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    Book Review: Ruthless Women by Melanie Blake When power, drama, and revenge collide, these women don't play by the rules. Let me start by saying that  Ruthless Women is exactly what it sounds like and then some. If you love stories filled with ambition, secrets, power plays, and unapologetically fierce female characters… this book will be your new guilty pleasure. I picked this up thinking it’d be a casual drama read, but oh wow , I wasn’t ready for the level of chaos and confidence packed into these pages. Set in the glamorous yet cutthroat world of a TV soap opera,  Falcon Bay , the story follows a group of women who are done being overlooked, underestimated, or controlled by men, bosses, or even each other.   My Thoughts Reading Ruthless Women made me think a lot about how women are so often expected to be soft, forgiving, or polite even when they’ve been wronged. But in this book, every woman owns her darkness, her ambition, her s...

“You’re just lazy.” How many times have you heard that, from others or even from your own mind? Maybe your room is a mess. Maybe replying to one text feels like climbing a mountain. Maybe you’ve been putting off something simple for days. And still, the guilt builds. But let me stop you right there. What if I told you, you’re not lazy? What if you’re just mentally tired? 🌧️ The Invisible Weight of Mental Fatigue Mental exhaustion doesn’t always look dramatic. Sometimes, it’s subtle: • Forgetting simple things • Zoning out during conversations • Losing motivation for things you used to enjoy It’s your brain saying, “I need rest.” But instead, we often punish ourselves. 💬 The Inner Dialogue Is Cruel When you’re mentally drained, your inner voice becomes your harshest critic: “You wasted the whole day.” “Other people are doing so much more.” “What’s wrong with you?” But the truth is: Nothing is wrong with you. You’re human. And humans get tired — not just physically, but e...