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LynnS.
@lynnspencer.bsky.social
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Lover of books and reading(esp. mysteries and romace); sometimes reviewing at AAR, very often writing mini-reviews on Goodreads; attorney and mom of cats and small humans
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So sorry to see the news of Sophie Kinsella's death. Confessions of a Shopaholic brought humor to my early law firm Associate days. But mostly my heart goes out to her family.
December 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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This. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

My clients deal with this nonsense all the time.

Also, they can't force you to pay for services under an IEP. I had a client here in VA who was told they wouldn't implement her son's IEP unless she paid $3000 to be a "classroom sponsor. "
buriedbybooks.bsky.social THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · 2d
Your friendly reminder that school staff are not to be trusted when it comes to special education accommodation.

They will tell you things that are untrue. They will misrepresent the law.

Why?

Because special ed is incredibly expensive per student.
December 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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I've enjoyed several of Alex Finlay's thrillers, and If Something Happens to Me was definitely a winner for me.

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Lynn Spencer's review of If Something Happens to Me
5/5: 4.5 stars This book was quite the thrill ride. The ultimate solution to the mystery was waaaay over the top, but the threads of plot were so skillfully woven together that I had no problem going ...
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December 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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It's been a while since I read a book I wish I could forget. But here we are.

This one was billed as darkly humorous, but I don't think I was in on the joke.

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Lynn Spencer's review of Best Offer Wins
1/5: 1.5 stars It's been a while since I read a book that I disliked this much and actually hung in there to finish the whole thing. I don't know if it was because the opening drew me in, or if I saw ...
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December 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Note to self: Just because everyone and their dog tells you a children's book is excellent doesn't mean you'll love it.

I have to admit, I did not love Tale of Despereaux.
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Lynn Spencer's review of The Tale of Despereaux
2/5: NOTE: While I don't lay out the full plot of the book, this review hints at all kinds of spoilers. I clicked the box to hide behind a spoiler tag, but for some reason, GR won't let me spoiler tag...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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I haven't read much fantasy lately, but this wild treasure hunt across urban legends of Old Hollywood was a fun read.

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Lynn Spencer's review of Alchemy of Secrets (Alchemy of Secrets, #1)
4/5: This book is first in a new series, so it suffers a bit from the author's need to set up her magical world. All that set-up does get in the way of the plot at times and as others have noted, the ...
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November 29, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Happy #tbrchallenge day! For this month's TBR challenge, I read Mr. Churchill's Secretary by Susan Elia MacNeal. This one had been lingering in my TBR pile for years, and I was glad to give it a whirl.

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Lynn Spencer's review of Mr. Churchill's Secretary (Maggie Hope Mystery, #1)
4/5: Going to a different country for business and deciding to stay indefinitely certainly qualifies as a change of plans, so Mr. Churchill’s Secretary, first in the Maggie Hope series, made a perfect...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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A happy mail surprise. Yay!
At Midnight Comes the Cry by Julua Spencer-Fleming
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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I was so glad I read this book. This epistolary novel was a fantastic character study.

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The Correspondent
Throughout her life Sybil Van Antwerp has used letters …
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November 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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This one was actually a reread for me, but I'd read it so long ago that the details were hazy. I think I may have liked it even more on reread. #romancelandia

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Lynn Spencer's review of Like No Other Lover (Pennyroyal Green, #2)
5/5: What a delight of a romance! At first I wasn't so sure of this one, but as Ms. Long set the stage and showed her leads falling really and truly in love, I was hooked. We learn early on in this s...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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The drama in this photo!
uncleduke1969.bsky.social Uncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · Nov 4
"Hush, Horatio. Did you not hear the Dark Lord's call? Go now and summon the others, for it is the time of The Reaping. Soon we shall be bathing in the blood of our enemies."

"I don't know, Max. I'm pretty sure that was just a can opener."
A hairless cat, ears pricked, looks off into the distance, holding its paw over the mouth of another hairless cat below them.
November 4, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Sometimes giving myself permission to DNF feels good.

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Lynn Spencer's review of Fierce Little Thing
I know others who have loved this book, but I just couldn't get through it. Something about this one just gave me the ick. I didn't want these characters in my head, so I just moved on to other readin...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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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 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 (...
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October 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Looking for an eerie Halloween read? The Haunting of Payne's Hollow would definitely qualify.

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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...
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October 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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This creepy thriller wasn't perfect, but it was quite an engaging read.

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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...
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October 21, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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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 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...
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October 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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I've enjoyed most of Riley Sager's books, and this one had quite a twist to it.

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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...
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October 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Here's some amazing news... READING RAINBOW is back and @mychal3ts.bsky.social is the new host!

Congrats, Mychal!

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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.
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September 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Getting back to the St. Cyr mysteries. This installment of the series kept me riveted!

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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...
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September 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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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 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...
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September 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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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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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...
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September 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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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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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...
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September 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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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 ?
Fall 2025 Bas Bleu catalog
September 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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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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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...
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September 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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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 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...
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August 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM