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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Ugh, a three month absence this round. Apologies to any reader friends who actively look out for and enjoy my posts. Will you forgive me if I mention that in that time I've had a job change and my appendix out?

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Got to indirectly quote Ada Palmer today re: the Alberta Separatists garbage The issue is that this fringe minority is so loud and the idea of it so ridiculous that its getting all of the attention.

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Perhaps the Stars (Graphic Audio, Parts 1-3) by @adapalmer.bsky.social 🏛️🎥 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This entire series is perfection, and this, the finale, the shining jewel. Its going to take all of my free will to dive right back in, be it audio, GA, or print. 💙📚💬 💙📚🪐 #bookreview #audiobooks #fullcast

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Almost lost my reading streak on @thestorygraph.com this weekend. Thankfully my daughter likes to read books while potty training, so I was able to sneak in a couple read throughs of her current favorite picture books. 💙📚

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Mass Mothering: A Novel by Sarah Bruni 🕊️🎧 ⭐⭐⭐.75 Stark and beautiful, heartbreaking and infuriating. I don't recommend the audio, found it made for a very confusing initial read. 💙📚💬 #bookreview #arcreader #audiobooks app.thestorygraph.co...

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

January Reading Wrap-up A solid reading month with a heavy focus on clearing out some of those lingering ARCs. 💙📚💬 #readingwrapup #januarywrapup #storygraphstats #storygraph #reader #yegreader #comics #audiobooks #arcreader

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

#nowreading / #nowlistening Everything Else 28% 🛋️📖Crisis on Conshelf Ten, Monica Hughes 12% 💸🎧The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, Stephen Graham Jones 26% 🛋️📱The Secret People, John Wyndham 02% 🏛️🎥Perhaps the Stars 3/3, Ada Palmer 💙📚💬 #books #audiobooks

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

#nowreading / #nowlistening ARC Edition 5% 🕊️🎧The Forest on the Edge of Time, Jasmin Kirkbride 15% 🕊️📱The Unravelling of Ou, Hollay Ghadery 💙📚💬 #books #audiobooks #arcreader

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Wake Now in the Fire: A Graphic Novel 🕊️💥 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.25 Timely & poignant. Doesn't shy away from the rippling impact that book bans have on both society and individual students. app.thestorygraph.co... 💙📚💬 #booksky #arcreader #graphicnovel #bookreview

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Blankets, Craig Thompson 🛋️💥 ⭐⭐⭐ Check your trigger warnings for this one. Gorgeously rendered, deeply reflective, but viscerally upsetting as someone with childhood trauma. That last part is on me. 💙📚💬 #booksky #graphicnovel #bookreview

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

I was out sick Friday and Saturday, but come Monday be prepared for two ARC reviews and one TBR mini review. #booksky

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Celebrated Family Literacy Day yesterday at the Canadian Native Friendship Centre here in #yeg. Tammy Rae Lamouche read from her upcoming picture book and gifted us with her Cree singalong colouring book. She even treated us to sing along of one of the songs. 💙📚 💙📚💬 #books #localauthor #indigenous

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Anyone else use word puzzles to keep their hands busy while listening to audiobooks? I can't manage a crossword, but a simple fill-in or wordsearch is the perfect level of complex that still lets me concentrate on the story. 💙📚🎧💙📚💬 #booksky #audiobooks #analog

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao 🏛️🎧 | Reread OG rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.25 Updated rating: ⭐⭐⭐.25 Still a solid read, but it read more YA than I remembered. Also the FMC's rage, tho founded, was written in a way that overwhelmed the story and world. 💙📚💬💙📚🪐 #booksky #audiobook #bookreview #reread

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

#nowreading / #nowlistening Everything Else 28% 🛋️📖Crisis on Conshelf Ten, Monica Hughes 05% 💸🎧The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, Stephen Graham Jones 22% 🛋️📱The Secret People, John Wyndham 52% 🏛️🎥Perhaps the Stars 2/3, Ada Palmer 42% 🛋️💥Blankets, Craig Thompson 💙📚💬 #booksky #audiobooks

