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roobieland · 2 years
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Fight. Fight through everything. Don't leave the house angry or go to bed mad. Fight until it's settled. The end of fighting is the beginning of giving up.
Penelope Douglas, Rival
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rainbinni · 10 months
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Published book recommendation (Special Dark Romance edition) 🥀
Here are my recommendation list of some dark romance that I have read lately and I think are worth giving a try. Let me know your favorite book in the comments ;)
I need to remind y'all that those books are dark romances so please read T.W. before reading them.
part 1 right here
Page count are approximative cuz I've read some of them on my iPad
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Punk 57 - Penelope Douglas [340 pages]
Ryen and Misha are perfect match. They've been sending each other letter for years now but made a rule to never meet in real life. That is until one night, Misha cross the path of a clueless Ryen and find out who she really is. Now they can't stand each other.
This books isn't really a dark romance but is kind of a spin off of the Devil's night series (Misha being Will cousin) Its a complete stand alone but you can also read it either between Corrupt and Hideaway or Hideaway and Kill Switch
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Haunting Adeline - H.D Carlton [2 books]
Haunting Adeline [600] Hunting Adeline [530]
He didn't mean to fall in love. But now that he have he can't stay away. He's mesmerized by her smile, her eyes, the way she moves, the way she undresses... He'll keep watching and waiting. Until he can make her his. And once she is, he'll never let go. Not even when she begs to.
I highly recommend to read the TW of this books
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Does It Hurt ? - H.D Carlton [430 pages]
She is running away from her now old life, he was only looking for a quick adventure but it seems like things never goes the way we want. Even Mother Nature like to remember Sawyer and Enzo of that after getting stuck on that shitty abandoned island with that creepy caretaker.
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The Mindf*ck - S.T Abby [5 books]
The risk [130 pages] Sidetracked [98 pages] Scarlet Angel [139 pages] All The lies [140 pages] Paint It All Red [177 ages]
She is a woman full of rage and revenge ready to kill all of those who broke her. But how can everything go well when the handsome and perfect man in her bed happen to be the federal agent in charge of her case ? And how can he suspect the woman of his dream to be a serial killer ?
You can also find those five books reunited in one
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Never After series - Emily McIntire [4 books]
Hooked [415 pages] Scarred [380 pages] Wretched [430 pages] Twisted [448 pages]
The Never After Series is a collection of fractured fairy tales inspired by our favorites villains. Who said the villains can't win at the end of a story ?
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Legacy of Gods series - Rina Kent [6 books]
God of Malice [682 pages] God of Pain [637 pages] God of Wrath [744 pages] God of Ruin [coming soon...] God of Fury [coming soon...] God of War [coming soon...]
They are rivals. The Royal Elite University and The Kings U's College. Two prestigious university located in an England island. And yet they find an obsession in each other that can't seem to stop.
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semper-legens · 4 months
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160. Punk 57, by Penelope Douglas
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Owned: No, library Page count: 315 My summary: Ryen and Mischa are the best of friends. Thanks to a mixup between their schools, they ended up pen pals and never stopped writing to each other. Now, at the end of their school lives, there are a lot of things changing in their lives - but their friendship is going to stay constant, right? But Mischa's life is falling apart after the death of his sister. When he sneaks into Ryen's school, things are going to change... My rating: 1/5 My commentary:
Punk 57 annoyed me. Here's a book that seemed to have an interesting premise from the get-go - two kids who are penpals destined never to meet, until one day they do and find that they are different to how they were assuming. But in execution? About a third of the way in I realised that I did not care about these kids at all and that, furthermore, the whole premise of the book was just a weak excuse for a semi-badboy 'romance' which rivals Twilight in its creepiness. I know some people are probably into this kind of thing. And given how much emphasis is placed on the (copious!) sex scenes, I assume it's meant to be hot over anything. But I'm sorry, I just can't get past how terrible these two are, particularly Mischa. And how the plot just…wasn't.
