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The Self-Published Science Fiction Competition @spsfc.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

The fifth #SPSFC is about to close for entries and we're looking for a few more judges: spsfc.space/2025/11/07/l... Come for the free books. Stay for the Discord community full of self-published authors and avid science fiction readers.

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Things might seem hopeless but you'll make it through ❤️

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

I was SO happy to get an e-arc of this I read it well before I had planned. And now my TBR is messed up, but that's okay. #BrigandsAndBreadknives #BookReview #Booksky youtu.be/VytYj2DyBzA

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Brigands & Breadknives - Book Review

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Due to several factors my own writing was on hiatus for a bit, but I'm so happy to finally be back working on a project. Let's hope the momentum holds! 🥰

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Fun space opera that is a great blend of adventurous and cozy, with well-developed characters and worldbuild! #AnUnbreakableWorld #BookReview #BookSky youtu.be/zU72qrIpk_g

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An Unbreakable World - Book Review

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

A wonderful example of how to do modern Gothic horror. A great balance of creepy, visceral scenes and deeper themes. And I learned about Filipino history too! @daphnefama.bsky.social #TheHouseofMonstrousWomen #BookReview #booksky #📚💙 #horror #gothichorror youtu.be/IJUkBleaIoY

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The House of Monstrous Women - Book Review

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

This one hit a bit too close to home while I was reading it, but aside from that, I thought it was a great blend of cozy and serious, with an important message about human rights (in the guise of those of robots). #AutomaticNoodle #SciFi #BookSky #bookreview #BookSky 📚💙 youtu.be/d8guZD1cNqc?...

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Automatic Noodle - Book Review

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

After computer issues, vacation, and a whole whackload of work nonsense, finally back at the book reviews! I found this gothic mystery immersive and atmospheric - really enjoyed it! youtu.be/DLrpylBOB5M #TheHomecoming #BookReview #BookSky #BookSky 📚💙

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The Homecoming - Book Review

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Under my careful tutelage (aka stopping myself from forcing her to read and just letting it happen naturally [though I did suggest books to her of her interest]), my eldest has become a kid who takes out 7 books at a time at the library and reads them in 3 days. 🥰 #booksky

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

I've wanted to write a book with this one choice = multiple outcomes idea for years, so it was a delight to read one that is so well-executed and also broaches an important topic with realism. youtu.be/8_nT1feT2cI #📚💙 #bookreview #TheNames #Booksky #booksky📚💙

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The Names - Book Review

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

I would argue that yes, rivers are alive, at least to the extent that we need stronger legislation to protect them! A beautifully written novel that is as compelling as it is important. #Booksky #BookSky📚💙 #bookreview #IstheRiverAlive #nonfiction youtu.be/x83W2dhS8KE

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Is a River Alive? - Book Review

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Why would a 50-yr-old man think it's okay to yell at a teenage girl coaching U5 soccer who calmly asked his kids from another team not to cut through a game in progress? I emailed the league letting them know if he emailed to complain about her, that he was the one in the wrong. What a jackass.

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

The only good thing about insomnia is that it gives me hours of unexpected extra reading time whenever it decides to descend upon me.

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

I am very picky about Romance (very very picky) but this one was very charming and fun. youtu.be/dPTaZ3Nebpw #Tusklove #booksky #bookreview

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Tusk Love - Book Review

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

So happy I get to see such beautiful creatures around my house 🥰 #birds #robin #babybird #nature

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

It's always great when you're approved by NetGalley for a book you've been eyeing for awhile, and it's even better when that book is AWESOME youtu.be/JJVCbljaXWg #bookreview #DeathontheCaldera #Booksky

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Death on the Caldera - Book Review

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

A book review that is 60% me going on and on about a theme of the book and not the book itself. Though, to be fair, I think the point of the book was just that - to make people think. #Audition #Booksky #bookreview youtu.be/RYYs6fALwlQ

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Audition - Book Review

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Here I am, reviewing a book people have actually heard of for once this month! :) Is it worth the hype? I believe so! #bookReview #Booksky #buffalohunterhunter youtu.be/fDUJ3qzOYq8

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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter - Book Review

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

A poetry collection that really makes you think. It is easy to digest but also challenging and thematically rich. youtu.be/3ipqc-RYLlg #Booksky #BookReview #poetry

