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Big Feelings: How to Be Okay When Things Are Not Okay by Mollie West Duffy, Liz Fosslien

hopeful informative

5.0

This book covers 7 big emotional situations of the modern world and does it so well! I'm getting a copy for myself so I can refer back anytime I need it throughout the course of my life.

Wild Interiors: Beautiful plants in beautiful spaces by Hilton Carter

informative inspiring lighthearted

4.0

This book is filled with gorgeous inspiration but I found that it could have gone beyond the same 10 plants everyone seems to have (also reading this on Kindle was the worst decision). A great coffee table book if you are looking for one.

No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Tina Payne Bryson, Daniel J. Siegel

informative reflective

4.75

As usual, the authors knock it out of the park with this book as well - the best book on discipline out there that I've come across.

Wild at Home: How to Style and Care for Beautiful Plants by Hilton Carter

informative lighthearted relaxing

4.0

This is a good primer on the subject of caring for plants but it suffers from a lack of depth by trying to cover a wide breadth of topics.

Love Your Kids Without Losing Yourself: 5 Steps to Banish Guilt and Beat Burnout When You Already Have Too Much to Do by Morgan Cutlip

hopeful informative

5.0

An essential read for every mother, this book gives actual actionable strategies to balance motherhood and a sense of self.

Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum

5.0

A cozy comfort read tailored to a bookworm if there ever was one.

To Have and to Hold: Motherhood, Marriage, and the Modern Dilemma by Molly Millwood

emotional reflective

4.0

An honest portrayal of motherhood in modern times, it will bring out all the tears and nudge you gently on to the path of healing by validating all the messy complexity of it.

Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships by Nedra Glover Tawwab

informative medium-paced

4.0

Packed with helpful advice but since I wasn't in the mood, I mostly skipped to the relevant chapters and tuned out the rest.

Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam M. Grant

informative inspiring reflective

4.0

Thought-provoking read that proves that giving is the human superpower.

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.75

A weird premise that nevertheless works together and kept me reading into the night; if music has ever given you powerful emotions, this book is for you.