Let's start with Mischa, since he's the most egregiously terrible of the duo. Mischa starts out at an event put on by his band, where he sees Ryen. He doesn't recognise her, but thanks to her distinct name he can identify that it's her. He assumes she's there for him, and kinda awkwardly stands near her in the hopes that she will notice him. She does not, because she's not there for him, because why would she be? She doesn't know what he looks like. Months later, he needs to infiltrate her school for a very convoluted reason as 'Masen', and ends up in a relationship with her. And not telling her that he's her childhood friend. Ever. And even apart from that, he's creepy and manipulative - he constantly pushes Ryen past her boundaries, doesn't respect her saying no, belittles and mistreats her, acts like she's the worst person in the world for *checks notes* being a Popular Girl in high school and not telling him that, lies to her, lies to her, lies to her, and lies to her. But he's a hot punk badboy, so all is forgiven! I could find no redeeming quality about Mischa. Even the thing that's meant to humanise him - his sister dies during the prologue, and we learn exactly why later, she had a heart attack while jogging because she was pushing herself to be better to please their birth mother - is just trite. Ah yes, inventing a fridged woman with no characterisation to give a male character more development. Truly, the best trope. He breaks into her house, he abuses her, he gives her the nickname 'Rocks' which turns out to be short for 'dumb as a box of' - a great romantic lead! Respecter of women! Ugh. Oh, and he dumps polaroids of semi-naked women all over Ryen's terrible boyfriend's mother's bed (that the boyfriend had taken, not Mischa) in order to shame him, as though their nudes getting out wouldn't affect the women. Classy!
Meanwhile, Ryen…I was trying so hard to like Ryen. After all, her main flaws were 'not entirely honest about herself' and 'friends with the stereotypical Mean Girl/Jock squad', which is small potatoes next to Mischa's rap sheet. The trouble for me was that she didn't get much in the way of development at all. She was afraid of being an outcast, of losing her social standing, so every part of how she presented herself was a calculated performance to be that Mean Girl alpha kind of personality, including hiding her asthma and true interests. The trouble is that we never really got a good sense for who the 'real' Ryen was the whole time? For all that we're supposed to be shocked that Ryen was misrepresenting herself to Mischa, we never really see the Ryen that Mischa knew - hell, we never even get to see that many of the letters they sent to one another, outside a couple of excerpts. So I was never quite sure why I was meant to sympathise with her, who I was meant to be rooting for. It doesn't help that her narrative voice is like every character in her archetype, the kind of will-I-won't-I, he's-bad-but-I-love-him, I-seem-shallow-but-I'm-really-deep mindset. There just wasn't anything there to distinguish her.
And as to the non-romance side of the plot, it was…boring? It rarely came up, and was incredibly convoluted when you put it all together. See, Ryen's terrible boyfriend (not Mischa, the jock) has a bracelet that belonged to Mischa's dead sister, only he doesn't have it, his mother has it. Well, stepmother. Who is also Mischa's bio-mother. Who doesn't recognise him when 'Masen' gets pulled into the principal's office, because she's also the principal. I just…if Mischa knew she had it the whole time, why couldn't he have just broken into her house? Why all of this? This plot barely ever comes up, it's mostly the drama between Mischa and Ryen, but there's just nothing to it. Nothing interesting. It's just boring, and doesn't carry the weight of the horrible romance. Miss this book, is what I'm saying.
Next up, to a dystopian world, obeying a simple command.
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acciobooksandfae · 8 months
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Hooked by Emily Mcintire
A Dark Peter Pan Retelling
Review and Spoilers Below!
Out of all the books that were hyped up on book tok, this one seemed to be a crowd pleaser.... I unfortunately didn't really love it?
Retellings are hard for me from the start but I went into this with an open mind since I love everything about Neverland. Hook has always been one of my favorite disney villians so I thought this was going to be a wild and naughty ride.
The story was... okay.. A little bit cheesy on the side? The smut scenes were of course hot but I needed more about Peter and why he killed James's parents? I get they were rivals but give me the back story. GIVE ME MORE ACTION?!
