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galenathepoet.bsky.social @galenathepoet.bsky.social · Jan 9
My Reading Review Scale
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Worldview Changing Read - un-put-downable, superb writing
⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Great Read - engaging read easy to turn the page, recommend to others, great writing
⭐⭐⭐ - Good to Almost Great - I liked it, might recommend
⭐⭐ - Okay read - just meh
⭐ - Really upset I wasted my time
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New review posted for my ARC copy of The Gun Man Jackson Swagger. Thanks to @netgalley.bsky.social alley and @simonandschuster.bsky.social for the chance to read and review!

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Quirky Cut Micro Review: The Gun Man Jackson Swagger
ARC read, spine squealed—honest thoughts ahead.
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July 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Finally let go of perfection and set it free... thequirkyspine.com
The Quirky Spine
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June 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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#BookReview
The Women by Kristin Hannah
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This one will stay with me. Wide emotional range as you follow Frankie's journey to war ('Nam) and back.
If you love: historical fiction, women's rights, military nursing READ IT!
My ⭐ Scale : tobsky.com/galenathepoet
A red background with gold accents and a black silhouette of a helicopter and palm trees that says The New York Time Bestselling Author Kristin Hannah The Women.
January 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
⭐⭐⭐⭐
A supernatural re-imagining of the fight against the Klan in early 20th century. Exciting read. A blend of historical fiction and horror genres. Leaves readers wanting more.
My ⭐ Scale : tobsky.com/galenathepoet
A red background with a ivory white triangle with two holes that look like eye holes and are ringed with teeth and two black hands facing up to the sky that says P. Djeli Clark Ring Shout
January 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn
⭐⭐⭐⭐
NYC. Journaling/Lettering as a job. Hidden messages. Personal Growth. Friends to Lovers.
❤️OMG!❤️ This one was such a sweet read.
If you love: journaling, secrets, NYC, scary personal growth, or love READ IT!

My ⭐ Scale : tobsky.com/galenathepoet
Blue ombre background with white corner that looks like a flap being lifted up bottom right. yellow dot stars scattered in the sky. Line drawing of the NYC skyline on the bottom ending with a tall building with a red heart in the window and red hearts floating above. Says Some signs are impossible to ignore... Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn.
January 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Gone Before by Terry Korth Fischer
⭐⭐⭐
A cozy mystery that falls just outside/inside the cozy line. Small town, detective (not amateur), murder(s) off-stage, cast of characters.
FAVE: the cast of characters was endearing and fun
Overall a good read.

My ⭐ Scale : tobsky.com/galenathepoet
January 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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My Reading Review Scale
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Worldview Changing Read - un-put-downable, superb writing
⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Great Read - engaging read easy to turn the page, recommend to others, great writing
⭐⭐⭐ - Good to Almost Great - I liked it, might recommend
⭐⭐ - Okay read - just meh
⭐ - Really upset I wasted my time
January 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Recently finished books from the beginning of January. Short reviews coming soon!

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An image with a background in tan, beige, and soft gold. Says recently finished and four book covers depicted. A red background with gold accents and a black silhouette of a helicopter and palm trees that says The New York Time Bestselling Author Kristin Hannah The Women. A red background with a ivory white triangle with two holes that look like eye holes and are ringed with teeth and two black hands facing up to the sky that says P. Djeli Clark Ring Shout. An ombre blue background with a white corner and a line drawing of a skyline that says Love Lettering Kate Clayborn. A background of a nature scene with a blue cloudy sky, a creek running through grassy land and trees with yellow crime scene tape across the lower part that says Gone Before by Terry Korth Fischer.
January 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Currently Reading list...Still working through TGCK, ARC of Griffin Sisters', and a new mystery with The Girl from Widow Hills.

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Blue background with snow border and a pine tree branch on the left side. Title says currently reading. Three book covers depicted. A coral cover that says Cover to be Revealed The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits the new novel by Jennifer Weiner coming April 2025. A midnight blue cover with blond hair flowing in from the right side that says She was rescued, but never safe The Girl from Widow Hills a novel by Megan Miranda. A black cover with gold art deco accents, two tommy guns elements, 2 sepia toned photographs of a woman and a man that says American's Original Gangster Couple Tiger Girl and the Candy Kid by Glenn Stout.
January 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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Day 13
Cover of "The Poetry of Pablo Neruda" featuring a sepia-toned photo of the poet wearing a coat and hat, with a yellow title block.
December 17, 2024 at 2:54 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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Day 12
Book cover for "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" by Mitch Albom, featuring a beige background with a red border, a simple Ferris wheel illustration in the center, and the title in bold red and brown text below.
December 13, 2024 at 5:11 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge

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Day 11
Book cover in blue tones of a neighborhood decked out for Christmas with lights on houses and trees and giant snowmen on the roofs. One house is conspicuously devoid of decoration. Text says Skipping Christmas a novel by John Grisham
December 11, 2024 at 2:32 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge

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Day 10
Ornate book cover in bright purple. Text reads Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
December 10, 2024 at 6:33 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge

