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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

2025 Reading List: 56. I Who Have Never Know Men: Jacqueline Harpman Fantastic and emotionally terrifying. This is one of the top books of the year for me. I find it really hard to describe to people but…..I don’t know…..just….wow? #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

2025 Reading List: 55. Apprentice to the Villain: Hannah Nicole Maehrer I am still not the target audience for this series but I was able to get more into this book than the first. The story was more exciting for me and character development was well done. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

2025 Reading List: 54. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: Agatha Christie My first Christie book and I highly enjoyed it. I correctly guessed the killer pretty early on but I assume that’s due to tropes being copied from this author over the years. Regardless, I appreciate the journey. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

2025 Reading List: 53. Reincarnation Blues: Michael Poore This is right up there with The Hearts Invisible Furies and Dungeon Crawler Carl as one of my favorite books. Look up trigger warnings and some parts may be problematic, but after 9,994 lives everything has happened. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

2025 Reading List: 52. The Silent Patient: Alex Michaelides Wanted to try out my first thriller. Still not sure I got the genre right but really enjoyed this book. Had no idea where it was going, fed you clues at a good pace, and really kept me engaged. #booksky #books

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Growing Minds Bookstore @growingmindsbooks.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

We are having a special story time tomorrow hosted by Creative Psychological Health Services that is all about back to school! Join us at 1:30pm for stories and crafts and all the feelings :-)

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

2025 Reading List: 51. Drowned Country: Emily Tesh I definitely enjoyed the first book more but still found myself entertained by this follow up. I would recommend this dualogy for anyone into folklore and monster legends. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

2025 Reading List: 50. Path to Villainy: S.L. Rowland A fun story. Felt like the end went a little too quickly for me but it was enjoyable to see the “hero” in the story rise with the goal of becoming a villain. It’s nice to see Author Steve Rowland find success off the stage. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

2025 Reading List: 49. The Buffalo Hunter Hunter: Stephen Graham Jones Slight slow start but once the confession began I was hooked. I also really enjoyed the unique take on vampirism. Not wholly satisfied with the end but would highly recommend. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

2025 Reading List: 48. Ring Shout: P. Djeli Clark What a ride. I had no idea this book was supernatural at all and it was a trip. I like historical fiction and a story of a group of women hunting racists sounds pretty cool as is but then it got delightfully weird and meaningful. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

2025 Reading List: 47. Dawnshard: Brandon Sanderson Figured my break from my Cosmere journey had been long enough and it was nice to be back. Lopen and Rysn were already characters I really enjoyed so I loved the focus on them. Easily one of my favorite stories in this world. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

2025 Reading List: 46. Yes Please: Amy Poehler I love Amy so when I decide I wanted to try an autobiography this was an obvious choice. Really enjoyed it and did not mind at all how it jumped around. Also love that she read the audiobook herself. Would recommend to anyone. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

2025 Reading List: 45. Silver in the Wood: Emily Tesh Picked up blind at the library and was pleasantly surprised. I enjoy supernatural mythology and vibed with the main character. The amount of gay romance I accidentally end up reading has led to some questions from my wife. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

2025 Reading List: 44. Killers of the Flower Moon: David Grann I realize with books I tend to seek out a healthy dose of white guilt. This story I knew nothing about and I am glad I am no longer ignorant of it. It’s disheartening to see how little has changed in people’s hearts. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

2025 Reading List: 43. Paladin’s Grace: T. Kingfisher Continuing my T. Kingfisher run and returning to the same world as Swordheart. Love the characters and I’m excited to follow this series. She has perfected the art of fantasy yearning, “just kiss already” happens a lot. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

2025 Reading List: 42. A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking: T. Kingfisher I am on a T. Kingfisher kick and had heard about this several times even though it was a YA. This was a lot of fun, touch of cozy fantasy with actual stakes and the magic system is a lot of fun. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

2025 Reading List: 41. A Short Stay in Hell: Steven L. Peck Found something short to try and finish while out of town a few days, I finished it on day one. I loved this brief glimpse into a hell where time seems infinite and what the smallest speck of hope can do to you. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

2025 Reading List: 40. The Haar: David Sodergren Not even a little bit was this book what I expected it to be. I want 84 year old Scottish women to be the protagonists of every book I read. She was badass. The story was haunting, sad, gruesome, but weirdly sweet and funny. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

2025 Reading List: 39. Castle of Wizardry: David Eddings 4 books down, 1 to go. I have an enjoyed this series but can admit a lot of that comes from the narration of the audio books. The voices are very well done. I do like the characters but the plot involves a lot of travel. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

2025 Reading List: 38. Wild and Wrangled: Lyla Sage I shall miss you sexy, boundary respecting cowboys, and hope to see you again. The delusion of “I’d probably be that cool and have mastered lovemaking too if I worked at a ranch” was a fun fantasy to have. #booksky #books #rebelblue #lylasage

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

2025 Reading List: 37. Great Big Beautiful Life: Emily Henry Kept me interested the whole way through and pretty emotional at the end. Really enjoyed the interviews and learning about the family history. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

2025 Reading List: 36. The Personal Librarian Book: Heather Terrell and Victoria Christopher Murray Loved it. Pretended that it was an autobiography and really enjoyed feeling like part of her life and learning about about this fascinating person. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

2025 Reading List: 35. Swordheart: T. Kingfisher This is my second book with this author but first in this genre. Really loved the main characters especially Zale, with some of my favorite moments just being the conversations they are a part of. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