Also, the author could have done the tick, tick's better and a better reason why he hated the sound and clocks. Soooo many missed opportunities. Still no push on any kind of backstories for all the situations in the book.
In conclusion, I would have been okay to not fall for this hype. Since it was a retelling and I actually liked James (Hooks) character I gave it a3.5 stars... But thinking about it now I should have stuck with 2 stars :/
I am currently reading Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas and will have another review soon!
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scorbleeo · 9 months
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Book Review: Savage Rivals
by Becca Steele
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Asher Henderson.
Captain of the Highnam Academy football team, and the bane of my existence.
As Alstone High’s team captain, I’ve been pitted against him from the beginning, but our conflict isn’t only reserved for the pitch. Everyone knows we’re enemies. From our first encounter, our rivalry has been escalating, spiralling out of control.
Until one night when everything between us changed.
He pushed me too far, and we crossed a line that should never have been crossed.
Now, I can’t get him out of my head.
Can we ever be more than rivals, or are there too many obstacles in our way?
One thing I know for sure.
Things between us will never be the same again.
Source: Goodreads (2021)
Read Like an Early 2000s Romance YA-ish Novel
The premise of Savage Rivals wasn't that bad. Rivalling main characters, haters to lovers – literally because I could actually feel that they hated each other in the beginning. Really, the only problem I had was Steele's writing style. Unfortunately, because it's the writing style I disliked, I could not quite enjoy read Savage Rivals.
This is a quick paced and extremely short book, it should not have taken me long to finish it but it did. While reading Savage Rivals, I could only think about how amateur the writing felt. I am not expecting writing like Jane Austen or Emily Henry or even Penelope Douglas. Just give me something that does not scream childish. Yet the whole time I was reading this book, I thought it was written by a child writing fan-fiction. I might not read as much as I would like to, but I was honestly shocked when I found out this was a 2021 publication yet it felt like an early 21st century publication. Or you know, a bad teen romcom movie.
Due to that, there was a severe lack of development. I understand that to some people, the line separating hate and love is very thin but I would have liked to see something other than hatred between our two main characters before their first kiss. Like I mentioned earlier on, the hatred Asher and Levi had for each other was obvious and genuine. Unfortunately, during the haters to lovers period, I could not sense anything. It was as if, one second they truly hated each other and the next second, they could not hide their adoration for each other. There was simply no development there at all to justify the boys' feelings for each other. Personally, I felt that Asher's feelings for Levi's car had a better development, you could see Asher's distaste and gradually, a love for it.
I really wanted to like Savage Rivals but upon finishing it, it sadly does not deserve anything more than 2 stars.
Rating: ★★☆☆☆
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bookmarkstarnet · 2 years
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bookswithjulia · 4 years
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Rival was my last read.
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read in 2019:
“You’ve always wanted me. You know why? Because I don’t try to kill your demons. I run with them.” 
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air2civ · 6 years
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Because I don't try to kill your demons. I run with them.
Penelope Douglas
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𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭
hello everyone! i am finally back with a new name list, i hope you enjoy it and find it usefull!
