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september 9th 2019 — hello there, i have a week left of holidays and decided to spend it reading. obviously. (i’ll study as well because i don’t want to be late in my program) but yeah, i’ll mostly be reading 😃 i started a wrinkle in time and oh my it is so quaint and cozy and i don’t know i really like it so far! have. you read it? if so what did you think of it? happy reading, and have a lovely day!

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lawyerd

702 | Sunny, study days in different settings, both featuring some greens 🌱

Currently Listening - Sunflower, Post Malone (because I finally saw Into the Spider Verse and MAN, what a movie!!)

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Bookafe (Vilnius, Lithuania)

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acotars

@faenet event: alternate universes

feyre archeron modern au

#acotar

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Gay books you should read!

you over there! you want to read gay books? YA gay books? good, here’s the must must MUST read books, AND MOST IMPORTANT! when you pick one up and read it TELL ME!

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Silent by Sara Alva

One Man Guy by Michael Barakiva

Wonders of the Invisible World by Christopher Barzak

The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black

Gives Light by Rose Christo

Stranger Than Fanfiction by Chris Colfer

Carry the Ocean by Heidi Cullinan

Tales from Foster High by John Goode

Half Bad Books (Half Bad, Half Wild, Half Lost) by Sally Green

Totally Joe by James Howe

After School Activities by Dirk Hunter

The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley by Shaun David Hutchinson

We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson

At the Edge of the Universe by Shaun David Hutchinson

The Boy Who Couldn’t Fly Straight by Jeff Jacobson

Haffling by Caleb James

The Red Sheet by Mia Kerick

The Lightning-Struck Heart by T.J. Klune

Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg

Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan

Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan

How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by J.C. Lillis

When Ryan Came Back by Devon McCormack

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Hero by Perry Moore

Teeth by Hannah Moskowitz

I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

Play Me, I’m Yours by Madison Parker

Here’s to You, Zeb Pike by Johanna Parkhurst

Junior Hero Blues by J.K. Pendragon

When Everything Feels Like the Movies by Raziel Reid

The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan

The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez

So Hard to Say by Alex Sanchez

More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera

History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith

Freak Show by James St. James

Ray of Sunlight by Brynn Stein

(In)visible by Anyta Sunday

366 Days by Kiyoshi Tanaka

Because You’ll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas

Fan Art by Sarah Tregay

Suicide Watch by Kelley York

if you have any questions need help picking something else, want to tell me about a book, really anything send me an ask I’m open 24/7 don’t be shy

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When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare

A Scot in the Dark by Sarah McLean

Never Seduce a Scot by Maya Banks

The Secret by Julie Garwood

The Viper by Monica McCarty

Devil of the Highlands by Lynsay Sands

If You Dare by Kresley Cole

Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning

When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn

Master of Desire by Kinley MacGregor

buckysredhenley

love me some enemies to friends to lovers trope

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forgotsecondbreakfast

“While you were busy being heterosexual, I studied the blade” A Book Rec List

So basically, sword gays.

Seven Blades in Black by Sam Sykes

Starting off the list strong, Sal absolutely has a sword, and is much much better with her gun, arguably. But she has a sword named Jeff, a wonderful amount of backtalk, a sleeve of tattoos, and is in line for execution. What more do you want.

Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner

This book is a pretty old title but if you’ve ever wanted “fantasy of manners” in the form of mlm fencers????? Look no further this is for you.

Nevernight by Jay Kristoff

We all know and love our disaster bi Mia Corvere. And they absolutely do study the blade (among other things) in other words Assassin School Setting. Yes you heard me. If anyone under the sun hasn’t read/heard of these give them a fucking go.

Bloody Rose by Nicholas Eames

Lady. Sorcerers. With Swords. Covered in tattoos. Featuring the fantasy romp of your dreams, with some of the best ensemble cast energy you have Ever experienced (also read book 1 which is absent from sword gays sadly but does have an elderly gay wizard that makes Dumbledore absolutely obsolete)

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

You know these boys had to be on this list. None other than you’re favorite edition of “they were just friends???!!!!” Achilles and Patroclus are here to fight well and make you cry. Read it!!! Also featuring spears but those are also dope.

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

The grand finale of this beautiful list. Gideon the Ninth is The Sword Gay and I will die on this hill. Incredible biceps, two-handed longsword wielding, and an absolutely filthy fucking mouth. Did I mention, necromancers in space. This is the part where you go buy this book.

Thus concludes perhaps the most on-brand list of book recs I could ever compile. Enjoy.

