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witchgrass, louise glück

#louise gluck #poetry #bookish quotes #paradise is a kind of library #quoth the queue: nevermore

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I think this is the prettiest world – so long as you don’t mind a little dying, how could there be a day in your whole life that doesn’t have its splash of happiness?

Mary Oliver, from "The Kingfisher"

#mary oliver #bookish quotes #paradise is a kind of library #i carry my queue with me (i carry it in my queue)

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Allison grew up a modern-day princess and a celebrity through her association with her family’s clients. Rumor had it she lost her inheritance when she chose Exy and public schools over joining the family business, but Allison still looked like a catwalk star.

#all for the game #nora sakavic #allison reynolds #book things #paradise is a kind of library #some day i will queue you and you will like it

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"i'm already a ghost, she thought. i died in the hold of a slaver ship."

inej ghafa

six of crows duology leigh bardugo

#six of crows #leigh bardugo #favorite literary ladies #inej ghafa #book things #queue is an arrow: it demands to land true

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“Death comes for us all,” said Holland evenly. “I would simply have mine mean something.”

#a darker shade of magic #v.e. schwab #holland vosijk #book things #paradise is a kind of library #it all ends in queue anyway

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"they fear you as i once feared you, he said. as you once feared me. we are all someone's monster, nina"

matthias helvar

six of crows duology leigh bardugo

#six of crows #leigh bardugo #favorite literary fellas #matthias helvar #book things #paradise is a kind of library #i am not ruined queue. i am ruination.

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Ninth House: Leigh Bardugo


❝You don’t get to turn this into some kind of feminist manifesto. You forged your new path from the lives of other girls. Immigrant girls. Brown girls. Poor girls. 


                                 Girls like me.❞

#ninth house #leigh bardugo #fantasy #to be read heap #book things #paradise is a kind of library #crooked queue

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“Let the tears which fell, and the broken words which were exchanged in the long close embrace between the orphans, be sacred. A father, sister, and mother, were gained, and lost, in that one moment. Joy and grief were mingled in the cup; but there were no bitter tears: for even grief arose so softened, and clothed in such sweet and tender recollections, that it became a solemn pleasure, and lost all character of pain.”

literature posters; oliver twist by charles dickens

#olive twist #charles dickens #classics #book things #paradise is a kind of library #it was the best of queue. it was the worst of queue.

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no mourners, no funerals.

Ketterdam Duology - Jesper Fahey

#six of crows #leigh bardugo #favorite literary fellas #jesper fahey #book things #paradise is a kind of library #queue is an arrow: it demands to land true

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Books Read in 2022: Gallant by V E Schwab

“But the truth is, death is everywhere. Death comes for the roses and the apples, it comes for the mice and the birds. It comes for us all. Why should death stop us from living?”

#gallant #v.e. schwab #fantasy #to be read heap #book things #paradise is a kind of library #it all ends in queue anyway

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"Mrs. Lynde says I'm full of original sin."

-Anne Shirley, Anne of Green Gables

#anne of green gables #l.m. montgomery #classics #children's literature #bookish quotes #in my favorites hoard #paradise is a kind of library #my queue is a perfect graveyard of buried hopes

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“Is there anything better than iced coffee and a bookstore on a sunny day? I mean, aside from hot coffee and a bookstore on a rainy day.”

Emily Henry, Book Lovers

#book lovers #emily henry #contemporary #romance #bookish quotes #in my favorites hoard #book things #paradise is a kind of library #the color of queue is surely this robin's egg blue

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the raven cycle + friendship

while i love the magic and the adventure in the raven cycle, what i love most about the series is the friendship that is developed throughout the books. a friendship that within itself is magical and dreamy. a friendship that has grown and adapted and matured so beautifully. a friendship between characters that feels alive and genuine. that is what i love most about the raven cycle and it is something i hope to see in call down the hawk.

*an entry for @maggie-stiefvater ‘s cdth sampler contest

#the raven cycle #maggie stiefvater #fantasy #young adult #book things #paradise is a kind of library #i've been queueing for years and no one has ever heard me

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Book Review: House of Beating Wings (The Kingdom of Crows #1) by Olivia Wildenstein

A friend bought me this for my birthday and I think those who gravitate toward fantasies with a prophecy-like quest or odyssey at its epicenter will find much to enjoy from it. There's a Celtic folkore influence as well, with a lovely mix of human, faerie, halfling, and shapeshifter creatures to round it out.

Fallon, the heroine, has the awareness of rock, so prepare yourself to be frustrated by her. She's young for her kind, so I think that excuses some of her immaturity and selfishness. She does grow on you, but watching her willfully misinterpret Bronwen's prophecy, which she immediately attaches to Dante, the faerie prince she's loved (idealized) since childhood, has you wanting to facepalm and slap her simultaneously. Let's just say there isn't a red flag in sight she doesn't blow past on her journey to free a magically-bound crow king.

That said, the magic and mythology in this book was rich, immersive, and unique, and I liked how it was weaved intricately into the politics of the world. I also loved the concept of shapeshifting here, with the hero in multi-crow form for most of the story. I was not expecting to be won over by a mind-speaking bird king, but well, here I am. Go on and speak crow to me, Lorcan!

3.5/5 stars

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#christy ann martine #poetry #bookish quotes #paradise is a kind of library #my queue ached and ached for something it could not name

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“You remind me that I am alive.”

Lidia and Ruhn - Crescent City

Artist: @golightlyfinch

#crescent city #sarah j maas #fanart #lidia and ruhn #book things #paradise is a kind of library #a queue of silver flames

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Aelin, Feyre and Bryce - TOG, ACOTAR & CC

Artist: @chloscribbles

#throne of glass #acotar #crescent city #sarah j maas #fanart #favorite literary ladies #aelin galathynius #feyre archeron #bryce quinlan #book things #paradise is a kind of library #night triumphant queue