[ disclaimer: my sincere apologies if there are any spelling/meaning/origin mistakes in any of my name lists, i am by no means a professional in this area, i just like creating lists to help aid storytellers. i do try my best to find each name’s corresponding origin/meaning/spelling but i am a human who is prone to make the odd mistake. p.s, i take requests! ]
Female
Adalina - German derived - Noble 
Adelaide - English - Noble natured 
Adrianna - Latin - Person from Hadria 
Aishwarya - Sanskrit - Wealth, prosperity 
Alethea - Greek - Truth
Alexandria - Greek derived - Feminine form of Alexandros, defender of men
Alexandrina - Greek derived - Feminine form of Alexandros, defender of men
Alianora - Unknown - Unknown
Amaryllis - Greek - Sparkle, shine
Anastasia - Greek - Ressurection
Anastazja - Polish - Reborn 
Angelina - Greek - Messenger
Angelique - Latin - Messenger of God
Annabella - Italian - Loving
Annabelle - English - Favoured grace
Annalisa - Latin - Graced with God’s bounty
Annamaria - Italian/French/German - Bitter, grace
Anneliese - Latin - Graced with God’s bounty
Antoinetta - Latin - Praiseworthy
Antoinette - French - Priceless one
Antonella - Italian - First born
Antonia - Italian - Priceless, praiseworthy, beautiful
Antonina - Spanish - Priceless, highly esteemed
Arabella - Latin - Yielding to prayer
Araceli - Latin - Altar of heaven, heavenly homemaker
Araminta - English - Prayer, protection
Arianna - Greek/Italian - Most holy
 Ariella - Hebrew - Lion of God
Aubrianna - German - Elf
Augusta - Latin - Great, magnificent
Augustina - Latin - The exalted one
Avabella - Hebrew - My God is an oath
Avalina - English - Little bird
Avianna - Latin - Birdlike
Avrielle - Unknown - Unknown
Bathilda - Germanic/Norse - Battle
Benedetta - Latin/Spanish - Blessed
Benedicta - Latin - Blessed
Bernadetta - French - Brave Bear
Bernadette - French - Brave Bear
Busarakham - Thai - Yellow Sapphire
Cairistonia - Unknown - Unknown
Calliope - Greek - Beautifully voiced
Candelaria - Spanish - Candle
Carlotta - Italian - Free man
Carolina - Latin/French - Free man
Cassandra - Greek - The one who shines & excels over men
Cassiopeia - Greek - Unknown
Catalina - Spanish - Pure
Celestina - Spanish/Italian - Heavenly
Celestine - Latin - Heavenly
Charlotta - French/German - Manly
Charlotte - French - Free man
Chrysanthemum - Greek - Gold flower
Cleobella - Unknown - Unknown
Cleopatra - Greek - Glory of her father
Cordelia - Welsh - Jewel of the sea
Corinthia - Greek - Woman of Corinth 
Cressida - Greek - Gold 
Daniella - Latin/Hebrew - God is my judge 
Dayanara - Spanish - Forceful 
Debbonaire - French - Good natured 
Deianira - Greek - Man destroyer 
Delphina - Greek - Woman from Delphi 
Demetria - Greek - Follower of Demeter 
Desdemona - Greek - Misery, unlucky 
Dolores - Latin - Sorrowful 
Dominica - French/Latin - Lord
Dominique - French/Latin - Lord
Donatella - Italian - Gift of God
Dulcinea - Spanish - Sweetness
Ekaterina - Russian/Bulgarian - Pure
Eleanora - Greek - Sun ray
Elenora - Greek - Sun ray
Elisabet - Scandinavian - Pledged to God
Elisabetta - Italian - Pledged to God
Elizabella - Spanish - God is my oath
Elizabeth - Hebrew - My God is an oath
Elizaveta - Russian - God is my oath
Elladora - Greek - A gift sent from heaven, one who is filled with light
Emmanuella - Hebrew - God is with us
Emmeline - French/German - Work
Esmerelda - Spanish - Emerald
Esperanza - Spanish - Hope
Estefania - Spanish/Greek - Crown, garland
Eulalia - Greek - Well-spoken
Evalina - Latin - Desired
Evangelina - Latin - Gospel
Evangeline - Latin - Gospel
