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MichaelBurke @michaelsreading.bsky.social · 2d

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Michael Burke's review of The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer

3/5: She’s Not All That is Missing… Ragnar Jónasson's mysteries are a source of growing frustration. If they were poor, it would be a simple matter of DNF’ing them and moving on. There are sections, ...

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MichaelBurke @michaelsreading.bsky.social · 9d

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Michael Burke's review of Dark Renaissance

4/5: The Dark Figure Behind the Dark Renaissance When requesting a review copy of this book, I understood it featured the legendary playwright Christopher Marlowe, but I assumed it was going to be a ...

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MichaelBurke @michaelsreading.bsky.social · 12d

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Michael Burke's review of People Like Us

4/5: Gunsights Jason Mott's "People Like Us" is an imaginative journey of two Black men, both reflections of the author, that is at once wildly creative and humorous– and deeply tragic, as well. Gu...

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(Debbie)🐕🐈🐘🐼☕️🎶⚖️🌊 @felicianmitzi.bsky.social · 28d

I'm never watching ABC again
I stand with #JimmyKimmel

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MichaelBurke @michaelsreading.bsky.social · Sep 13

So overwhelmed these days with the attacks on the things I hold special. Just when despair lurks... my seven-year-old grandson Nolan walks in, sees a small bag of Swedish Fish on the table, and shouts out "Best Day EVER!" Sometimes the funniest little things remind you... well, you get it. #IYKYK

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Angela | Angel's Book Nook @angelsbooknook17.bsky.social · Sep 13

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Book Review: Taken by Kat Kinney - One Book More

Title: Taken Author: Blood Moon, Texas Shifters Page Length: 355 Pub. Date: Sept. 26, 2005 Synopsis: Psychiatrist and werewolf Calgary Caldwell has spent two decades hiding the rare magic he inherited...

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MichaelBurke @michaelsreading.bsky.social · Sep 2

www.netgalley.com/book/625242/... What to do With the Truth @atriabooks.bsky.social‬ #Books #BookSky

Apostle's Cove

I just reviewed Apostle's Cove by William Kent Krueger

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openbookposts.bsky.social @openbookposts.bsky.social · Sep 4

BLOG TOUR 9/4/25 The Couple's Secret by Lisa Regan @lisaregan.bsky.social @bookouture.bsky.social

Mysterious, gripping, thrilling, shocking, and hard to put down!!!📖❤️📕

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MichaelBurke @michaelsreading.bsky.social · Sep 2

www.netgalley.com/book/625242/... What to do With the Truth @atriabooks.bsky.social‬ #Books #BookSky

Apostle's Cove

I just reviewed Apostle's Cove by William Kent Krueger

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openbookposts.bsky.social @openbookposts.bsky.social · Sep 2

The Vanishing Place by Zoe Rankin @berkleypub.bsky.social #zoerankin, #thevanishingplace, #bookreview, #mysterythriller

Wonderfully written, well thought out, gripping, dark, and hard to put down! I can't wait to read what Zoe Rankin writes next!📖📕🥰

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MichaelBurke @michaelsreading.bsky.social · Sep 2

What book(s) are you reading this week? "People Like Us" Jason Mott ‪@duttonbooks.bsky.social‬

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5 Minute Book Report @5minutebookreport.bsky.social · Aug 6

Dive into our Foster by Claire Keegan summary: explore family, love, loss, and rural Irish life in this poignant tale of a young girl's summer with the Kinsellas. #Foster #ClaireKeegan #BookSummary #IrishLiterature #ShortStory #BookSky youtu.be/SEeasH-AjQo

The Most Beautiful Rural Ireland Tale You Need to Watch

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Natalie Jorges-Castellanos @nataliejc.bsky.social · Mar 16

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Any other lovers of Irish literature? I'd love some more suggestions! #irishliterature

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openbookposts.bsky.social @openbookposts.bsky.social · Aug 31

Dead of Winter by Keri Beevis @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social @keribeevis.bsky.social #deadofwinter, #keribeevis, #boldwoodbooks, #bookreview, #mysterythriller, #ARC, #openbookposts

Gripping, chilling, thrilling, mysterious, and hard to put down!📖❄️

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openbookposts.bsky.social @openbookposts.bsky.social · Aug 30

The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #philipfracassi #tornightfire 📖❤️🎧📕🔪

Dark, horrific, gripping, and dripping with blood!

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openbookposts.bsky.social @openbookposts.bsky.social · Aug 6

The Last Witch by C.J. Cooke @harpercollins.bsky.social @cjcookebooks.bsky.social

C.J. Cooke has cast her spell on me with her beautiful writing of The Last Witch! I had a hard time putting this gripping, chilling, dark, chilling, and atmospheric book down!

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