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[the-modern-typewriter]

February Book Rec

February Book Recommendation

The Lady's Guide to Petticoat's and Piracy, by Mackenzi Lee

A year after an accidentally whirlwind grand tour with her brother Monty, Felicity Montague has returned to England with two goals in mind—avoid the marriage proposal of a lovestruck suitor from Edinburgh and enroll in medical school. However, her intellect and passion will never be enough in the eyes of the administrators, who see men as the sole guardians of science. But then a window of opportunity opens—a doctor she idolizes is marrying an old friend of hers in Germany. Felicity believes if she could meet this man he could change her future, but she has no money of her own to make the trip. Luckily, a mysterious young woman is willing to pay Felicity’s way, so long as she’s allowed to travel with Felicity disguised as her maid. In spite of her suspicions, Felicity agrees, but once the girl’s true motives are revealed, Felicity becomes part of a perilous quest that leads them from the German countryside to the promenades of Zurich to secrets lurking beneath the Atlantic.

modern-typewriter says: This is the sequel to The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (which frankly I hella rec too, read it first and fall in love, and then get to this baby because you're going to have so much fun!). But also...oh this book. It's a lot fluffier and more ridiculous and more fun than my usual novel recs, but I love it. It made me so happy reading it, and it has pirates and...drum roll please...an asexual protagonist!!!! Yes. You did buy my soul with that. More ace rep please and thank you, nice to know I don't have to do everything myself. It's you know...an Ace Book ;) February where I am is dark and so have a burst of light!

If you liked this try/you might like this if you liked:  The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee, Summer of Salt by Katrina Leno, Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

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[medtasteas-blog]

GOOD EVENING! Sorry, I dissapeared. Again😥 But now I'm again here spending time reading💓 Hope you would like my next posts

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[flutissimo]

Since the university was hacked, the wifi on campus was down for a few days, so I got a subscription to the city library and I studied there for a few days. It was actually really nice to have a change of environment, because I usually study in my studio. Besides, I got some books, but please leave me some suggestions as I haven't read in quite some time: I need readspiration!

#university #internet #reading #book #books #suggestion #library

[poes-prentice]

09/07/17 •Mood: 😑 WHERE IS MY REMUS FUNKO POP?! It still hasn’t arrived yet. On top of that another order arrived and the postman gave it to my neighbors bc I was working. I wanted to get it earlier and they pretended not to be home. I heard yall.😑 On top of that this gross old man today… I really do not want to rant bc I want any form of negativity away from me but this is a very important topic and I wanna address this. This goes out to all men who could lowkey be my grandfather and are MARRIED and hit on young women or even teenage girls. STOP IT. It’s disgusting. Have some respect. You have a family. I’m sick and tired of this bs. I don’t wanna hear how you wish you were younger or even have to find a wizard to make you young again. yall i cant believe he really said this.😷Rant over.Sorry but this had to be said. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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[the-modern-typewriter]

March Book Recommendation

Deathless, by Catherynne M. Valente

A glorious retelling of the Russian folktale Marya Morevna and Koschei the Deathless, set in a mysterious version of St. Petersburg during the first half of the 20th century. A handsome young man arrives in St Petersburg at the house of Marya Morevna. He is Koschei, the Tsar of Life, and he is Marya's fate. For years she follows him in love and in war, and bears the scars. But eventually Marya returns to her birthplace - only to discover a starveling city, haunted by death. Deathless is a fierce story of life and death, love and power, old memories, deep myth and dark magic, set against the history of Russia in the twentieth century. It is, quite simply, unforgettable.

modern-typewriter says: So, someone on this blog asked me what would you recommend to read that is like you're writing on this blog. I had no idea, but someone suggested this author. (Thank you, by the way.) Oh boy. Oh boy. I had to read it, I loved it, Marya and Koshei are my favourites and I love them. Not a perfect fit but oh I can see why you'd say it, so if that counts as a rec, go read it.

You could definitely see the fairytale elements throughout, but what really lingered with me (besides the relationship betwen Marya and Koschei) was the way it was set against the Russian history. It was really poignant. I have never read a book quite like this.

If you liked this try/you might like this if you liked: The Child Thief by Brom, The Witch Sea by Sarah Diemer, Bright Air Black by David Vann, and all manner of more adult fairytales.

It’s that time of month for my monthly book rec and, in a wonderful turn of fate, also World Book Day. Happy Reading! 

You can see all the previous recommendations here, on my Book Recs page. You can also find me on here on Goodreads to follow my reading lists, ratings and occasional book reviews.

#Book Recommendations #books #book recs #world book day #literature #reading #reading inspiration #readspiration #book rec #book #read #book recommendation #deathless

[the-modern-typewriter]

Quick question. Do you have any recommendations for good Modern/Urban-Fantasy books?

1) The Darker Shades of Magic series by V.E Swchab. (Yes, I am going to be recommending this forever at every opportunity, you guys will have to read it and love it with me.)

2) Practical Magic, by Alice Hoffman. (Recent read, witches! Witches and a dash of crime.) I now plan to read more of her books after this introduction to her.

3) The Darkest Part Of The Forest, by Holly Black (YA, fairies and woods and curses. I loved it recently. If you like it, I think she has also done a lot of other work. Maybe you know her already.) 

I also enjoyed Ink Exchange, by Melissa Marr, back in the YA days. I never read the rest of the series, but I remember enjoying it. Fairies, again, hence why it popped into my head. I believe the series is the Wicked Lovely series.