Evelyna - Unknown - Unknown
Fatehmeh - Arabic - Captivating, woman who abstains
Federica - Italian - Peaceful ruler
Felicity - Latin - Happiness
Fernanda - Portuguese/Spanish/Italian - Bold voyager
Fiorella - Italian - Little flower
Francesca - Italian - From France
Frederica - German/English - Peaceful ruler
Gabriella - Spanish/Italian - God is my strength
Galatea - Greek - She who is milk-white
Galilea - Italian/Hebrew - Born in Galilee
Gayatari - Sanskrit - Goddess
Geneva - French - Juniper tree
Genevieve - Celtic/French/German - White wave
Georgetta - French/Greek/Latin - Farmer
Georgianna - Catalan/English/Greek/Romanian - Farmer
Georgina - Greek - Farmer
Giovanetta - Unknown - Unknown
Giullietta - Italian/Latin - Youthful
Gwendolyn - Welsh - White ring
Helena - Greek - Shining light
Henrietta - French/English - Estate ruler
Hydrangea - Greek/Latin - Water vessel
Ingeborg - Norse - Stronghold, protection
Isabella - Italian - God is my abundance
Isabellina - Portuguese - My god is a vow
Isadora - Greek - Gift of Isis
Itzayana - Mayan - Gift of God
Jacqueline - French - Supplanter
Jaganmata - Hindu - Mother of the world
Jasmina - French/Persian - God’s gift
Jessamina - Persian - Gift of God
Jessamine - Persian - Gift of God
Josephina - Hebrew - Jehovah increases
Julianna - Latin - Youthful
Julietta - Italian/Latin - Youthful
Katerina - Greek - Pure
Katherine - Greek - Pure
Kathleen - Irish/Greek - Pure
Laurentia - Latin - From Laurentium
Leocadia - Spanish - Splendid brightness
Leonora - Greek - Compassion, light
Liliana - Spanish/Italian - Lily, flower
Liliosa - Spanish - Lily, flower
Louisiana - German - Famous warrior
Luciana - Latin - Light
Lucinda - Latin - Light
Maddelena - Italian - Woman from Magdala
Magdalena - Greek - Woman from Magdala
Magnolia - Latin - Magnol’s flower
Marcelina - Latin - Dedicated to Mars
Marceline - Latin - Dedicated to Mars
Margaery - French - Pearl
Margaretha - Greek/Latin - Pearl, margarita
Marguerita - Greek - Pearl
Marguerite - French - Pearl
Mariana - Spanish - Grace, drop of the sea
Mariella - Latin/Dutch - Star of the sea
Marielle - Latin/Dutch - Star of the sea
Melania - Greek - Black, dark
Miabella - Italian - Beauty
Millicent - German - Strong in work
Mirabella - Latin - Wondrous beauty
Momilani - Hawaiian - Pearl of heaven
Montserrat - Latin - Jagged mountain
Morganna - Welsh - Sea-born
Nicoletta - Greek - People of victory
Nicolina - Greek - People of victory
Octavia - Latin - Eighth
Olivia - Latin - Olive tree
Olympia - Greek - From Mount Olympus
Onaiwah - Native American - Awake
Ophelia - Greek - Help
Penelope - Greek - Weaver
Persephone - Greek - Bringer of destruction
Petronella - Latin/Greek - Stone, rock
Petronilla - Italian/Latin - Stone, rock
Philomena - Greek - Friend of strength
Priscilla - Latin - Ancient
Raffaella - French - God has healed
Raphaela - Hebrew - God has healed
Rosabelle - Latin - Beautiful rose
Rosalina - German - Gentle horse
Samantha - Hebrew - Told by God
Santana - Spanish - Holy
Saphhira - Greek - Sapphire
Seraphina - Hebrew - Burning ones
Serenity - Latin - Peaceful
Shoshana - Hebrew - Lily, rose
Sophronia - Greek - Wise
Stellamaris - Latin - Star of the sea
Tatiana - Russian - Fairy Queen
Temperance - English - Moderation
Theodora - Greek - Gift of God
Ululani - Hawaiian - Heavenly inspiration
Valencia - Latin - Strong, healthy
Valentina - Latin - Strong, healthy
Vasilisa - Russian - Queen, Empress
Venezia - Italian - From Venice
Veronica - Latin - She who brings victory
Victoria - Latin - Victory
Violetta - Italian - Purple
Virginia - Latin - Virginal, pure
Vivienne - French - Life
