“If a hero is someone who will give up love to save the world, then a villain is the reverse. Someone who will give up the world to save love.”

And so, in the absence of any abiding religious convictions, this was the one blind faith I had: that love was a physical force, and it was never wasted. Once it was called out into the universe, it would echo back to us forever.

Taking a break from the Ember Quartet.

“Most people are nothing but glimmers in the great darkness of time. But [you] are no swift-burning spark. You are a torch against the night—if you dare to let yourself burn."

My “because-I-was-stressed-from-work-today” book haul.

I went into the bookstore thinking I‘d buy one book to relieve stress.

Ended up with five. 😅

All the beauty of the stars means nothing when life here on earth is so ugly.

Finally got myself a page turner so I can read in bed. 😂

"I don't need to believe in the supernatural. Not when there's worse that roams the night."

I first read this almost 10 years ago when it was released. I think it‘s time to reread so I can finally get to the rest of the series.

I can‘t wait for Katabasis. 😩

What is a book you have more than one copy of but have not even read yet? This is mine—I just believe in the author that much.

Death, but make it cozy.

“What‘s your secret [to surviving]?”

“…nothing mattered. Not even the opinions of the greatest men in the world.”

Why not her?

My next read!

I‘ve been reading this on and off since last August, and I‘m still only at 13%. Breezed through books 1 and 2, but struggling with this one—maybe subconsciously, I don‘t want it to end? 😅🥲 I‘m not giving up, though!

Started tonight; went in blind.

Liking it so far.

...if we're all out there missing someone, that means that we're all really together on that one note, aren't we? So none of us are really alone as long as we're lonely.

Daniel spared another drop of water. The tear fell to the dust. A pack rat raced out from the brush to grab it, certain it was a jewel because of its shine in the firelight. Daniel's sorrow had made it tangible enough to carry, and so the pack rat bore it back to its nest, only to later find that offspring raised on a bed of sadness fail to thrive.

When words and numbers are gone, tears are all that remain. And silence. Now and forever. The silence of a missing presence screaming in your head, your heart, deep in your gut, leaving no peace, no respite, only the damp misery of regret.

I watched the trailer yesterday and was so intrigued that I immediately checked if it's based on a book.

"Sometimes," Iris began, "I don't think we know what we're made of until the worst moment possible happens. Then we must decide who we truly are and what is most important to us. I think we're often surprised by what we become."

I haven‘t been on Litsy for a hot minute but have not stopped reading!

Just saw my last post was a Ross as well. Very apt, I say.

I love this duology so much! 😭 So magical, so beautiful.

Rebecca Ross is now one of my auto-read/buy authors.

But I‘m reading these first because they‘re due in 9 days. 😅

Bought them cause I‘m not waiting 5-6 weeks (Libby).

Still underwhelmed but I‘m giving this a pick.

I thought it was rushed especially that ending, with the fewer but longer chapters. It was still OK, though.

I‘m glad I read this series.

“I know metal."

"What does that have to do with anything?"

"I ... I don't understand half of what goes on around me. I don't get jokes or sunsets or poetry, but I know metal. Beauty was your armor. Fragile stuff, all show. But what's inside you? That's steel. It's brave and unbreakable. And it doesn't need fixing."

Same as the first one: a short, fast-paced read but still underwhelming — most likely my fault as I expected too much from this series.

On to the third book!

// I was on vacation this past week so I didn‘t finish it as quickly as I‘d hoped but I still read everyday. 100 days on my Kindle streak! Woohoo!

Finally started this series.

A short read, I like how fast-paced it is. A bit underwhelming, though.

Will read the rest.

Won‘t be reading book 2. I liked this but don‘t care enough to finish the story.

Edit: Just wanna add that I really don‘t like love triangles. I knew that there‘s a LT in this book before reading but I still read it because I thought maybe it would be executed in a way that I‘d be fine with it. It was OK but I still don‘t like it.

I also read a summary of book 2 and I‘m really fine with the decision of not reading it entirely.

Ah, crap. I had this book on hold for a while, and then I got lucky and skipped the line. Unfortunately, I just couldn't get into it. I'm not a fan of SNL (I don't even watch it), so I think that's one of the reasons. But I still wanted to try it since I do read romance and have seen good reviews. This would have been my first Sittenfeld book, too, but now I'm not sure if I even want to try something else of hers. I feel bad. 😞

I knew nothing about ‘Heaven‘ when I decided to read it — I didn‘t read the blurb, I just really loved ‘Breasts and Eggs‘. This was a difficult and sad read. I give it 3⭐️ but it‘s still a pick for me. It hurt but I‘m glad I read it.

Lucky! Reading this next.

You think about how other people feel. You‘re so kind. It makes sense. Because we‘re always in pain, we know exactly what it means to hurt somebody else.

No words, just ♥️🫶🥰

I really enjoyed this! I actually wanted to read the original series first but couldn't get into it. However, this one hooked me right off the bat.

I just need to do something (read: work 🙄), but I will immediately start book 2 after.

I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would, probably because I watched the show first. It did have some funny moments though, and I found myself laughing out loud. I might give it another shot someday.

I have never read Pratchett and have only read a couple of Gaiman's books, but I've always wanted to read 'Good Omens.' Now, I have to because I've already watched the first season of the series on Prime, and I don't want to watch the second season without reading it first.