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Hello! My name is Megan. 90% of life is books: face behind @the_spines, publishing professional, and all day reader. So glad you're here!
![[gifted 📖] OoOooO, a spring thriiiiiller! 👀 I read Ruth Ware’s latest, THE DEATH OF MRS. WESTAWAY, last weekend and appreciated her departure from hyper-modern into a more gothic, spooky style. It also changed my opinion of her a bit, since I was underwhelmed by the ending of the other book I’ve read of hers. This time around, I loved the tone and the tarot motif, but found the characters a bit confusing in a way that almost felt intentional. 🤔
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Head over ✨to the blog✨ for my full review! (& for my review of IN A DARK, DARK WOODS, also by Ware.)
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💭 Any thoughts on this book? Have you read any of Ruth Ware’s other thrillers?💭 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56db33791d07c0ad5e0af15f/1558459640504-NFANS66V81MID1VBSN3A/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kAjnGcc-szhzWxdWA-NtP01Zw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZUJFbgE-7XRK3dMEBRBhUpy-v9athTaMeX-qThU6Jap2Bg3JHkx8Vjg05Zf535dcep3aVtbbMcWd2q8hs1BlPsk/image-asset.jpeg)
![[gifted 📖] hi y’all, happy weekend! Two things:
1. I didn’t know I needed a mustard yellow Vespa until I saw this beauty queen! It was stunningly perfect. 👀✨ 2. I’m reading this book currently, THE FARM, and while I like it, I am so unmotivated to read it. I think Its a wrong time - wrong place situation. I do need to read a different book this next week for bookclub so I may put it aside after today. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ if any of you have read this one, tell me what you thought of it below! 👇🏼👇🏼
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💭 What are you all reading this weekend? 💭](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56db33791d07c0ad5e0af15f/1558287475204-E6ORIO31R1VJQRFRQALG/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kICZhzhlpkTfZgBvAXFSxyhZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZUJFbgE-7XRK3dMEBRBhUpw5opcnmBGTrSvl2qRMpP26yA6cXWreZBPZk6SUOsPorfERqjnAqscnEdqlY2BJvs0/image-asset.jpeg)
![[gufted 📖] This gloomy weekend called for a thriller 👀 so I’m currently reading THE DEATH OF MRS. WESTAWAY by Ruth Ware! I couldn’t decide yesterday so I ended up reading the first chapter of two books and going with the one that drew me in more. Reading two very different types of books in the same genre written by two different authors back to back like that was really interesting. That exercise made me realize that I enjoy more classic mystery-oriented thrillers to modern scares and super dark themes, which will definitely help me choose thrillers I’ll actually like in the future! Highly recommend giving this a try next time you don’t know what to read. ✨
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💭have you read any Ruth Ware?💭 let’s chat about it! 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56db33791d07c0ad5e0af15f/1557686522590-GO6PXBLP2ALEQD1WNPRC/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kHem505q6McQd8XRhQc9zkRZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZUJFbgE-7XRK3dMEBRBhUpxpEURhgSBEh9ILe0HKIG3CcOCklsxWwam3CdWF6Xw7jwVv5P97BEtB5XaVnmvMtTA/image-asset.jpeg)
![[gifted 📖] April reading wrap-up tiiiiime! This is coming a few days late because I had to build an arc and sail to freedom due to six straight days of rain here in Chicago. 😉 A bit of a light reading month because I DNFed a book at 60%, but that’s how reading goes sometimes! On the upside, every one of the books pictured was really enjoyable to me in its own way. Head ✨over to the blog✨ for all full reviews! •
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LIE WITH ME // Phillip Besson: Beautifully written story about a first love. Probably won’t stick with me forever, but loved it in the moment. ♥️
HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH THE DARK // Kathleen Glasgow: Very emotional, intense look at a young woman’s grief 😭
SAVE ME THE PLUMS // Ruth Reichl: gorgeous culinary fiction that appeals to those of us who love books about food as well as books about publishing and the arts. 😋
SMALL FRY // Lisa Brennan-Jobs: lyrical memoir about an abnormal family, a young girl growing up, and the human psyche 👀💭
77 // Guillermo Saccomanno: DNF (good but ultimately stopped caring) ❌
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💭 Read any of these books?💭 Let’s chat! Also, tell me the best book you read last month! 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56db33791d07c0ad5e0af15f/1556906607119-69SZZVI262UQZ416XW38/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kJqBgkmusB1ACnBcJAuOq2hZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZUJFbgE-7XRK3dMEBRBhUpxyrCZnULe1Bsqnw4aOKoJlSTHTK-uonWJMlAwMmbmSjYxqybzFXaNb-b1fCU10Of4/image-asset.jpeg)
![Coffee date? I’d love to. 😉✨☕️ I’ve been in a weird reading pattern lately because work has been insane and my brain is often fried on my commute home. BUT the other day, I started reading DRESS YOUR FAMILY IN COURDUROY AND DENIM by David Sedaris and it has been exactly what I need. I have only read one Sedaris book (CALYPSO), but I fell completely in love with his dry humor and mundane essay topics. If you’re in need of humor and book joy, highly recommend you follow suit!
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[Thanks to my lovely coffee date for gifting me this book for Christmas this year, you know me so well @rooreads !]
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💭What are you’re favorite funny books?💭 leave them for us here! 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56db33791d07c0ad5e0af15f/1556824770714-P9S53CLHKNGYYAZ7MRBA/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kICZhzhlpkTfZgBvAXFSxyhZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZUJFbgE-7XRK3dMEBRBhUpw5opcnmBGTrSvl2qRMpP26yA6cXWreZBPZk6SUOsPorfERqjnAqscnEdqlY2BJvs0/image-asset.jpeg)
![major Sunday mood after this busy weekend! 📖💤 I’m reading a book called 77 by Guillermo Saccomanno, which was our book club book for the month. It must have been a busy one because ... none of us finished. 😂 Will report back once I’m done though!
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jumpsuit is by @evewear ! 😍 [gifted]
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💭 Whatre you reading today? 💭👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56db33791d07c0ad5e0af15f/1556477812451-Z6MO9NNWQK5ICE21H2D6/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kICZhzhlpkTfZgBvAXFSxyhZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZUJFbgE-7XRK3dMEBRBhUpw5opcnmBGTrSvl2qRMpP26yA6cXWreZBPZk6SUOsPorfERqjnAqscnEdqlY2BJvs0/image-asset.jpeg)
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I cannot express how much I love and want this glorious scoot scoot. [@MuratAruta my birthday is coming up ..👀] https://t.co/Bk0MBDpe9f
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It’s VERY interesting to watch publisher move in the influencer space. Recently, I’ve noticed publishers start to p… https://t.co/WrSJNhVaBy
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this chick in my Uber is talking on her cell about how she’s getting a landline and only her inner circle can call… https://t.co/SXmlqFmtZY
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