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A Different Tide: Reading vs. Listening to Wild Dark Shore
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Sep 3
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Mel
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August 2025
What's in a name?
I am, unabashedly, obsessed with baby-names.
Aug 27
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Mel
Less Recent, Still Brilliant
Not everything I’ve been reading lately is brand new, although I do get caught up in New Release hype.
Aug 20
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Mel
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Big Feels, Big Questions
These books ask the big things: how do we survive grief?
Aug 13
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Mel
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Summer Reading Inspiration (in the Middle of Winter)
It might be grey outside, but your TBR stack doesn’t have to be.
Aug 6
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Mel
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July 2025
Messy, Gorgeous Family Drama
Back again with another handful of gems—because the stack beside my bed is still dangerously high, and the year is slipping away faster than I'd like.
Jul 30
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Mel
Grief, Memory & Reinvention
It’s that glorious time of year when the books have been better than ever—and I’ve read far more than I have weeks left to recommend them.
Jul 23
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Mel
The Kind of Power We Didn’t Deserve
This week we take a look at A Different Kind of Power by Jacinda Ardern
Jul 16
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Mel
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Holding the Hurt: On The Prettiest Star
Sometimes you read a novel that doesn’t just tell a story—it feels like it’s handing you a heart, bruised and beating, and asking you to hold it gently.
Jul 9
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Mel
Chidgey Goes Dystopian—and It’s Disturbingly Brilliant
This week we take a look at a book that probably needs no introduction, because it has been everywhere - and deservedly so.
Jul 2
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Mel
June 2025
The Book Everyone Will Be Talking About in 2025
This week, I’m spotlighting a novel that’s poised to become one of the most talked-about books of 2025.
Jun 25
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Mel
Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell: A Quietly Devastating Portrait of Survival
This week, I’m sharing a novel that left a profound impact on me.
Jun 18
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Mel
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