Melissa Stordahl
@mlunav.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall gets all the stars from me, just the most beautiful historical fiction that will make you cry, plus the wildest twists.
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April 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall gets all the stars from me, just the most beautiful historical fiction that will make you cry, plus the wildest twists.
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My first 5⭐️ horror read of the year! Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng is the dark, gruesome, and powerful story of a woman who cleans crime scenes at the beginning of the pandemic.
Thank you to Mira Books for the ARC; this one comes out April 29th.
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Thank you to Mira Books for the ARC; this one comes out April 29th.
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April 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
My first 5⭐️ horror read of the year! Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng is the dark, gruesome, and powerful story of a woman who cleans crime scenes at the beginning of the pandemic.
Thank you to Mira Books for the ARC; this one comes out April 29th.
# BookSky 💙📚
Thank you to Mira Books for the ARC; this one comes out April 29th.
# BookSky 💙📚
Here was Henri patiently waiting for my meeting to end so we could go smell things.
March 29, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Here was Henri patiently waiting for my meeting to end so we could go smell things.
I am loving this horror novel with Vietnamese mythology and monsters that may swim beneath us or live within us. It’s written beautifully; I’ve been highlighting like a maniac while devouring it.
Thank you to @bloomsburybooks.bsky.social for They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran!
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Thank you to @bloomsburybooks.bsky.social for They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran!
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March 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I am loving this horror novel with Vietnamese mythology and monsters that may swim beneath us or live within us. It’s written beautifully; I’ve been highlighting like a maniac while devouring it.
Thank you to @bloomsburybooks.bsky.social for They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran!
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Thank you to @bloomsburybooks.bsky.social for They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran!
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I’m loving today’s flight read so far: it’s a raw and gritty coming-of-age story of three young girls in nineties Yorkshire, England.
Thank you so much to @henryholtbooks.bsky.social for the ARC of We Pretty Pieces of Flesh by Colwill Brown!
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Thank you so much to @henryholtbooks.bsky.social for the ARC of We Pretty Pieces of Flesh by Colwill Brown!
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February 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I’m loving today’s flight read so far: it’s a raw and gritty coming-of-age story of three young girls in nineties Yorkshire, England.
Thank you so much to @henryholtbooks.bsky.social for the ARC of We Pretty Pieces of Flesh by Colwill Brown!
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Thank you so much to @henryholtbooks.bsky.social for the ARC of We Pretty Pieces of Flesh by Colwill Brown!
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What if an heiress you didn’t know was murdered, and shockingly left her generational wealth to you? What if you had no alibi for the night she died?
Thank you to @readlandmark.bsky.social for this juicy locked room mystery with so many twists!
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Thank you to @readlandmark.bsky.social for this juicy locked room mystery with so many twists!
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February 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
What if an heiress you didn’t know was murdered, and shockingly left her generational wealth to you? What if you had no alibi for the night she died?
Thank you to @readlandmark.bsky.social for this juicy locked room mystery with so many twists!
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Thank you to @readlandmark.bsky.social for this juicy locked room mystery with so many twists!
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This one scared me, and even more unsettling was knowing that the author wrote this sci fi horror set at the South Pole WHILE he was at the South Pole. 😱
Thank you to @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social for this copy of Symbiote by Michael Nayak!
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Thank you to @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social for this copy of Symbiote by Michael Nayak!
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February 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
This one scared me, and even more unsettling was knowing that the author wrote this sci fi horror set at the South Pole WHILE he was at the South Pole. 😱
Thank you to @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social for this copy of Symbiote by Michael Nayak!
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Thank you to @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social for this copy of Symbiote by Michael Nayak!
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Ahh, ARC approval for one of my most anticipated reads just came through! Baldwin: A Love Story by Nicholas Boggs is the story of how his relationships shaped his work. Thank you, @fsgbooks.bsky.social ! ❤️
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February 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Ahh, ARC approval for one of my most anticipated reads just came through! Baldwin: A Love Story by Nicholas Boggs is the story of how his relationships shaped his work. Thank you, @fsgbooks.bsky.social ! ❤️
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All Better Now by Neal Shusterman would make for great book club discussion: a virus leaves those that survive it completely happy, no longer wanting to consume or caring how others view them.
Thank you to Simon and Schuster for the ARC!
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Thank you to Simon and Schuster for the ARC!
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January 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
All Better Now by Neal Shusterman would make for great book club discussion: a virus leaves those that survive it completely happy, no longer wanting to consume or caring how others view them.
