brief but bright

hi my name is kadie and im really into books and making friends so message me and lets be best pals

[rencrown]

“Are you in love with me?“ I blurted out. A terrible silence followed. Rook didn’t turn around. "Please say something.” He rounded on me. “Is that so terrible? You say it as though it’s the most awful thing you can imagine. It isn’t as though I’ve done it on purpose. Somehow I’ve even grown fond of your - your irritating questions, and your short legs, and your accidental attempts to kill me.” I recoiled. “That’s the worst declaration of love I’ve ever heard!” ― Margaret Rogerson, An Enchantment of Ravens

[gildedtyrant]

an enchantment of ravens — fae

[jcaviii]

Sweet moment between Cardan and Jude from the Cruel Prince by Holly Black! Enjoy!

[liqhtwoodx-deactivated20200617]

mmm just some self-indulgent modern au stuff ft my fav girls

[blue-cloudcloth-deactivated2021]

absolutely stunning <3

[meliescribbles-deactivated20240]

Read The Shadows Between Us recently (From @tricialevenseller who previously published daughter of the Pirate king) it’s in the same line of morally questionnable characters, maybe a bit more evil this time around? I just love me a villain romance, Idk why I’m weak for those 🖤 I know the MC is gonna be a hit or miss for some people, she’s voicy and mean (obv it was a hit for me lol) but even if she’s not your gal from the get go, she matches so well with her LI and the book is angst and pining til the very end 🖤

[dcrlington]

nobody:

reid diggory:

[cardansgreenbriars-deactivated2]

enemies to lovers combined with marriage of convenience is the best mix of tropes and you cannot convince me otherwise   

[sallteas]

just a stoic witch hunter and his cute mischievous witch wife  ( ˘ ³˘)♥

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just finished Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin and i’m dying inside please help  

[serpentandwitch]

And here’s the full photo! This amazing work was created by Gabriella Budjosó, go show her some love! 💛

[rosiethorns88]

A new illustration that was featured as a display triptych in the @illumicrate Chain of Gold Special Edition box! It features the main trio from the Infernal Devices trilogy, Will, Tessa and Jem!

I had a really fun time with this piece, and it allowed me to get in some nice expression detail for the two pairings. The flat colors (meant to replicate stain glass) was an appealing style to work in! Black Friar’s bridge can be seen behind the couples in the time period that they’re in. (’A bridge through time’)

I must say, I’m super new to the Shadowhunters world - at least in the book spectrum. I was suuuuuper put off from reading the series since I distinctly remember not enjoying the original City of Bones film. Unrelated to participating in this box, I did get some prodding about this trilogy from other readers, and the time period setting really appealed to my tastes. I started from TID #1, went back to TMI #1 for world building context, and finished off TID #2 and #3 - and I very much enjoyed it! I was working on the Nutcracker Papercraft as I was listening to the final chapters of Clockwork Princess, and y'all………….

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I had to RECUT some of the pieces because of tear stains.

[tessacarstairs]

best of tsc: lucie herondale in chain of gold

❝The boys looked at each other in silence as Lucie raced down the steps and threw her arms around Cordelia. “I am so very, very delighted to see you!” she said, in her breathless way. For Lucie, everything was always very, very, very something, be it beautiful or exciting or horrid.❞

[tessacarstairs]

POSTERS: 03. Lucie had long ago decided that living in a story would be terribly uncomfortable. Far better to write them, and control the tale so it was never too sad or too scary, only just enough to be intriguing.

[bokumetsu]

[studynostalgic]

let’s treat ourselves more gently. let’s go to bed early. let’s rest when we need to. let’s live life in a way that doesn’t make you feel burnt out after a few weeks. i want us to have fun, to enjoy everyday life, to be present and not to always push ourselves to the last limit. challenge yourself but also treat yourself with love. okay?

[jewishjon]

My boys are both such oblivious adorable idiots and I love them for it

[darklesmylove]

me: yeah i have a wip!

my friends: oh cool, can i read some of it?

me, sweating because my wip is really only character moodboards, a poorly organized outline, twenty spotify playlists, and scraps of random dialogue:  

[tessacarstairs]

POSTERS: 04. You know that when they christen a ship, they break a bottle of champagne against the forward bow. Your baby just gets the deluxe version. Imagine her voyage! Her life, I predict, will be full of w o n d e r s .