2025 Reading List: 34. Somewhere Beyond the Sea: TJ Klune I had to immediately follow with the next one. This was a great sequel. In the beginning I was worried it was going to be too different but it quickly returned to what i loved from the first book, with some higher stakes. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

2025 Reading List: 33. The House in the Cerulean Sea: TJ Klune I enjoy a lot of genres but nothing beats cozy fantasy for me and this one is top tier. Love the characters and I’m actually sad I don’t know them. Please god let Chauncey grow up to be a bell hop, it’s all I want. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

2025 Reading List: 32. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal - Christopher Moore Funny and has a lot of heart. Enjoyed the spin on all of the well known stories. The ending made me both sad and happy, any ending that can pull that off is a good one in my book. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

2025 Reading List: 31. Kaiju Battlefield Surgeon - Matt Dinniman In an attempt to deal with my DCC withdrawal I decided to check out this standalone by Matt Dinniman. Gory and goes for shock value at times but loved the story and characters. The ending hit way harder than expected. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

2025 Reading List: 30. All the Sinners Bleed - S. A. Cosby Checking out a bit of every genre to see what I like, so I found this Crime/Thriller. Loved the characters, got real dark real fast. I would love to see more of the protagonist, I am equally happy with it as a stand-alone. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

2025 Reading List: 29. We Came to Welcome You - Vincent Tirado The main character can be very frustrating at times but i enjoyed the story. Ending threw me off but would still recommend this to anyone who’d enjoy a creepy racist HOA antagonist. #booksky #books #horrorlit

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

2025 Reading List: 28. Crusade - Taylor Anderson Book 2 of the Destroyermen series. My dad, who enjoys things about WWII and fantasy books, recommended these to me and it’s a perfect blend of them. Good characters and villains you can sympathize with and ones you definitely can’t. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

What a fantastic surprise library find. Had no idea this even existed. Use and support your local libraries so someone else may have the joy of discovering this book exists! #booksky #books #avatarthelastairbender

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

2025 Reading List: 27. The Hike - Drew Magary This was so weird, I couldn’t put it down. That’s really all I feel the need to say, I haven’t mentally come to terms with the last page. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

2025 Reading List: 26. The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller For April my reading challenge was to read something that would make you want to cry…mission successful. It was a wonderful love story that at the end will definitely make you angry, then sad, then angry, then sad again. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

2025 Reading List: 25. The Troop - Nick Cutter This one is definitely gonna kickstart a joy of horror books. I liked the build up and the really liked the descent into horrible. It also made me very uncomfortable at times. Do you feel that? They might be inside you. #booksky #books #horrorlit

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

2025 Reading List: 24. The Lost Art of Listening - Michael P. Nichols, PhD I usually read for entertainment so imagine the joy I felt as this book described most of my inadequacies in communication. Honestly this was a real eye opener for me and it’s one I intend to go back to. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

2025 Reading List: 23. This Inevitable Ruin - Matt Dinniman: New Achievement! You have caught up in the series 3 months after starting it. Reward: Nothing you nerd! Learning from the life lesson of having to be patient for the next year is reward enough. #booksky #books #dungeoncrawlercarl

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

2025 Reading List: 22. The Bluest Eye - Toni Morrison: Definitely a unique one for me. I’m used to what I read having a clear journey to follow. When this one seemed to just be a snapshot of a families really tough life, I was suprised it was so engaging. Then I got much sadder. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

2025 Reading List: 21. The Eye of the Bedlam Bride - Matt Dinniman: Book 6 of the DCC series. No complaints, this has easily become my favorite series by far. They have been hyping up the next one through every book and I can’t wait. #booksky #books #dungeoncrawlercarl

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

2025 Reading List: 20. Magician’s Gambit - David Eddings: Book 3 of the Belgariad series. I enjoyed this one as much as the first two. The narrator for these audio books is fantastic and I love the choices for character voices. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Show me some small ways that your local libraries benefit your community that might not be well known. Maybe we can open some peoples eyes to the importance these institutions and programs have for our communities. #booksky #books #library #savethelibraries

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

2025 Reading List: 19. The God of the Woods - Liz Moore: My first dive into the mystery genre. Fleshes out some really interesting characters. The reveals were surprising and found the ending to be satisfying. As has begun to be a trend for me, I enjoyed this more than expected. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

I used to read a lot when I was young. Then read about 4 books the next decade or so. These are what got me back into reading. I started listening to “Secret Society..” on a walk because it was on my wife’s downloads and it was a slippery slope. Would recommend these to anyone. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Exciting finds this week in the used book section at @growingmindsbooks.bsky.social I haven’t had them on my lists to read but I have seen them pop up in a lot of recommendations. Happy to have a reason to check the series out now. If anyone has read them let me know what you think! #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

2025 Reading List: 18. Lost and Lassoed - Lyla Sage: Looking to read three books about the horniest yet most respectful family ever? Feel like your life is missing some graphic smut (with consent) and horses with fun names (not at the same time)? Then boy do I have a treat for you. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

2025 Reading List: 17. The Heart’s Invisible Furies - John Boyne: Wow. I had pushed this back several times on Libby over several months assuming it would be a tough read. I was very wrong. This will probably end up as one of my favorites of all time. So sad sometimes but so good. #booksky #books

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Mike 📚 @rowema.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

2025 Reading List: 16. Assistant to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Maehrer: If your friends teenage daughter excitedly recommends a book, you say yes. While not written for a 35 year old man, I can see its appeal. In case it’s not clear on every page the villain is very good looking. #booksky #books

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