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fav books i read in 2026: the heroes of olympus (the lost hero + the son of neptune + the mark of athena + the house of hades + the blood of olympus) - rick riordan;

life is only precious because it ends, kid.

#the heroes of olympus #rick riordan

housedemarr

“Don’t die anymore,” he said quietly.

“It’s not like I tried to die on purpose.”

This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews

#ilona andrews #this kingdom will not kill me

vanilleflwr

Betrayal. Translation means doing violence upon the original, means warping and distorting it for foreign, unintended eyes. So then where does that leave us? How can we conclude, except by acknowledging that an act of translation is then necessarily always an act of betrayal? - BABEL by R.F. Kuang

#babel #r.f. kuang

daphneblakess

books i read in 2026: the bog wife by kay chronister

if they could show the bog they did not need it, maybe the bog would again fruit and flower and flush with life, trying to appease the Haddesleys as the Haddesleys had for so many years tried to appease the bog.

#the bog wife #kay chronister

hexxlibris

Yesteryear, by Caro Claire Burke

People aren't so different from pigs, apparently. Once they learn a rotten thing can be eaten, they will eat it, and then they will become addicted to it. They will let it drive them mad.

#Yesteryear #caro claire burke

chrysanthemummorifolium

"And now, racked with sobs, I was forced to acknowledge too late, much too late, that I too had loved, that I was capable of suffering and that I was human after all."

Jacqueline Harpman, I Who Have Never Known Men

#i who have never known men #jacqueline harpman

mangoslixes

Slowly, as though thinking it out for himself, Winter said, "That there's no such thing as a coward, or a brave man—not out there. There's no man's will stronger than the war. He might as well have called you an angel as call you a coward, the—distinction—is just as valuable. That is to say, not at all. And of course, the world ended. But it went on too."

The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden

#the warm hands of ghosts #katherine arden

mermaidsea

books read in 2026 ☆ where shadows bloom by catherine bakewell

I loved her in the darkness, when the warmth of her body and the sweet push and pull of her breath was the entirety of my world.

#where shadows bloom #catherine bakewell

usermoran

BOOKS in 2026

As a heartless killing machine, I was a terrible failure. ALL SYSTEMS RED, martha wells (2017)

#all systems red #the murderbot diaries #martha wells #murderbot

bruiselikeviolets

read in 2026: ammonite by nicola griffith

They were connected: the world, her body, her face. Perhaps she should not be asking who she was but, rather, of what she was a part.

#ammonite #nicola griffith

vamqira

The Vet's Daughter, Barbara Comyns

#the vet's daughter #barbara comyns

asaethiel

miscellaneous fanart

#the spear cuts through water #simon jimenez

artsubject13

#the abyss surrounds us #Emily Skrutskie

tuiskuh

finished The Spear Cuts Through Water yesterday and I am in LOVE with Keema and Jun.... everyone read this book immediately

#the spear cuts through water #simon jimenez

sparrow-sage

"The word home evoked only the sweet green smell of the woods, long gone, and sometimes another word: Yew, I thought, or perhaps you."

-The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow

To say this book destroyed me, healed me, and rearranged my brain chemistry is an understatement. These characters will live in my heart and mind for a very long time.

This piece was partly inspired by the apple core art trend- I'm not sure who the original creator is, but I will tag them if anyone knows!

#the everlasting #alix e. harrow