Olivia's Shelf

Lover of Stories

[choschang]

from Avatar: The Last Airbender.

[astreiants-archive]

ON THE FAVES SHELF | pride and prejudice by jane austen

i am the happiest creature in the world. perhaps other people have said so before, but not one with such justice. i am happier even than jane; she only smiles, i laugh.

[greekmythstan]

"Tell me, O Muse, of the man of many devices, who wandered full many ways after he had sacked the sacred citadel of Troy."

Homer, The Odyssey, book i

[primulaceas]

Paul Auster, The Brooklyn Follies

[weltenwellen]

V.E. Schwab, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

[thegirlthatcriesacademia]

Jane Austen was right when she said “I am half agony, half hope.”

[olivias-shelf]

First of all, this cover is stunning.

I really loved the worldbuilding around the magic. The shennong shi and the way that the various skills can be specialized just through the brewing of the tea, Ning's own talents with the plants, the way that shennong shi are integrated in their society - it was all so intriguing.

I enjoyed unraveling the different people that Ning met, but I will admit that the palace intrigue was less interesting to me than the tea competition itself. Kang confused me as much as he did Ning, and I hope we learn more about him in the sequel.

I also thought that the way the antidote to saving Ning's sister was found was a bit lame given that it was Ning's focus and motivation the entire story - it still makes sense characterization and background wise, I just wish it was different than how it unfolded in the book.

I plan on picking up the sequel to this book.

A thank you to Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, Feiwel & Friends, and NetGalley for the ARC.

[happyheidi]

[demondarlington]

“She snatched at the dream that had comforted her for so long. It was faded and thin, like a letter too often read.”

literature posters; the witch of blackbird pond by elizabeth george speare

[themightyhedgehog]

Under the recommendation of those who hated the movie, I decided to read through Persuasion. I have made memes of every chapter of the book. part 1

[themightyhedgehog]

part 2/3

[themightyhedgehog]

part 3/3.

Boys, we all stan Jane Austen anyway but this book slapped so hard. we stan our queen Anne

[aaronstveit]

BOOKS READ IN 2021 ➵ PRIDE AND PREJUDICE  BY JANE AUSTEN (★★★★☆)

I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.

[goldentailedmermaids]

F E M A L E   A W E S O M E   M E M E : [3/5] female dynamics → Jane & Elizabeth Bennet

“ Jane and Elizabeth, in addition to every other source of happiness, were within thirty miles of each other. ”

[clarkesyd]

modern day amy march

you men tell us we are angels, and say we can make you what we will, but the instant we honestly try to do you good, you laugh at us and won’t listen, which proves how much your flattery is worth.

[bruiselikeviolets]

books read in 2015: the great gatsby by f. scott fitzgerald

“they’re a rotten crowd”, i shouted across the lawn. “you’re worth the whole damn bunch put together.” 

[mangoslixes]

This is my admittedly graceless strategy: annihilate every center of power, so everything will collapse into chaos and people will have no choice but to obey the new most powerful thing - me.

[roadtoavonlea]

“’Dear old world’, she murmured, ‘you are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you.’” 

- Lucy Maud Montgomery; Anne of Green Gables

[supervalcsi]

Character moodboards:

Bilbo Baggins from The Hobbit