Waleria - Polish - Healthy, strong
Wilhelmina - Dutch/German - Will, desire, helmet, protection
Williamina - German - Protection, resolute
Xanthippe - Greek - Yellow Horse
Yaroslava - Slavic - Fierce, glorious
Yevgeniya - Russian - Well born
Zenobia - Greek - Life of Zeus
Male
Aballach - Arthurian - Father of Modron
Abraham - Hebrew - Father of multitudes
Acacius - Greek - Thorny
Alessandro - Italian - Defender of mankind
Alexander - Latin - To ward off, defend & protect
Alexandros - Greek - Defender, protector of man
Algernon - Norman-French - Moustached man
Alistair - Scottish - Defending men
Alphonsus - Spanish/Italian - Noble & ready
Ambrose - Greek/Latin - Immortal
Ambrosius - Greek/Latin - Divine, immortal
Anderson - Greek - Son of Andrew
Antonio - Spanish/Italian - Priceless one
Archibald - Germanic - Bold, genuine
Augustus - Latin - Majestic, venerable
Aurelius - Latin - Golden
Balthasar - Greek - Bal protects the King
Barnaby - English - Young warrior
Bartholomew - Aramaic - Son of Talmai
Beauchamp - English/French - Beautiful field
Beauregard - French - Beautiful gaze
Beckett - English - Beehive
Belvidere - Italian - Beautiful to see
Benedict - Latin - Blessed
Benjamin - Hebrew - Son of the right hand
Broderick - Welsh/Irish/Norse - Son of Rhydderch, descendent of Bruadar, Ginger brother
Callahan - Irish - Descendent of Ceallachán
Caspian - Arabic - Treasure of the sea
Cassander - Spanish/Greek - Brother of heroes
Channing - English/French - Young wolf, church offical
Christian - English - Follower of Christ
Christopher - English/Greek - Bearing Christ
Cillian - Irish - War, strife, church
Cleveland - English - Cliff land
Clifford - English - Lives near the cliff
Constantine - Latin/Greek - Steadfast, constant
Constantino - Latin/Greek - Steadfast, constant
Cornelius - Latin - Horn
Dartagnan - French - From Artagnan
Dashiell - French/Scottish - Heaven, sky
Douglas - Scottish - Dark water
Elmwood - English - Forest of Elm trees
Elwood - English - Forest of Elder trees
Emerson - German - Son of Emery
Emiliano - Italian - Rival
Emmanuel - Hebrew - God is with us
Evander - Greek/Scottish - Strong man, bow warrior
Finnegan - Irish - Son of fair haired
Fiorello - Italian - Little flower
Fitzwilliam - English - Son of William
Francesco - Latin/Spanish - French man, free man
Frederick - German - Peaceful ruler
Gabriel - Hebrew - God is my strength
Grayson - English - Grey haired one
Gregory - Latin - Gregarious
Guillermo - Spanish - Resolute protector
Harrison - English - Son of Harry
Heathcliffe - English - Cliff near a heath
Henderson - Scottish - Son of Henry
Holden - English - Hollow in the valley
Humphrey - French/English - Peaceful warrior, bear cub
Hyperion - Greek - The high one
Ignatius - Latin/Etruscan - Fiery one
Jackson - English - Son of Jack
Jameson - English - Son of James
Jefferson - English - Son of Jeffrey
Jeremiah - Hebrew - Yhwh will raise
Jonathon - Hebrew - Son of Jehovah
Joshua - Hebrew - Yhwh is salvation
Kenderick - Scottish/English - Royal ruler, champion
Lancaster - English - Habitational name
Lawrence - Latin - From Laurentium
Leander - Greek - Lion man
Leonardo - Italian/Spanish/Portuguese - Strong as a Lion
Leopold - Germanic - Brave people
Lorenzo - Italian/Spanish - From Laurentium
Lysander - Greek - Liberator
Madigan - Irish - Little dog
Malachi - Hebrew - Messenger of God
Marcellus - French - Young warrior
Marmaduke - Irish/Gaelic - Follower of Maedoc, leader of the seas
Maverick - American - Independent
Maximilianus - Latin - Greatest
Maximillian - Latin - Greatest
Montgomery - French - Gomeric’s hill
