The Spines [by Megan Aruta]

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Sampled comments were predominantly positive, with admiration and excitement recurring most often. Discussion focused on Yesteryear, the book cover, the romance novel, and book recommendations. Some sampled comments expressed disappointment, while others indicated purchase interest, personal reactions, or requests related to the content. The recent sample covers three posts, is not representative, and includes incomplete reply data; creator interaction was observed on one eligible top-level comment.

• Admiration for the content and book-related themes
• Excitement about Yesteryear and the romance novel
• Discussion of the book cover and recommendations
• Some disappointment or mixed reactions
• Purchase interest and personal reactions

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Recent Posts (24)

Book review

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2026-06-13

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Have you seen a prettier book?? I have loved being in the middle of this book purely from an aesthetic perspective. 😂 howeverrr, and it pain

Fantasy book review

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2026-05-22

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Picked up THE GEOMAGICIAN // Jennifer Mandula on Indie Bookstore Day this year (Ayaz’s first! 🥰 ->). The beautiful cover and spine really sp

Quarterly reading roundup

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2026-04-01

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a little Q1 summary of my favorite reads and recs 💫 Thank you to Netgalley (love u @aaknopf for approving my YESTERYEAR request), the Chicag

Book review

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2026-03-10

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Happy pub day to ONCE AND AGAIN // Rebecca Serle! [gifted 📖] Breezed through this one earlier this week and spent days arriving at final tho

Book review

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2026-03-07

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Why did I not expect a book called VICTORIAN PSYCHO to be … psycho?? 😂 my choice for book club this month and I do believe it will be quite

Romance book recommendation

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2026-02-21

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if there’s one thing I’m going to do, it’s crush multiple Western romances. I’m forever trying to fill the void of DONE & DUSTED // Lyla Sag

Memoir review

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2026-02-01

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I really do think picking an out-of-left-field nonfic is a great way to kick off a reading year. I read THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GUCCI MANE rece

Author event

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2026-01-12

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Olivia Muenter @oliviamuenter is joining Three Avenues Bookshop for an evening in the Paradiso Room at The Athenaeum @theathenaeum_chicago i

Book review

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2026-01-11

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One of my most anticipated books of 2026, already read and loved! LITTLE ONE // Olivia Muenter [gifted 📖] is about one woman’s identity now

Historical fiction review

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2026-01-10

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I do love to start a new year with a five star read. I, along with the rest of the world, picked up HAMNET // Maggie O’Farrell so I could re

2025 reading roundup

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2025-12-31

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2025, what a year!!I read 70 books, which I’m very proud of, and so many of them I deeply loved. I also made it an intention to read freely

Holiday book recommendations

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2025-12-16

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if there’s one thing I’m going to do, it’s read a seasonal book. In this case, 3 holiday books! If you’re looking for a book to read in fron

Book review

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2025-11-09

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I definitely picked up SEDUCTION THEORY // Emily Adrian [gifted 📖] because of the cover, which is a favorite paining of mine. I definitely a

Dark fantasy review

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2025-11-07

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I can’t believe I got to read ALCHEMISED // SenLinYu, a story I read years ago in its first form (fanfic) and have thought about so often si

Multiple book reviews

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2025-09-27

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My little stack of books I’ve read lately ☺️ • THE ACADEMY // Elin Hilderbrand & Shelby Cunningham [gifted 📖]: liked this one! This might be

Summer reading roundup

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2025-09-24

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a little summer wrap up was needed because I read so many books I loved from June-August! Consider all eight of these books absolute bangers

Fantasy book review

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2025-09-16

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My first fall read of the year had to be ARCANA ACADEMY // Elise Kova— a fantasy dark academia novel with a magic system that uses the inkin

Fantasy book review

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2025-09-11

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Hiii! Little review for you of this short, first book in a series, siren-focused fantasy novel. I read IN THE VEINS OF THE DROWNING // Kalie

Romance book review

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2025-08-16

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I’ve been describing THESE SUMMER STORMS // Sarah MacLean as THE INHERITANCE GAMES meets a Carley Fortune book, and I had so much fun readin

Vacation reading reviews

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2025-08-11

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Vacation reads! One of my most favorite categories. ☺️ i read two books last week and both fit the bill of good pool reads, although I would

Historical fiction review

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2025-08-02

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any summer with a TJR release is a good summer, IMO. I was SO excited for ATMOSPHERE because I absolutely love a book about space / in space

Fantasy book review

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2025-07-08

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gothic fantasy with gargoyles, magical objects, and a romance subplot?? I’m so there. THE KNIGHT AND THE MOTH // Rachel Gillig has made such

Midyear reading roundup

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2025-07-06

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since we’re halfway through 2025, let’s take a little look back at all the great books I’ve had the pleasure of reading so far! I have had s

2024 reading roundup

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2025-01-01

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2024 was so good to me, and it was my absolute best reading year to date. 100 books read, 19 five star reads (making this list so difficult