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Tender, raw, and so real.\n","image":{"url":"https://ucarecdn.com/d3a32f75-30db-4552-848e-563834911709/","alt":"Bellies by Nicola Dinan","width":1200,"height":630},"direct_link":"https://stacklist.com/card/364113fd-d8d2-4c3e-b33c-921350625e1b","created_at":"2025-04-23T14:03:00.208Z","updated_at":null},{"id":"0079d909-a57c-4fec-9030-1d1d56796bff","position":2,"title":"Talking at Night","url":"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62583508-talking-at-night","note":"Talking at Night feels like that one love you never quite shake—the kind that lingers in the silence, in the what-ifs, in every chapter of growing up. It’s tender, frustrating, and painfully beautiful. 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It’s not just a story—it’s a gut-punch of truth.\n","image":{"url":"https://ucarecdn.com/4ec8325d-f01a-44f2-a1ec-2fda82bf5ec1/","alt":"Something Bad is Going to Happen","width":1200,"height":630},"direct_link":"https://stacklist.com/card/0099a03f-804e-4c9d-a88f-c302423916ee","created_at":"2025-04-23T14:08:46.995Z","updated_at":null},{"id":"71e2ecfb-2e3f-426a-9667-69e7d65b9230","position":4,"title":"The Song of Achilles","url":"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13623848-the-song-of-achilles","note":"This one wrecks you in the most poetic way. It’s tender, tragic, and so beautifully written you almost forget it’s a Greek myth. Patroclus and Achilles will live rent-free in your heart—because it’s not just a war story, it’s a love story. 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