Thank you to Simon and Schuster for the ARC!
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Thank you to Simon and Schuster for the ARC!
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Realm of Ice and Sky by Buddy Levy is sending me down so many rabbit holes, learning about the adventurous men who risked their lives or died while trying to reach the North Pole via airship.
Thanks to @stmartinspress.bsky.social for the ARC!
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Thanks to @stmartinspress.bsky.social for the ARC!
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January 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Realm of Ice and Sky by Buddy Levy is sending me down so many rabbit holes, learning about the adventurous men who risked their lives or died while trying to reach the North Pole via airship.
Thanks to @stmartinspress.bsky.social for the ARC!
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Thanks to @stmartinspress.bsky.social for the ARC!
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I was blown away by this historical fiction based on the real-life 1500s French noblewoman who survived years alone after being abandoned on an uninhabited island. Thank you to @thedialpress.bsky.social for the ARC of Isola by Allegra Goodman!
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January 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I was blown away by this historical fiction based on the real-life 1500s French noblewoman who survived years alone after being abandoned on an uninhabited island. Thank you to @thedialpress.bsky.social for the ARC of Isola by Allegra Goodman!
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What if you suddenly had to fight for your life while simultaneously discovering its meaning and purpose? I loved the sci fi horror The Way Up is Death by Dan Hanks!
Thank you to @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social for the gifted copy!
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Thank you to @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social for the gifted copy!
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January 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
What if you suddenly had to fight for your life while simultaneously discovering its meaning and purpose? I loved the sci fi horror The Way Up is Death by Dan Hanks!
Thank you to @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social for the gifted copy!
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Thank you to @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social for the gifted copy!
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Current read while on a gloomy sea: We Lived on the Horizon by Erika Swyler. A bio-prosthetic surgeon creates a personal physical AI called Nix, filled with her own knowledge and experience.
Thanks to @atriabooks.bsky.social for this ARC!
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Thanks to @atriabooks.bsky.social for this ARC!
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January 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Current read while on a gloomy sea: We Lived on the Horizon by Erika Swyler. A bio-prosthetic surgeon creates a personal physical AI called Nix, filled with her own knowledge and experience.
Thanks to @atriabooks.bsky.social for this ARC!
💙📚 #Booksky
Thanks to @atriabooks.bsky.social for this ARC!
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Yesterday I explored the beautiful city of Cartagena Spain! I tried several varieties of salt-preserved fish and possibly the best sangria ever. Does anyone know what stone the pretty streets are paved in?
#travel
#travel
January 5, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Yesterday I explored the beautiful city of Cartagena Spain! I tried several varieties of salt-preserved fish and possibly the best sangria ever. Does anyone know what stone the pretty streets are paved in?
#travel
#travel
I tried the high speed train from Madrid to Barcelona and it was just lovely: gorgeous Madrid train station, comfy seats, little glass of cava to welcome passengers, smooth ride at 300kph.
#travel
#travel
January 4, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I tried the high speed train from Madrid to Barcelona and it was just lovely: gorgeous Madrid train station, comfy seats, little glass of cava to welcome passengers, smooth ride at 300kph.
#travel
#travel
I’m walking all over Madrid today! You may ring this convent door to buy cookies from the cloistered nuns. You may talk to them but no visuals; once they enter the convent they never see outside humans again.
#travel
#travel
January 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I’m walking all over Madrid today! You may ring this convent door to buy cookies from the cloistered nuns. You may talk to them but no visuals; once they enter the convent they never see outside humans again.
#travel
#travel
I loved Karissa Chen’s epic historical fiction Homeseeking, which follows Haiwen and Suchi for 60 years after their ill-fated teenage romance in 1940s Shanghai.
Thank you to Putnam for the ARC!
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Thank you to Putnam for the ARC!
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December 30, 2024 at 5:20 PM
I loved Karissa Chen’s epic historical fiction Homeseeking, which follows Haiwen and Suchi for 60 years after their ill-fated teenage romance in 1940s Shanghai.
Thank you to Putnam for the ARC!
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Thank you to Putnam for the ARC!
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Thank you so much to The Nerd Fam and author Seeley Lynde for sending me a copy of Palace of Disorder all the way from Australia! It’s an epic fantasy inspired by Egyptian mythology; I’m excited to read this one!
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December 28, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Thank you so much to The Nerd Fam and author Seeley Lynde for sending me a copy of Palace of Disorder all the way from Australia! It’s an epic fantasy inspired by Egyptian mythology; I’m excited to read this one!
💙📚 #Booksky
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