Mordecai - Hebrew - Little man
Morrison - English/Scottish - Son of Morris
Muhammad - Arabic - Praised, commendable
Napoleon - Greek - Lion of the new city
Nathaniel - Greek/Hebrew - God has given
Nicholas - Greek - Victory of the people
Nicholson - English/Greek - Son of Nicholas
Octavian - Latin - Eighth
Oswald - Anglo-Saxon - Divine power, ruler
Ozymandias - Greek - Tyrant, dictator
Percival - French - Pierce the vale
Peregrine - Latin - One from abroad
Phineas - Hebrew - Oracle
Randolph - English/German - Chief-Wolf
Reginald - Latin - King
Remington - English - Place on a riverbank
Roderick - Germanic - Famous ruler
Salvatore - Italian - Savior
Santiago - Spanish/Latin - Saint James
Sebastian - Latin - Venerable
Simeon - Hebrew - To hear, to be heard
Solomon - Hebrew - Man of peace
Sullivan - Irish - Black eyed one
Sylvester - Latin - Wooded, wild
Tennyson - English - Son of Dennis
Thaddeus - Aramaic - Courageous heart
Theodore - Greek - God given
Tiberius - Latin - Of the Tiber
Tobias - Hebrew/Greek - God is good
Tristram - Welsh - Noise
Ulysses - Greek - Wrathful, hater
Valentino - Latin - Strong
Vincenzo - Italian - To conquer
Wallace - Scottish/English - Foreigner
Wellington - English - Place name
Whittaker - English - White field
William - Germanic - Strong-willed warrior
Willoughby - English - Willow farm
Xerxes - Persian - Hero among heroes
Zacchaeus - Hebrew/Greek - Pure, innocent
Zachariah - Persian/Hebrew - God remembers
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books-and-cookies · 2 years
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for your NA enemies to lovers trope:
- Puck Drills and Quick Thrills by Eden Finley and Saxon James (m/m sports(?) romance although bordering on adult rather than NA)
- Try Me by Neve Wilder (m/m but super raunchy if you're not into that sorry!)
- The Devil Wears Black by L.J Shen (m/f actually super good and very funny, also a bit more adult)
- Snowballed by Melanie Ting (m/f college, sports)
- The Simple Wild by K.A Tucker (m/f set in Alaska, bit of a grief cw though)
- Top Secret by Elle Kennedy & Sarina Bowen (m/m college, honestly if you read any make it this one)
- Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas (m/f set in hs but v mature so def not YA)
- The Risk by Elle Kennedy (m/f college, hockey, rival team's coach's daughter)
I hope this didn't step on toes, and I hope it helps! Also hi Mary hope you're having a good week :)
Yaass thank you so much!! *hugs* Sending hugs and love your way!
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libraryinthecountry · 3 years
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★ What is the latest piece of #bookmail you received?    I had to feature this gorgeous edition of #TheOnceandFutureWitches by @alix.e.harrow from @illumicrate’s November box! I love the combination of the red sprayed edges with the white cover and it’s design – I feel like this edition couldn’t have come out more beautiful!    ★ CURRENTLY //  🎧 Rival by Penelope Douglas  📖 Door of Bruises by Sierra Simone  🎮 AC: Valhalla     ★ HASHTAGS //   #bookstagram #bookworm #bookphotography #bibliophile #booklover #bookaddict #instareads #bookblogger #bookobsessed #readersofinstagram #bookish #booksbooksbooks #beautifulbooks #booktag #prettybooks #goodreads #bookdragon #myfavoritethings #seeingthepretty #simplethingsmadebeautiful #bookstack #bookcart #shelfie #shelfiesunday #tbrcart #homelibrary #fantasybooks #illumicrate https://www.instagram.com/p/CIhZY3fgI2E/?igshid=1qrajhkjlb6me
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