#jennifer donnelly

[wedarkacademia]

“Meet me where the sky touches the sea. Wait for me where the world begins.”

― Jennifer Donnelly

#Jennifer Donnelly #Quotes #quote #text #words #art #painting #artistic #artist #artwork #sky #sea #aesthetic #dark academia #dark acadamia aesthetic

[soracities]

“Right now I want a word that describes the feeling you get - a cold, sick feeling deep down inside - when you know something is happening that will change you, and you don’t want it to, but you can’t stop it. And you know, for the first time, for the very first time, that there will now be a before and an after, a was and a will be. And that you will never again be quite the person you were.”

— Jennifer Donnelly, A Northern Light

“I need a little language such as lovers use, words of one syllable such as children speak when they come into the room and find their mother sewing and pick up some scrap of bright wool, a feather, or a shred of chintz. I need a howl, a cry.” 

— Virginia Woolf, The Waves

#q #lit #quotes #quote compilation #jennifer donnelly #virginia woolf #die grenzen meiner sprache--die grenzen meiner welt #sing me down into the dark #personal #m #x

[marinaslibrary]

Me VS my desire to escape to the labyrinth world

#labyrinth #david bowie #bowie #jennifer donnelly #jareth #the goblin king #you remind me of the babe #sarah williams

[ireadyabooks]

YA Fantasy for All Readers🔮⚔️💘

Here at I read YA, we can’t get enough of our favorite fantasy reads. We love transporting ourselves to different worlds, cheering on adventurous characters, and even, at times, swooning over magical romances. Most people only think of fantasy in terms of dragons and extraordinary battles, but the beauty behind this genre is that you can find something for every type of reader. We have compiled some of our recent favorite fantasy books in the hopes that you can find something perfect for you!

Okay, Cupid by Mason Deaver

As a cupid, Jude thinks they understand love a little bit more than the average human. It makes sense -- Jude's been studying love their whole teen life. And, yes, there have been some bumps in the road, and they're currently on probation for doing something that they absolutely, definitely shouldn't have done... but they're ready to prove they can make matches without ever getting involved.

Only . . . Jude's next assignment isn't about setting up two adults. No, this time Jude has to go to high school, with kids their own age. And the assignment is a tough one: two best friends who are meant to be more than just best friends . . . but who aren't currently speaking to each other after a huge falling out.

Jude thinks they've got this one all under control, and that they won't get involved whatsoever. Which proves that maybe Jude hasn't learned the first lesson of humans and love . . . It’s complicated.

This contemporary fantasy is perfect for readers who love a big sprinkle of love and magic thrown into an everyday fantastical read!

Start reading Okay, Cupid now!

Immortal Games by Annaliese Avery

The Blood Moon marks the start of the Immortal Games. The Gods of Olympus randomly select humans as their tokens and then gamble with their lives. The stakes are high and survival is unlikely.

16-year-old Ara is seeking revenge on the Gods for allowing her sister to die in the games. She's determined to be selected as a token, but when she is, she realizes that it isn’t just her life at stake, but also her heart. With the odds stacked against her, it will take an unlikely hero to twist her rage into something much more complicated. Ara is playing in the games of life and death… and love. What will she sacrifice?

This high-stakes fantasy is perfect for lovers of Greek mythology looking for an intense romantasy!

Start reading The Immortal Games now!

The Library of Broken Worlds by Alaya Dawn Johnson

In the winding underground tunnels of the Library, the great peacekeeper of the three systems, a heinous secret lies buried -- and Freida is the only one who can uncover it. As the daughter of a Library god, Freida has spent her whole life exploring the Library's ever-changing tunnels and communing with the gods. Her unparalleled access makes her unique -- and dangerous.

When Freida meets Joshua, a Tierran boy desperate to save his people, and Nergüi, a disciple from a persecuted religious minority, Freida is compelled to help them. But in order to do so, she will have to venture deeper into the Library than she has ever known. There she will discover the atrocities of the past, the truth of her origins, and the impossibility of her future.

With the world at the brink of war, Freida embarks on a journey to fulfill her destiny, one that pits her against an ancient war god. Her mission is straightforward: Destroy the god before he can rain hellfire upon thousands of innocent lives -- if he doesn't destroy her first.

This thought-provoking fantasy read is perfect for those looking for a unique take on the hero’s journey and an inclusive and diverse fantasy world!

Start reading The Library of Broken Worlds now!

Beastly Beauty by Jennifer Donnelly

What makes a girl "beastly?" Is it having too much ambition? Being too proud? Taking up too much space? Or is it just wanting something, anything, too badly?

