We are Absolute

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They had no past. They had no future. They just were.

― Paullina Simons, The Bronze Horseman

Set during World War II in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg, Russia). The story follows Tatiana Metanova, a young, idealistic Russian woman, and Alexander Belov, a soldier in the Red Army, whose love story unfolds against the backdrop of the brutal Siege of Leningrad.

This book was truly breathtaking—beautiful, emotional, and heartbreaking. It's undoubtedly one of my favourite 💔 🥹 That being said, there are some trigger warnings to be aware of :

Trigger Warnings: abuse (physical, verbal, emotional), grey area consent, and talk of suicide.

If you're interested in a more in-depth review, I came across this one that really resonated with me : here.

📚 Paullina Simons, The Bronze Horseman 📃 Photos taken from Pinterest

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“Don't do that," he says. "Don't ask me questions you already know the answers to. Twice I've laid myself bare to you and all it's gotten me was a bullet wound and a broken heart. Don't torture me," he says, meeting my eyes again. "It's a cruel thing to do, even to someone like me.”

Warner to Juliette ― Tahereh Mafi, Shatter me series

📚 Shatter me x Unravel me x Ignite me 📃 Photos taken from Pinterest

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I can do anything I want. Be with anyone I want. And it’ll be my choice.

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― Tahereh Mafi, Shatter me series 📚 re-reading this one and still enjoying it so so SO much

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"Have you lost your mind?" The prince laughed at that, the sound hollow. "I lost my mind the moment I met her, hazan."

Kamran about Alizeh ― Tahereh Mafi, These Infinite Threads 📚 This Woven Kingdom x These Infinite Threads ✨ dreamcast ; cemre baysel as alizeh & çağatay ulusoy as kamran

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God, you're so beautiful, he said, his smile vanishing. Even when you lie to me.

Cyrus to Alizeh ― Tahereh Mafi, These Infinite Threads 📚 This Woven Kingdom x These Infinite Threads ✨ dreamcast ; cemre baysel as alizeh & kerem bürsin as cyrus

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"Novum Invenit Pacem" - Peace restored, Erit's motto.

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Enter a town that only opens its doors once a year Friends since childhood, Prym and Joanna have a promising future in the nation of Erit, built on the ruins of a ravaged Poland. Their lives are turned upside down the day they are chosen to be sent to the Zone, where the Thing is on the prowl. They have just one mission: to defeat the most dangerous creature ever created by man, or die trying. Nineteen generations have passed through the gates of the Zone. No one has ever emerged. For Prym and Joanna, this is a great honour - a sentiment not shared by Edward, who is convinced that his talents as a linguist will be of no use to him on the other side of the Wall. Their tumultuous arrival in the Zone proves him right: between turf wars and increasingly strange phenomena, the Zone is a lawless place. Inside these walls, the monster may not be who you think it is…

*✧･ﾟmargot dessenne website - insta ∣ 📚 goodreads credit fanart + summary by margot dessenne, translation by me

🎬 vibes; hunger games, maze runner, attack on titan, fullmetal alchimist, dystopia, artificial intelligence, authoritarian rule,...

PS: this book is currently only available in French but I really do hope it gets more visibility and ends up being translated one day because it sooooo deserves it 💜