A personal library
The Reading Room
A quieter record of the books I’ve read, the ones still open, and the thoughts that stayed after the last page.
Live → notice → reflect → keep what matters.
Currently Reading
Open on the table.
No full review yet. Just the live note while the book is still in progress.
Recently finished
Fourth Wing
I really liked Fourth Wing. The ending caught me completely off guard, and I honestly was not expecting this book to make me cry.
Their relationship became much more emotional than I expected.
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Personal visualization based on how Iris pictured the characters while reading; not official artwork.
From Iris’s shelf
What stayed with me.
The shelf is organized around reading state first, then reflection. It keeps the full room browsable without flattening every book into the same kind of card.
26 records in the room.
Finished reflections
Books I’ve spent time with.
Choose a cover to preview the note before opening the full reflection.
From Iris’s notes
The Confidence Code
A personal reflection on naming strengths, practicing confidence, and letting some experiences be meaningful without being exceptional.
Katty Kay & Claire Shipman · Finished
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The Courage to Be Disliked
A book I liked arguing with—and one that made me reconsider what the past, other people, and fear are allowed to decide about a life.
Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga · Finished
Read the full reflection →From Iris’s notes
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
A book I mostly found boring—and a few ideas I was still glad I met.
Jonathan Haidt · Finished
Read the full reflection →From Iris’s notes
Hold Me Tight
This was a good read, especially if you’ve dealt with relationship problems before. It gives you a way to step outside your own relationship and look at what’s happening almost from a…
Sue Johnson · Finished
Read the full reflection →From Iris’s notes
Being Mortal
A reflection on autonomy, dignity, and care that serves the person rather than only the disease.
Atul Gawande · Finished
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Collections, book by book.
Series / Collection
Harry Potter
7 books · 7 read
Published work-level display cover; Iris’s owned edition is not identified.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s StoneBook 1 · Finished
Published work-level display cover; Iris’s owned edition is not identified.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsBook 2 · Finished
Published work-level display cover; Iris’s owned edition is not identified.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanBook 3 · Finished
Published work-level display cover; Iris’s owned edition is not identified.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireBook 4 · Finished
Published work-level display cover; Iris’s owned edition is not identified.
Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixBook 5 · Finished
Published work-level display cover; Iris’s owned edition is not identified.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceBook 6 · Finished
Published work-level display cover; Iris’s owned edition is not identified.
Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsBook 7 · FinishedSeries / Collection
A Song of Ice and Fire
Series in progress · 1 read
Series / Collection
The Empyrean
Series in progress · 1 read
Published work-level display cover; Iris’s owned edition is not identified. Iris wrote a reflection about this book.
Fourth WingBook 1 · Finished
From Iris’s shelf
Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros
Edition not recorded; Reading Room house cover.
Iron FlameBook 2 · Currently ReadingRead next
Books waiting patiently.
No deadline. No yearly target. Just a shelf for later.
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Read NextWhen Breath Becomes AirPaul KalanithiMemoir · life · meaningWhen you want something thoughtful and emotional.
Published work-level display cover; Iris’s owned edition is not identified.
Read NextMaybe You Should Talk to SomeoneLori GottliebMemoir · therapy · lifeWhen you want something thoughtful and human.
Published work-level display cover; Iris’s owned edition is not identified.
Read NextMan’s Search for MeaningViktor E. FranklMeaning · psychologyWhen you want to think about meaning.
Published work-level display cover; Iris’s owned edition is not identified.
Read NextProject Hail MaryAndy WeirScience fiction · survivalWhen you want to escape into a page-turner.
Published work-level display cover; Iris’s owned edition is not identified.
Read NextDuneFrank HerbertEpic science fiction · world-buildingWhen you want a large world to disappear into.
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Read NextThe Night CircusErin MorgensternFantasy · atmosphereWhen you want something immersive and strange.
Published work-level display cover; Iris’s owned edition is not identified.
Read NextCirceMadeline MillerMythic fictionWhen you want myth, transformation, and escape.
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Read NextTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and TomorrowGabrielle ZevinCharacter-driven fictionWhen you want a relationship-centered story.
Published work-level display cover; Iris’s owned edition is not identified.
Read NextThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn HugoTaylor Jenkins ReidCharacter-driven fictionWhen you want something emotional and propulsive.
Published work-level display cover; Iris’s owned edition is not identified.
Read NextThe Song of AchillesMadeline MillerMythic romanceWhen you want something romantic and emotional.
Published work-level display cover; Iris’s owned edition is not identified.
Read NextThe Silent PatientAlex MichaelidesPsychological thrillerWhen you want a darker page-turner.
On My Radar
A reading list, not an owned shelf.
Possibilities and recommendations—no claim that these copies belong to Iris.
Published work-level display cover; Iris’s owned edition is not identified.
On My RadarOne Dark WindowRachel GilligRecommended as a darker, gothic fantasy option with romance and a distinctive magic system—and as a more contained series commitment.
Published work-level display cover; Iris’s owned edition is not identified.
On My RadarDivine RivalsRebecca RossRecommended as a more emotional fantasy-romance option built around rival journalists, magical correspondence, and a war among gods.
Published work-level display cover; Iris’s owned edition is not identified.
On My RadarA Court of Thorns and RosesSarah J. MaasRecommended as romantic fantasy with a larger magical world and adventure.
Published work-level display cover; Iris’s owned edition is not identified.
On My RadarThe Bridge KingdomDanielle L. JensenRecommended for political intrigue, conflict between kingdoms, and a strong romance thread.
Published work-level display cover; Iris’s owned edition is not identified.
On My RadarA Fate Inked in BloodDanielle L. JensenRecommended as a Norse-inspired fantasy romance with a warrior heroine, magic, political stakes, and action.
Published work-level display cover; Iris’s owned edition is not identified.
On My Radar · LaterThrone of GlassSarah J. MaasRecommended as a larger completed epic-fantasy commitment for later, when another long series feels right.
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Across the shelf
Books in conversation.
Simple paths between records that already share a verified connection.
- Being Mortalin conversation withWhen Breath Becomes Air
Pick my next book
What kind of reading mood is this?
A playful nudge from the books already waiting — not another goal to keep up with.