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Lynn Spencer's review of We Have Always Lived in the Castle 5/5: This is another good Halloween read. The opening paragraph is genius, and pulls the reader right into a story that mixes cozy domesticity with Something Is Really Not Right Here. Mary Katherine (...

I finally got around to reading We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Deservedly a classic!

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Lynn Spencer's review of The Haunting of Paynes Hollow 4/5: If you're looking for a spooky Halloween read, this would be a good one to try. This novel had something of a gothic feel to it, and reminded me of some of the paranormal horror I read as a teena...

Looking for an eerie Halloween read? The Haunting of Payne's Hollow would definitely qualify.

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Lynn Spencer's review of Forget Me Not 4/5: 3.5 stars This slow-burn thriller has a bit of a gothic feel to it, and while I wasn't sure I'd like it, I found myself getting drawn into Claire's adventures at the creepy vineyard. We learn ear...

This creepy thriller wasn't perfect, but it was quite an engaging read.

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Lynn Spencer's review of Beg For Mercy (Mercy Hollings #1) 4/5: I love a good gothic, and I also go through phases where I’m fond of paranormals and ghost stories, so this month’s TBR theme – Here There Be Monsters – appealed to me. As I combed through my TBR...

For this month's #tbrchallenge, I started a new-to-me paranormal series from 2007. It's more psychic powers than "here be monsters," but I still enjoyed it. #romancelandia

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Lynn Spencer's review of The House Across the Lake 4/5: When I started this novel, I really wasn't sure whether I was going to like it enough to finish. However, I'm glad I stuck with it. The narrator who irked me at first started to grow on me, and I...

I've enjoyed most of Riley Sager's books, and this one had quite a twist to it.

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Those are so sweet!

Meet the New Host of Reading Rainbow: Mychal the Librarian After 20 years, Reading Rainbow is back! The new host is Mychal the Librarian, who has been spreading library joy online for years.

Here's some amazing news... READING RAINBOW is back and @mychal3ts.bsky.social is the new host!

Congrats, Mychal!

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Lynn Spencer's review of Where Shadows Dance (Sebastian St. Cyr, #6) 5/5: I stayed up way too late for two nights in a row reading this book! I've enjoyed the entire series quite a bit, but this one had all kinds of elements that were like catnip to me. For starters, S...

Getting back to the St. Cyr mysteries. This installment of the series kept me riveted!

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That sounds wonderful. I love that movie, but have never seen it in a theater.

Lynn Spencer's review of The Personal Assistant 5/5: B+ so 4.5 stars Kimberly Belle excels at creating thrillers that are both absorbing and unsettling. In The Personal Assistant, she turns her attention to the world of influencers. Alex is a momm...

Kimberly Belle write thrillers that tend to be both absorbing and disturbing. In The Personal Assistant, she explores the world of mommy-blogging and shows how it can go off the rails.

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Lynn Spencer's review of Stealing Her Best Friend's Heart 4/5: B- at AAR, so 3.5 stars When the TBR challenge is something like “friend squad”, that’s both easy and difficult for me to manage. On the one hand, I love a romance with a good friendship or frien...

For this month's #TBRChallenge, I dipped into my Harlequin stash for a sweet story of friends-to-lovers and the antics of their matchmaking buddies.

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I had all of that series and I remember them to this day. Something about the drawings made the stories creep me out even more.

Lynn Spencer's review of Nothing to See Here 5/5: I loved this odd little story. The heroine, Lillian, was a scholarship student at an elite boarding school. Her roommate Madison became a close friend but after Lillian was unjustly expelled from...

I'll admit that I bought Nothing to See Here entirely based on the cover. However, it's a very touching story of found family, and I ended up loving it.

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Fall 2025 Bas Bleu catalog

I just got my mail amd I'm so happy to see Bas Bleu is back! I hope they succeed. Did you see this, @darlenemarshall.bsky.social ?