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

#nowreading / #nowlistening Rereads 82% 🏛️🎧Iron Widow, Xiran Jay Zhao 17% 💸🎧Bookshops & Bonedust, Travis Baldree 💙📚💬 #books #booksky #audiobooks #reread

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

#nowreading / #nowlistening ARC Edition 22% 🕊️🎧Mass Mothering: A Novel, Sarah Bruni 77% 🕊️💥Wake Now in the Fire: A Graphic Novel, AJ Dungo, Jarrett Dapier 15% 🕊️📱The Unravelling of Ou, Hollay Ghadery 💙📚💬 #books #booksky #audiobooks #arcreader

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Shout out to my girl Jaime for this amazing custom eReader cover. I adored the previous cover she had made me but when I upgraded my Kobo this year I was gutted when it didn't fit. When she posted fabric and new I had to order a replacement. www.gingerandsage.ca... 💙📚 #ereader

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days by Jessie Sylva 🕊️🎧 ⭐⭐⭐.5 Adorable odd couple cozy fantasy romance. No spice, which was perfect for me. app.thestorygraph.co... 💙📚💬💙📚🪐 #bookreview #arcreader #audiobooks

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey 🕊️📱/🎧 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Absolutely masterful use of tension, and easily one of the best books I've read in years. Personally recommend going in as blind as possible. app.thestorygraph.co... 💙📚💬💙📚🪐 #bookreview #arcreader #audiobooks

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Reading Update The Book of Guilt by @catherinechidgey.bsky.social 📚🎧 73% of the way in, and the anxiety I feel every time I dip in is killing me. I promise this is a good thing! Chidgey's writing of tension is masterful, and I feel constantly on edge waiting to see what is coming. 💙📚💬

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

#nowreading / #nowlistening Everything Else 15% 🛋️📖Crisis on Conshelf Ten, Monica Hughes 05% 💸🎧The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, Stephen Graham Jones 19% 🛋️📱The Secret People, John Wyndham 47% 🏛️🎥Perhaps the Stars 2/3, Ada Palmer 42% 🛋️💥Blankets, Craig Thompson #books #booksky #audiobooks

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

#nowreading / #nowlistening ARC Edition 23% 🕊️🎧 How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days, Jessie Sylva 59% 🕊️📱The Book of Guilt, Catherine Chidgey 46% 🕊️💥Wake Now in the Fire: A Graphic Novel, AJ Dungo, Jarrett Dapier 07% 🕊️📱The Unravelling of Ou, Hollay Ghadery #books #booksky #audiobooks #arcreader

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Remember when I was questioning how people could have so many books on the go? Here I am eating my words. 😅 Going to have to post my reading update in two parts because I don't know how to stop. #booksky #arcreader #tbr #currentlylistening #currentlyreading 💙📚💬

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

The Art of Self-Compassion by Joy Prouty 🕊️🎧 ⭐ Is it a bad book? No. Does the description (or publisher) give any idea of what to expect? Also no. Photography as a radical act of self love. Which is fine, but not what I signed up for. tiny.cc/q5ox001 💙📚💬 #bookreview #arcreader #audiobooks #booksky

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Review by thespicelessreader - The Art of Self-Compassion: How to Offer Yourself Gentle Acceptance and Reclaim Your Worth

Is it a bad book? No. Does the book description give you an idea of what to expect? Also no. ...

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Star Trek: Lore War 🕊️💥 ⭐⭐⭐.75 Nods overt and subtle lend themselves well to appeasing readers, both new to the franchise and veterans of its shenanigans. app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/9903... 💙📚💬💙📚🪐 #bookreview #arcreader #comics #booksky #arcreview #netgalley #startrek

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

After The Fall by Edward Ashton 🕊️🎧 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.75 Wild take on the post-apocalyptic first contact story. Kept me engaged and guessing the entire time. Special shout out to the narrator for doing an incredible job. app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/b3d7... 💙📚💬💙📚🪐 #bookreview #arcreader #audiobooks #booksky

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Review by thespicelessreader - After The Fall

Not sure what I was expecting but it wasn't that, and to be completely honest I couldn't be ha...

