#curently reading

[poetsmusee]

Finally, in a low whisper, he said, “I think I might be a terrible person.

For a split second I believed him—I thought he was about to confess a crime, maybe a murder. Then I realized that we all think we might be terrible people. But we only reveal this before we ask someone to love us. It is a kind of undressing. 

Miranda July - The First Bad Man.

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[marscia]

Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin

[andateandante]

January Book Photo Challenge| Day 3 | currently reading

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[thebelleamieofbooks]

These are the books I am currently reading. I usually try not to read many books at the same time, but since they are in different languages it isn’t a problem ;)

- Cien Años de Soledad - García Márquez

- Boule de Suif - Maupassant

- Les yeux d’Elsa - Aragon

- Men without Women - Murakami

Would you like me to make a review of one of these books?

[wanderinginsideabook]

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater [Review]

Synopsis: Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue never sees them—until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks to her.

His name is Gansey, and he’s a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble.

But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can’t entirely explain. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam, the scholarship student who resents the privilege around him; Ronan, the fierce soul whose emotions range from anger to despair; and Noah, the taciturn watcher who notices many things but says very little.

For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She doesn’t believe in true love and never thought this would be a problem. But as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she’s not so sure anymore.

Star Rating: 3/5 stars

My Thoughts: I actually first read this novel a few years ago, and I wasn’t very impressed with it at the time. If I remember correctly, the pacing felt off to me and the plot was just plain bizarre at many points. While those things are still true, to a certain extent, I have heard really good things about the rest of the series, and have wanted to revisit these books for a while now.

When I first read this book, the pacing was weird, because I think I was used to a lot of things happening all at once and events neatly being wrapped up at the end of the novel, regardless if it was a book series or a stand-alone. This book, however, was definitely meant to be part of a series, and things don’t get wrapped up by the end because they’re relevant in subsequent novels.

As for the plot being bizarre...it still is, but it’s kind of charming. It’s a kind of an urban fantasy, and I’m developing a fondness for those that I didn’t have before. I also can’t help but love the friendship between the Raven Boys. Found family. I’m trash for it, that’s all I can say.

Overall, though this book didn’t sweep me off my feet, I found it much more enjoyable this time around, and I’m looking forward to continuing on with the series.

[darrowismyfavourite]

Gravboots... are they like snow boarding boots? Can you get different designs, colours, as well as specs?

I realise this is probably the same as asking what colour a car is over other information... but shoes surely have to look good as well as be functional.

Can I get knee high GravBoots? Ankle boots? Aesthetic Buckles on the side? Gold capped toes? High heel (prob not for spec reasons/balance) .....

[elibennet]

“Hearing voices no one else can hear isn't a good sign, even in the wizarding world.”