pages, purrs, and just one more chapter.
Books that left a bit of sparkle
The Stardust Shelf is where I keep the books that stay with me. The ones I keep thinking about, even after the last page. Starburst, my little stardust herself, occasionally wanders across the pages or the keyboard while I write about them. It’s a soft little archive of books I’d nudge your way. Worth the time, worth the feelings. Think of this little section of my cozy corner of the internet as the book annex.
These are the books that broke my heart while holding it together. For what I’m reading right now, wander back to the main page.
Books on the Shelf
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Demon Copperhead
Read from: 07.26-2026-08.15.2026 What stayed with me Demon Copperhead didn’t give me a quote I could tuck into the Quotes Written in Stardust section, because if it could’ve, I would’ve just posted the entire book there. Demon Copperhead is about the hard things in life we typically turn away from-substance misuse, neglect, poverty, the failures…
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Cherry Baby
Read from: 05.03.2026–06.07.2026 What stayed with me As a lifelong cat mom, I didn’t expect the thing that would completely win me over in Cherry Baby to be an unforgettable dog named Stevie Nicks, but here we are. Any animal will always have my whole heart, and Stevie’s chaotic, tender energy adds so much warmth…
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My Friends
Read from: 07.01.2025–07.23.2025 What stayed with me Fredrik Backman has been one of my favorite authors for years, as evidenced by the references to his work sprinkled throughout this tiny safe space on the internet, and My Friends might be the one that quietly settled into my bones the deepest. It’s the story of a…