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Loving the ARC of After The Fall by Edward Ashton, the unique interplay between the humans and the grays definitely have me hooked. That being said, as I get deeper I cant help but notice some strong story similarities to @jimchines.com 's Janitors of the Post Apocalypse series. #booksky

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

George Orwell's Animal Farm: The Graphic Novel 🕊️💥 ⭐⭐⭐.25 A middle of the road adaptation of a literary classic. More of a refresher for experienced readers, not as a first introduction to the story. app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/31b8... 💙📚💬 #bookreview #arcreader #audiobooks #booksky

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Review by thespicelessreader - George Orwell's Animal Farm: The Graphic Novel

A middle of the road adaptation of a literary classic. The art was decent, and most of the sto...

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

#nowreading / #nowlistening 03% 🏛️🎥 Perhaps the Stars 1/3, @adapalmer.bsky.social 02% 🏛️🎧 Shadow Speaker, @nnedi.bsky.social 12% 💸📱 The Secret People, John Wyndham 38% 🕊️💥 Star Trek: Lore War, @idwpublishing.com 11% 💸📖 I Who Have Never Known Men, Jacqueline Harpman 💙📚🎧 #books #booksky #audiobooks

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Christmas Days: Twelve Stories by Jeanette Winterson 💸🎧 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not an ARC, but I've listened to this book every holiday season since I bought it back in 2019 and if I stop recommending it, please assume I have died. 💙📚🎧 #audiobook #bookreview #christmasbook #booksky

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree 🕊️🎧 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Another incredible installment! Filled with characters so beautifully multifaceted that I found myself wanting to scream at and comfort them in equal measure. app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/8a0f... 💙📚💬 💙📚🎧 #bookreview #arcreader #audiobooks #booksky

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Ghosted in L.A. Complete Collection 🕊️💥 ⭐⭐.75 Solid art, but the characters felt super immature and 90% of the issues could have been dealt by people just communicating with each other. 💙📚💬 #bookreview #arcreader #comics #graphicnovels #booksky app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/0627...

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Crawling out from under the snow and holiday ephemera to drop a handful of ARC reviews from the last few months. 💙📚🎧 #arcreader #booksky #bookreviews #holidaystupor

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Oct 2025 Reading Wrap-up Social media is hard, and ADHD only makes it harder. This month was an excellent reading month, lots of great reads. 💙📚🎧 #bookreview #readingwrapup #storygraph

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Awakened by Laura Elliott 🕊️🎧 ⭐⭐.5 Solid read up until the last 15% where the story completely devolved into a fever dream. Intentional by the author? Maybe. Deeply unsatisfying as a reader? 💯 app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/d611... 💙📚🎧 #arcreader #review #bookreview #bookskychat

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Review by thespicelessreader - Awakened

This is a tricky one for me to review as I can safely say that for the first 85% of the book I...

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Paused Reads 10% 🕊️📱 Bad Indians Book Club, Patty Krawec 10% 🕊️🎧 Brigands & Breadknives, Travis Baldree 44% 💸📱 All in Her Head, Elizabeth Comen 45% 🏛️🎧 Her Majesty's Royal Coven, Juno Dawson 💙📚🎧 #arcreader #yegreader #yeg #books #booksky #audiobooks

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

#nowreading / #nowlistening 93% 🏛️🎧 Falling Free, Lois McMaster Bujold 22% 💸🎧 Katabasis, R.F Kuang 38% 🕊️🎧 Awakened, Laura Elliott 80% 🟢🎧 Emperor of Ruin, Django Wexler 80% 💸🎧 When the Moon Hits Your Eye, John Scalzi 💙📚🎧 #arcreader #yegreader #yeg #books #booksky #audiobooks

