my renewed romanticization of books

A collection of images and feelings to go along with my current reads, and a few nods to nostalgic books of my past mixed in

[lizclimo]

[anoddcollectionofbooks]

Crooked kingdom has the type of ending that’s enough of a mix of sad and happy that you’re just left going “yeah that sounds about right”

[christinakroft]

A dark sunset over Venice

[anoddcollectionofbooks]

I'm actively avoiding my current read right now because I know the main character is still doing something to give me secondhand embarrassment and I wish he'd stop

[bilover]

if i bring a book someplace it doesn't necessarily mean i want to read it mayb i just want to take her on a walk. Get her some fresh air and a change of scenery

[anoddcollectionofbooks]

I’ve come to beseech the Shadow Hunters fans of old

Okay friends I’m counting on the algorithm to guide this to you all, I’ve got a question for ya.

I binged the infernal devices trilogy years back without having read any of the other books, and really enjoyed the world building and vibe of it. I’ve also been feeling very nostalgic lately and feel like a good ole classic YA binge and thought it’d be fun to continue reading that world.

So my question is: since I started with the infernal devices, should I just continue the books chronologically or would it be better to hop on over to the mortal instruments series?

Thank you to anyone who sees this, may your paperbacks never crease

[imminences]

THE RAVEN CYCLE: ADAM PARRISH

rags to riches isn't a story anyone wants to hear until after it's done

[simena]

[anoddcollectionofbooks]

Crooked Kingdom

To all the individuals who have told me to read these books over the last ten years: tada!

Six of Crows was both exactly what I expected and nothing like I imagined. The character writing is phenomenal, I strongly dislike Kaz as a person but adore him as a character, which is honestly my favorite kind of writing. I'm fully invested in seeing how his story concludes, and while I don't expect it to be happy I'm not particularly bothered by that. This is the kind of thing I can get by with saying on a fresh blog.

So now here we are, fully invested and three quarters of the way through Crooked Kingdom, not anticipating a good ending for all involved but holding on to a hope that something not tragic will come of it for someone. If that someone isn't Jesper and Wylan... I will feel horribly and personally wronged.

On a note unrelated to the books themselves but to a different expression of the story - I broke and watched the show before reading Six of Crows (I needed to see Ben Barnes as the darkling, sue me) and have now concluded that this duology really should've been translated into its own movies instead of splitting screen time with Shadow and Bone. The casting was beautiful though, god bless Jack Wolfe for his service as he turns the venn diagram of fantasy book worms and musical theater nerds into a solid circle

[house0fburton]

[rosieandthemoon]

by Jim Dyson