That's the problem Arabella faces when she makes her debut in society. Her parents want her to be sweet and compliant so she can marry well, but try as she might, Arabella can't extinguish the fire burning inside her -- the source of her deepest wishes, her wildest dreams.

When an attempt to suppress her emotions tragically backfires, a mysterious figure punishes Arabella with a curse, dooming her and everyone she cares about, trapping them in the castle. As the years pass, Arabella abandons hope. The curse is her fault -- after all, there's nothing more "beastly" than a girl who expresses her anger -- and the only way to break it is to find a boy who loves her for her true self: a cruel task for a girl who's been told she's impossible to love.

When a handsome thief named Beau makes his way into the castle, the captive servants are thrilled, convinced he is the one to break the curse. But Beau -- spooked by the castle's strange and forbidding ladies-in-waiting, and by the malevolent presence that stalks its corridors at night -- only wants to escape. He learned long ago that love is only an illusion. If Beau and Arabella have any hope of breaking the curse, they must learn to trust their wounded hearts, and realize that the cruelest prisons of all are the ones we build for ourselves.

This revolutionary fantasy read is perfect for readers who love gender-swapped, fractured fairy tale retellings with a dashing romance!

Start reading Beastly Beauty now!

The Second Chance of Darius Logan by David F. Walker

Darius Logan is far from a hero. Since his parents were killed, he has spent most of his life navigating foster homes and shelters, abandoned neighborhoods and decaying buildings. All Darius knows is survival. Life was hard enough, but now he finds himself being hunted by the police after a drug deal he never should have been involved in goes bad. And when they catch him, Darius is positive he will spend the rest of his life behind bars.

But in place of a long prison sentence, Darius is handed an opportunity almost too good to be true: the chance to get away from his circumstances by joining the Second Chance program of the Super Justice Force, a league of people with special powers who strive to do good and protect the world from harm. Darius soon discovers a strength he never knew he possessed, but evil forces manifest and threaten to destroy everything he holds dear. Will Darius be able to save the world when he faces a deadly--and all too familiar--enemy?

This remarkable YA fantasy debut is perfect for fans of all things superheroes and powerful takes on justice and second chances!

Start reading The Second Chance of Darius Logan now!

Shadow Coven by S. Isabelle

The Haunting Season has ended, but dark magic lurks in the shadows in this deadly sequel to The Witchery.

After defeating the Wolves, Jailah, Logan, Iris, and Thalia want nothing more than a summer of fun and relaxation. But there is no rest for the wicked, especially when Death comes for Iris. She is to become a Reaper, tasked with banishing souls who refuse to cross over. But Iris suspects there’s something more ominous going on when Mathew’s role as her tether grows sinister.

Logan and Thalia are ready to prove themselves as witches. Except Logan still hears the howling Wolves and realizes that the Haunting Season may have awakened more than just her magic. And while Thalia wants to spend her days cleansing the Swamp for good, she finds herself heading to a place she swore she’d never go again: home. Witches have started going missing near Annex, and Thalia is convinced that her father is behind the disappearances. With the help of Logan and Trent, Thalia returns to stop him.

Meanwhile, Jailah is focused on her internship with the Haelsford Witchery Council until she discovers a treacherous magic hidden beneath Mesmortes, and there are those who will go to great lengths to keep it buried. So, she turns to the only person who understands, even if it’s the one witch who hates her the most.

Separated by distance, the coven is surrounded by magical and mundane threats that must be defeated before they lose their witchery--and each other--forever . . . 

This thrilling fantasy read is perfect for the dark academia lovers out there looking for a witchy book full of romance, horror, humor, and BIPOC representation!

Start reading Shadow Coven now!

#ireadya #yabooks #Okay Cupid #Mason Deaver #The Immortal Games #Annaliese Avery #The Library of Broken Worlds #alaya dawn johnson #Beastly Beauty #jennifer donnelly #The Second Chance of Darius Logan #david f walker #Shadow Coven #s isabelle #fantasy #fantasy books #ya fantasy

[moondustbooks]

October JOMP Day 15 - Black Books

#justonemorepage #jompbpc #books #booklr #black books #black book covers #the enchanted sonata #heather dixon wallwork #poisoned #jennifer donnelly #of beast and beauty #stacey jay #in the land of tea and ravens #r.k. ryals #the starless sea #erin morgenstern #the bear and the nightingale #katherine arden #beastly #alex flinn #book photo challenge #book photography #moondustbooks

[spotty-is-slumberous]

Do you have a favorite novel, series, or any type of book? :3

Definitely not Warriors lmao

Hmm…. If I’d have to pick, I’d say the Waterfire Saga by Jennifer Donnelly. It’s a political drama that includes a lot of mystic elements, really cool world building, prophecies, some solid romances, and — the best part lol — it’s about mermaids!!