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Sorry for the fall off the planet folks. The last drop of summer was here and I got into an ARC slump. Plus I got approved to be a volunteer librarian for @thestorygraph.com so all of my spare bookish energy has been dedicated towards geeking out over clean data. 💙📚 #booksky #datanerd

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Question for the publisher peeps out there. How does one go about encouraging a publisher to create audiobooks or e-pubs for out of print titles? I feel like the world would adore Monica Hughes' children's sci-fi stories if only given the ability to access them. 💙📚💬 💙📚🪐 💙📚🎧

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

#nowreading / #nowlistening 10% 🕊️📱 Bad Indians Book Club, Patty Krawec 10% 🕊️🎧Brigands & Breadknives, Travis Baldree 14% 🕊️🎧Awakened, Laura Elliott 71% 🟢🎧 Emperor of Ruin, Django Wexler 77% 💸🎧When the Moon Hits Your Eye, John Scalzi 💙📚🎧 #arcreader #yegreader #yeg #books #booksky #audiobooks

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

bookish checkpoint 🕯️ 🎾 last book you read: 💥 All Princesses Die Before Dawn 🤩 your current read(s): 🎧 Brigands & Breadknives 👏 last book added to your tbr: 📖 The Shadow of the Torturer ✨ next anticipated read: 📖 I Who Have Never Known Men Quote with yours! #booksky #books 💖📚

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

All Princesses Die Before Dawn by Quentin Zuttion 🏛️💥 A beautifully rendered snapshot of a family on the brink of change. A story of painful endings and beautiful new beginnings. 📚💙 #booksky #graphicnovel #bookreview #comics #yegreader #reader #review

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Question for #arcreader friends who use @netgalley.bsky.social They have an option to include your LinkedIn, do any of y'all actually post your reviews there? Or is it only if you are reading personal development-type books? 💙📚💬 #bookchat #bookskychat #bookreview

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Finished a book I seriously did not enjoy, and despite having access to the perfect palette cleanser ARC all I want to listen to is the @graphicaudio.bsky.social adaptation of Perhaps the Stars by @adapalmer.bsky.social But its +32 hrs long, and I have other obligations. 😭 💙📚🪐📚🎧 #arcreader #booksky

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw ⭐ 🕊️🎧 Gore for gore's sake and at the cost of any kind of plot or character development. app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/a7f7... 💙📚🎧 #booksky #bookreview #review #arcreader #audiobook

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Review by thespicelessreader - The Library at Hellebore

This one was a slog for me. I did to myself on some level. I knew it was a horror book going i...

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

#nowreading / #nowlistening 90% 🕊️🎧The Library at Hellebore, Cassandra Khaw 10% 🕊️📖 Bad Indians Book Club, Patty Krawec 03% 🕊️🎧Brigands & Breadknives, @travisbaldree.bsky.social 23% 🟢🎧 Emperor of Ruin, Django Wexler 💙📚🎧 #arcreader #yegreader #yeg #books #booksky #audiobooks

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

July Reading Wrap-up: A Thread Real mixed bag this month, some amazing reads and a couple that just weren't for me. Incorporated more digital and physical books which felt good as well. 💙📚💬 #readingwrapup #julywrapup #storygraphstats #storygraph #reader #yegreader #comics #audiobooks #arcreader

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

How many ongoing books are too many ongoing books? I normally max out at about 5 if you don't count the joint read with the husband. As long as they are generally different genres and different mediums I feel like I can keep the story lines separate. 💙📚💬 #bookskychat #bookchat

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Micheline @thespicelessreader.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

The Gospel of Inclusion by Brandan J. Robertson ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🏛️🎧 An excellent breakdown on why the modern church needs to reexamine its stance on accepting and affirming LGB believers. 📚💙🎧 Full review: bit.ly/4o9FuMR #bookreview #booksky #pride #audiobook #review #affirming

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