5) The Ocean At The End Of The Lane, by Neil Gaiman 

6) The Time Traveller’s Wife, Audrey Niffenegger

7) The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern. 

8) The Graces, by Laure Eve (I think this may also be YA, and again witches.)

I haven’t read it, but I’ve also heard that The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher is quite good. Also The Magicians, by Lev Grossman.

I am very picky on my fantasy as an adult. I love reading it when I find a good one above all else, but rarely find one that truly gets me enough for me to actually read it after a glut of being a teenager during the Twilight/girl meets supernatural broody boy phase. Hence me crying in joy over Darker Shades of Magic quite so much. It has restored my faith and my soul. Anyway. So, if anyone has any recs for anon and I…

#book #books #book recs #book rec #book recommendations #book recommendation #read #reading #reading list #reading inspiration #readspiration

[the-modern-typewriter]

I made another book post! To everybody’s shock I’m sure.

You can also find my Book Recs page here. I add a new recommendation monthly, and keep a list of what I’m currently reading if anyone is interested.

2018 come at me!

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[the-modern-typewriter]

I came up with an October-Halloween reading list if any of you are interested, for some of my favourite thrillers or dark-edged story recommendations. Reading is often the best way of getting inspiration, and it’s been far too long since I’ve made a readspiration post.

Happy October! You can find my book recs page here.

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[the-modern-typewriter]

PS: August book recommendation is up, here, if you’re interested.

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[medtasteas-blog]

Good afternoon, friends! How do you spend your time? I found very nice place for reading in Central park, it's a little bit windy there but still amaaaazing💓

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[the-modern-typewriter]

A dash of readspiration

Belatedly, it’s that time again if you’ve been following me a while. If not - welcome to reading great novels is the best way to be inspired to write. If only you could put the damn thing down anyway...

1) “All Eli had to do was smile. All Victor had to do was lie. Both proved frighteningly effective.” - Vicious, Victoria Schwab

2) “That was my grandfather's one survival tip if I ever found myself trapped in a fairy tale. Keep your promises. Bad things happen if you don't.” - Black Eyed Susans, Julia Heaberlin

3) “Something was wrong. She'd failed, Phoebe thought, but at what? Imagining herself in Europe, she'd always pictured someone else, physically even, a tall blonde with an answer for everything - as if, in the course of this journey, she would not only shed her former life but cease to exist as herself. Yes, she thought, to leave Phoebe O'Connor behind and be reborn as someone beautiful, mysterious. But the opposite had happened; her own narrow boundaries had hemmed her in, keeping everything real at a distance.”   - The Invisible Circus, Jennifer Egan

4) “This life is filled with threats and danger, David. We face those that we have to face, and there will be times when we must make the choice to act for the greater good, even at risk to ourselves, but we do not lay down our lives needlessly. Each of us has only one life to live, and one life to give. There is no glory in throwing it away where there is no hope.” - The Book of Lost Things, John Connolly

5) ”But then I think, this happens sometimes, doesn’t it? People you have a history with, they won’t let you go, and as hard as you might try, you can’t disentangle yourself, can’t set yourself free. Maybe after a while you just stop trying.” - The Girl on The train, Paula Hawkins

#reading #read #reading inspiration #novel quotes #inspiration #other people's writing #read inspiration

[the-modern-typewriter]

Read-spiration for writing

It’s that time again! Some of the best inspiration for writing comes from reading books, with their beautiful phrases and ideas or characters that dazzle you. So, here are ten ‘readspiration’ quotes that made me want to write when I read them. I also recommend the rest of the book as novels I enjoyed.

1) “And he uncovered in us a curious need: that we each secretly wanted him to remember us the most. It was strange, both vital and flawed, until I realised that maybe the need to be remembered is stronger than the need to remember.”

2) “I am here but I am not yours.”

  – When God Was a Rabbit, Sarah Winman

3) “We hit the sidewalk, and dropped hands. How I wished, right then, that the whole world was a street.”

4) “I could feel the tears beginning to collect in my throat again, but I pushed them apart, away from each other. Tears are only a threat in groups.” 

– The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, Aimee Bender

5) “If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn't part of ourselves doesn't disturb us.”

6)  “You've never lived what you are thinking, and that isn't good. Only the ideas we actually live are of any value.” 

– Demian, Herman Hesse

6) “I would lie of course. I lied a lot and with good reason: to protect the truth—safeguard it like wearing fake gems to keep the real ones from getting stolen or cheapened by overuse. I guarded what truths I possessed because information was not a thing—it was colorless odorless shapeless and therefore indestructible. There was no way to retrieve or void it no way to halt its proliferation. Telling someone a secret was like storing plutonium inside a sandwich bag the information would inevitably outlive the friendship or love or trust in which you’d placed it. And then you would have given it away.”

 – Look at Me, Jennifer Egan

7) “I am tired of trying to hold things together that cannot be held. Trying to control what cannot be controlled. I am tired of denying myself what I want for fear of breaking things I cannot fix. They will break no matter what we do.”

8) “You're in the right place at the right time, and you care enough to do what needs to be done. Sometimes that's enough.” 

– The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern

9) “I do not think, sir, you have any right to command me, merely because you are older than I, or because you have seen more of the world than I have; your claim to superiority depends on the use you have made of your time and experience.” 

10) “I am not an angel,' I asserted; 'and I will not be one till I die: I will be myself. Mr. Rochester, you must neither expect nor exact anything celestial of me - for you will not get it, any more than I shall get it of you: which I do not at all anticipate.” 

– Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte

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