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Day 9
The image displays the cover of the book "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann. The title is prominently featured in large, bold white and yellow letters against a dramatic sunset background with shades of orange and red. Below the title, the subtitle reads, "The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI," in smaller white text. At the bottom, the author's name, "David Grann," is displayed in a larger font, with a note stating "Bestselling author of The Lost City of Z." A silhouette of an oil rig is visible, adding to the thematic elements of the book.
December 6, 2024 at 2:55 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge

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Day 8
Book Cover with a green chalkboard and yellow paint with a desk in the front with a book, a box of pencils, a US History book with a can of paint labeled White Wash and a paintbrush on top. Text says Lies My Teacher Told Me, Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W Loewen.
December 5, 2024 at 2:36 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge

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Day 8
Book cover in cream and red. The cream colored lower half includes a sketch of a cityscape. The red colored top half has a sketch of a carousel horse. Text says the Catcher in the Rye a novel by J D Salinger.
December 4, 2024 at 2:45 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge

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Day 7
Black book cover with white king chess piece with red blood splatter. Text says William Shakespeare's Macbeth.
December 3, 2024 at 5:33 PM
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Currently Reading
1. First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
2. Everyone This Christmas has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson (reading it as an advent daily thing!)
3. Tiger Girl and the Candy Kid by Glenn Stout (my bubble bath read)
Read background with snowflakes, a string of Christmas lights and three book covers. Text says Currently Reading Everyone This Christmas has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson, First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston, and Tiger Girl and the Candy Kid by Glenn Stout.
December 2, 2024 at 10:14 PM
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Dec 1 - realized I still have 11 books📚 to complete 52 Book Club challenge😲. (+ more for mini challenges - but I am ok w/ those being undone) Plus my book club book for the month. It's a good thing I have two weeks off 📅 at the end of the month!
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December 2, 2024 at 9:46 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge

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Day 6
Book cover of The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery. Yellow background. Black Title. In the bottom right corner there is a grey moon with a little boy in a light blue outfit and yellow hair standing on the top of the moon. Surrounded by stars and planets.
December 2, 2024 at 2:30 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge

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Day 5
Book cover of Dead Until Dark the Number One Sunday Times Bestselling Sookie Stackhouse Series by Charlaine Harris. Described by the Daily Mail as "Harris offers a brilliant cocktail of domestic drama and supernatural adventure." Purple background with a red blood spatter with the image of a bat surrounded by the blookd.
November 27, 2024 at 4:53 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge

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Day 4
Book cover of The New York Times Bestseller and Oprah's Book Club choice Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen. Described as Heartbreaking by the Time. Also a novel by the author of One True Thing. Navy blue top and bottom with a grey background. An imaged of a blue eye in the middle with a silhouette of two people super imposed over the eye.
November 26, 2024 at 7:04 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge

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Day 3
Book Cover of The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Orange background surrounded by a darker orange border. In the middle a large yellow sun style image with yellow rays made of diamond shapes. In the top left and right corners are two yellow birds in flight. In bottom right a yellow pyramid. Bottom left are two yellow pyramid. The inner circle of the sun has a hand drawn map.
November 25, 2024 at 2:38 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge

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Day 2
November 25, 2024 at 1:50 AM
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It's here! The 2025 52 Book Club Challenge!
www.the52book.club/2025-reading...
#52BookClub #booksky #BookSky
whole page graphic for the 52 book club's 2025 Reading Challenge. There are 52 challenges. 1) A pun in the title 2) A character with red hair 3) Title starts with letter “M” 4) Title starts with letter “N” 5) Plot includes a heist 6) Genre One: Set in Spring 7) Genre Two: Set in Summer 8) Genre Three: Set in Autumn 9) Genre Four: Set in Winter 10) Author’s last name is also a first name 11) A prequel 12) Has a moon on the cover 13) Title is ten letters or less 14) Climate fiction 15) Includes Latin American history 16) Author has won an Edgar award 17) Told in verse 18) A character who can fly 19) Has short chapters 20) A fairy tale retelling 21) Character’s name in the title 22) Found family trope 23) A sprayed edge 24) Title is a spoiler 25) Breaks the fourth wall 26) More than a million copies sold 27) Features a magician 28) A crossover (Set in a shared universe) 29) Shares universe with prompt 28 30) In the public domain 31) Audiobook has multiple narrators 32) Includes a diary entry 33) A standalone novel 34) Direction in the title 35) Written in third person 36) Final sentence is less than 6 words long 37) Genre chosen for you by someone else 38) An adventure story 39) Has an epigraph 40) Stream of consciousness narrative 41) Cover font is in a primary color 42) Non-human antagonist 43) Explores social class 44) A celebrity on the cover 45) Author releases more than one book a year 46) Read in a “-ber” month 47) “I think it was blue” 48) Related to the word “puzzle” 49) Set in a country with an active volcano 50) Set in the 1940s 51) 300-400 pages long 52) Published in 2025
November 22, 2024 at 8:16 PM