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eintsein

merry christmas to those who celebrate & happy holidays to everyone 💕 had a chocolate pastry and coffee for breakfast and finally got to continue A Man Called Ove

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aelin-godkiller

Hey can I just say that it’s utterly fucked that George RR Martin and Patrick Rothfuss are revered as gods of modern fantasy writing when neither of them has been able to produce a book in years and they also can’t write women

plus George RR Martin just copied wars of the roses

and Rothfuss made a legit plot point that Kvothe fucked a fairy for months

I’m not saying that I don’t enjoy these books, because I do, but I am just saying that I read fantasy books 10x better by women all the time.

meanwhile, there are so many female fantasy authors who produce brilliant work, but because it is marketed towards women, it’s either YA or it’s paranormal romance (BOTH OF WHICH I STAN OK) and therefore doesn’t get considered “serious” fantasy even though they have better world building, magic, and writing style than most “masters of the genre.”

like, why is it that fantasy books written about women and by women are ONLY READ BY WOMEN AND MARKETED TO WOMEN, meanwhile fantasy books written by men about men are READ BY EVERYONE AND MARKETED AS THE NORM.

like male fantasy nerds are just sleeping on Ilona Andrews because they write about women and add a romance plot line, meanwhile Kate Daniels is one of the best damn fantasy series I have ever read with some of the best world building and plotting e v e r.

And I’m not implying that authors have to produce 3 books a year to be serious authors, but it’s a bit ridiculous that the fantasy genre and pub industry keeps pushing asoiaf and kingkiller chronicles at us when we don’t even have a date for the sequel. WHY DON’T YOU PROMOTE BOOKS BY WOMEN WHO KNOW HOW TO WRITE GOOD FEMALE CHARACTERS?? WHY NOT PROMOTE FANTASY BOOKS BY AUTHORS OF COLOR??

WHY IS FANTASY ON THE SAME WHITE MAN BULLSHIT ALL THE TIME????

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housedemarr

You’re like a walking mythological encyclopedia, Kate. You pull random mystical crap out of your head and figure out that a giant monster nobody has seen on the face of the planet for three thousand years is allergic to hedgehogs and then you find a cute hedgehog and stab the monster in the eye with it.

Kate Daniels Series by Ilona Andrews

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Long ago, the world was built on magic, but the advancements of mankind swayed the balance to technology and magic went dormant. Centuries passed, with the creatures of magic considered little more than myths and fairy tales. And then, the world changed back. With this second shift, tech fell in spectacular fashion…skyscrapers collapsed, planes fell from the sky…and beings of unbelievable powers rose once again. Shapeshifters, vampires, mages and warlords are the new normal in the early years of 2040, and things are just starting to get interesting.

housedemarr

❥ ADDICTEDFORBOOKSQUAD EVENT | THE LOVERS’ SONG ❥ ⋙ day 7 - I wanna be yours / favourite love confession ☷☷☷☷☷ KATE DANIELS & CURRAN LENNART ☷☷☷☷☷

When a shapeshifter boy likes a girl, he’ll bring her food and if she likes him back, she might make him lunch.

Curran took a bowl from the platter and offered it to me. I reached for it. His fingers touched mine and lingered. I looked into his eyes and saw tiny gold sparks dancing in the gray.

(…)

“I tell you what, if you find us before those three days run out, I’ll cook you a damn dinner and serve it to you naked.” (Kate) “Is that a promise?” “Yes. Go fuck yourself.”

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What do I do? How can I keep him alive? I turned back. Mart gripped the sword with both hands. The red blade glistened, as if wet with blood. I had to destroy it, because if he completed a strike, all of us would die. I charged. Mart began to raise the sword for an overhead strike. I had never run so fast in my life. The sand blurred. The blade point loomed before me, rising. I grasped the crimson blade and shoved it into my stomach. The blade sat inside me, a wedge of hot agony. My blood coated the metal, forging a link with Roland’s. I whispered a power word. “Hessaad.” Mine. Magic tore from me. The sword buckled in my body, like a living creature, vibrating, striving to break free. Agony flooded me in a brilliant burst. I screamed. The sword shattered.

(…)

He came for me. Into a flying palace full of thousands of armed rakshasas in the middle of a magic jungle. Oh, you stupid, stupid idiot man. What was the God damn point of saving him only to watch him throw his life away?

housedemarr

Kate x Currant a romantic meme - Magic Strikes

#kate daniels #Ilona Andrews #magic strikes

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@booksociety’s 🗡️ outcasts🗡️ event:

💍🔗 Iron & Magic by Ilona Andrews

“So what will it be, Kate?” Hugh held his hand out and Ascanio’s wounds began to knit themselves closed. “Yes?” He closed his hand into a fist. The healing stopped. “Or no?” “Perhaps you’d like me to do it in reverse?” Hugh raised his eyebrows. “No.” The word escaped before I could catch it. Hugh grimaced, his face jerking with effort. Ascanio’s bones crunched. Oh God. “Make up your mind,” Hugh said. “Because I’ll splinter every bone in his body. He’ll be soft like a rag doll by the time I’m done.”

Magic Breaks (Kate Daniels Series)

“Hello,” Elara said. “I take it you’re Ascanio Ferara. I see you know my husband.” “Yes, I do. The last time we met, he tortured me,” Ascanio said. He what? Could this get any worse? “You’re still alive,” Hugh said. “Clearly my heart wasn’t in it.”

Iron & Magic (Iron Covenant)