I genuinely highly recommend these books, they’re really good!!

Some honorable mentions:

The Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (hands-down my favorite stand alone book)

Red Moon Rising by Peter Moore (a book I haven’t read in.. y e a r s, but one that’s really stuck with me throughout it all regardless)

Neros: Prophecy In Motion by Sven Lundberg (I met the author once when I was a lot younger completely by chance. He signed my book, and gave me some encouragement when I told him I wanted to be an author just like him someday.. I still look back at what he wrote in my book sometimes ^^)

The Pegasus Series by Kate O’Hearn (if you like Percy Jackson, I cannot recommend this series enough!!)

#spotty speaks #ask #theoriginalkittypet #asks about spotty #the waterfire saga #jennifer donnelly #the cemetery boys #aiden thomas #red moon rising #peter moore #neros: prophecy in motion #sven lundberg #pegasus #kate o’hearn

[dailyquotestoliveby]

“Turning your back on the darkness didn’t mean the darkness would turn its back on you."

- Jennifer Donnelly

#daily quotes #daily quotes to live by #inspiring #inspiring quotes #inspiring words #jennifer donnelly #darkness

[keepofkandrakar]

i need people to talk to about astrid and desiderio.

#waterfire saga #the waterfire saga #astrid kolfinnsdottir #desiderio di merrovingia #serafina di merrovingia #neela #ling #becca quickfin #ava #i hate how i forgot half the merls surnames #not that they’re relevant but still #destrid #astriderio #do they have an official ship name? #i’m putting those on the table #we were robbed of them post-kiss/pre-reunion #robbed of becca teasing astrid like a mf #jennifer donnelly #jenny babes give me more of them

[ibrithir-was-here]

Reupload of my Stepsister cover as I cleaned it up and sharpened it

#my art #book cover designs #cinderella retelling #stepsister #fairytales #fairytale retelling #book recs #jennifer donnelly #not Connelly xD #though she is a beautiful woman #shaped my childhood with labyrinth

[razreads]

Sometimes it’s easier to say that you hate what you can’t have rather than admit how badly you want it.

Jennifer Donnelly, Stepsister

#razreads #book quote #stepsister #jennifer donnelly #desire #hatred #love #queue have a good day now

[friendly-neighbourhood-librarian]

#book dedications #jennifer donnelly #stepsister

[aroaceinthestreets]

Remembering that time in middle school when I was trying to get one of my friends to read the Waterfire Saga series and was showing her some fanart I had found online of the character. Upon seeing a drawing of Mahdi, she immediately went Mahdi? More like Ma-hotty!

And I was so offended by this for some reason. I was just like "No he's actually a really interesting character!" like those were contradictory statements or something

In other news I probably should have really I'm ace a lot sooner

#acespec #asexual #Waterfire Saga #Deep Blue #jennifer donnelly #times i should have realized i was ace #aro ace in the streets

[undead-knick-knack]

So I'm reading Jennifer Donnelly's Stepsister book and

She really said "dont trust your thoughts after 9pm" in the most visceral way possible😂

#jennifer donnelly the woman that you are #reading this took me OUT #jennifer donnelly #ya books #book quotes #not cr related #cinderella retelling #stepsister #courtesy of me #about me

[louisapennyfeather2021]

Personally, I think that if you liked acotar, you'd like the WaterFire Saga by Jennifer Donnelly

If you liked the action, adventure, trials, anxiety, and excitement of acotar, WaterFire is a great series to read.

It's more of a Young Adult Fantasy than it is New Adult Fantasy, but don't let that discourage you from reading. The author is a seasoned writer and has been writing for decades.

WaterFire begins as a coming of age story following Serafina Merrovingia, Principessa of Miromara. A 16 year old mermaid preparing to begin her journey towards ascending the throne of Miromara in the Mediterranean Sea. Her trial to prove she is the best fit to one day take the throne of Miromara is ruined when an enemy force attacks. Serafina is forced to run, despite wanting to stay for her parents and betrothed who are left to the hands of the enemy.

Alone until she manages to find her best friend, Neela, Princess of Matali, Sera is a pampered princess who is thrown out into the open ocean with enemies hunting her down and no clue how she will save her Kingdom.

I won't go on by spoiling anymore, but it's a wonderful story of growth, adventure, self discovery, and self love. The story goes on to follow five other merls[mermaids] who join Serafina in saving the entire Realm of Mer. Each of the six main characters has their own journey of self discovery which helps them grow as individuals and as a group.

