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2023 books - a gathering of shadows by v.e. schwab (reread)

Magic is tangled, so you must be smooth. Magic is wild, so you must be tame. Magic is chaos, so you must be calm. Are you calm, Kell?

aaronstveit

Being Adam Parrish was a complicated thing, a wonder of muscles and organs, synapses and nerves. He was a miracle of moving parts, a study in survival.

gethimback

happy place by emily henry

“are you saying i can come home?” “i’m saying,” he murmurs softly, “it’s not home unless you’re there.”

valyriansource

top 20 favourite book-only asoiaf characters (as voted by our followers) ⤷ #7. Jeyne Westerling

She did not look dangerous. Jeyne was a willowy girl, no more than fifteen or sixteen, more awkward than graceful. She had narrow hips, breasts the size of apples, a mop of chestnut curls, and the soft brown eyes of a doe. Pretty enough for a child (…), but not a girl to lose a kingdom for.

daphnevincent

divine rivals by rebecca ross

“don’t leave,” he whispered, and his hand flailed, reaching for her. “you and I … we need to stay together. we’re better this way.”

sunshinecourts

"Actors are by nature volatile—alchemic creatures composed of incendiary elements, emotion and ego and envy. Heat them up, stir them together, and sometimes you get gold. Sometimes disaster." — IF WE WERE VILLAINS. | M.L. RIO

gwyns

They’d cut me; they’d wounded me. But I’d never let them see me bleed.

Echoes and Empires (2022) - Morgan Rhodes

bangbangwhoa

books I’ve read in 2022 📖 no. 022

Echoes and Empires by Morgan Rhodes

“I wore red on the night I slammed headfirst into my destiny.”

caprifiles

you're a fire hazard, rhodes. so stop apologizing for the damage and just let the fucker burn.

teatimewithtori

Why did I think, “aww that’s sweet!!” when I read this? This book is messing with my perceptions.

libertyreads

This book is giving me so much life right now.

princessevajacks

Assistant to the villain

book #20 ·

(this but like purple and funny vibes)

morallygreymmc

“There's a dagger for you in my office.”

“Who am I stabbing?”

(I love Tatianna 😂)

darkshrimpemotions

Local Murderous Villain shocked and dismayed to find that some of his employees remain out of affection (and for the healthcare benefits), rather than fear (and for the healthcare benefits).