Litsy Love!

❤️📫🖋

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TieDyeDude @Read4life

KateReadsYA Oh wow. Thank you so very much 💝 1w
TheSpineView @KateReadsYA 🥰🌞😊 1w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️💌❤️ 1w
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The Lovely Return | Carian Cole
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#MotivationalMonday @Cupcake12

1️⃣ I have a hair appointment Thursday. My purple is fading and I need a trim. I need to start on my taxes.
2️⃣ I wanted to be a park ranger at a National Park that has mounted rangers.
3️⃣ Only vacation plans, which I shared, is taking my granddaughter on a cruise for her birthday. Leaving Tampa going to the Grand Cayman and Mexico.
4️⃣ tagged 💙📖

Cupcake12 Very jealous! I‘ve never been in a cruise. Thanks for joining in and have a great week xx 1w
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#ItTakesAllKinds @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#Love

Even though I posted a book about love, I kept thinking of this song. The Power of Love by Huey Lewus and the News. It was nominated for an Oscar. 💜🎶

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WK0z87WrhGo

Eggs I‘ve always liked this song 🎶 1w
TheSpineView @Eggs Me too! ❤️ 1w
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#ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

I finished one book yesterday, Under Locke. I also passed 600 hours of reading for the year. Want to finish another book today, but I have to work. I need a job that I get to read at me desk all day.

DieAReader 🥳🥳We all do!😏📚🤓 1w
DieAReader @TheSpineView ❤️‍🔥🤣So true!! 1w
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Eggs Perfect 😍 1w
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The Lovely Return | Carian Cole
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The weather is gorgeous today. Reading on the deck this afternoon. Working on the tagged book. 💜📖

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#SundayFunday @BookmarkTavern

Not sure, Beowulf or The Canterbury Tales?

BookmarkTavern I think I read one of the Tales in college, but I definitely never read them all. Thanks for answering! 1w
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#ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

It rained most of the morning yesterday. This equals a reading day for me. I didn't finish a book yesterday but I did work on three of these. 💜📖📚

DieAReader ❤️‍🔥Sounds like u had a great reading day! 1w
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great cover ❤️🖤 1w
Eggs 🖤❤️‍🔥🖤 1w
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IndoorDame ❤️❤️❤️ 1w
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#ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

I finished Hard As You Can yesterday and I started The Alien's Runaway Bride. It is raining today so I am hoping to get in a lot of reading.

DieAReader 🥳Rain🌧️ here too! It‘s most certainly a great day to read😏📚 1w
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#Weekend reads @rachelsbrittain

Currently reading three books:

📗 Trusted & True
📗 The Lovely Return
📗 The Alien's Runaway Bride

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IndoorDame ♥️♥️♥️ 1w
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Dear Aaron | Mariana Zapata
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#ItTakesAllKinds @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#LongDistanceLove

I read this one in February and enjoyed it.

Eggs Perfect 🤩 1w
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