It's a story if betrayal, revenge, sacrifice, and suffering, but it is also a story of trust, pushing past your own limits, hope, and love.

There is a romantic subplot for at least three of our main characters. All of which are strictly romantic and not explicit since the characters are all underage. Plus, it really wouldn't fit into any of the books.

The series did well to include characters from different backgrounds, races, and ethnicities. Ex: Neela, Yazeed, and Mahdi are all from the Indian Ocean. Ava is from the Freshwaters of the Amazon River in South America. Astrid is from Ondalina in the Arctic Ocean.

All of the main characters are girls and all of them are so uniquely different. They all have their flaws, but their flaws help them connect with each other and grow.

There is also a great connection between the human world and the mer world. Modern day humans are fighting to save the oceans from pollution and overfishing while the Mer are fighting to stop an ancient evil from destroying both worlds.

I think my favorite part of the entire series has to be how each main character has their own journey and goal, but it contributes to the main goal which is to unite and save the oceans.

I can't even begin to describe each trial and challenge. There are so many, but they all contribute to helping all of the characters learn and grow.

Trigger Warnings before going into these books: Violence, death of parents, coup attempt/success, war, war camps/concentration camps, confinement, assassination attempts/success, near death experience for many characters, gore, minor eating disorder, minor fatphobia(book 1), body horror(book 3), genocide(book 3), medical content, abuse, and self sacrifice.

Since it's YA, hardly any of these warnings go into great detail. The major warnings to prepare for are Death, Genocide, and War.

This is a lot of information to take in, but I personally think the books are worth reading at least once. I think I liked acotar so much because it reminded me of the WaterFire Saga. I have a friend who also read WaterFire first and agreed that acotar reminds her of the series.

All of the four books are between 300 and 400 pages. And while I wish Jennifer had gone on the write more[especially with how Sea Spell ended], the series is complete.

I'm also super desperate to get this fandom more attention. It would be a great book to movie adaptation. Disney already owns the books, so they could technically do a movie series👀

#waterfire saga #jennifer donnelly #deep blue #rogue wave #dark tide #sea spell #acotar #a court of thorns and roses #sarah j maas #if you liked acotar you might like these books #a court of mist and fury #a court of wings and ruin #a court of frost and starlight #a court of silver flames #acomaf #acowar #acofas #acosf #please read these books #wsterfire deserves so much more #please???

[ireadyabooks]

Love Stories That Make You Feel Like: 🖤💀😱🗝️ 🌹

Don’t get it twisted, YA romance isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. These romance stories can get quite dark before you even know what’s happening. But maybe that’s exactly what you’re looking for! A romance full of brooding love interests, morally corrupt characters, and maybe even a splash of hair-raising dark academia vibes. If you’re willing to take a chance on these hauntingly seductive reads, then check out a list of some of our favorite dark and twisted YA romances below!

Your Blood, My Bones by Kelly Andrew

A seductively twisted romance about loyalty, fate, the lengths we go to hide the darkest parts of ourselves . . . and the people who love those parts most of all.

Wyatt Westlock has one plan for the farmhouse she's just inherited -- to burn it to the ground. But during her final walkthrough of her childhood home, she makes a shocking discovery in the basement -- Peter, the boy she once considered her best friend, strung up in chains and left for dead.

Unbeknownst to Wyatt, Peter has suffered hundreds of ritualistic deaths on her family's property. Semi-immortal, Peter never remains dead for long, but he can't really live, either. Not while he's bound to the farm, locked in a cycle of grisly deaths and painful rebirths. There's only one way for him to break free. He needs to end the Westlock line.

He needs to kill Wyatt.

With Wyatt's parents gone, the spells protecting the property have begun to unravel, and dark, ancient forces gather in the nearby forest. The only way for Wyatt to repair the wards is to work with Peter -- the one person who knows how to harness her volatile magic. But how can she trust a boy who's sworn an oath to destroy her? When the past turns up to haunt them in the most unexpected way, they are forced to rely on one another to survive, or else tear each other apart.

Start reading Your Blood, My Bones now!

A Darker Mischief by Derek Milman

The Honeys meets The Secret History in a work of dark academia like no other -- a boarding school thriller about a queer teen from Mississippi who finds himself swept into a world of old money, privilege, and the secret society at the heart of it all.

When Cal Ware wins a scholarship to an elite New England boarding school, he's thrilled to leave his past behind. Back home in Mississippi, he was the poor, queer kid who never fit in. But at Essex Academy, he'll be able to reinvent himself. Or so he hopes...

