the book wallflower

if books did not exist, then would i? my username on goodreads is mariah vlue

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aesthetic board : This Savage Song - Victoria Schwab

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Kate Harker and August Flynn are the heirs to a divided city—a city where the violence has begun to breed actual monsters. All Kate wants is to be as ruthless as her father, who lets the monsters roam free and makes the humans pay for his protection. All August wants is to be human, as good-hearted as his own father, to play a bigger role in protecting the innocent—but he’s one of the monsters. One who can steal a soul with a simple strain of music.

When the chance arises to keep an eye on Kate, who’s just been kicked out of her sixth boarding school and returned home, August jumps at it. But Kate discovers August’s secret, and after a failed assassination attempt the pair must flee for their lives.

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aesthetic board : Sawkill Girls - Claire Legrand

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Who are the Sawkill Girls?

Marion: The newbie. Awkward and plain, steady and dependable. Weighed down by tragedy and hungry for love she’s sure she’ll never find.

Zoey: The pariah. Luckless and lonely, hurting but hiding it. Aching with grief and dreaming of vanished girls. Maybe she’s broken—or maybe everyone else is.

Val: The queen bee. Gorgeous and privileged, ruthless and regal. Words like silk and eyes like knives; a heart made of secrets and a mouth full of lies.

Their stories come together on the island of Sawkill Rock, where gleaming horses graze in rolling pastures and cold waves crash against black cliffs. Where kids whisper the legend of an insidious monster at parties and around campfires. Where girls have been disappearing for decades, stolen away by a ravenous evil no one has dared to fight…until now.

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you told me once, dear, you really loved me

and no one else could come between

but now you’ve left me and love another

you have shattered all of my dreams

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june tbr 🌈

umm yeah so I got a bunch of books for my birthday in april (that I still haven’t read) so this month will hopefully have a lot of reading. i’m also gonna re-read a bunch of books cause i’m in that type of mood. also it’s pride month so yayyyy.

re-reads:

A Court of Mist of Fury by Sarah J. Maas (yeah i’m gonna skip ACOTAR cause that book is low key trash 🗑)

A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi

This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (aka Uncle Rick, go follow him on instagram and twitter)

new reads:

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand

Nevernight by Jay Kristoff (I NEED to finish this book already)

Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

Paperweight by Meg Haston

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

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may reads

yeaaaa not my best month but at least I read something. I read 11 books this month, and a total of 3,725 pages. here are my ratings:

Vengeful by V.E. Schwab ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Screenplay) by J.K. Rowling ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Skyward by Brandon Sanderson ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Grownup by Gillian Flynn ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware ⭐️⭐️⭐️

that’s it for my may reads, you can follow my progress of reading on my goodreads account. my username is mariah vlue. bye 👋🏻

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you and your words flooded my senses

your sentences left me defenseless

you built me palaces out of paragraphs

you built cathedrals

[saltchip]

tbh my music taste is so hard to describe like it’s literally everything except for the songs i dont like

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“you may say i’m a dreamer,

but i’m not the only one”

-john lennon, imagine

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may tbr

not expecting this month to be revolutionary but there’s no way it’ll be worse than april. anyway, i’m going to organize my tbr my genre. i’m also going to say whether i predict each book to be a five stars or whatever. if you want to learn more about what books i am actually currently reading or have previously read, my goodreads username is mariah vlue.

fanstasy tbr books

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black. I’m a bit nervous to read this since it either gets really good feedback or really bad feedback. From what I hear, the main character is unlikable. I’m a very plot driven person, so this might not be a problem for me. Prediction: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Nevernight by Jay Kristoff. I’ve heard mixed reviews on this one, especially with the writing style. I’m not really a stickler for writing so I think i’ll be fine. Prediction: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff. This is the sequel so I don’t really know much🤷🏻‍♀️. Prediction:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan. This book is either going to be great or the same boring fantasy (from what I’ve heard). Prediction: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Screenplay by J.K. Rowling. I think while I read this I’ll be wishing I was reading Harry Potter. Pray for me. Prediction:⭐️⭐️⭐️

sci-fi tbr books

Skyward by Brandon Sanderson. I really don’t have anything to say about this besides I think I’ll love it. Hell, I know I’ll love it. Prediction:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

contemporary tbr books

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell. I’ve already tried to read this book before and dnf’ed it nearly 200 pages in. I think the middle and end will be better than the beginning though. Prediction:⭐️⭐️⭐️-⭐️

Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak. 1. I loved The Book Thief, so if I don’t love this, I’ll be unhappy. 2. I’ve heard mixed reviews. oh no. Prediction:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

other?? tbr books

The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket. I’ve enjoyed the rest of the books in this series so I don’t expect less from this one. Prediction:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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“Some people were matches, a bit of light and no heat. And some were furnaces, all heat but little light. And then, once in a blue moon, there was a bonfire, something so hot and bright you couldn't stand too near without burning.”

-vengeful, v.e. schwab

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april reads

April didn’t turn out *as* bad as I expected. It took me TWO WEEKS to read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which is crazy because I love that book. I was just in a huge reading slump. After I finished that I finally got back into the swing of things and picked up some books that I wouldn’t usually read. This month is the worst so far with 16 books. That is still good (obviously) but it’s bad compared to my other months. My favorite this month (other than the Harry Potter books, because we know I love those at this point) is Eliza and Her Monsters. The worst book of the month was A Great and Terrible Beauty. The average rating rounded out to being 4.0 stars (which really surprises me, maybe my calculater is broken). let’s get into those ratings :)

Saga Vol 1 by Brian K. Vaughan ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Saga Vol 2 by Brian K. Vaughan⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️*4.25

Ghostly Echoes by William Ritter, ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Saga Vol 3 by Brian K. Vaughan⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Saga Vol 4 by Brian K. Vaughan⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Invisible Stars by Atsuki Kyouyama⭐️⭐️⭐️

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️*4.75

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray ⭐️⭐️

Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Kikoenai Koe by Atsuki Kyouyama⭐️⭐️

Internment by Samira Ahmed ⭐️⭐️⭐️*3.5

That’s it!! follow me on my goodreads i guess. my username is mariah vlue. see you for my may tbr👋🏻

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“disappearing is an art form,

and i am it’s queen”

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wicked people never have time for reading.

it’s one of the reasons for their wickedness.

-lemony snicket, a series of unfortunate events

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march reads

march was the most successful reading month of my life. it’s kind of freakish how many books I was able to read. though, I did have my spring break during this month. and, as expected, ten of the books were finished during spring break. which was a week long. ANYWAY, I read a total of 10,213 pages within 29 books........yes, 29 books this month. I KNOW. but i’m kinda in a reading slump now so don’t expect much in my april wrap up😶 i’m not gonna choose a favorite and least favorite because this month had so many REALLY good and REALLY bad ones so it would be too hard. my average rating this month is 3.9 stars. anyway, let’s get into the books I read and the ratings :)

Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

How to Pass as Human by Nic Kelman⭐️⭐️

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Lumberjanes Vol. 1 by Noelle Stevenson⭐️⭐️

This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki⭐️⭐️*2.75

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

50 Below Zero by Robert Munsch⭐️⭐️⭐️

City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

In Real Life by Cory Doctorow⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️*4.5

Piper by Jay Asher⭐️⭐️⭐️

Alex and Eliza by Melissa de la Cruz⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs⭐️⭐️⭐️*3.5

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Nimona by Noelle Stevenson⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Bloom by Kevin Panetta⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Challenger Deep by Neil Shusterman⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Outsider by Stephen King⭐️⭐️⭐️

Beastly Bones by William Ritter⭐️⭐️⭐️

Misery by Stephen King⭐️⭐️

The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye⭐️⭐️

The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Flight Season by Marie Marquardt⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

it did NOT take forever this time because i made this post at the beginning at the month as a draft and updated it as i read all the books. i am officially winning at life. if you want to follow me on my reading journey my username on goodreads is mariah vlue. bye 👋🏻

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i just wanna make you feel okay

but all you do is look the other way

-billie eilish, wish you were gay

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i have hated words and loved them,

and i hope i have made them right.

-the book thief, markus zusak

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and no i don’t want your sympathy

all this love is suffocating

just let me be sad and lonely

-crush culture, conan gray