Recs if you like Evenings and Weekends...

books that feel:

claustrophobic like the summer heat like stifling longing flushed cheeks like unbidden realisations melancholically sweet like painful emptiness existential like utter confusion

I haven’t read all book on this list (yet). Feedback regarding books/authors is welcome🫶🏻 PLS CHECK TW

musical inspiration: fourth of july - Sufjan Stevens Habibi - Tamino implosion - Labrinth now, run - Hania Rani ozean - AnnenMayKantereit

Aka Dua Lipa’s reading list. Everyone’s fave popstar on permanent holiday with a massive list of books to read, and she always seems to have incredible recommendations.

I am not part of Service95 or affiliated with Dua Lipa. I am just a fan curating this list based on the @service95bookclub IG account 💋

books that feel like the moment at the end of a movie when the protagonist has been through hell and back, gets into a cab, and gazes silently out the window as she goes home. she smiles ever so slowly before the screen fades to black.

non-fiction, contemporary fiction and thrillers set in Ireland and The North of Ireland or who center Irish characters living abroad!

reading diversely is not a trend. it’s the bare minimum. and if your shelves don’t reflect that, you’re missing out.

Books on my TBR with LGBTQIA+ characters or themes.

bildungsroman if ya nasty

sunny settings, or books that feel sunny and offer escapism from the winter blues in an eclectic blend of genres.

Editing to add: okay some of these books are SAD, my dudes, just like my seasonal affective disorder. But at the same time, they are soft and kind and a safe place for the big sad, if that makes sense?

A collection of books by Irish authors that I've loved or am looking forward to!

messy characters + bad decisions

Recent beauties from the Emerald Isle.

Books that were/are Barnes & Noble Monthly Picks, Books of the year, Hot Coffee Hot Books, or Book Club picks.

✨You’ve met me at a very time time of my life ✨

Inspired by @erintripsey’s list “what a week, huh?”, these book titles all reference different times of day or ways to calculate the passing of time, in non-specific terms (no Thursdays or Julys, etc.)

Begging for suggestions if you have any!

Absolutely just a mix of different queer-centric stories that can fit any occasion. Gothic and dark? Summertime first loves? Angsty and heartbreaking? It’s all here!

MUNA wrote the song it gets so hot. And these are books that feel like that song. Literally and metaphorically.

The sun or summer or heatwave is a character or an oppressive force. Or the city of LA is a character or an oppressive force or a key setting. Or a combo of both. Or it’s a book MUNA have recommended. Or it’s just a bit steamy 🥵

Jack Edward’s book club picks

Just some great Irish books

Reading list

Book club picks by Jack Edwards

Mostly novels about whales that have been stranded somewhere. Recommendations are always welcome as I find this such an interesting theme for a book!