But at Essex, Cal's classmates only see his cheap clothes and old iPhone. They mock his accent, and can't believe he's never left the country, or heard of The Hamptons. Cal, at his breaking point, is about to give up and return to Mississippi when he learns about a secret society on campus -- the key to becoming Essex royalty.

Cal knows he's not exactly secret society material, but to his surprise, he finds an unlikely champion in the handsome, charismatic, and slightly dangerous Luke Kim. As they get swept up in the mystery and glamour of the Rush process, Cal finds himself falling in love for the first time.

But as the initiation rituals grow riskier -- and increasingly nefarious -- Cal must decide how far he's willing to go, and how much of himself he's willing to sacrifice, to save everything and everyone he cherishes most. Because nothing at Essex -- not even Cal's first love -- is quite what it seems.

Start reading A Darker Mischief now!

Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot

The spooky, swoony YA debut by BookTok star Rosie Talbot (@Merrowchild) -- the "TikTok Made Me Buy It" sensation dubbed Heartstopper with ghosts! Perfect for fans of V. E. Schwab and Aiden Thomas.

Sixteen-year-old Charlie Frith has problems. His crush is dating someone else, his sisters have glitter-bombed his prosthesis (again), and he's a seer-of-spirits in York, the most haunted city in England, and all his friends are ghosts.

To make matters worse, it seems that famous spirits are mysteriously vanishing from York's haunted streets and alleys. Charlie is determined to stay out of it, but Sam, the irritating new seer in town, expects him to track down who -- or what -- is responsible and uncover the dark purpose behind these disappearances.

But when one of Charlie's ghostly friends vanishes, he has no choice but to face the shadows -- and his growing feelings for Sam. The boys must be willing to risk it all to save York’s spirits, because this adversary will stop at nothing to complete their devastating plan. Afterlives are at stake, and Charlie is running out of time . . .

Start reading Sixteen Souls today!

Beastly Beauty by Jennifer Donnelly

From New York Times bestselling, award-winning author Jennifer Donnelly comes a revolutionary, gender-swapped retelling of Beauty and the Beast that will forever change how you think about beauty, power, and what it really means to follow your heart.

What makes a girl "beastly?" Is it having too much ambition? Being too proud? Taking up too much space? Or is it just wanting something, anything, too badly?

That's the problem Arabella faces when she makes her debut in society. Her parents want her to be sweet and compliant so she can marry well, but try as she might, Arabella can't extinguish the fire burning inside her -- the source of her deepest wishes, her wildest dreams.

When an attempt to suppress her emotions tragically backfires, a mysterious figure punishes Arabella with a curse, dooming her and everyone she cares about, trapping them in the castle. As the years pass, Arabella abandons hope. The curse is her fault -- after all, there's nothing more "beastly" than a girl who expresses her anger -- and the only way to break it is to find a boy who loves her for her true self: a cruel task for a girl who's been told she's impossible to love.

When a handsome thief named Beau makes his way into the castle, the captive servants are thrilled, convinced he is the one to break the curse. But Beau -- spooked by the castle's strange and forbidding ladies-in-waiting, and by the malevolent presence that stalks its corridors at night -- only wants to escape. He learned long ago that love is only an illusion. If Beau and Arabella have any hope of breaking the curse, they must learn to trust their wounded hearts, and realize that the cruelest prisons of all are the ones we build for ourselves.

Start reading Beastly Beauty now!

The Good Neighbors by Holly Black 

From the amazing imagination of bestselling author Holly Black and acclaimed illustrator Ted Naifeh, comes  an astonishing graphic trilogy set in a faerie world, full of mystery, intrigue, and romance.

Rue Silver's mother has disappeared... and her father has been arrested, suspected of killing her. But it's not as straightforward as that. Because Rue is a faerie, like her mother was. And her father didn't kill her mother -- instead, he broke a promise to Rue's faerie king grandfather, which caused Rue's mother to be flung back to the faerie world. Now Rue must go to save her -- and defeat a dark faerie that threatens our very mortal world.

Start reading The Good Neighbors now!

#ireadya #yabooks #Your Blood My Bones #Kelly Andrew #A Darker Mischief #Derek Milman #Sixteen Souls #Rose Talbot #Beastly Beauty #Jennifer Donnelly #The Good Neighbors #Holly Black #Ted Naifeh #ya romance #dark romance #twisted romance

[mermaidbracket]

#The Waterfire Saga #Barbie Fairytopia #Jennifer Donnelly #Barbie Mermaidia #Barbie Elina #Round One