Lynn Spencer's review of These Summer Storms 4/5: 3.5 stars I wavered a bit on categorizing this one. On the one hand, it's marketed as women's fiction (I've also seen it called a family drama in some outlets), but at its heart lies an angsty co...

I've really enjoyed Sarah MacLean's historicals, so I was curious to see what she did with a contemporary setting. These Summer Storms wasn't perfect, but it definitely has its moments.

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I just saw your posts. I'm sorry you all are going through this. Sending prayers and goid thoughts your way.

I've liked it so far. The first book is called The Last Party.

Lynn Spencer's review of A Game of Lies 4/5: This second entry in the Ffion Morgan series definitely kept my attention. I find Ffion a bit of an interesting character. She can be prickly, pigheaded and difficult, and her sometimes poor deci...

I first discovered the Ffion Morgan series via Book of the Month Club, and I'm glad I did. I picked up the second book in the series, and it was a winner.

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Lynn Spencer's review of Love at First Spite 3/5: B- at AAR, so 3.5 stars With this month’s TBR Challenge theme of ‘Do the Hustle’, I found myself looking for a workplace romance. Love at First Spite, Anna E. Collins’ debut novel, started off in...

For this month's #tbrchallenge read, my pick took me into a workplace romance at a construction firm. It's a grumpy-sunshine pairing between an interior designer and an architect, with a revenge plot thrown in. Not perfect, but it has its moments. #romancelandia

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Happy birthday! 🎉

Slightly diminish a band: Imagine Dragonfruit

Lynn Spencer's review of The Ghostwriter 4/5: I hadn't read this author before, so I had no idea what to expect when I picked up this book. However, I quickly found myself pulled into this haunting mystery. The story centers on ghostwriter O...

I'd never read Julie Clark before, but The Ghostwriter ended up being a winner for me. Now I'll have to check out her backlist...

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ATTN: If you’re a DoJ employee and have knowledge of the missing minute (or 2:53) of Epstein jail video, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻

Lynn Spencer's review of Thunder on the Right 3/5: I love Mary Stewart's writing, but I've tended to read and reread my favorites from high school/college. I decided to branch out and start reading the handful of books that I'd never read, and th...

I wanted to read one of the few Mary Stewart books I'd never read. Thunder on the Right didn't entirely work for me but I'm glad I read it. #romancelandia

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Lynn Spencer's review of I'm Watching You (Romantic Suspense, #3; Chicago, #2) 4/5: B- so 3.5 stars With a TBR Challenge theme like “Back in My Day,” I’m certainly going to go back to my roots. I read romance, almost entirely historical and romantic suspense, back in high school...

For this month's #tbrchallenge, I went back to the early days of my romance reading and picked up a 2005 romantic suspense. Not only is Karen Rose still writing, but if this novel is any example, her early books hold up fairly well. #romancelandia

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Don’t let this be buried.

A screenshot of DuckDuckGo’s AI assistant settings. The circled section reads “Hide AI-generated images. Filters out Ai-Generated images from image search results”

Sooo DuckDuckGo is officially goated. WHAT?!
You mean I don’t need to download complicated website blacklist plug-ins? I can just turn this shit off???

FAST COMPANY Article: While retirement typically occurs, after completing a career and saving and investing for it, a new trend is emerging among Gen Z career professionals called "micro-retirement." Micro- retirements involve taking a one to two- week break from work every 12 to 18 months. Gen Z is using micro-retirement to avoid burnout, find greater fulfillment in their work, and enhance their overall well-being. However, it's not just Gen-Z:

'Vacations.'

The word is 'vacations.'

Lynn Spencer's review of Same Time Next Summer 3/5: 3.5 stars I had to round this one up because I did truly enjoy parts of this book. However, the story relies on extended flashbacks, and those tend not to work for me. So much of this story invol...

It's been about as hot as the surface of the sun in VA, so of course I had to read a summer romance. Same Time Next Summer wasn't perfect, but it was sweet. #romancelandia

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I'm so sorry for your loss.