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A Thousand Tiny Awakenings - Book Review

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

A genre-blending tour de force, Esperance is a police procedural with a sci-fi twist! I really enjoyed how it managed to blend a snappy detective story with deeper themes of generational and historical trauma. youtu.be/lS2a60Bb5A4 #Booksky #BookReview #Esperance

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Esperance - Book Review

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

You can love something and be critical of it, which is why I'm utterly annoyed at Andor for including one of the most tired tropes in the world 🙄 (but I'll still watch all the SW stuff that gets produced)

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

A wondrous, powerhouse of a novella that is as rich in its prose and purpose as it is beautiful. #BookReview youtu.be/FM57qIjgNJE

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Origins of Desire in Orchid Fens - Book Review

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Voted about half an hour ago so a) I didn't have to wait all day in anticipation of the results and b) so we could bring the kids and show them the process (not like they paid attention). I'm sad it's over as I really am loving all the election podcasts! #cdnpoli

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Absolutely loved this genre-blending sci-fi fantasy western that features surreal monsters and haunting and mesmerizing prose. 5/5! #BookReview #TheCountryUnderHeaven youtu.be/eYGV0-Yyr8s

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The Country Under Heaven - Book Review

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

There needs to be a balance between the yolo and the fomo

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

The only thing I really liked about being pregnant was the wild dreams (and my dreams were already pretty intense). Recently, my naturopath suggested I take magnesium, and the dreams are back! I actually look forward to sleeping now, instead of pushing it off until the last possible second.

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Another book review, this one of horror-fantasy The Grand Hotel, which is a blend of Labyrinth and 1920s glam. It's a fun, creepy, and unique book! #BelowtheGrandHotel #BookReview youtu.be/9gX15vd6LvI

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Below The Grand Hotel - Book Review

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

No one needs 12 copies of the same book, regardless of whether they are all different editions. I mention this lunacy at the start of my review of the incredible The Tusks of Extinction, as well as a few other tips. It's Earth Day! youtu.be/GYTxUUxsBno #TheTusksofExtinction #bookReview

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The Tusks of Extinction - Book Review

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

#debate2025 #cndpoli My 7 year old came down while we were watching. Her thoughts? "I hate this show." 🤣

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

#Cdnpoli #2025debte Given there's only dudes here, it would've been nice to see a woman moderator. Or will there be multiple?

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Looking for some unique Canadian fiction featuring the gold rush, mysticism, and a giant floating ear? 4/5 stars for this wild feverdream of a novel! #bookreview youtu.be/sL7Wi7b4e2A

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Ley Lines - Book Review

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Multiverse without the wacky stuff! I Contain Multitudes is a tightly wrought book that gets tighter and tighter as the story moves along. If you enjoy contemplative sci-fi with a psychological bent, you should check this out. #Icontainmultitiudes #bookreview youtu.be/9Smf7BhNMOU

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I Contain Multitudes - Book Review

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Some lady yelled at me for walking in front of the Tim's drive-thru exit lane (there is no other way to go). She was losing it so I slowly flipped her off, then told her to maybe consider going into the store for a change instead of being a lazy asshole. She didn't like that for some reason. 🤔

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

My partner adores working on cars, so it's been years since I've had to do any real work on mine. My tire was low though, so I got out the compressed air, filled it to the appropriate psi, sat back proud I remembered the steps, and dropped the value tip inside the wheel. Sigh.

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

A lush and immersive experience, this novella is packed with beautiful descriptions, a lovely sapphic romance, and very interesting world-building. Loved it! youtu.be/3dMi4UpkByg #BrighterThanScaleSwifterThanFlame

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Brighter Than Scale, Swifter Than Flame - Book Review

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

I just love it when I can give a super positive review about a fellow indie author! 5/5 stars for Scurry! youtu.be/-hGog5yKy_o @seannb.bsky.social

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Scurry - Book Review

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

I coughed too hard from my sinus infection which pinched a nerve in my neck which led to half my face going numb, intense vertigo, and two days of pain. Clearly, I'm turning 40 this year.

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

As a kid I used to think if I had 3 wishes it'd be to have tons of $, to fly, and to live forever. Now I'd just wish to never get sick, to never have insomnia, and for the end of fascism, consumerism, and environmental destruction. Little things, you know.

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